Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Nij" <nigel@m...> wrote:
> Yes. This is all new to me too. But, it does seem like they (the galleries
> and dealers) perform a valid service for a percentage. It just _sounds_ a
> little steep to me to be charging 50% + money for snacks and drinks :)

Rent on a commercial retail space, business insurance, licenses and taxes, utilities, employees and their benifits, business 
machines and supplies, advertizing... on and on. Some bigger artists insist on some percentage of the show being 
purchased outright up front, rather than being on commission.
After all that hopefully enough left over to make a living on, all out of a few red dots on the wall. Sorry, had to say it, I realize 
many of these people are less than stellar.
But it's not an easy way to make a living, maybe for the few at the top.
Tyler