I am going to sell or exhibit

Essential considerations prior to the sale, consignment, or exhibition of an artwork: gallery agreements, delivery protocols, pricing structures, and intellectual property rights.

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How to price an artwork

Criterios para fijar el precio de una obra: qué vendes, coste real, suelo por canal, escala coherente, ediciones cerradas, descuentos e impuestos.

Verified on 12 October 2026
- art market
- cultural work
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How to ship or transport a work

What to check when moving a work within Spain, to another European Union country or outside it: cultural permits, customs, ATA carnet, insurance and packing.

Verified on 10 October 2026
- conservation
- export
- loans
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What to do if a work is damaged

What to do after a fall, a knock, a leak, a fire or any accident that damages a work: safety, documentation, conservation and insurance.

Verified on 10 October 2026
- conservation
- documentation
- insurance
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Portraying people: consent and the right to one’s own image

If a work depicts a recognisable person, the authorship of the work coexists with that person’s right to their own image. What consent to ask for and what precautions to take with minors.

Reviewed on 10 October 2026
- rights
- photography
- portrait
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How to write an understandable label

What information a label must include, in what order, and how to write and design a short text that can be understood in front of the work.

Reviewed on 10 October 2026
- accessibility
- curation
- writing
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How to request a licence and a quote from VEGAP

If the author of a work is in VEGAP’s repertoire, that is where you ask for permission to reproduce it. What information to prepare, how to read the quote and what to do if there is no agreement.

Reviewed on 1 October 2026
- copyright
- cultural policy
- cultural work
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An image licence does not always cover the work depicted

Paying a stock image library for a photograph does not always authorise you to use what appears in it. The layers of rights in an image and what to check before publishing.

Reviewed on 1 October 2026
- copyright
- digital infrastructure
- art market
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Artist name, domain and trade mark

The name you sign with, the domain of your website and a registered trade mark are three different instruments. What each one protects and when it may make sense to register it.

Verified on 1 October 2026
- copyright
- digital infrastructure
- art market
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Commissioning an artwork

Commissioning an artwork, or accepting a commission, works best with a written agreement. What it should say about the work, deadlines, price, changes and rights.

Verified on 1 October 2026
- art collecting
- copyright
- artwork documentation
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