Monday, March 5, 2018

How To Prepare For A Successful Art Exhibit

By John Barnes


Preparing for your art exhibit can be challenging and tough but definitely fulfilling once successful. The entire preparation depends on the venue and the contract with the gallery owners. The tips discussed will assume that you have done the tasks already by yourself. If you are still in the process of doing it then read on.

First thing is finding a good place for the entire show. Be sure to host in on the most applicable date for the exhibit to happen. Inspect the area first and measure to have the size and adjust to meet the standards and the goals you have set. Attending alcohol ink classes or anything can also be implemented beforehand.

You need to decide as well for the number of artworks that will be displayed there. Think of any enticing title for it that should be based on paintings that you need to plan to have. Be sure that the paintings are ready within the day. Check if all works of art are ready based on certain standards.

Take high quality photographs of those artworks including some close up shots. Be sure to optimize those photos will be uploaded online and print too. For newspapers and magazines, one needs to use good quality or resolution photographs. For online media, a smaller size photo can be used but the quality must be high all the time.

Never forget to also add some details on the paintings. Have a sheet as your copy that contains the additional details available like the artist, year, size, medium and so on. All information have to be described well and to ensure that all details are true. You need to also have a certification that all copies of it are yours.

The opening should be special as well and to do it, there can be the presence of a musician or art lecturer that can do the opening by discussing about the pieces. To get more people to attend the event, you have to send the invitation months or weeks ahead to get rid of rushing.

A lecturer must be briefed before he can have the floor for discussion. Weeks or days before the event, send out press releases and invite some people especially the media to cover it. You can also have a social media campaign for it by posting those artworks online and other possible actions.

Send the cards that you have made to remind those attendees weeks or months before start of the exhibit. Part of the ongoing campaign is doing more publicity, post the photos on both online and offline channels to educate them more about the exhibit. However, you have to also enjoy it in the process.

After the full show, do not forget to thank the guests that attended the event. Make sure to write a personal thank you card or letter, send it to them through email or hand it to them personally. You can also thank them in social media for a successful event that happened with their help of course. These are just few of the many things to do when planning for an art exhibit.




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