Introduction
Are you thinking about commissioning an Art Medal? It may be to award an extraordinary achievement, or to commemorate a moment in history, to celebrate a commercial or corporate event, or perhaps to mark a personal milestone? We welcome your interest! MANZ' thirty members represent a broad spectrum of artistic styles, each with an evolved and unique art practice as well as many years experience. Take a look at the gallery below to see some of our members' previous commissioned work. Not all our members are represented in this gallery, so don’t limit your search to this page; look through the individual MEMBERS pages and also bear in mind their wider art practice.
The first step towards commissioning your own art medal is to find an artist that you like, or an example of a work that suits your project idea, then make contact! Don't be afraid to ask as many questions as you require. We are a very friendly bunch and welcome all enquiries, no matter how large or small.
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Find an artist whose style you like, or a example of a work that suits your project.
The gallery below shows a broad range of art medals by different artists; from commemorative, to University Awards. You can also go to individual members pages.
Make contact with your chosen artist.
Go to the MEMBERS page, and click on the artist you have chosen. Many of our members have a link to their own website and from there you can contact them directly. If they don’t have a link to a site you can go to our CONTACT page and fill in our contact form, letting us know that you want to commission an Art Medal, which artist/s you are interested in, and your contact details. The artist will then contact you.
The process
Once you have made contact with your chosen artist they will be able to discuss your project in detail with you. However, so that you can furnish them with a well thought out explanation of what you want, it's good to have a think about some of the aspects below.
- subject matter, or general theme if there is no specified subject.
- scale (the size of object you want).
- material (bronze, silver, pewter, wood; painted surface etc).
- patina (colouring).
- do you want a struck medal or a hand-made work?
- edition (how many you are wanting).
- you may require the full edition or an on-going commission, for example, a set number annually.
- Are there any individual engraving requirements?
- time-frame/date required.
- budget (design fee/unit cost/ ongoing editions).
If you are unsure of some or all of your requirements; that’s absolutely fine, discuss these with your artist, they will be able to guide you and make suggestions.
Once your artist has an idea of what you want, he/she will give you an indication of the cost, propose a time schedule to make sure the medal is ready at the required date, and submit a sketch or model for your consent before realisation.
Things to bear in mind when commissioning an art medal.
All good things take time! Often more time than you may anticipate, as most artists have other commitments and exhibition deadlines to meet, and foundry schedules also need to be factored in. So start the process as early as possible .
