How To Start A Pop Up Art Gallery To Sell Your Art

Artist Rob Reep explains his experience in starting, decorating, and running a one-month pop up art gallery.
By setting up a small art gallery on the downtown square in his hometown, Rob was able to sell over 35 out of 40 plus paintings.
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[@Stillwater6488]

Oh my God I fucking love you, you have no idea how you literally just described my entire journey.... This is definitely the success story that I needed to see to believe in my own current situation right now this moment. So grateful for you sharing your journey.

[@bobnicholas5994]

I enjoyed hearing your story. I am older then you and I started painting in 2007 for art on the wall for a renovation. Everyone raved about it and I discovered I reallyn enjoyed doing it. I have sold $16,500 worth of paintings without much effort put into it. Like nyou but at a higher level have always accumalated paintings. My friends, family and strangers have frummaged and taken them. My wifes divorce lawyer bought one lol. I have learned alot and have incorporated my wood working to make frames now and hardboard canvasses. You have given me the idea to incorporate some of my artist friends in some kind of pop up art scenario. It was great that you went for it like that. Tks again

[@pennykent5687]

Nice to hear about your experience also. Thank you for sharing.

[@MrIrons-og3rg]

Thank you. I need my own Art Gallery here in Jamaica. All the very best.

[@frantzdupiton7202]

This is a great story Rob ! This is not only the story of a great artist, therefore of a human being. As an artist myself I learned a lot from this. May God bless you !

[@branislavbanar752]

To get to the pop-up gallery topic skip to 5:50

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

Thank you. Love the picture behind you. I had a pop up gallery for the first time last year, in a library. It was very successful. 40 pictures, I do textile art, and sold 12. I will do it again. ilona

[@barpoe]

okay, you gave me some courage and ideas. thanks so much! I hope you sell lots of art 🙏

[@artbyzona]

Rob, thanks for telling this encouraging story. Seems that people were happy to help you out once you took the risk to ask. Every wall in my home has my paimtings that no one ever sees, so I'm going to look in my area try something like this.

[@trusoule365]

Thanks for the advice! Especially the business card invites!

[@jjadebrooklyn]

Thank you for sharing !!!

[@BurkhalterMedia]

ART-ABC-COLOURS LIKE THAT😍😍😍

[@MsCristina38]

Great idea Rob! Thanks for sharing your experience so generously. You are very talented and hard working.

[@mysterymccarthy6851]

Great video, thank you so much for sharing your experience. I have decided to do a pop up gallery myself and I'm really excited!

[@mmitja]

Great idea and thanks for the inspiring story with the bank buying your large pieces in the end.

[@jacsfalconer1929]

Big Thank you for your message. I feel encouraged to try this out myself. 👍👍

[@nazimamohammed1689]

WOW, I really learnt alot from your video...i wanna try this idea where I live in Trinidad...

[@PeriodArmourer]

Thanks for sharing !

[@nmhtv3427]

Sounds fun thank you for the information

[@shersartwork]

Thank you so much for your video! It has given me more confidence to go further on my research on a pop up art show!

[@barbarahart2024]

Thank you so much for this.

[@warriorwoman4691]

Just watched this, thank you so much for this video!! I am a beginning artist and trying to find my way in the art world. This was very helpful and encouraging. I was feeling somewhat lost in how to start selling my art until I watched this video. I live in a small town in eastern Ky and this showed me there are options even here. Thank you once again and your work is beautiful!

[@barbaranneboyer7997]

very informative,thanks you and l love the dog in the field painting ,,,its great

[@RobReepArt]

barbaranne boyer So happy that this video gave you some good info. And you may have already seen it, but I do have a video of me painting the pointer dog in real time just in case you haven’t seen it. Thanks for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it.

[@michaellundy4065]

Very informative thank you ,

[@softlanding138]

Thank you soooo much! Great stuff!

[@harera9813]

hey Rob, i am lucky i got to watch this video i have that feeling its going to change my life

[@Sp33omb]

Thanks brother ❤

[@lindak.bridges9195]

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on this topic. You have given me some great ideas. God bless .

[@randmccarley3405]

This was really useful, thank you!

[@christinateresabrown]

Thank you for this video. Your art is beautiful.

[@crisalidathomassie1811]

Thanks for sharing your story. I’m happy it worked y were able to make some sales. It is worth the try and I hope to make one soon. Congratulations, keep up the great work, be safe and blessings for each filled with prosperity and much success.

[@haroldgolden3659]

Working towards having my 1st art show. This information was very helpful. Thank you

[@Uncle_Tom]

awww supportive mums are the best

[@MrIrons-og3rg]

Bless you.

[@keithsills1702]

This was so informative! Thank you for discussing your experiences, I find the inner workings are often overlooked. Loads of how to paint information very little on distribution/marketing -The daily grind.

[@CedricWilliamsFineArt]

Good information on how to start a pop up gallery. Thank you!!

[@shelleydavis6041]

Thanks Rob

[@milakovac9639]

THANKYOU ROB ❤👍

[@stevenvillegas4279]

Thanks 👍

[@somchaleun6673]

Thanks brother

[@KpxUrz5745]

Thanks for relating your experience. My situation is a bit different. I don't sell much art, but for decades have just kept piling it up, including countless hundreds of presentable matted drawings, and now resuming etchings. Despite selling very little, I keep raising my prices (in my mind). The reason is that after a good resume' decades ago, museums have been acquiring my works, and I have pieces in important collections and also collections of well known athletes, actors, and other high profile estates. Even as an art student I showed in an important invitational at the Brooklyn Museum. Presently one of my goals is to approach more museums to offer works for their potential acquisition, which I expect would be free to them just to enhance my standing. I have held 3 one-man shows over the decades, with very few sales. At my first show (long ago) a woman walked up and said "your prices are too low!" (yet, of course she bought nothing). One of the shows was in NYC quite a while back, with a couple of small sales. Having moved away from NYC, I now live where there are very few galleries, and where buyers would avoid higher priced art. If I approached a local gallery, I suspect they would like the art but still want lower prices to encourage sales. So the dilemma is I will not sell most works for low prices. Even if I did a "popup gallery" it would not work in this area, which I jokingly refer to as an "art vacuum", unless of course I had some very inexpensive prices. One of my friends just held a show in NYC and sold almost everything, around $200,000. Still, that is very much the exception rather than the rule, and I am still surprised at those big sales. At this point, selling seems remote, but giving to museums seems possible.

[@teacher13531]

This was so informative! I’m an artist in Northeast AR.

[@beckyriley2406]

Hey Rob! Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm an emerging artist and I got an opportunity to have a "pop up" gallery show in my town. A local business advertised on FB that they support local artists. They provide the space for 25-30 pieces of work inside their restaurant for a % of sales. They don't charge for the space. I wasn't really ready to start selling my work. I just started to teach myself to paint watercolor last August and I didn't have enough sellable work. They let me reserve the space for 1 month, several months in advance. I am just about ready to hang my paintings this May. Thanks for the tips on advertising and your honesty about the difficulties involved. I haven't quit my day job yet; but, my goal is to go part time next year and sell my arts and crafts as a second job until I can retire. Have you done any arts and craft shows? I'm in NC and there are tons of them in the Charlotte and Winston-Salem areas. Looking into that aspect of sales as well.

[@barbaralemaster9294]

Thanks for the info. I'm an artist from the Norhern Arkansas area and I have been looking into doing something with opening a gallery. My daughter also paints too. I will diffently have her view your video. This may work for us, thanks again.

[@hatechickenofficial3819]

💎Amazing !!!💎

[@jaimebarreto8143]

informative. .. good ifo

[@robertspies4695]

Did you get a business liscense. etc.?

[@justinebengo1897]

What kind of food and drinks it good to use to a solo exhibition

[@CedricWilliamsFineArt]

good information 👍🏾 my goal is to sell my original art for this year. I'm interacting with many people having and some who may have an eye for art. Collaboration with artists really helped me focus on many levels through compositions. I would like to participate in pop-up galleries. Thank you!!

[@manniesreactionchannel3808]

I just subscibed to your channel.

[@peakonepainters5728]

lol "im lucky. my wife lets me have a whole room set up in my house for my art."

[@quiettornado1970]

way better then using your lap for your art.

[@christinebarone2151]

Why aren’t you making any more videos

[@hemantgodbole94]

I am from India, I dont am not a trained artist nor taken any formal training in sketching but tried some works and posted at facebook, please advice how to proceed? as I believe I can do wonders if got a chance to work

[@petersimcox2420]

Very helpful. I may try this. I wish I had seen this gallery. I see you are at 276 subscribers. Great beginning. Do you think you will do this next year?

[@RobReepArt]

I may give it a try again next year, but it all depends on if the same building is still available. Some other buildings just aren't suitable for a gallery, so I will likely start planning it this fall. And yeah! This little youtube channel is slowing growing! I'm excited about its growth, but I'm more excited that I've got awesome people participating and really watching. If it wasn't for you guys, these videos wouldn't be happening. So once again, thank you all so much!

[@user-cy3zj2dl6g]

This is pre covid tho Would this work now

[@qtdust]

Video starts at 8:30

[@realartstudiosllc4216]

According to art industry leaders the best way to sell your art to collectors is through Instagram. If you haven't done so already you might want to try that.

[@Petmonkey13]

i sell all my stuff through facebook never through Instagram

[@aimeethomson7806]

....know someone in this field

[@quiettornado1970]

I draw on my lap next to my computer.

[@socialdistance.forever4744]

Your opinion keep it to yourself.

[@StevenShelbyDesign]

He took 10 min talking before he start talking about a pop up gallery I 4got that this was a video about a pop up gallery 😆🤣😂

[@beckyriley2406]

I get it; but, sometimes it's good to hear from other emerging artists their "back story". Those of us that are learning the "business" like to hear what others have experienced.

[@aimeethomson7806]

....circus acts

[@incrediblystupid8483]

Painful to listen too.

[@davidvanderveer5882]

Sorry, but that dog you are in front of....I hope it is not finished! That would "maybe" be a rough underpainting for me.....get to the point! Do a post on, Is art dead - - Galleries used to be in every town, art critics used to be in every newspaper. In the music field, Josh Growbin opens his mouth and everyone says, Yes, you have to be a singer! You do not have that in the Art World! I could go on...think about it! There are Galleries that rent their wall space....I do not recommend that!