Buying Art at the Basement Gallery

Advice
Jane Brumfield has over 20 years of experience curating the visual arts and a great eye. She trained in sculpture and painting and worked as a practicing artist before shifting her career to become a curator. The work in the gallery reflects her personal tastes, but her endeavour is to select the very best work in each of the genre represented by the gallery. She has been collecting art since her early 20s and happy to discuss work from both a conceptual and technical perspective.

Our main advice in choosing art is to trust your own instincts. It is true that art can be a great investment, but this should not be the main reason for buying it. We mainly show emerging and mid career artists and believe that all of the work we select for the gallery will at very least retain, if not increase in value. However, be aware that art is not an asset that can be quickly liquidated.

Buying wisely is more about developing a collection that you love and want to keep. If you have a good eye, over time you may find that amongst that collection you have work that has greatly increased in value. What this really means is - that you are able to enjoy owning a work that might be out of your reach if you were to buy it today.

Payments
The Basement Gallery accepts Visa, Mastercard and Discover credit and debit cards. We will accept checks accompanied by a picture ID, such as a drivers licence.

We also operate a Layaway Scheme, through which clients can spread the payment for an artwork into four equal payments over a four month period. The artwork remains at the gallery until payment is made in full.

You can buy online where you see the BUY link. Online payments are made by using PAYPAL, through which you can use any credit or debit card or your own PAYPAL account. You do not need to have a PAYPAL account to pay by debit or credit card.