so i had a local coffee shop/ café/ gallery call me up and ask if i wanted to do a solo show with them to help fill a gap in their line up. naturally i said yes. today, as i was at the local frame shop/ gallery/ coffee shop getting a little framing done. i asked about buying some matt board to make labels for my show. when the owner found out i was showing at the other gallery he got this look on his face like i'd stabbed him in the back. he said i had burned bridges with him and he was no longer willing to show or sell any of my work. he said it should be a lesson to me on how to deal with galleries in the future. he liked me and was extremely hurt that i didn't ask to show with him first. i'd been a loyal customer of his in the past but had no idea he was so eager to show my work.
he should have asked.
while i can understand his desire for exclusivity, i was under the impression that that was the kind of thing that would get spelled out in a contract of some kind. not just thrown out after the mistake was made. well, the valuable lesson has been learned i guess. i wish it wasn't on such a pass/fail basis.
i get the feeling that this has less to do with the local businesses trying to play like the big dogs and more to do with small town business rivalry. one thing's for sure, i need to get out of here before i get to be as bitter as everyone else in town.
- Mood:
Rejected
naive young artist makes 1st big mistake of career
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That is really petty and stupid. What a pile of crap.
That guy's a moron, you were right to take the other show.
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making an assumption like that.
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Dear Sir _____
Given that I am being treated as if I have "burned bridges," I have decided that I at least deserve some satisfaction as if I had actually done this.
I've been a loyal customer of yours for some time now, and it's absurd that it should be ended on such black and white terms.
I was given a offer (something you never gave me), and I took it with great zeal. Had you had the sense to have done the same, I would have accepted with just as much (if not significantly more) zeal. Even though I am the young blossoming artist, it would appear that you are too naive to see this. With that, I offer you the opportunity to go fuck yourself.
My deepest regrets,
Professor Father Colonel Bob, OBGYN.
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Though it's his business and he can do as he wishes, that's kinda rough since it does sound like the kinda thing you make a contract for.
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buy the ticket, take the ride. but remember: it's just a ride.
Maybe he'll come round, if he likes your work.
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