trabajo de prospección

English translation: champion many new artists/exhibit a great deal of new works

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Spanish term or phrase:trabajo de prospección
English translation:champion many new artists/exhibit a great deal of new works
Entered by: Edward Tully

16:19 Sep 16, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / art history, art criticism
Spanish term or phrase: trabajo de prospección
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I cannot decide what the phrase "trabajo de prospección" means in the following context:
Le representa la Kerlin Gallery y ha expuesto ... en la Douglas Hyde Gallery, el Project Art Centre o la Royal Hibernian Academy, instituciones todas ellas que hacen un gran trabajo de prospección.
Jonathan_B
Ireland
Local time: 15:35
champion many new artists/exhibit a great deal of new works
Explanation:
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Edward Tully
Local time: 16:35
Grading comment
Thanks Edward, I used yours in the end. Really helpful - cheers!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1scouting work
Luis Javier Otoya
4 +1prospecting work / customer prospecting
Ronnie McKee
4canvassing jobs
mikellys
4champion many new artists/exhibit a great deal of new works
Edward Tully


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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
scouting work


Explanation:
Probably the intention of the original is to underline the fact that those galleries work hard at discovering new artists or "prospects".

Luis Javier Otoya
Local time: 09:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Enrique Huber (X)
1 hr
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
canvassing jobs


Explanation:

REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA
DICCIONARIO DE LA LENGUA ESPAÑOLA - Vigésima segunda edición
PROSPECCION

2. f. Exploración de posibilidades futuras basada en indicios presentes. Prospección de mercados, de tendencias de opinión.

http://www.deperu.com/diccionario/?pal=prospecci�n

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canvass - an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/canvass
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mikellys
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
prospecting work / customer prospecting


Explanation:
I believe that this is saying that these galleries do a good job of finding customers for the art placed in them. There is nothing wrong with leaving this as prospecting.


Prospecting is the art of locating new potential customers

http://www.worldwidelearn.com/business-career/article/succee...

Prospecting for customers is the first step to real selling, and must always be a salesperson’s top priority.

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Prospecting_for_Customers

Ronnie McKee
Spain
Local time: 16:35
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alicia Orfalian
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Alicia
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
champion many new artists/exhibit a great deal of new works


Explanation:
2 more options!

Edward Tully
Local time: 16:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 139
Grading comment
Thanks Edward, I used yours in the end. Really helpful - cheers!
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