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I'm thinking about doing a pop-up shop / gallery for a month.
Currently I only do custom framing in the garage so for this I'm hoping to invite local artists / photographers to give me their stuff for the month so that I can sell it for a commission, and hopefully get some framing work from these items.
I will probably start with a cheese / wine evening and maybe offer tea / coffee / homebaking during the day.
Anything I should be thinking about / worrying about?

Insurance. Payment.

Will insurance be different from taking in people's artwork to frame?
I will have to look at payment options, so thanks for that.

pramsay wrote
"Will insurance be different from taking in people's artwork to frame?"

Public Liability Insurance, for members of the public coming into the shop as well as for cover of the artwork while it's in the shop, both customers and the Artist & Photographers who's work you will be showing, we have a Artisan Market here one Sunday a month and stallholders have to have Public Liability Insurance to trade there

Waste of time, Shops opening and closing with a space of 1 week, Customers know your only there tempoary so doing business can be difficult

depends on the location, lots of my customers do pop up shops it is good promo, some of them actually make some good money too.

Did you do any pop up shops?
I've been looking into it myself and I reckon it'd be a great way of getting into new markets. A friend of mine has a pop up gallery in Bristol and is doing amazingly well. There's also a thing with rates on empty commercial premises which will benefit the landlord if you approach at the right time. (something along the lines of rates on empty properties are reduced to zero for 3-6 months depending on the local authorities, but if it can be let out for 6 weeks then the rates will be reduced for a further 3-6 months)
Be great to know if you've had any success.