The Consignment Fee
It may come as a shock to new members of ECAC to learn that some venues will charge up to 50% of the retail price of their artwork as a consignment fee for their service of selling it. However, this is a normal industry standard. A coffee shop might charge no consignment fee or a small percentage of a sale. But they are not in the art selling business, whereas an art gallery, or art-specific retail venue is. A consignment fee is a universal reality of retail art sales.
Learn how to price your artwork here.
It may come as a shock to new members of ECAC to learn that some venues will charge up to 50% of the retail price of their artwork as a consignment fee for their service of selling it. However, this is a normal industry standard. A coffee shop might charge no consignment fee or a small percentage of a sale. But they are not in the art selling business, whereas an art gallery, or art-specific retail venue is. A consignment fee is a universal reality of retail art sales.
Learn how to price your artwork here.