How to run your first exhibition

As a visual artist deciding to run your first solo exhibition can be daunting, but knowing where to begin doesn’t have to remain a mystery.
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Gallery view of Spenceroni’s Hello Play exhibition at No Vacancy.

Artist Jackie Case has exhibited ​more than 30 times including a solo exhibition in New York and has identified two issues to consider when building up to your first exhibition. The first is the ‘mechanics’ such as the gallery space, framing, lighting and so on. The second is the ’emotional’ journey to prepare yourself for the ‘sheer terror of putting it all out there for the world to judge’.  

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Madeleine Dore
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Madeleine Dore is a freelance writer and founder of Extraordinary Routines, an interview project exploring the intersection between creativity and imperfection. She is the previous Deputy Editor at ArtsHub. Follow her on Twitter at @RoutineCurator