We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Joanne Henig a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Joanne thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. What was it like going from idea to execution? Can you share some of the backstory and some of the major steps or milestones?
Started Photo Art Pavilion as a way to extend the reach of our physical brick and mortar art photography gallery. The idea was two-fold. Increase views of artist’s art. Increase the number of artist’s we could represent.
Along came Covid and our Brick and Mortar was silenced. Serendipitously, we had already invested nearly $20k in developing the proprietary platform, PhotoArtPavilion.com and the artists that were working with us through our Main Street location moved onto the online gallery platform.
We provide an affordable service to artists who seek a way to display their art photography with full service sales and marketing tools. They can drive their success.
How’d you meet your business partner?
Joanne Henig met Jessica Lempin in 1998 when Henig was the owner / operator of a small website development company. Henig hired Lempin. In 2007 they started a local online art gallery. In 2012 they opened a brick and mortar photo art gallery. In 2018 they began developing PhotoArtPavilion.com and launched just prior to the height of Covid.
How did you put together the initial capital you needed to start your business?
The initial capital came from a loan from Henig. The business paid back the loan in the first 24 months.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://photoartpavilion.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/photoartpavilion/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhotoArtPavilionPage/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/photo-art-pavilion/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@photoartpavilion
Image Credits
© Joanne Henig Art Photography