Visual Arts Exhibition: An Agent For Economic Stability To Artists.

Visual arts exhibitions are displays of artist products for networking and economic gains. Some schools of thought sees it as a seed sewing venture with delayed gratification while others juxtapose aesthetics with functionality as a means of targeting patronage. The paper seek answers on the following questions; is visual arts exhibition an agent for economic stability to the artist? Are there issues intrinsically impeding the process of stabilizing the artist economy through visual arts exhibition? How can collaborative effort with art institutions enhance economic stability for the artist? What is the way forward? The method used was historical, interviews, unstructured questionnaire and participant observation method. Findings reveal that visual arts exhibition is a seed sowing, personal networking venture that will eventually mature for harvesting. The use visual arts exhibition to solve aesthetics and utilitarian purpose expands patronage beyond art collectors. The necessity for arts institutions to play their role of protecting the material interest of the artist was also established.