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Show ror the unestablished' Alternative gallery the gallery, says the art is the work of people from throughout Utah. At the "Creative Man", the artist puts his ow price C" t!; .",rl'. ar,rl if the work is sold, the gallery adds a 10 percent surcharge to the original price in order to cover overhead costs. Miss Way said that the prices, which range from 75 cents for a large detailed sketch to $175 for a small clay pot, defy contemporary standards of monetary value. She said that the artist might name a high price because he happens to like his particular piece of work intensely, but on the other hand, said Miss Way, the artist is usually open to a lower price if the customer "falls in love with the work. It's this, not money, that is the real reward," said Miss Way. l-or you artists, who as yet are not "established" enough to display and sell your work in one of the many art galleries in the city, there is a new gallery, called the "Creative Man," that will gladly display your work for nothing". The gallery, located at 633 So. State, is open everyday except Sunday at 10 a.m. According to Joyce Way, part owner and manager of the "Creative Man", the gallery offers an alternative to the status quo. The status quo, said Miss Way, is art galleries that maintain certain standards which limit most artists. Most galleries charge about 40 percent per-cent of the price of the work, and there is a display charge whether the work is sold or not. "It's a money thing," said Miss Way. The galleries need money to keep up certain frills of appearance and advertising in order to lure and satisfy a largely wealthy and limited set of patrons. No-frill affair The "Creative Man" is a no-frill, large, one room affair. The walls are lined with shelves, already partly filled with clay pots and other examples of graphic art. Two burlap-covered boards hang in the center of the gallery for paintings, sketches, and photographs. Joyce Way, part-owner and manager of |
