Are these all local artists?
Well, no one commented on "How to Buy Art", so here is a new idea to discuss: "What is meant by the question asked as people walk into the gallery, "Are these all local artists?"
It is by far the most frequently asked question in this gallery. And the answer is obvious to me, but what we don't get is why the question is asked. The artists in the Vault gallery live all over the state and in a couple other states as well (Montana and New Mexico for example.) Many, but not a majority live in Tuolumne County. When I spend time answering the question accurately I see the eyes of the person who asked the question begin to glaze over. Yet, saying simply either "yes" or "no" doesn't seem truthful enough.
The artists and I have spent a lot of time trying to figure out what is meant by the question and how to best answer it. So if you have any insight please let us know.
2 Comments:
Most likely those stopping in your gallery are visitors to the area and want to bring something of the area home with them. Most likely a local artist will paint local stuff. I'll bet that if you sell a Hartwig seascape it will be to someone that drove in from the coast and considers Heinie to be a local artist. The tourist from Ohio will want a landscape as a reminder of the visit. Here in Montana that Hartwig needs a few teepees. JG
You carry an abundance of beautiful art in the gallery. Perhaps a visitor would need to know that some of the art comes from out of the area, so that they don't think that Tuolumne County is putting something in the water that makes so many of its residents such impressive artists.
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