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Mar 02 2013
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Planning your gallery show: RECEPTION

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This is Part 5 of my Planning Your Gallery Show presentation. After deciding on a theme, planning the layout for my ‘The Spaces Within‘ gallery show, designing my promo pieces and promoting the show, the last step was to plan and hold my opening night reception.

There’s not a lot to say about holding a reception, other then that it’s like holding a big party for yourself. If you’ve promoted your show well, lots of people will show up, they’ll eat, drink, look at your photos and give you feedback on your art. I suggest a mix of savoury appetizers, sweet treats as well as some wine and other drinks. Music is a good thing, as is having a guest book for people to sign. You should also have a takeaway so people have something to remember you and your work by (business card, promo card, etc.). If you’ve really done well on promoting, media may show up so be prepared to answer their questions.
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Jan 27 2013
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Planning your gallery show: THEME

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On January 16, I did a short presentation called Planning Your Gallery Show at the Winnipeg South Photo Club. So that the presentation reaches more people, I’ve decided to convert it into a series of blog posts. This is the first of five and it focuses on THEME.

In addition to displaying my work in a number of shows that our photo club has put on, I’ve also done two full gallery shows to date. The first was called ‘Outlet‘ and was co-presented with my friend Jeope Wolfe in order to showcase the best photographs from our respective 365 projects. The second was my first solo show, and was called ‘The Spaces Within‘.

My presentation explained the process that I followed in pulling together my solo show — from deciding on the theme, to figuring out the layout and flow of the show, to designing all of the necessary promotional and informational pieces, to promoting the show and finally, to holding the opening night reception. My hope is that this information will be helpful for photographers in the early stages of planning their own gallery show.
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