46 - Building Strong Relationships with Galleries
Welcome to a brand new episode of The Artist Entrepreneur Podcast! On today’s episode, Catherine gives an update on how she’s been doing, her time away and the decisions she’s recently made to continue enjoying her entrepreneurial journey. We then move on and meet Christine O’Donnell, Owner and Director of Beacon Gallery in Boston’s South End. Christine’s story is fascinating: she spent 12 years working and teaching in France, Hong Kong, and Singapore before returning to her hometown of Boston to follow her passion for the arts. During today’s interview, Catherine and Christine discuss how it is to start a new business without any “contacts” in the industry, being a woman in the arts, and how artists can build solid and valuable relationships with galleries. Conversation Highlights: Why Christine decided to open a brick and mortar gallery and not only go online How the pandemic gave her the opportunity to restructure her business What she appreciates from artists she represents. PLUS: The gallery-artist relationship is a partnership, not a parent-child relationship Links and resources: Website: https://beacongallery.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beacongallery/ Working with art galleries? Your Qs answered by a gallerist: https://youtu.be/YNk1TWvS00c One Year After Beeple, the NFT Has Changed Artists. Has It Changed Art?: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/arts/design/nft-art-beeple.html Don’t forget to follow Catherine and The Artist Entrepreneur on Instagram or Facebook, and subscribe to the newsletter to get updates, advice, and free resources!