My friend lives outside the city. She is seventy years old and a graduate of a college
in NY with a BFA. There are some health issues keeping her from doing a lot of work.
She has sold some work out on the island but really wants to get her three major
pieces in NY. We walked today, all though Chelsea. We'll go back next week for
even more galleries. They don't seem to accept submissions. Anna can only email.
She can't even make a disc....does not have a printer ....The people who saw her work
today and could not help were very impressed with her work. She did something
called ...opps, I forgot what it's called..but she used three canvases to make one
painting...they are large paintings and one is Andy Warhol...Marilyn Monroe..etc.

Does anyone know where she can submit, at least, photos of her work. She can
mail them.

Clough

In order for her to submit her work to galleries, it would help if she had the backing of someone notable in the art world who could recommend her. Such a person might be a professor at a college or university. Those kinds of people would also be much more likely to be approachable then say a person who is actually from an established gallery.

I'm sure that in the warmer months that there are also craft or art type fairs where she could set up a booth in order to sell some of her work and also get additional exposure.

Around where I live, there are some restaurants that display the works of local artists who are also selling what they are displaying. I would think that it would be likely that there would also be restaurants like that in New York City who would be interested in her works.

jrebel7

A first step would be to find a printer who scans original work and who does "Giclee Prints". She might have to call around or check on line for one in her area. The printer I use makes prints on canvas the size of our living room floor and you can't tell it is not an original piece. Once a piece is sold, that's it unless you have it scanned. I use a guy (printer) who scans all sizes of original work, on canvas, on Masonite board, pencil drawings, water colors, etc. He then saves the image as a .tif file and as a .jpg file, then burns them to a CD for the artist. Later, the artist can always have prints made of the originals on canvas, paper, etc., make note cards to sell (this helps to get her name out there in the public eye), bookmarks, etc. A good printer can also print up a portfolio sheet so rather than taking original pieces to be viewed for possible submission to galleries or shows, the portfolio sheets can be taken in (I would think with her age and health issues, this would be a real plus for her). These sheets can be laminated to keep them nice for years.

I will be checking to see if I can find some ideas of how and where to submit her larger pieces for viewing and for purchase.

When I was in New York City, there were artists in front of the Met, with their art work displayed and for sale. I bought a print I liked while there. The exposure is great for the artists. Perhaps if her energy level is low, a friend could take the pieces and display them there. Just a thought!

Clough

Yes, being an actual artist working in the visual mediums, jrebel7 does know a lot about these things!