Comments - Museum-Quality Reproductions and Membership Discounts Taken from the Artist - crafthaus2024-03-29T12:02:39Zhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2104389%3ABlogPost%3A568004&xn_auth=noDiscounts commoditize the pro…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2017-05-18:2104389:Comment:5678942017-05-18T16:44:31.598Z2Roseshttps://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/2Roses
<p>Discounts commoditize the product being offered. Completely inappropriate and counter-productive (for the artist) for artwork being sold in a retail environment. That said, why on earth would the artist agree to pay the museum an additional fee to discount their work and pay them less for it? ALL of the benefits of this sales tactic accrue to the museum, and the artist is left paying the bill. This is simply another example of how art institutions are exploiting artist's lack of business…</p>
<p>Discounts commoditize the product being offered. Completely inappropriate and counter-productive (for the artist) for artwork being sold in a retail environment. That said, why on earth would the artist agree to pay the museum an additional fee to discount their work and pay them less for it? ALL of the benefits of this sales tactic accrue to the museum, and the artist is left paying the bill. This is simply another example of how art institutions are exploiting artist's lack of business sense for self-serving purposes. Demand that institutions and shops that carry your work act as the responsible business partners they are supposed to be. This is why artists should use contracts with well thought out terms and conditions - one of which should cover discounts offered by the venue. </p> Exactly what you just said, H…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2017-05-18:2104389:Comment:5680872017-05-18T15:20:15.589ZBrigitte Martinhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/brigittemartin
<p>Exactly what you just said, Harriete!! Totally agree.</p>
<p>Also, to clarify my comment from earlier: I am generally NOT a fan of discounts, especially not across-the-board ones without any discrimination. It gives customers the impression that the prices were wrong to begin with and they feel empowered to haggle with people who usually have no room to haggle.</p>
<p>If any discounts are ever considered at all, I believe that should be done on a case-by-case basis and with the artist's…</p>
<p>Exactly what you just said, Harriete!! Totally agree.</p>
<p>Also, to clarify my comment from earlier: I am generally NOT a fan of discounts, especially not across-the-board ones without any discrimination. It gives customers the impression that the prices were wrong to begin with and they feel empowered to haggle with people who usually have no room to haggle.</p>
<p>If any discounts are ever considered at all, I believe that should be done on a case-by-case basis and with the artist's approval. In those cases (and those cases alone) the 50/50 split is fair.</p>
<p></p> I wonder why the "membership…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2017-05-18:2104389:Comment:5681322017-05-18T15:11:52.995ZHarriete E Bermanhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p>I wonder why the "membership discount" in this example comes out of the artists' pocket at all as it is promoted as a benefit of membership to the museum. In other words, this is supposed to be a perk to the member, not a discount from the artist.</p>
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<p>I wonder why the "membership discount" in this example comes out of the artists' pocket at all as it is promoted as a benefit of membership to the museum. In other words, this is supposed to be a perk to the member, not a discount from the artist.</p>
<p></p> Imho any discounts offered sh…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2017-05-18:2104389:Comment:5681212017-05-18T13:05:46.517ZBrigitte Martinhttps://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/brigittemartin
Imho any discounts offered should be split 50/50, but apparently that's not how it works in real life. Appalling.
Imho any discounts offered should be split 50/50, but apparently that's not how it works in real life. Appalling.