Preparing for an exhibition. Image: Ari He, Unsplash.
A successful exhibition is about good artworks, but it is also about being professional. We’ve prepared a checklist to make the admin easy, so you can enjoy the making.
You have to remember that this is a professional career opportunity – but also a business opportunity. It is about money – what you spend, and potentially what you can make. So, you have to take your “artist head” off for a moment and slip into your power suit. You need to understand your costs, your personal value and your artist price.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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