Sunday, May 25, 2014

Guidelines For Fundraising Art Auctions

By Minnie Whitley


Art auctions are a good way for people to raise money and for bidders to get quality art at reasonable prices. The following are some pointers that assist people when holding fundraising art auctions for the event to be successful regardless of whether they are buying, selling or donating. There are different tips for the bidders and the artists.

Career wise, the most favorable fundraisers for donations are those that attract the members of visual arts communities. This could be a great way for the artists to get their names known by dozens to thousands of people who like, support and collect art. Artists are advised to donate to fundraisers only when the auction is established and they strongly understand the goals of the organization. They should not donate because they are promised career related benefits. They ought to focus on donating to events that specialize in art only and not those with mixed merchandise.

If the artists do not know much about the organizers of a particular event, they are advised to first carry out some research to learn about them. They must look at factors like their other successful fundraiser events. They ought to also look for artists who have donated to this organization in past events.

The coordinators of these events are supposed to provide catalogs ad websites to the artists so that they can easily access information on some things such as they types of art they looking for in the event. Here they also get factors about their former events. The artists are advised to always contribute art that is of value and not those that they want to throw away. This can be a good way to show how generous they are and also they are able to help.

Bidders should also consider some pointers when they grace with their presence fundraiser art auctions. They should take the event as an opportunity to meet talented new artists therefore they must make an effort to look at all of the pieces. They should be provided with a list of all artists in attendance and their art so that they can bid sensibly.

They must always examine properly the art they want to purchase because many artists donate the low quality pieces that they would like to throw away. By identifying what they want before purchasing, they are able to avoid loss of money. It would be very sad if an individual buys something they cannot stand to see in the morning.

Bidders should be generous when offering their prices because these events are normally set aside to help people in need. It would be very nice of them to spend extra money so that they can offer their help. They also learn new things about art through these types of events.

There are also tips for the organization that organizes these kinds of events. One thing they ought to consider is the manner in which the art will be displayed so that they are visible to every guest, the size of the venue is also important and also they ought to make sure that all information that may be needed by the artists and the bidders can be accessed easily.




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