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T.A.S. Newsletter
Spring 2004 Volume 2 No. 1 Page 11
CHANGES TO THE SUMMER EXHIBITION RULES
1 All exhibitors are obliged to sit in for at least one session. Reluctantly, the Committee has decided to impose a penalty charge of 25% commission on all paintings sold to members who do not fulfil their obligation.
2 No deposits or post-dated cheques can be accepted for paintings.
3 Paintings not collected by 4-30 p.m. on the last day of the exhibition will be placed in the storeroom of the Community Centre. Exhibitors will then have to make their own arrangements for collection.
THE 'NUTS & BOLTS' PAGE
NEWS FROM THE COMMITTEE
• 36 paintings were sold at the 2003 Summer Exhibition
•Mrs Mary Maskell is representing the Society's interests at meetings concerning the planned arts centre at Hangar Farm.
•Two Saints Frames purchased in 2003 may belong to a faulty batch where the wood was untreated. Please check the back of your frames carefully.
•Mrs Sheila Langley has volunteered to become Membership Secretary as the society's membership has grown rapidly during the past year.
•Workshop meetings are not open to non-members. · T.A.S. programmes are available to T.A.S. Members only. Visitors cannot obtain programmes until they join the Society.
• Meetings in the Three Score Club have almost reached the maximum capacity in terms of the chairs available and some monthly workshops attract almost 30 members. A membership waiting list will begin once the membership reaches a certain figure: 80 members for example.
IMPORTANT ADVICE ON SELLING ART WORK
Sale of Goods Act
Under the Sale of Goods Act 1979, purchasers are NOT entitled to return an item and ask for their money back unless an item is faulty in some way. This applies to all T.A.S. sales.
Members selling their work privately may wish to state this at the time of purchase. One member was asked to take back a painting because the purchaser had second thoughts. The member felt obliged to do so in order to retain good will and to uphold their reputation.
Pricing
Christmas one-day sales usually feature less expensive works, for example under £50. However many think that it is unfair on fellow members to sell work for a very low price ie less than: the cost of the frame + a suitable reward for the artist's labour + 10% commission to the Society. What do members think?
Please send your views and experiences about selling your artwork for inclusion in the next issue of T.A.S. NEWS to:
TAS NEWS EDITOR Mrs D. Alexander
23 The Paddock, Calmore, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 2SF
Email: editor@tottonartsociety.org.uk
Website: www.tottonartsociety.org.uk
