Here are steps to consider for the project:
1. Brainstorm a list of possible venues and contacts. (in progress)
2. Visit possible venues and discuss opportunities with owners.
3. Decide on a venue.
4. Create floor plan of venue for exhibit design.
5. Layout mock exhibition.
6. Design publicity materials.
7. print/distribute/mail publicity materials
8. Prepare venue for exhibition (patch/paint/lights/etc.)
9. Move work (ready to install) to venue and install exhibition.
10. Host opening.
11. Gallery sitting, if necessary.
12. Uninstall exhibition.
Possible dates we considered:
November 4 (First Friday Gallery Hop if downtown Louisville)
November 18, prior to Thanksgiving Break.
December 2, week before classes end. (Annual student exhibit opens on December 1, this may present a conflict)
Two ideas on the table for the exhibit:
1. An exhibition of your best work that would create an engaging "showcase" of your most recent creative efforts. Likely 2-3 pieces each.
2. Identity Theft - each participant in the exhibit creates work in the style of someone else in the seminar.
3. The exhibit could include a collaborative piece in which everyone contributes.
So, there it is in a nutshell. Graphic Designers be thinking about publicity stuff. I'll check to see what kind of budget we have. Let's see how much we can nail down between now and Tuesday.
Can you post the address where your place is at? I may try to take a drive that way this weekend. I loved the sound of there or Preston's.
ReplyDeleteAnd I LOVE the identity theft idea. I mean I really love it! I will be doing Jerrye if we do that. :) What might be fun is when we finish our piece if they select one piece that they think is close to what we've done to put by it. It would give people something to compare.
I love the Identity Theft idea, however, I'm not sure I will have the time to create even more new works on top of my other studio work within two months. Let's don't bite off more than we can chew. I would rather have a nice exhibit of our works with collaborative installation(s) if everything goes well.
ReplyDeleteTo be frank with y'all, I'm not sure about the identity theft idea because of our time budget. Do you all really think we will have time to do that? We have only one month to complete our exhibition. Why don't we all meet together and look at these 3 places then we can discuss about our ideas from there?
ReplyDelete438 South Third Street, almost to the corner of third and Muhammad Ali. There's a large "for Lease" sign in the window.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Randilyn and Shawn, I think time would be an issue for the Identity Theft thing, although it is an interesting idea. I like the idea of having a collaborative piece and a few pieces each of high quality work from this year.
ReplyDeleteI talked with Mrs. England who is on the Art Council of New Albany and she was thrilled with the idea of us maybe doing a community project of some sort, a public mural or art piece. She is going to talk with her husband, the Mayor ,and should be getting back to me soon. She said that there are many places in New Albany that we could do something special.The city also has some special celebrations coming up and maybe we could be a part of one. I will keep everyone updated.I must say she was really excited!
ReplyDeleteIs this another project or is it connected to the exhibition idea in some way? If there is a collaborative piece that will be executed by all of you, shouldn't it be in the venue where you decide to mount your exhibit?
ReplyDeleteI think the public art project was initially brought up as an alternative to an exhibit. Which actually may not sound too bad considering there are going to be 1.2 gazillion shows already this year. I think we should see how the exhibit plans go before we switch gears now, though. An exhibit will let us all multi-task our work. If we end up with an early November show, we will not have much time to create all new works plus keep up our studio work before then. I don't want to end up with a rushed, shoddy project or show.
ReplyDeletePerhaps it would be a good idea to choose a theme that everyone can work around for the exhibition.
ReplyDeleteFor example, in printmaking last year we did a print exchange where we chose a very broad theme "social awareness" and every one created a print that was based on their interpretation of the theme.
If we choose some kind of theme, everyone will have some sort of direction to go in so people won't be panicking about what kind of new work to make for the show.
This would also give a sense of unity to the exhibit instead of just a bunch of randomness.
What do y'all think? If you like the idea, what do you think are good themes?