Artlink Gallery Exhibition Poster
These past few weeks I've bee preparing for taking part in a exhibition-come pop up print shop at Artlink Gallery, Hull. The show will run from the 11th November until the 12th December, in a bid to encourage the public to buy more printed goods in the run up to Christmas.
Practically, this event has pushed me out of my comfort zone (I actually produced over 50 split fountain screen prints in a week) as well as giving me some experience in dealing with a gallery as an individual professional. The gallery provided a contract and inventory that I completed and handed in with my works, and they were very helpful; answering any queries I had regarding either document. I was very happy with how the delivery, and explanation of everything was organised, and I found their commission to be of a more than fair rate. It's also nice to know that any commission they take from my sales will be put back into the runnings of the gallery (with it being a registered charity that focuses on bringing art and design to the local community, running workshops and exhibitions).
I delivered my artwork and supporting documents to the gallery a little over a week before the exhibition preview, so if anything needed altering or changing I had the time to make the adjustments. I met Kate, the gallery manager, and she was lovely and friendly! It's a little unfortunate they were running another workshop(?) at the time as they were pretty busy or I would have spent a little more time looking around!
I'm excited for the preview and seeing how they display all the work (it was explained they would take care of the hanging // presentation aspects of the show). And this has been a fantastic oppertunity to not only (hopefully) make some money from my art, but be involved in my local art scene at home in a professional format. This is the first exhibition that I've been a part of OUTSIDE of my education system, so it's very exciting!!
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