Credit: Béatrice Mellinger

SERVICES

Personal and impactful art career services. What every artist dream of.

 

Our services are established to provide you, the artist, with the best possible solutions to enable you to focus on the most important thing--your creative process. With all the day-to-day administrative responsibilities managed by us, you can now spend the much needed time in your studio doing what you do best--excersizing your talent to its fullest potential.

 

Our service objectives are to:

  • - Help you establish your career
  • - Meet your goals
  • - Secure exhibits
  • - Deal with art dealers, curators, press, and any other party

 

Artists can choose from three service options:

  • - Basic Service
  • - Intermediate Service
  • - Total Artist Management

 

  • Basic Service
  • Career Development Service
  • Total Artist Management

Basic Service

 

Start-up Fee: $0

Monthly Service Fee: $0

Commissions: 30-50%

 

Benefits of the Basic Service:

  • No monthly fee; commission-based only
  • Artist will be included in this Web site and on The Wah Gallery Web site
  • Artist may be invited to participate in shows
  • Will explore licensing opportunities for your art (30% commissions on royalties)
  • Commission arrangement of 30-50% on Internet art sales or from art shows we organize. Individual contracts are entered into.

 

Paid Services

  • Template Website - $175

  • Website Maintenance and Hosting - $15 monthly

  • Art Consultation - $100/hr

 

If this service option is right for you, submit your request for consideration now.

Career Development Service

 

Start-up Fee: $250

Monthly Service Fee: $75

Commissions: 30-50% (Internet art sales or from art shows we organize. Individual contracts are entered into.)

 

Benefits of the Career Development Service:

  • Initial Consultation
  • Show Opportunities
  • Some Administrative Support
  • Technology Services / Online Presence
  • Licensing
  • Insurance

 

Details of the Career Development Service:

 

Administrative

  • Maintain up-to-date bios, artist resumes, artist statement, essays, articles, etc.
  • Archive images with detailed information
  • Maintain customer list

 

Consultation

  • Consultation: one hour at the start of service to discuss your artistic career goals, review resume, artist statement, and portfolio.

 

Technology Services / Online Presence

  • Artist will be included in this Web site and on The Wah Gallery Web site
  • Develop and maintain artist Web site. Will create an artist Web site for you, or transfer an existing Web site (where possible), and update/maintain it at no additional costs
  • Create and maintain a High-resolution Image Database with detailed information that can be used for print or to share with media, galleries, or art dealers.
  • Develop pages or post artist portfolio on various art sites servicing the art world

 

Licensing

  • Will explore licensing opportunities for your art

 

Shows

  • Receive invitations to participate in shows we organize
  • Handle all requirements for shows we organize: invitations, announcements, mailings
  • Handle and process sales

 

Insurance

  • Your works will be insured for shows we organize, which includes works in transit

 

If this service option is right for you, submit your request for consideration now.

 

 

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Total Artist Management Service

 

Start-up Fee: $500

Monthly Service Fee: $125

Commissions: 50%

 

The Total Artist Management is your full-service artist agent managing every aspect of your art career. It is a comprehensive career plan that will get your art career moving into high gear.

 

The start-up fee covers your initial consultation, account set-up, review and edit of files produced to us, portfolio set-up, technologies, and administrative costs.

 

Commissions: 50% on all Internet sales, licensing agreements, or from art shows we organize; no commissions will be charged on reproduction rights we secure for you, unless we are the party entering into an agreement with the artist. In that case, a separate agreement will be negotiated.

 

Artist may cancel at any time if not satisfied with our services. No part of the start-up fee is refundable.

 

Benefits of the Total Artist Management Service:

  • Guaranteed Show Opportunities. Two shows guaranteed each year.
  • Full Administrative Support
  • Technology Services / Online Presence
  • Corporate Art Sales strategy
  • Licensing
  • Design and Print
  • Publishing
  • Insurance
  • Lectures / Education
  • Marketing
  • Research
  • Ongoing Consultations
  • Contract Reviews and Negotiations
  • Quarterly (or as needed) to:
    - Identify career goals
    - Develop career strategies
    - Track career development

 

Details of Total Artist Management Service:

 

Administrative

  • Portfolio: create CDs/packages to send to galleries, art centers, museums, interior designers, architects, art consultants, art corporate buyers, and more
  • Will create video interviews to post online
  • Manage contracts with galleries, art dealers, buyers, etc.
  • Maintain up-to-date bios, artist resumes, artist statement, essays, articles, etc.
  • Archive images with detailed information
  • Maintain customer list
  • Send show invites/announcements to mailing list and media
  • Will respond to client inquiries, questions, and any other matters relating to your art career
  • Will provide quarterly reports on progress/sales

 

Consultations

  • Receive ongoing consultations to discuss, review, and refine your artistic career goals; and to continually review and update your artist resume, artist statement, and portfolio.

 

Lectures/Education

  • Will schedule speaking engagements with universities, museums, art centers, conferences, libraries, and other appropriate venues
  • Will work with you to create or to participate in workshops and seminars

 

Technology Services / Online Presence

  • Develop and maintain artist Web site
  • Develop pages or post artist portfolio on various art sites servicing the art world
  • Develop pages on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and other social network sites and post video interviews on YouTube
  • Will include in online directory of Caribbean artists, if applicable (in development), and in other arts directories

 

Licensing and Publishing

  • Will explore and actively pursue licensing and publishing opportunities for your art

 

Shows (Pre and Post)

  • Handle all requirements for shows we organize: invitations, announcements, mailings
  • Provide requested material to show organizers or media
  • Follow-up with potential clients
  • Handle and process sales
  • Arrange for return of works, if through a gallery or other art institution

 

Design and Print

  • Design catalog for promotional purposes
  • Design and print invitations/announcements for shows we organize
  • Design Artist Catalog (for additional costs)

 

Research

  • Will conduct research on grants that you can apply for
  • Recommend professional associations to join
  • Opportunities with institutions, such as, IDB Cultural Center, Embassies, non-profits, etc.

 

Corporate

  • Will develop strategy to reach corporate art buyers
  • Will actively pursue corporate art buyers to expand your sales potential

 

Marketing

  • Will submit Press Releases for major shows
  • Will submit show announcements to our growing mailing list of art collectors, media, art professionals, and art enthusiasts
  • Advertisements in art magazines (beginning in year 2 of contract)

 

Insurance

  • Your works will be insured for shows we organize, which includes works in transit

 

Legal

  • Will draw up or review any legal contracts required to deal with galleries, museums, and other institutions
  • Will negotiate and implement contracts, agreements, or arrangements with parties that work to your benefit
  • Help manage any legal issues that may arise; seek counsel when needed

 

If this service option is right for you, submit your request for consideration now

 

 

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Which art service is right for you?

The choice depends on how quickly you want results and see your art career take off.

 

We offer you three options to choose from:

  • - Basic Service
  • - Career Development Service
  • - Total Artist Management

Don't put your art career on hold. Get started now by sending your information for consideration! Submission of your package is not a guarantee of acceptance.