Study of Artist-Run Galleries (c. 1979)

Investigator: Batia Sharon

Population: Artists, who own art galleries

Identification method: Interview and questionnaire data were collected from 40 individuals and organizations in the San Francisco and Santa Cruz regions. Additional information unavailable in works reviewed.

Sampling procedure: Unavailable in work reviewed.

N and Response rate: Unavailable in work reviewed.

Publication: Sharon, B. 1979. "Artist-Run Galleries-A Contemporary Institutional Change in the Visual Arts." Qualitative Sociology, 2(1): 3-28.

Summary: Sharon (1979) examined the phenomenon of artists who, because of social and institutional changes in the organization of the visual arts, decided to operate their own galleries, manage their own exposure, and reestablish direct contact with their audiences and communities.