A Beginners Guide to Opening and Operating your own Art Gallery.

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Have you ever thought of opening your own gallery and what does it entail? 
On my blog, Gallery Versus Self Representation, you'll find out the differences between the two options. If you have decided to go with the latter and opening an art gallery is your ultimate goal, I can assure you this video is made specifically for you. 
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I created this FB Live video for my Creating a Profitable Art Business Fb Group. It gives you the ins and outs of my experience as a Gallery operator. I did it for 13 years, by no means it was an easy feat but I can't think of a better and faster way of selling my art for the highest profit. 

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What is it like to Open your own Gallery?
Having your gallery is a lot of work. You have to strike between a creative artist and a savvy business person.  

Having good organizational and time management skills help tremendously. If you want your business to prosper, then you will need great marketing and sales mastery. Although if you are missing some of these attributes, do not be discouraged because they are learnable. 

I developed my expertise as I needed them. After 13 years of operating a gallery, I have created a system that works through trials and errors.

In this video, I discuss
-How to Register your business, Proprietorship or Incorporation. 
- How to find the right location for your gallery.
- What traffic means to a business and what kind of traffic is good or bad.
- The overhead cost of running a business.
- How much funding you would need to open your business safely. 
- How many pieces of artwork do you need in your initial collection. Including on the video are Original artwork and reproductions.
- Finding sources for your reproductions and how to work with your local printer. 
- What kind of printers you would need when you have enough funds to print your own. 
-The Pros and Cons of having a gallery.

If you think opening a gallery is something you would like to pursue, watch the tutorial video, and get yourself acquainted with what operating a creative business is all about.

Important Links
As promised here are the links to register your business with the government, one for Canada and one for the U.S.A. There is also an article for you to read about sole proprietorship or incorporation for your business. Lastly, a great accounting app is recommended by one of our members, Bettina Reiser!

Here are the links to registering your art business.
https://www.canada.ca/.../start/register-with-gov.html
https://www.usa.gov/start-business

Here are some information on how to register your business and the difference between Sole Proprietorship or Incorporated
https://www.invictalaw.ca/.../incorporation-vs-sole.../
https://www.uschamber.com/.../sole-proprietorship-vs...

Bookkeeping Apps:
www.Freshbooks.com

Enjoy the video!

If you enjoy this kind of tutorial, join my FB group, invite a few like-minded artist friends along. I will help you to demystify the myth behind the Starving Artist quote. This private group will be a place for creatives to mingle with each other and share knowledge and ideas, with a common goal of making money from your art. You may ask questions that keep you up at night, celebrate your wins, and grow your creative business.
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I look forward to welcoming you there. 

With Creative Joy,
Ting