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By admin on Mar 23, 2010 | In Exhibiting | Send feedback »
It's happened to us all at least once. You sent in your application to an event and you were turned down. It's one thing to be turned down for a show because your work was not what the selection committee or juror was looking for, but if you're on the outside looking in due to the oversight of a small yet important detail (e.g. the form was not filled in correctly, the deadline was missed, your slides were fuzzy, no cheque was included, etc.), then it's time to get yourself organized! Follow these tips next time and improve your chances for success:
Step 1: Be proactive
Always have the following items at your fingertips:
1) Slides: Multiple, quality slides of your work are a must. Always take more than one slide as you may wish to enter the piece in a number of venues and you will also need one for your records.
The photography has to be the best possible. The image should be centered, in perfect focus, and represent the true colours. There should be nothing in the slide but the image. If the image does not fit slide dimensions, mount the work on a black background. Any black background areas showing are acceptable. The jurors do not want to see your sofa or the mattes and frames. Label the slides with a permanent marker (not tape) according to instructions. Tape can cause jams in the projector and you don't want to be the cause of that! The offending slide, when retrieved, is often thrown out.
2) Current biographical material, Curriculum Vitae.
