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SLOTIN FOLK ART AUCTION

What is Slotin Folk Art Auction?

Slotin Folk Art Auction is the only Folk Art Auction dedicated solely to promoting, selling, cataloging and educating the public about American Self-taught Art, Outsider Art, Folk Art, Southern Folk Pottery and African-American Decorative Arts. Slotin Folk Art Auction has been the nations leading seller of Folk Art since 1994, with annual sales totally well over two million dollars. We are famous for selling top-quality pieces by artists such as Bill Traylor, Sam Doyle, Josephus Farmer, Steve Ashby, Elijah Pierce, Martin Ramirez, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Felipe Archuleta, Howard Finster, Edgar Tolson, Ulysses Davis, Lanier Meaders, Clementine Hunter, as well as, important anonymous works.

• •Slotin Folk Art Auction is the nations’ largest seller of Self-taught Art, Outsider Art, Folk Art, African-American Decorative Arts and Southern Folk Pottery.
• •Slotin Folk Art Auction is now going into its 14th year of successful auctions.
• •Slotin Folk Art Auction was compared to Sotheby’s in a recent issue of The Main Antique Digest for Folk Art Sales.
• •Slotin Folk Art Auction is produced by Steve Slotin, the Director and Founder of Atlanta’s Folk Fest.
• •Slotin Folk Art Auction is a young, aggressive company, working hard to insure
  financially successful auctions for our consignors.
• •Slotin Folk Art Auction takes care of its consignors by maximizing their profits and minimizing their expenses.
• •Slotin Folk Art Auction mails professional 100-page color catalogs directly to the 13,000 eager buyers on our mailing list.
• •Slotin Folk Art Auction will target market by heavily advertising in the following publications: The Museum of American Folk Art’s Folk Art Magazine, Raw Vision, The Outsider Magazine, The Folk Art Messenger, Folk Finder, Arts & Antiques, Art & Auction, Art Review in America, Maine Antique Digest, Antiques & Arts Weekly, New England Antique Monthly, Ohio Antique Review, Antique Weekly, The Folk Fest Catalog & Local Newspapers. In addition, press releases are sent out to 100 glossy magazines, antique and collectible papers as well as other national and local media.
• •Slotin Folk Art Auction produces, publishes and distributes a fully-illustrated catalog with hundreds of color photos for each auction.
• •Slotin Folk Art Auction believes in the motto; Location, Location, Location, and selects convenient, heavily-populated, easily-accessible locations. We also provide (live) phone bids, fax bids, email bids, and mail-in bids, and hosts the auction live on ebay, insuring participation from all buyers.

What are your expenses with Slotin Folk Art Auction?

• You receive 80% of the selling price within 15 working days after the auction.
• Photographing and cataloging: NO Charge!
• Advertising and Direct Mail: NO Charge!
• Consignor maintains insurance on pieces or may purchase insurance through Slotin Folk Art Auction.

• References: Available upon request