Pleiades
Has anyone had experience with this gallery? One artist said they required big upfront fees?
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Worldwide Reviews by Artists for Artists of Galleries, Art Fairs, Mail Scams and more.
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Holy Art Gallery?Let me tell you, from personal experience from the 3 owners the fat one is the worst. His name is Angelo Tsekouras and he is a greedy rude and unintelligent person....read entire comment and original post
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Holy Art Gallery?They were collecting a group of artists together to advertise on the NYC subway, which I felt was the type of coverage I would pay for, and the price felt cheap for something big like that. Arranging for subway ads is a pain in the butt, and being bundled with other artists to make it affordable was actually something I had on my “what-if?” list. I work in advertising and I’ve made ads for nonprofit...read entire comment and original post
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Flyer art gallery! Scam!I was invited to an exhibition, so I searched and found it, that’s why I decided to refrain. Thank you for sharing the information....read entire comment and original post
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Lichtundfire in NYCA thousand dollars, plus 40% of my work? I don't think so. You don't need that much money. Take the thousand (which even that is ridiculous) or take a cut of the sale, I won't give you both....read entire comment and original post
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UAE Art Collector / Global Art Awards / Global Art AgencyThis year they even didn’t bother themselves with publishing the so called “finalists” and “winners” of “Sakura art prize”. It really looks like scam and I’m so grateful to every artist who posted their experience with this muddy organisation....read entire comment and original post
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PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locationseverywhere is this case, there are only pay-to-play galleries, art fair, biannale organizers, and bad-taste juries, I am deelply disappointed with this trash time of art nowadays....read entire comment and original post
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Flyer art gallery! Scam!Trying to get my art,back from Floriano Massera from Flyer Art Gallery. He says a courier will contact me. No news from a courier. I can easily arrange a pick up myself from the Netherlands to Rome, but he refuses. This man even said someone is interested in my art to try and silence me for a while. I just want my paintings back to me. Do not collaborate with this man. He makes fake...read entire comment and original post
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Flyer art gallery! Scam!Scam. Floriano is an asshole...read entire comment and original post
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Flyer art gallery! Scam!Same here! Does not do what he says! He charms you first with words about your art. He is a self-absorbed narcissistic person. Still have not got my art back...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainThey also contacted me on Instagram, too expensive and not entirely transparent. I also asked a friend who lives in Marbella and said, Excellence Art Gallery doesn't exist at their address...read entire comment and original post
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UAE Art Collector / Global Art Awards / Global Art AgencyTasha doesn't exist!! Tokyo International Art Fair is run by Joelle Dinnage, who is a famous scammer. You can look at Instagrams of participants and find her on stage. Before she scammed a huge amount of artists and now she needs to hide her name. Stay away!!!...read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainThey contacted me a few months back and, since I was visiting in Marbella and staying very close, I tried to visit Excellence Art Gallery. When I went to their location on the Golden Mile, I couldn’t find any gallery. I asked next door, and was told that they closed years ago —very sad....read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainI was contacted a few months back and, since I was visiting in Marbella and staying very close, in Guadalpin, I tried to visit Excellence Art Gallery. but when I went to their location on the Golden Mile, I couldn’t find any gallery. I asked next door, and was told that they closed years ago —very sad....read entire comment and original post
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NYC ArtwalkWhoever made these initial claims is wrong! It was ArtsGowanus and Imagination Collective that was doing the ArtWalk on Atlantic Avenue and THEY placed the posters and THEY received $$$ from the Sponsors!! Those artists mentioned here did NOT have ro pay a fee. BUT - Imagination Collective AND ArtsGowanus - Johnny Thornton DID GET PAID!!! Get your record straight BEFORE you trash a good person. ALSO - NYC ArtWalk is ran by Stephanie Sulaiman as part...read entire comment and original post
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Pashmin Art Gallery – HamburgAcabo de ver su página de instragram, es obvio que son un unos estafadores que viven de artistas desesperados. Una pena....read entire comment and original post
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Excellance art Gallery in Mirabella, SpainTried to visit their Gallery in Marbella and found another business...read entire comment and original post
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ITSLIQUID GROUPHow has working with them helped your career? Did you sell any of your art at their exhibitions? Did you get an invitation to show your art in a prestigious gallery? Do you plan to continue paying Itsliquid in the future?...read entire comment and original post
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PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locationsI wrote a long reply about this topic in the Holy Art Gallery thread. There is also useful information in other threads, it is worth reading and educating yourself. Finally: Get a professional artist's degree from a reliable school....read entire comment and original post
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The Other Art Fair, London UKWhat do you mean? They ask you to pay a fee up front to e able to speak or they make you sign a contract never to comment on them or they will sue you?...read entire comment and original post
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The Other Art Fair, London UKI have participated in the TOAF London in 2023 and sold two pieces, which covered the expensive fees and made a very modest profit - above all the fair was important to meet some interesting artists and learn from their professionalism, booths, and art generally. Although I have not came back to another edition - I live in Italy and the costs are very high for me - I know of other abstract painters who...read entire comment and original post
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ITSLIQUID GROUPThank you - your review has saved me time and money....read entire comment and original post
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The Art Letters and Numbers in Averill ParkHow was it? Also considering......read entire comment and original post
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PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locationsThey just reached out with an invitation as well there was something about it that felt not legit. It’s why I’ve been on the Internet researching. Thanks to all who contributed here.....read entire comment and original post
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PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locationsI got an email today and since I’m a new artist I just assumed I’ve to pay to get my work out there. How am I supposed to get my work into galleries if I don’t use their services?...read entire comment and original post
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PAKS Gallery, Vienna/other locationsIt’s a scam, I received an email today from them saying all the same things as in the comments. Preying on ego & how high are those fees!!! So many spelling mistakes, always a red flag in my opinion....read entire comment and original post
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Contemporary Art Curator (Magazine)Art Collectors Prize. It has been an ordeal. An honest mistake of not recognizing the company led me to report a fraudulent charge, which I quickly reviewed and notified my bank and PayPal. However, PayPal did not clear and close the case, though the bank paid the amount. Despite all my clarifications, the magazine sent me threatening emails and told me that they would contact all the organizations, claiming I had committed a scam. I...read entire comment and original post
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If you’re approached by “Gallerist” Marco Antonio Patrizio – Run!Yes, Duomo art gallery contacted me through Instagram, clearly a scam. Sent me a contract asking for €300 to cover expenses...read entire comment and original post
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ITSLIQUID GROUPI've been exhibiting with them in Venice and Rome, I'm also planning an exhibition in Barcelona in october and my experience with them has always been good!...read entire comment and original post
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Holy Art Gallery?When I saw the prices they were demanding to be in a show, I asked to be removed from their mailing list because I realized it was a pay to play scam. I received a nasty response threatening me with a lawsuit if I said it was a scam. Very unpleasant people, beware!...read entire comment and original post
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Artavita Online GalleryArtvita ilk katılımım.Sanat ve sanatçı adına iyi bir platform Dünya sanat Fiyatları ve Fuarlar hakkında bilgi ve katılım şansı da veriyor ücretli veya ücretsiz yarışma lar da açıktır ve ücretsiz iki sayfada olsa yarışma da yayınlanma olanağı veriyor Sanatçıların buluşma noktası durağı olmasından dolayı sevindim Artist Türkiye çağdaş Türk sanatçısı Uluslar Arası serap Özkan....read entire comment and original post
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The questionable practice of requiring artists to front money in order to exhibit is not limited to physical galleries. The online world is full of sites that will gladly display photos of your art for a fee. The allure is understandable, and you are certainly not alone if you are compelled to buy in. These sites know how to prey on the need for exposure that all emerging artists feel so strongly. And in this age of internet fame it is easy to believe that a digital gallery could be the answer to your exposure problems. But just like their…
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There are pay to play galleries everywhere. In LA there are a host of them, and Gallery Godo is surely one. It is important to understand that there are implications beyond the mere handing over of your hard earned cash when it comes to signing with these galleries. Often, having an exhibition in a pay to play is a stain on your artist CV. These venues have grown to have reputations throughout the art world that precede any artist who has dealt with them.
read moreIco Gallery
Another New York City venue with a mixed reputation, Ico Gallery offers the same “deal” as the other pay to play places. For an upfront fee, artists are given space to display their work. The gallery is in the habit of sending unsolicited emails just as many other vanity venues do. The emails explain that they have viewed work online and would like to offer a show if the artist is willing to put up the cost at the outset. If you haven’t begun to pick up on the general thread of things by now, let’s be very clear. An…
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A number of artists report being contacted by Montreal’s Galerie Gora with offers of exhibitions. Of course at first these emails are met with excitement, but then many of them realize they never submitted work to the gallery and they go on to read the terms of engagement. Galerie Gora solicits emerging artists, offering them exhibition space at very high cost. Again, while there is some debate over the validity of the gallery itself, it is a good rule of thumb to never fall victim to an email requesting money.
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There is some debate in the art world as to the validity of Agora Gallery in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood. Some artists find this to be a respectable, even profitable way to exhibit their art, while many others have had experiences that border on scam. Agora has a pretty high profile reputation for this. Artists confront steep upfront costs to exhibit as well as commission fees. There are those who assert that Agora Gallery is held in low esteem by fellow Chelsea venues. The bottom line: you must decide whether spending thousands of dollars to put your art in a…
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