Lean Times for Denver's Galleries

Posted: December 23, 2009

Plus Gallery director Ivar Zeile recently moved into a new space and is struggling with the down economy
along with the rest of Denver's arts community - photo by Ken Hamel/DenverArts.org

Ask most local artists how the economy has been treating them, and the answer is a fairly uniform "rough;" The Denver Post's Kyle MacMillan highlights the challenges faced by local gallery owners as they grapple with the fallout from the lean economy: "In tough times, galleries are up against the wall." From the article:

Faced with what has come to be called the Great Recession, retail businesses of all kinds have struggled during this past year, but Denver's 120 or so commercial art galleries have been pushed to the edge. "I don't want to name names, but I've had dealers, people who normally wouldn't divulge anything at all, tell me how bad their business is and how down it is, and I think that is something you only hear in extreme times," said Ivar Zeile, owner of Plus Gallery at 2501 Larimer St.

Also see NY Times: A Survey Shows Pain of Recession for Artists

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