Take a Breath

Show Info Board at Studio

Arranging a Group Show

Setting up a group show is quite a bit of work! Two months before the show I set up a show information board for  sharing at the studio. Then I had to manage the calendar (reminders), emails and deadlines! So much work, so much management for the creative mind!

There is so much paperwork for a group show. I had to collect from EACH artist:

• Artist Bio
• Art JPEG (image)
• Art Inventory-Signed
• Art Waiver-Signed

Every Artist should have a Bio, you can find great samples online and on websites of artists you follow. Also every Artist should have business cards, these days there are no excuses. Go to VistaPrint or online--it's easy: insert an art image (yours), type in your name and your email, and your type of art--Oil Painter and there you have it. We have a stand at the venue with our business cards in it, you never know who will call you post show to inquire about your work.

Aside from Artist PR on our Social Media and Facebook pages, we also create postcards for each show. Here I used Vistaprint and I think the postcard looks fantastic-it is not ideal to have 15 images; however, I am a peer and could not choose just one (in fairness I added an image from each artist). Again, I had to solicit for images from artists and solicit for money to pay for the postcard.

You'd think that once all of our artwork was dropped off at the venue that I could rest. No... the work had to be curated (this venue did that for us and I am grateful for it). I also had to ensure that Artists were early to the art reception and that we had money for wine and volunteers to bring refreshments.

Fantastic venue & amazing show-so vibrant!

The Reward/The Reception:

I was still fretting by the time of the reception. The art was framed and hung with care and yet I fret? Well, I knew I still had to make a speech, in front of people at the reception! Oh my! I had outlined my thank yous, a few words about our work and history and a thank you to all attending the reception. Now that the reception and speech are over---now I can relax.

The PRIDE:

The show looks amazing, my favorite thing about the show is how vibrant it is, I love the colors!  I am proud to be among these fourteen talented artists - they are my art community, my art mentors and kindred spirits. The show is in Canton at The Village Theater for all of August. Be sure to check the venue hours, I encourage you to go!