Friday, January 3 - Sunday, February 2
Sarah B. Smith Gallery
Benita Mayo: Womanhood
First and Second Floor Galleries
New Member Show
Suzanne Loechl, New Member Show, detall, Blue Light, oil on canvas
| Surviving & Thriving | How to Handle Commissions with Michael Fitts
| Surviving & Thriving | How to Handle Commissions with Michael Fitts
Saturday, February 1st, 2025 • Starnes Classroom • 10:30am - 12 pm
You’re an artist and you’ve just been given your first commission. Congratulations! Now what? Do you need a contract? A deadline? How much do you charge and what happens if the client dislikes what you’ve created? Michael Fitts is a McGuffey studio artist who has completed hundreds of commissions in his decades long career. Join him on Saturday, February 1st at 10:30AM in McGuffey’s Starnes classroom for a round-table discussion about the ins and outs of navigating commissions.
Public Admission: $10 (Click pre-register button below)
At the door: $12
Free to all McGuffey Art Center artists (pre-registration not necessary)
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Located one block from the downtown Charlottesville area, McGuffey Art Center is one of the oldest artist-cooperatives in the country, housing 45+ renting artists within the building and 100+ artists within the art center’s association. The artists within our community participate in varying ways to support McGuffey Art Center’s growth through teaching classes and workshops, showcasing works in exhibitions, participating and holding events, and doing community outreach.
