Press Releases Henderson Cisz and Philip Gray are the UK's best selling artists, with Castle Galleries, The Framing Workshop and Lion Art Service among other award winners (12 May 2007) UK's best-selling art: Cisz tops poll (29 October 2007) Pete Hayton GCF elected as Master of the Fine Art Trade Guild (24 March 2006) Art & Framing wages survey (5 April 2004) UK Art & Framing industry survey (3 November 2003)    About the Fine Art Trade Guild    Research and Reports The Independent newspaper (2007) - Framing advice Best-selling prints survey Art & Framing wages survey UK Art & Framing industry survey    Management Speak Rosie Sumner, MD, Fine Art Trade Guild    Events Art & Framing Industry Awards 2007    Financial Performance Annual Reports Release date: 2007 Put yourself in the frame - framing advice from The Independent newspaper Once you have snapped the perfect portrait shot, the next step is to frame it. Of course you can always do this yourself by buying a framing from one of the many high-street home-furnishing stores, but to turn your picture into a work of art you should go to a professional framer. To choose a framer qualified by the Fine Art Trade Guild, visit www.fineart.co.uk. Guild Commended Framers will offer five levels of framing: museum framing, the most expensive option, which gives you the ultimate protection; conservation framing, which will help to preserve your artwork for future generations; commended framing, which guarantees a degree of protection, with design playing an important part; budget framing, which is visually pleasing, but offers no long-term protection; and minimum, the cheapest option. Guild member framers can also give you advice on caring for framed pictures. From Independent Photographer Pt 2: People and Portraits. Produced in association with PIC, 2007. Back to top Release date: 24 March 2006 Pete Hayton GCF elected as Master of the Fine Art Trade Guild Pete Hayton GCF was elected Master of the Fine Art Trade Guild at the Annual General Meeting on 23 March 2006. He follows Mike Braddock, Master's Warden, who had taken office as Acting Master during 2005, when Dave Woolass GCF resigned mid-term. Pete Hayton GCF has served the Guild for many years on the Framers Committee and, together with his wife Anne, ran the Wessex Branch for many years, offering superb networking and training opportunities to art and framing businesses across the central south of England. Pete and Anne run several businesses in Poole, Dorset: Towngate Framing & Publishing, Towngate Gallery & Art Centre, and Designline Systems. "Our industry is experiencing major changes both in the way we trade and the type of trade we do", commented the new Master of the Guild. "IT and the internet are having an impact on all aspects of the art and framing industry, including the need to understand how to make the best digital prints and ensure the printing is to Guild standards.The family business that my wife and I have built up encompasses many elements of the art industry and owes a lot to the Fine Art Trade Guild and its publication Art Business Today, so packed with information for the trade. The art and framing industry is involved in many aspects of people's lives: the giftware, interior design, furnishings, photography, industrial, commercial and display sectors all use our services. The Guild already has an excellent book 'The Artist's Guide to Selling Work' to encourage young people to be effective in the trade. Our members run training courses for aspiring professional framers, and the GCF qualification is recognised worldwide. During my tenure I hope to do even more to encourage new people, especially young people, into the industry and to strive to achieve best practice across the board." Back to top The Fine Art Trade Guild - an introduction The Fine Art Trade Guild is the trade association for the whole of the art and framing industry, including artists, art printers, publishers, framing equipment and materials manufacturers and suppliers, framers and galleries. With over 1100 members, mainly in the UK, it has Branches in Ireland and New Zealand and members worldwide.The Guild is responsible for trade standards and qualifications, including the Guild Commended Framer programme. Press Office available for comment and information on any aspect of the art trade, in particular: top selling contemporary artists, public awareness of art and artists, consumer issues. info@fineart.co.uk T/ +44(0)20 7381 6616 Out of hours media contact 07881 621258. Back to top Release date: 29 October 2007 UK's best-selling art: Cisz tops poll Henderson Cisz, whose vibrant urban images of mankind at full throttle among spectacular city streets, have made him one of the most highly regarded of contemporary artists, scooped top place in the EPSON-sponsored, Art Business Today Best-selling Images Poll 2007. This has been quite a year for Cisz who also won Best-selling Artist Award at the Art & Framing Industry Awards in May. Delighted with this win, Cisz explained the visceral appeal of his work. ‘The edgy mixture of glamour and grime fascinates people,' he said. ‘Cities are engrossing and vital. The idea that to live in them is to be at the heart of things is a powerful one.' Mary Ann Rogers and Sue Rogers took second and third place respectively. Both have featured in previous top tens – Howells for her quirky street and townscapes, packed with local life and colour, and Rogers for her fluid and expressive watercolours of British wild and domestic animals. The full Top 10 was: 1 Henderson Cisz Published by DeMontfort Fine Art, www.demontfortfineart.co.uk 2 Sue Howells Distributed by Alpha 1 Marketing, jan@alpha1marketing.co.uk 3 Mary Ann Rogers Distributed by Alpha 1 Marketing, jan@alpha1marketing.co.uk 4 Fletcher Sibthorp Published by Buckingham Fine Art, www.bucksfineart.co.uk 5 Jack Vettriano Limited editions: DeMontfort Fine Art, www.demontfortfineart.co.uk Open editions: The Art Group, www.artgroup.com 6 Todd White Published by Aurora Fine Art, www.aurorafineart.co.uk 7 Paul Kenton Published by Washington Green, www.washingtongreen.co.uk 8 Glyn and Philip Martin Published by Cambrooke Fine Art, www.cambrooke.co.uk 9 Beryl Cook Published by Alexander Gallery Publications, www.alexander-gallery.co.uk 10 Doug Hyde Published by DeMontfort Fine Art, www.demontfortfineart.co.uk For further information, contact Rosie Sumner, 020 7381 6616, rosie@fineart.co.uk Click here for press release Back to top Release date: 5 April 2004 Not in it for the money: art and framing industry wages survey Art and framing employees must love their jobs because they are unlikely to be motivated by financial gain alone, is the conclusion of the art and framing industry wages survey conducted by trade magazine Art Business Today, on behalf of the Fine Art Trade Guild, in April 2004. The industry's predominantly female part-time workforce is likely to earn just £5.75 per hour, only £1.25 more than the statutory minimum wage, and £9.25 per hour less than the average full-time male worker in the UK earns per hour. Only 2% of art and framing employees earn between £13 and £16, compared to the national average wage of £13.16 per hour. Money cannot be the prime motive for working in the industry. The advantages of flexible working, acquiring skills and doing a job they love must offset the relatively low pay. Over 250 UK business owners completed the survey. Art and framing industry wages survey: key findings · The typical employee is a 30-year-old woman working as a part-time framer (though she might handle sales at busy times). She earns around £5.75 per hour. She had no previous experience as a framer and is likely to have found her job through a friend. · 58% of employees earn £4.50-£7 per hour, with just 35% earning more than this · 46% of those employing anyone employ a framer, compared with 31% in sales · 33% of businesses employ just the owners · 11% of retailers employ more than six people · 46% of employees work part-time · Framing is better paid than sales · The best way of finding a job in art and framing is through a friend The second half of the industry wages survey, looking at salaries drawn by the owners of art and framing businesses, is published in June 2004. For further information, contact Rosie Sumner, 020 7381 6616, rosie@fineart.co.uk Back to top Release date: 3 November 2003 The UK art and framing industry: the first authoritative survey New ground was broken by the UK art and framing industry conducted by market research agency, Ask for Research, between June and August 2003. The survey was carried out on behalf of the trade organisation, the Fine Art Trade Guild and was sponsored by manufacturer Slater Harrison & Co Ltd. Prior to the survey, no reliable information about the size and structure of the UK art and framing industry was available. Interviews were with senior personnel in 18 of 26 key trade suppliers and publishers and a detailed postal survey, sent to a further 100 companies, was completed by 20 per cent. The results were combined information from Companies House. All data was treated in strictest confidence. Key findings · The total UK turnover, excluding export, of the framing supply industry is £82million. · The retail value of the UK framing industry is calculated to be between £246million and £328million · UK print and poster publishing and distribution sector is valued at £140million retail, based on distributor turnover for UK activity of £70million. · UK framing manufacturers and wholesalers number approximately 100. There are no significant framing suppliers with a turnover of less than £500,000 (other than inventors with one product). · The average turnover of the largest 20 framing suppliers is £7million, though this is distorted by the turnovers of the few largest companies. · Around 130 publishers and distributors account for the vast majority of images that are sold at retail in the UK. Average worldwide turnover is £1.6million and £1.5million respectively.15 UK publishers and distributors are estimated to have turnovers in excess of £1million. · Framing suppliers' average export sales ranged between £15,000 and and £1.8million and imports between between £240,000 and £12million. The average import value per company is £1.8million, and the average percentage of turnover that is imported is 58%. · Publishers' export sales range between £4000 and £9.5million, with an average of just under £1million. Imports range between £8000 and £2.5million and average at £625,000. · UK framing suppliers employ between five and 600 people, with the average number of employees per company being 93. Turnover per employee ranges from £40,000 to £172,000, with the average turnover per employee being £80,000. · UK publishers and distributors employ between one and 210 people (average: 26). Turnover per employee ranges from £15,000 to £500,000, with the average turnover per employee being £100,000. · The average gross profit for the largest ten framing supply companies is £3million. The ratio of gross profit to turnover ranges from 9% to 53%, with 31% being the average ratio. · The average gross profit for the largest ten publishers and distributors is £3.5million. The ratio of gross profit to turnover ranges between 37% and 59%, with 52% being the average ratio. · 60% of companies manufacture product, accounting for an average £6million turnover. Manufacturing accounts for 76% of turnover for these companies. · The number of customers per company ranges from 150 to 4000, usually in direct proportion to the position the company occupies in the supply chain (manufacturer to wholesalers or wholesaler to retailers). · Publishers'and distributors'customers per company range from 40 to 3000. Industry comment 'Research that helps improve understanding of our industry and the opportunities that exist help the development of business plans and launch of new products. The art and framing industry is often thought of as a cottage industry, but this is clearly not the case. Even the most conservative estimates show a huge turnover and number of participating businesses.' Mike Braddock, MD of Slater Harrison & Co Ltd, sponsors of the survey. 'The public are becoming increasingly image conscious and are spending more and more on decorating their homes; switched on art retailers and the media are successfully conveying the idea that art can be changed along with the décor. The number of independent retailers is not decreasing; it is staying pretty static, so IKEA et al can't be that much of a threat.' Martin Harrold, MD, Lion Picture Framing Supplies 'Lots of independent retailers are disappearing, driven away by high overheads and an inability to compete with the larger stores. A significant volume of product is now sold through stores like IKEA and John Lewis, so the amount of business left for the smaller players is much less than it was.' Gyr King of King & McGaw Back to top
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