October Gallery believes
that art is for everyone. We like to compare ourselves to the
Marriott
Hotel chain. The Marriott is neither the Ritz Carlton nor Motel 6. It
is
a mid-range hotel. The company’s Web site states that the hotel offers
packages of “fun filled days and wild nights that will fit any family’s
budget without breaking the bank.” At the Marriott one can get an
expensive
or an inexpensive room depending on availability. October Gallery’s
marketing
philosophy is similar to that of the Marriott. We offer an art
experience
that will fit anyone’s budget, that does not have to break the bank.
October
Gallery’s average sale is between $400 and $800. The Gallery’s prices
range
from $25 to $25,000.
October Gallery opened for
business in July of 1985, at 3805 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
It operated from this location for nine years. During the 1990s October
Gallery
operated six locations: two in Philadelphia; one in Cherry Hill, New
Jersey;
one in Echelon, New Jersey; one in Burlington, New Jersey; and one in
Washington,
DC.
October Gallery also presents
the Philadelphia International Art Expo in November of every year. This
event, now in its 24th year, is one the nation's largest art expos.
People often ask, “Where
did the name ‘October Gallery’ come from?” We tell them there is
a relation-ship between the tenth month of the year and October
Gallery.
Think about it! The month of October and October Gallery both exhibit
the
magnificence of beauty and color, one through nature’s
multicolored
autumnal arrays, the other through artists’ eyes. October comes in the
fall, when the colors of nature change. Leaves on the trees change from
variations of green to combinations of orange, red, purple, yellow and
brown. These variegated arrays are similar to the many colors on an
artist’s
palate; hence, the name October Gallery.
