A payday loan for art exhibition costs

I would like to have an exhibition of my paintings. There are too many in my studio. I don’t have the cash to pay for all the costs involved. Can I use a payday loan for this?

I’m going to be an old master! I’m busting to hold an exhibition of my work.

Perhaps a Payday Loan could solve the problem of framing, rental and advertising. I paint and the paintings are piling up. I’m crazy about my work and my wife likes it too. I started some years ago after I hadn’t touched a brush for years while I was too busy working, Once I retired, I was re-infected by the bug. I am determined to be an old master and so far I’m doing very well on the ‘old’ part of the equation.

I use the spare room – no one ever sleeps over these days. I juggled the furniture around, donated the bed and set up my easel opposite the window. It works fine and looks nice and messy, just the sort of place van Gogh or Monet would work in. I paint with acrylic paints on canvas, using nice warm, bright colors. The problem is that the pile of canvases is growing steadily and there are sounds coming from the other half of the family suggesting that it’s time to ‘do something about the mess.’ That was all the good news.

The bad news

I’m flat broke. In today’s mail is the account for the annual property taxes. I will add it to the pile marked ‘waiting to be paid,’ mumble words of hope over it and forget about it until the city inspectors come banging on the door. I have heard talk in the art group of a payday loan and I really should take the time to find out what this is all about.

The solution

Simple. Hold an exhibition of my works. Put healthy prices on the paintings and make myself some real money. The more people hear about me, the more I will become known, the more I will sell and the higher the prices I can charge. Like I said, simple!

The problem

Oil paintings on canvas have to be framed for an exhibition, otherwise they look cheap and nasty and I want them to look expensive and great. Framing is unbelievably expensive. I could never afford to pay for framing 30 or 40 paintings.

Then there is the venue. I can probably get the church hall for very little, but the place is cold with no facilities, small windows and a grotty old cement tile floor. Plus I don’t think art lovers will come there to look at paintings. A decent venue with a good atmosphere and good lighting will cost. There is the gallery down at the lake, but I heard a figure of about $5,000 per week.

I haven’t looked into things like advertising, a cheese and wine opening, insurance, delivery both ways, hanging costs and who knows what else. If you’ve never done it before there are bound to be a bunch of ‘who knows what elses.’

Aha, a possible solution

I spent a couple of hours on the internet this morning learning all about a payday loan and there is a distinct possibility that this will provide a great solution. Actually, I would like it to be a Sell-Day Loan. They lend me the money, I pay for all the expenses in setting up the exhibition and the minute I sell a few pieces I repay the loan. Think that will fly?