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The Art of Business, Collectors, Collectibles, Caches and Clichés

    The Art of Business, Collectors, Collectibles, Caches and Clichés

    Thursday, Dec 6 2007, 6-8pm
    The Historic New Orleans Collection
    533 Royal St., Nola 70130

    Free & open to the public

    Joshua Mann Pailet, owner of A Gallery for Fine Photography and founding member ofAIPAD, The Association of International Photography Art Dealers, will share his insight and experience of the past 33 years. The talk will be aimed at both the collector and the photographer with an emphasis on art and business. All who are interested in learning more about photography are encouraged to attend. After a presentation the floor will be open to questions.

    Joshua Mann Pailet
    by Franco Salmoiraghi

    General Outline:
    Alignment of Art and Business: Short term and long term strategies.
    Starving Artist versus Successful Artist.
    Opportunities. Exhibitions. Locations. Networking.
    Galleries, art dealers, art fairs, auctions, museums, institutions, individuals.
    Internet, websites, emails.
    Copyrights.
    Practical business methods and art.
    Career building. Consistency. Style.
    Portfolios, Editing, Presentation.
    Preservation.
    The Photograph as Object.
    Document, Information, or Personal Expression of ART?
    What makes a photograph sellable as art?
    History of market values.
    New Orleans and World market.
    Investment and collection building.
    Negotiations – buying, selling.
    Signature, authenticity, integrity, market building, collectibles, and the collectors/shoppers.