The arts has a persistent problem of pay-to-play galleries and exhibitions that charge a very large fee to exhibit their works. Often called vanity galleries, they exploit naive or vulnerable artists. While not as persistent a problem as Predatory open access publishing is for scholarly research, it is still a problem. It becomes an especially tricky problem here on Wikipedia, where some artist pages use pay-to-play exhibitions like the Florence Biennale to establish notability, which they should not. Below is an initial informal attempt to coalesce my research into these galleries and exhibitions into one place, for use in the AfD process.
Biennales
edit- Roberto Gagliardi related venues
- Florence Biennale - reports of 2700-5000 USD [5]
- GAA Foundation / European Cultural Center
- Personal Structures, held annually during Venice Art and Architecture Biennales
- Invitation letter posted on the internet show fees that range from 8000-15,000 EURO [6] [7] [8] [9]
- International Contemporary Art Cannes Biennale.[10]
Vanity Galleries
editCompetitions
editPay-to-play Publications
edit- NY Arts Magazine (defunct) [21]
- Do note that some of their coverage touched on notable artists
- They also operated Broadway Gallery NYC
Art Fairs
edit- Monaco 11,000-28,000 EURO [22]
Other
edit- Figurative Arts Medusa Aurea, a competition with an unusually high 120 euro entrance fee [23]
Museums
edit- Palais Pálffy is not a Museum. There is a Phantasten Museum that operates inside the building, but it is not an art museum.
- southern nevada museum of fine art is not a Museum, though it is a non-profit [24]
- Museum of Young Art is a commercial enterprise that lasted 10 years, and closed in 2015. It is unclear if it had a collection. The website is defunct.