Senin, 19 Mei 2014

Things You Need To Know Whiles Setting A Triumphant Art Auction Fundraiser

By Minnie Whitley


The process of raising funds has been noted to take different forms. One of the effective methods of raising funds is an art auction fundraiser. These fundraisers involve the selling of pieces of artworks donated by various artists to the bidders. The process has many benefits associated with it; the art donors benefit from the publicity that they are accorded with while the bidders benefit from the quality pieces of artworks and finally the organizers generate revenue after the sales have taken place.

For a fundraiser to be effective and efficient then the combined hard work of organizers, bidders and the artists is required. The auction process tag along these stages; one we have the determination of the venue, secondly the action of obtaining the pieces of artwork, followed by the production of both the item and buyers lists, the printing of the biding sheets and finally setting a day for the fundraiser.

When one is organizing this kind of an event then he or she should consider some elements first. These factors are basically known as the principles to be followed while setting up a fund raiser. In this list contains; Information the artists; artists must be told of the profit they are going to get, which is primarily the publicity. Also publishing guidelines which are used to guide the art donation process is essential, this is followed by the establishment of an updated catalogue carrying the information on artists plus that of their artworks.

The attainment of a suitable venue is very essential and the sitting order should be done in a manner that the most influential bidders make it to the best seats. The organizers are required to employ the services of experienced auctioneers who are sufficiently informed about auction fundraising. This ensures that the bidders make high bids as a result of humor of these auctioneers.

How the display is another key aspect each piece should be significantly placed. It is at times said that the better the way in which the artwork fits the surrounding then the higher bidders will tend to bid on it. One has to make sure that the bidders can access the information about artists that they are willing to bid on their work this promotes the bidders comfort and hence they can make higher bids.

However there are some things that should be avoided while setting an auction. Initially, artists are warned against overstating the worth of their artworks; they are expected to provide the normal prices in which they sale their artworks. Secondly the organizer is warned against hiring non eloquent auctioneers who in turn lack a sense of humor. Auctioneers are expected to use short statements but attractive ones.

Disposing by artists is not advisable; artists are expected to present their best pieces of artwork. This should be done because some of the knowledgeable bidders can easily tell when the artist is contented which their presentations or not, consequently this could lead to low bids.

To conclude it can be clearly noted that fund raising auctions are very efficient. They also accrue benefits with them, so bidders, donors and the organizers gain respectively.




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