Tips
by EMILYA COLLIVER
Starting an art collection is a daunting experience. Questions that come up a lot include: isn’t art collecting expensive? How do you know which art is good? Where do you start?
I started Art Pharmacy to make people just forget about those questions and think about building an art collection in a new and exciting way.
Here are my best tips to build an art collection that you can be proud of.
#1: Purchase with your heart
Collecting art doesn’t need to be expensive, nor should it be all about money. Buy the pieces that you love, and that you’d like to live with every day. Whether you choose to spend a little bit of money on art every now and again, or save up to buy a big piece, the motivator should be the same: you love the art.
#2: Start early
Just as art collecting doesn’t necessarily need to be expensive, it also shouldn’t be something that you put off until you’re older and wiser, with more of a disposable income. Starting early, in your twenties, and supporting local and emerging artists is the best way to get your collection going. Who knows, those artists might just be The Next Big Thing!
#3: Don’t ask yourself too many questions
All those questions you had? Scrap them! Again, art collecting doesn’t need to be expensive if you build it little by little, buying a piece each quarter or even once a year. Art is highly subjective so build a collection that you love and it can’t help but be a ‘good’ art collection. And if you need a little help you can always turn to our Art Pharmacy Prescriptions. ‘Patients’ (to extend the metaphor even further) will receive an exclusive new artwork each quarter delivered straight to their door. Collecting art has never been more delightful! Soon, you’ll have an art collection of your very own.
#4: Take care of your collection
Big, or small, building an art collection, is still an investment so it’s important to take care of the works themselves. Keep paper works away from direct sunlight, clean sculptures, note the works you have and get them insured.
It’s these little things that will help your art collection grow and thrive in years to come.
Emilya Colliver is the Founder and Director of Art Pharmacy, an online gallery that sells artworks by Australian-based, emerging and established artists.
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