About this website

The Art and Craft - South Coast New South Wales website is a website conceived, designed and administered by WinterComms, a multidisciplinary corporate communications consulting company that is operated from Batemans Bay.

Principles Max Winter and Susan Keck both are members of the Batemans Bay Art & Craft Society and the South Coast Pastel Society and we wanted to give something back to the vibrant local art and craft community.

The website has two objectives:

1. To encourage Art and/or Craft Society, organisation or Gallery membership in the Australian New South Wales South Coast region.

2. To display and sell local artists work via this website, through the organisations they belong to.

In this way we hope to assist and foster the continued success of the local art and craft communities in South Coast NSW. Some artwork may have already be sold or not for sale and labelled as such; these have been left on display to give the website visitor an overview of the body of the artist's work.

Local artists are free to contact us to submit a portfolio (or single piece) of their work at no charge, provided they are members of a recognised local art and/or craft organisation, and provided they are willing to abide by that organisations rules regarding the sale of works of art or craft.

It is normal practice for most local art and/or craft societies to expect a commission on the sale of a work of art or craft from their members and we fully support this as a necessary measure to ensure the health of a strong local art and craft community.

WinterComms also charge a nominal percentage of the selling price for the administration and maintenance of this website, when a work of art is sold. This precentage is negotiatated with the organisation and their member artists, and is not additional to the price quoted on this website. 

About the Societies and Organisations

How to Purchase Artwork

WinterComms (the webmasters of this site) work in closely with the Artist and with the Artist's nominated Art/Craft Society or Organisation who handle your art or craft work purchase.

WinterComms receive your purchase request and notify the Artist and the nominated Society/Organisation.

The Artist confirms the art or craft's availability for sale with the Society/Organisation.

The nominated Society/Organisation confirms the art or craft work's availability to you, receives your payment, processes it, and advises WinterComms and the Artist.

The Artist handles the packaging, postage and insurance of the art or craft work to you, and supplies the postage and insurance receipts to the Society/Organisation. The cost of the postage and insurance will be borne by the purchaser, and we expect this figure to be around $25 AUD. (Australian Dollars). This figure will be confirmed with you at the time of purchase.

The Society/Organisation confirms postage of the artwork to you, and notifies the Artist and WinterComms.

The Society/Organisation retains their commission, pays the Artist and forwards WinterComms their share of the commission. 

WinterComms are your first point of contact as a purchaser for artworks directly featured on this website, and we will acknowledge receipt of your correspondence, and let you know who from the Society or Organisation will be in contact with you. Once the availability of the artwork is confirmed with you by the Society/Organisation your payment will be to the Society/Organisation. Featured artists who have their own websites act on their own behalf, and the purchaser would need to deal with them directly.

WinterComms do not receive or handle payment from you.

Following are some questions we think might be asked:

How can I be sure the Society /Organisation is trustworthy?

Art Societies in New South Wales, Australia, need to be incorporated and meet strict government regulations in order to operate.

About the Societies and Organisations

What happens if the artwork arrives damaged?

Procedures and standards for the packaging of artwork will be established with the individual societies and organisations. However, if your artwork is damaged a claim against the insurace will be made, and your financial loss for the cost of the artwork will be covered.

What happens if the artwork does not arrive at all?

Please allow 4 - 6 weeks for the delivery of your artwork from the time of your payment receipt. Your artwork will be insured and you will have to sign for receipt of the artwork. If your artwork does not arrive within this period please notify us and we will follow up with Australia Post. If it is lost, it will be an insurance claim, and you will be covered for the financial cost of the artwork.

Why am I being notified that the artwork I wish to purchase has already been sold?

While the artwork is listed for sale on this website, in practice the artwork itself might be at the artist's residence, it might be in a gallery, or displayed in an exhibition, and it's status (For Sale or Sold) could change at any time. We will also be relying on the artist, society or organisation to inform us immediately of the artwork's sale.

What about the artwork available for sale on advertised or featured websites?

Some society or organisation members do have their own websites, and you need to deal with them directly in terms of any artworks you may wish to purchase from them.  

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