galleries

Question 1

public galleries

Answer 1

• owned and est by govt. or managed on behalf of the public.
• public galleries are not for profit organisations
• in order to exhibit the artist needs to be well est with an excellent rep.

Question 2

intention of public gallery

Answer 2

• educate, inform the general public (including schools and unis)
  collect, conserve, present

Question 3

methods and intentions

Answer 3

EPPCC
- educate
- present
- promote
- collect
- conserve

Question 4

educate

Answer 4

• pub gal is edu resource.
• teach pub about our culture
• school groups, free public tours, professional development for teachers
• education officers employed

Question 5

present

Answer 5

• pub gall must decide on an exh program which wil present the best exh to the public to ensure attendance
• exh sourced from own collections and travelling exh
• exh space and design = vital part of the effective presentation on exh
• conditions such as temperature and humidity in both displays and storage spaces must also be maintained in storage areas.

Question 6

promote

Answer 6

• pub gal must be sure it provides interesting venues for pub - engage the public.
• must consider what and how they promote to increase attendance

Question 7

collect

Answer 7

• custodian of art on behalf of the public.
• must develop, maintain and conserve their collection of future generations.
• collection in a public gallery in viewed not sold.

Question 8

conserve

Answer 8

• storage and on display
• conservators first role is to prevent work from being damaged
• conversation in large pub gall

Question 8

commercial galleries

Answer 8

• makes money through selling and lending contemporary and historical artworks to collectors or the public.
• no govt funding

Question 8

intention

Answer 8

• often privately owned and operated and in the business of dealing art.
• important place in

Question 9

method and intention

Answer 9

R$PC
- represent
- $ell
promote
- collect

Question 10

represent

Answer 10

• select their own stable of artists
• responsible for marketing, promoting and exhibiting their artists.
• artists represented by the gallery are usually obliged to sell their work exclusively through the gallery. - must ensure they have a successful product to sell.

Question 11

sell

Answer 11

• revenues must exceed expenses
• commissions charged on the sale of works.
• take % of the sale
• simple sale - ppl walk in and purchase off the wall

Question 12

promotion

Answer 12

• mailing lists of collectors, fliers, newsletters, press releases, magazines
• free advertising

Question 13

collection

Answer 13

• maintain stock room of their own artists works.
• keep further samples of an artists work.

Question 14

artist run initiative

Answer 14

• flexible and for emerging artists.
• artists est themselves as professionals
• radical incubators for the art of the future
• some see themselves as offering alternatives to the