Advice for putting on exhibition

sarkozy

I'm hoping to have an exhibition in an arts centre in a couple of months. It's based on a silly idea while travelling a few months ago. A large chunk of the work is done (editing down, post processing).

Where I'm at now is planning for and developing the actual exhibition including publicity and even potential funding.

I'm not sure how to go about this, so if any of you have experience of this, or have links to websites giving advice on holding a photography exhibition, I'd love your help. It's more on the 'arty' side of photography (let's say of the Martin Parr variety), so I'm also open to interesting suggestions for exhibition format.

sineadw

I'm in the middle of doing the same Do you have a venue yet?

sarkozy

'Probably.'

sineadw

I'd say that's your first hurdle. If you're going to any arts (or other) organisation looking for funding, then it's best to have every detail down. You've a bigger chance of getting money if you can go in saying "I have an exhibition opening on the 12th January in Artsy Studios, Kerry, and I need €800 for printing and mounting, as per this quote that I have from Lovely Framers Ltd".

As for the rest, this will be my first show outside college, and I'm kind of learning as I'm going. I have a meeting with my ex photography lecturer next week to go over layout and invite proofs etc., just to make sure I'm not cocking the whole thing up completely. I'd be glad to pass on what I'm learning If you're Dublin based, perhaps a coffee some time? Or if you're fearful of the internet-axe-murderer thing, my email is hello at sineadmcdonald dot com.

stcstc

I have printed and framed over 50 exhibitions in the past 18months

if you want some help from an experience point of view for printing and framing and the commercial side of it

just let me know

drop into my shop in dub laoghaire if you like

no obligation, not trying to sell you anything just trying to be helpful