Solicitation of artwork
The past week I have had 3 different groups come by my studio to solicit for art work for different causes; an internship program at the law school, an opera program and a public TV station. I am sure they are all working for a great cause and I can imagine how hard it is to go around and solicit strangers for free gifts, but still…. Artists are not a wealthy breed and I question the rational of giving away hours and hours of hard work for nothing in return. One organization, that is close to my heart, the Waldorf school and foundation, knows how to do it right. In the spring when they had a fundraiser for a new school they are building they gave the artists 50% of the money the work collected, a win for everybody. The school got lots of great art work and the artists made the same amount of money they would in a gallery. The artists were on top of that invited to a special opening where they were honored by the school.