Frequently Asked Questions from Artists.
We're glad to answer any other questions via ann@artistsandbuyers.com or 901.568-3326.
Our space holder FAQs are here.
We consider both artists and space holders clients.

Artist FAQs

What is Artsandbuyers.com?
Artsandbuyers.com "rotates" art in locations in secure spaces throughout the MidSouth.

What type of art do you place?
There is a place for every type, so we place every type. When we receive new art, we promote it to space holders through email. For example, Western art hung in a Western apparel business.

What are the benefits to the participating artist?
The artist has the opportunity to earn on his or her work beyond sales on a rotational basis and to be exposed to an art buying public. Further, once the artist's work is hung, the space holder gets brief artist bio, any provided image and links for use in space holder newsletters, email and Web sites. Finally, if accepted, we publish a sample of the artist's work in Art Channel, the html newsletter that goes to all space holders and subscribers. (see images below)

Since we're talking images of your art... Images of your art are important. Good images sell. So here's our advice. Take your images as laterally as possible to the camera lense by standing your art fairly sraight up. Watch out for glare and flash hot spots. Sometimes you can get flat diffuse light from indirect sun filtered through a curtain. Shoot with a tripod using a low ISO and long exposure time so grain won't be in your image. Try to fill up your shooting frame as much as possible. Then if you have the software, edit out any surrounding background leaving only the art or the outside frame of the art showing. If you can't do that we will do it. Finally, regarding sizes, We'd like to receive your pictures relatively large--no smaller than 8" in width at 72dpi. Higher res files are OK; we'll reduce them.

What kind of monthly income can I expect?
You can set your own rental price based on the price of your work in the past. Our program places your art in a recurring rental that conceivably can be displayed repeatedly in many different locations. But remember, this is rental, not sales. It's not wise from a consumer standpoint to set your monthly rental rate at, say, 25% of your sales price. We recommend setting it low and see how your pieces get around. We encourage raising prices to fair market value of well moving pieces but if you don't get good responses, we have a variety of pricing strategies.

What is the cost to the participating artist?
None, except the cost of framing when you get an order and transporting your art to the location, which will be negligible if you do it yourself. (see more on framing below)

Is there a limit to the number of works I can enter into the system?
No, but they may not all be displayed in our newsletter going to space holders. If your first piece is rented, we put a second jpg of your's in our next newsletter to space holders, thus keeping your work in constant promotion.

What about framing?
You do not have to keep your included pieces framed and ready to move out as long as you can quickly have them prepared on notice. Just have a place to go to get them professionally framed. More: We use thin stainless steel cable, nylon or rods supported by vertical high quality ceiling tracks. So your frames should have backside hanging wire or gator hooks. You may also use plexiglass enclosed panels, but talk to us about that before going that route. We never frame into walls.

What is your commission rate?
10% on all transactions at that physical venue. This is a "contingency" fee, not an agent fee. (See contract below.)

Is "renting" better than selling?
Well, a popular rented work can become a "golden egg" because it can be rented several times until it reaches and surpasses its sales price. Once a piece is sold, its monetary value to you stops. We recommend keeping your hot pieces in circulation.

What about the contract?
Highlights: The contract lets us show your work in our online and promotional media and you assert the images you have sent to us are of your art, you are the sole legal owner and you are releasing the images of your art that you or your representatives have sent to us publish in our newsletter and advertising as well as client newsletters. A & B is obligated to pay your exhibit fee by PayPal when received from the client, less our commission. Finally, you agree we represent your work for a period of two years from the date of the last hanging of your work to the space holder in which your art is hung. Here is the full contract.

What do you mean by "show your work"?
You expressly allow us to include, "without remuneration nor expectation thereof," images of your art in our emails to space holders and to show your art in advertising of ArtistsandBuyers.com in any media to other artists and space holders.

What about delivery to display locations?
We prefer local artists never leave physical control of their art until it is hung. So we'd like you to be responsible for delivery your work to the display location if possible, meet the people there and then help hang your work on the preinstalled hanging system mentioned above.

Should I keep pieces that have been exhibited and now are out of the rental agreement period (removed)?
Yes, unless you want to sell it at a really good price and are confident you can have others that will work within our markets. Its always your call. We make no availability requirements on your art. We may continue to use the original image onsite until you either send us a new image or we choose one from those you've already sent us or you opt out of the system.

We're glad to answer any other questions. ann@artistsandbuyers.com or call 901.568-3326.