[sroussey]

Artists tend to be in art production mode or sales mode. When in sales mode and doing exhibitions, etc., good ones are very responsive.

They work for a a year, or maybe several, then there are sales to be had over the corse of a month or so. The work they are selling is finished.

Would you work on something for years, and then when the time comes to maybe sell it — not answer the phone?

[ranit]

People that work at art galleries are not artists.

[vector_spaces]

The bit in the article about email responsiveness concerned artists

[tayo42]

depends on the gallery, some make you work a shift if you want to sell your art there

[pbhjpbhj]

Not professional artists (in the UK)? Curation is a separate skill, and you're paying through the nose for the gallery's services, usually.

[tayo42]

it depends, but i tried to sell my paintings at local galleries and some wanted me to do things like that

[pbhjpbhj]

Are you a professional [earning most of your money through your art]? Which country do you live in please?

I've only seen the self-curation from community groups. I'm all for collectives but I'm pretty sure the professional artists I know would say it gives off budget/desperate vibes and so it's something you can't afford to do if you aspire to 'make it [big]'.

{I express myself through overuse of parentheses and through runon sentences...}

[space_oddity]

Though they do play a crucial role in selling and promoting the art