How to price your art in order to attract art galleries & art dealers

[@weirdart7803]

I agree with you 100%. To make a long story short a few years ago i started showing my art at a local ArtWalk. I sold a piece or two each month at very affordable prices. Earlier this year i was invited to show at two group shows. One of the galleries literally told me to raise my prices.

[@driesketels]

Looks like you've followed the simple path there. Sometimes artists make it all too complex. Enjoy your Sunday.

[@weirdart7803]

@@driesketelsthanks. i really enjoy your videos man. Keep up the good work

[@driesketels]

That's very motivating to hear, Thanks. Enjoy your week and see you around.

[@driesketels]

If you have seen my other videos on pricing your art, do you have any recommendations on which different pricing methods or tactics I could take a look into?

[@heidieveliinah]

🙏🏼🙏🏼 Really good, honest talk, thank You! And your hair is beautiful! 💁‍♀️

[@driesketels]

Haha Evelin, my hair salutes you. Enjoy your week

[@Moe-zo4fm]

This is amazing you just taught me something extremely useful. THANK YOU

[@SerendipitySoulFluidArt]

I am SO happy I have discovered your channel.... I feel completely out of the water when it comes to offering my work for sale. It's very hard to decide what to price a piece at - it all depends on the cost of the canvas, paints, mediums, varnish/resin and your time, of course. I feel like offering art at more affordable prices will, in the end, give you more consistent sales and that your patience will gain you clients that will share your art with others...therefore you will grow. Your video helps me confirm that my thoughts on this are on the right track. Thank you for such amazing content!! Cheers!!! X ~ Jan

[@driesketels]

Hey Jan, I totally understand, it can all be very overwhelming indeed. Happy you're a little less in the unknown now. See you around.

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[@MarisasMoonlitCreations]

Wow. Wish I heard this years ago. Thanks for sharing. Yes creating our own opportunities. Beautiful

[@driesketels]

Lovely compliment, thanks... Never too late to learn.

[@MarisasMoonlitCreations]

@@driesketels very true. Never too late😊

[@gordonsellenartist174]

This is brilliant, and it totally works for me. I enjoy your videos Sir.

[@driesketels]

Oh you are way too kind. Thanks for your kind words.

[@ionelcarasca]

Great advice. You have more experience at this young age than many have in their lifetime. Appreciated!

[@havenslilartcorner325]

Thank you for sharing. 💕Useful information. I'm getting ready to do a lil craft/art show at my church. An been trying to figure out what I should price. I'm going to keep it on the low side just to move thing's. One day I will make it to a real art show. 😁

[@driesketels]

That's a very good approach. Keep it on the low side BUT do take yourself serious. Don't give it away just to make sure you move things. And good luck with the show. Ps: Churches are not the worst place, there's a lot of art connected to churches. You never know who's going to visit. :)

[@havenslilartcorner325]

@@driesketels thank you 😊 I'm trying not to. I have a hard time pricing thing's. I know what I can afford to spend. So I tend to keep that in mind. I have a friend helping me price. So I don't go to low. Cause I tend to. 💚 The church also has a lil gift shop. I will get to put a few thing's in it after the show.

[@driesketels]

@@havenslilartcorner325 I know...pricing... It's mentally and emotionally more demanding then it looks. Great to have someone supporting you with that. Good luck.

[@havenslilartcorner325]

@@driesketels thank you

[@cassiepoinsenot]

Smart. It might be frustrating at the begining but it certainly works on a long run. I’ll keep it in mind 👍

[@driesketels]

Not sure what aspect of the video you are talking about but thanks for the comment Cassie. Always nice to read one of your comments.

[@SaIrAbEe.]

Oh! Thanks for sharing, great topic...

[@driesketels]

You're welcome

[@deborahneumann9162]

Your videos are a fountain of information and I TRULY appreciate You! Thank You! (:

[@jawarablake]

I enjoy this plan. I have tried these parts never together and in that now I see the flaw in my efforts. Thank you.

[@driesketels]

The total is bigger then the sum of it's parts. It's one of the big reasons that artists fail. They skim through the tactics and think it's about knowing all the different parts. When in fact it's more about how you bring all the parts together that counts. Enjoy your Sunday Jawara

[@vladkostin7557]

This is very very helpful. Your attitude is also very infectious, it is healthy and optimistic.

[@driesketels]

Thank you Vlad.... Have a great day

[@julestyler3428]

SO glad I found you!

[@driesketels]

I'm glad you found me to Jules.

[@pleasedelete1493]

So true about this!!!!!! I remember when I was part of a gallery, and trying to get into other ones :p Thank you for sharing 😊

[@driesketels]

Cool... I'm curious Katherine... How did you approach that journey going from one to two galleries? What did you focus on?

[@pleasedelete1493]

Dries Ketels You’re going to laugh, but I just applied to half of the abstract galleries in my city! I only got one answer, and they took me. I had priced my paintings based on the hours I put in, and of course my materials! One woman said that I need to raise my prices because my art is “original” (for that gallery) so they raised my prices for me. But I just applied to another gallery recently, and their answer to rejecting me was “your art is beautiful, but you’re not well known. Therefore we would have to say that we can’t take you” 😂 I was shocked with that response haha

[@pleasedelete1493]

I just applied to all of these galleries though, I didn’t think twice about it 😊

[@driesketels]

@@pleasedelete1493 Laugh??? No no congratulations they took you. That's super good news. You only need one answer as you can see... Are you applying to other galleries in other cities then or are you going to try and stay in the same area. And is your 'first' gallery okay with that?

Absolutelly Logical method and based on Experience.

[@driesketels]

Absolutely Rogério!

[@Eirdis]

Damn. I love your videos ahaha. Thanks for sharing

[@driesketels]

And I love your comments. Thanks for watching Eirdis.

[@virgiliapobelle4541]

Very good video ! Thank you!!

[@erxfav3197]

Love your content man... so glad to have just found your channel..

[@driesketels]

Welcome aboard!

[@EaktasDrawingSchool]

you are right very good information for artists art is elegant 👏👏👍👍

[@driesketels]

I'm not sure if I understand what you mean with art is litigant? Could you clarify it? Thanks

[@EaktasDrawingSchool]

@@driesketelssorry I misspelled it I mean elegant, and hence should be priced well. corrected now 😀😀

[@driesketels]

I think I understand you. Love it

[@DARKHORSEDESCENDANT520]

When you said If your a shitty guy, I spit out my coffee lol

[@nightmaher5735]

Hey I want you to know that I really appreciate you my fellow Artist. It’s been tough trying to figure out what to charge for my original paintings, because I have based how much their worth by square inch ect. So your saying that my paintings should start out at $200? I appreciate that because that feels like My time, efforts and original work is worth at least that much. It’s great hearing your philosophy regarding worth and Art being able to be sell. Thank you- Night Maher

[@driesketels]

I'm very happy I could help my friend. Never sell for prices where you regret selling your work, that just doesn't make any sense... You got this.

[@nightmaher5735]

@@driesketels I really appreciate that advice and l bought a canvas that was a little heavier with its inner framing and am thinking of presentation and quality so I can feel good selling it at a higher price. I have been at this craft for about 10 years so I should be confident with it

[@Nats77777]

Great advice! What if someone goes in too high to begin with, can they backtrack and follow this model? I have been told by mentors to always increase ones prices and that it’s a no no to decrease. Thanks

[@driesketels]

Yes, absolutely... It's indeed true that some people might be offended by that, especially people who already collected at certain price points but you have to do what you have to do. And more often then not those people will not even notice that you have lowered your price points so...

[@straitarrow5784]

Very very true.

[@driesketels]

you are the best.

[@InkysArt]

im you 335th sub. Thank you so much for tips and tricks business about art. you are such an Incredible person for many artist keep it coming. ill be interested for more

[@driesketels]

Thanks a lot, see you around.

[@driesketels]

How where the past 9 months. Still happy with your subscription? Any recommendations?

[@petermorffew9851]

Not entirely true. I approached a provincial gallery after having exhibited and sold at the Royal Academy Summer show. I was told the prices were too cheap and the gallery owner would not earn enough off my work.

[@oliverhojas]

Great video! How much did you sell? Would be interesting to know when you have a sales track record? Is it 10? is it 50? is it 100 or even more?

[@driesketels]

10 original artworks sold for decent price points in a 3 month window is definitely a sales track record that will be attractive to some galleries (depending on which galleries and dealers). That same amount sold over a 10 year period is technically a track record but will not attract any galleries...

[@okEorB]

How do you show or prove a sales track record...?

[@driesketels]

A multitude of ways. Good question. Perhaps a video idea

[@RobertF-]

Do you work as a fashion model or as an actor?

[@driesketels]

Haha... well both of those jobs seem pretty interesting... Perhaps an acting job where I play a struggling failed fashion model in NY city that is being forced in the prostitution business for financial reasons...

[@RobertF-]

@@driesketels I'm in NYC right now. You could definitely be a male model. Your hair is really good, the women must love you bro haha.

[@driesketels]

Thanks Robert. Wish I had less social anxiety so that I would not start running away when they do :)

[@AeromancyArtworks]

Can I continuously selling the same piece at say $700, or does that end up being a “one of a kind” piece?

[@driesketels]

Can you be more specific? You mean selling the same piece as a print for 700$ or?

[@chrisantoniou2316]

Your title is misleading to view it

[@driesketels]

why?