{"id":94608257,"date":"2012-04-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/five-tips-for-traveling-with-art\/"},"modified":"2018-11-14T15:40:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T15:40:31","slug":"five-tips-for-traveling-with-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/five-tips-for-traveling-with-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Tips for Traveling with Art"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Five<\/div>\n

Your Next Art Gallery Visit Doesn’t Have to End Empty Handed!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Local art is a real thrill. I\u2019ve hit galleries in Montreal, Reykjavik and Helsinki \u2013 among others \u2013 and felt myself drooling over what was on hand. On a trip to the Torpedo Factory<\/a> in Alexandria, Virginia, I almost pulled the trigger.<\/p>\n

And then what would I have done?<\/p>\n

Buying art<\/strong> when you\u2019re on vacation is exciting, especially when you get a great deal on something you absolutely love. The only problem, though, is getting your purchase home. You could always have the gallery pack it up and ship it for you, but that can get quite expensive, especially if you\u2019re outside the United States.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, I ran into some advice published by an insurance company ahead of New York\u2019s Affordable Art Fair<\/a>, and it\u2019s just as relevant today:<\/p>\n

Get insurance:<\/strong> Whether you ship it or the gallery does, make sure your purchase is insured while it\u2019s in transit. This is when damage is most likely to occur, making insurance that much more important. If you\u2019re tastes run up-market, it\u2019s a small price to pay relative to the value of what you\u2019re buying.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get lazy:<\/strong> Packing up art (or anything) can become tedious. Unfortunately, it\u2019s also when laziness can have the greatest impact. Use the right materials \u2013 and enough of them. If you buy at a gallery or art fair, packing materials may be available on site: take advantage of them.<\/p>\n

Move it wisely:<\/strong> Small pieces are easy to carry around, whether in a car or while you\u2019re walking. Large canvases and sculptures, though, can be more difficult. Think about how you\u2019re going to carry your art before you buy it. I remember walking from mid-town to the upper west side of Manhattan with a canvas four feet long and worried the entire time.<\/p>\n

Avoid the extremes:<\/strong> Do everything you can to keep the weather and other potential problems away from your purchase. Heat and cold can damage your art, along with water, dirt and sharp objects. Even good packaging isn\u2019t foolproof, so be careful when transporting the newest addition to your collection.<\/p>\n

Get ready to learn: <\/strong>As always, don\u2019t be afraid to ask questions, even if you\u2019re an experienced art collector. Talk to the artist, art insurers and the folks at the gallery to learn the best ways to get what you just bought home.<\/p>\n


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Your Next Art Gallery Visit Doesn’t Have to End Empty Handed!   Local art is a real thrill. I\u2019ve hit galleries in Montreal, Reykjavik and Helsinki \u2013 among others \u2013 and felt myself drooling over what was on hand. On a trip to the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia, I almost pulled the trigger. And […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94608257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94608257"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97201183,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608257\/revisions\/97201183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94608257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94608257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94608257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}