Old Man Tom

Mercer University #Lawschool, #writer, #musician
Sow a habit and reap a destiny

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

It’s amazing how much you can learn from an experienced person. No books, articles and courses can replace an experience.

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Hmmm… with so many galleries not caring about branding and millennial clientele, can anybody blame them? Maybe their model suits their clientele, traditional collectors.

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Getting a gallery business off the ground is exciting and fun. Maybe people would become more invested in the final product if they knew the process of your own endeavors. Build it in public.

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Novelty shops that sell art can be a creative source of income for artists who are willing to spend some time creating non-serious or different work than their career calls for. #art #artdealer #artgallery #artist

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Exhibitions are intended to draw traffic. In areas with heavy foot-traffic, this may seem redundant. However, new clientele may be drawn to new galleries for the specific exhibition. #artgallery #artdealer #art

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

One of an art dealer’s important jobs is keeping the price of a certain artist’s work appropriate. The artists career will fail if his or her paintings are priced too high or low. #artgallery #artdealer #art

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Artist-run galleries operate very differently from dealer owned galleries. Imagine promoting yourself versus having another do it for you. Very different models, goals and strategies. #artgallery #artdealer #art

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Small ecosystems of art gallery culture exists in towns like Savannah and Charlotte. Although the “biome” doesn’t have access to major markets like New York and London, each has its own collector bases and artist population to draw on #artgallery #artdealer #art

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Working for an online gallery is different than brick and mortar, but maybe experience in one lends to the success of the other. #artgallery #artdealer #art

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Does anybody know what happened to the Telfair art fair in Savannah, Georgia? Looks like it’s being replaced by a new one, “superfine.”

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Savannah, GA has a concentration of galleries in the foot-traffic heavy historic neighborhood, but still a few outside the general area of interest for tourists. (O and X, respectively).

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Going to savannah now to check out some art .

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

When galleries share representation of an artist, primacy may become a hotly contested status, but it’s important to work together.

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

If smaller galleries are pushed out of major art fairs, then the art market becomes more segmented. I suppose collectors will know exactly what they're getting when choosing a fair, but doesn't this inhibit discovery and promotion of new artists, the lifeblood of the industry?

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Developing an artist's career is a collaborative effort.

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Imagine being paid to stream your creative process on social media. For pay. What a life.

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

@itsartlaw's conference today is incredible. Lots of amazing, educated presenters!

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Galleries, although in competition, have worked together to save each other's businesses and survive hard times. #artgallery #artdealer #art

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

"Sharing artists" with big galleries is a viable strategy for small and mid sized galleries. Some of the burden of promotion is shifted, and the artist is not poached from the small gallery. #artgallery #artdealer #art

[Old Man Tom @Centermez]

Art fairs are loss leaders for many small galleries, so why do them? It's a balancing act between profits and promoting the artists you represent.