Friday, July 27, 2007

Commissions - Private and Public Art

Artists often are unsure about what is involved with (and about how to handle) commission work – both those that are contracted with private clientele as well as those in the realm of public art. The following sites provide a wealth of information. Please note that although some of the articles are written for artists in other countries, most of the information they share is valid for artists anywhere.
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General Information About Commissions:
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Assure Positive Outcomes When Working on Commission – Alan Bamberger
http://www.artbusiness.com/commission.html
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Checklist for a CommissionPlease note that this is based on UK standards
http://www.artquest.org.uk/manage/mememe/checklist-for-a-commission.htm
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Commissions and the Responsibilities they Bring, Part I – Henry Lydiate – Please note that this is based on UK standards
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw/contracts/28337.htm
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Commissions and the Responsibilities they Bring, Part II – Henry Lydiate –
Please note that this is based on UK standards
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw/contracts/28344.htm
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Making Art on Commission: Tips for Artists – Alan Bamberger
http://www.artbusiness.com/privcom.html
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Private Commissions and the Law, Part 1 – Henry Lydiate – Please note that this is based on UK standards
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw/contracts/28497.htm
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Private Commissions and the Law, Part 2 – Henry Lydiate – Please note that this is based on UK standards
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw/contracts/28499.htm
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Sometimes Refusing a Commission is Best – Alan Bamberger
http://www.artbusiness.com/commref.html
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Public Art Commissions:
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Textile Artist Joanie San Chirico shares information and pictures about her Library Public Art commission:
Suspended Atrium Sculpture Library Project
http://www.joaniesanchirico.com/commissions.html
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Information about this project posted to her blog
http://joaniesanchirico.blogspot.com/search/label/Public%20Art

A New Renaissance: Contemporary Art Commissioning – Richard Brecknock – This is a 102 page handbook written in 1996 as a “…practical guide as a way of sharing some of the experience gained from working, both as a practicing artist and also in my role as a consulting artist to architects and urban designers. In effect providing a way forward by saving artists and commissioners from repeating many of the difficulties and problems I have personally encountered and also providing a clear step by step guide to processes which over the years I have found to be successful.” – NOTE: The handbook is written from the framework of Austratian public art commissions and artist/architect collaborations
http://www.brecknockconsulting.com.au/07_downloads/A%20New%20Renaissance.pdf
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Checklist for Artists Involved in Public Art CommissionsPublished by the Local Government Association of South Australia
http://www.lga.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/APPENDIX_4.pdf
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What to Ask Before Applying for a Public Art Commission – an article in the June/July 2000 newsletter of New Mexico Arts – Regina Chavez Chapman
http://www.nmarts.org/pdf/nm_arts_junejuly.pdf
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Public Art Commissions, Part 1 – Henry Lydiate – Please note that this is based on UK standards
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw/contracts/28563.htm
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Public Art Commissions, Part 2 – Henry Lydiate – Please note that this is based on UK standards
http://www.artquest.org.uk/artlaw/contracts/28565.htm
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SAMPLE Agreements and Contracts for Private Commissions:
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Artist/Client Agreement – an actual sample of a contract is not given, but a lot of extremely useful information is provided about what should be included in each section of the contract, and why.
http://gag.org/contracts/agreement.html
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Kay Bailey – This is her Sample Commission Agreement
http://www.fiberofherbeing.com/index_files/SampleCommissionAgreement.htm
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Charlotte Warr Anderson provides a guideline for the pricing of her commissioned work
http://www.charlottewarrandersen.com/commissions.html
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Commission Agreement – Cegur’s Chimera Gallery of the Arts – very detailed
http://cegur.com/html/commission.html
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Commission Contract – of an oil painter
http://www.american-art-n-print.com/commission-contract.html
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Ellen Ann Eddy – This is a series of questions she poses to her clients as well as the information she gives to them about her design process and pricing.
http://www.ellenanneeddy.com/commission.htm
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Linda Witte Henke posts a series of questions which she explores with prospective clients who are considering a commission:

http://www.lindahenke.com/comsns.htm
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Mary Will Sussman – very detailed Art Quilt Commission Contract
http://marywillsussman.com/docs/StdDocs.pdf
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Mary Will Sussman – very detailed Custom Made Wearable Art Contract
http://marywillsussman.com/docs/WearableCustomDocs.pdf

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