Comments on: Delivering Your Art to an Exhibit Venue: What to Expect

By: Jayne

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:18:58 +0000

I’m glad I found this article! I just got accepted to my first exhibition in January. I’ve printed your article out for reference, and am about to look through your other articles too.

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By: Harriete Estel Bermn

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:50:17 +0000

Super great information from Alyson…and thank you for mentioning the Professional Guidelines.
The Professional Guidelines has a Condition Report which I recommend you fill out before delivering your work at the exhibition. Document the condition of your work. Be very fussy, Note every little scratch, dent or mark. The exhibition space or museum will not think you are fussy. They will consider this a professional document.
Make a copy of the Condition Report for yourself….because sometimes the Condition Report is not returned with the work….(like it should be.)
Leave the Condition Report with the work.
When the work is returned it should be checked against the Condition Report.
If the work travels it should be checked against the Condition Report at every venue.
Best Regards to everyone.

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By: BettyPieper

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:13:33 +0000

Good advice. I’ve usually just supplied an inventory sheet and
sometimes had it initialled. Just a week ago I was looking to
find a painting titled “Close at Heart” of our daughter and her
Siamese cat. My husband helped me look…through over 50
large paintings. Finally I concluded with almost 100% certainty
that it was taken…from an exhibit I did TEN years ago at a
college. I checked all my lists from every exhibit since; it
was not used. Only because I wanted to theme a show around
children…Peter Pan production locally…did I even look for
it. Another good piece of advice…besides “Don’t be stupid”…
is “Take good photos.” At least I have that left.
Betty Pieper

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By: CJ Clark

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:55:20 +0000

Thanks, I think I was venting after going through all my work and seeing how scratched everything that I just got back was. I will try to educate, its one of my missions. So thank you again.
CJ Clark

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:47:26 +0000

In reply to CJ Clark.

CJ: I can’t be everywhere, but you can do some of the work. You can ask questions of the venues and tell them what you expect. Heck, print off this article and take it with you!
Lots of non-art people put on art exhibitions without any knowledge. We can help educate them.

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By: CJ Clark

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 14:21:26 +0000

I wish you could teach this to everyone! I am so tired of getting my work back from exhibits and the plexiglass having big scratches all over it because someone stacked work on top or against each other. I have to replace it always which is costly. I always check to make sure the piece is as perfect as possible before sending it so getting it back scratched is very irritating.

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