Book description
Creating and organizing successful photography exhibitions requires business finesse and expertise as well as artistic ability. Exhibiting Photography offers step-by-step guidance, paired with anecdotes and case studies of real situations to help photographers at any level improve their business skills, explore new exhibiting techniques and learn to self promote with confidence.Addressing the technical and aesthetic concerns of amateur and professional photographers, rarely discussed in such detail, Shirley Read's informative new book explores:
.The process of finding the right exhibition space
.How to design and install an exhibition
.The right and wrong way to approach a gallery
.How to navigate contracts
.Pricing and selling
.How to establish budgets and timetables
Exhibiting Photography also includes documents and check-lists to help photographers stay organized and maximize the success of an exhibition.
Enhance your artistic ability by mastering the fundamental social, strategic and organizational skills that successful photographers utilize when navigating the world of art exhibition and commerce.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Background
- Case Study One: Leila Miller: The Degree Show
- 2. Finding an Exhibition Space
- Case Study Two: Esther Teichmann Photodebut: The Collective as a Site for Independent Collaborative Exhibiting
- 3. Planning and Research
- Case Study Three: Sian Bonnell: TRACE: An Initiative by and for Artists
- 4. Text, Printed, and Publicity Materials
- Case Study Four: Andrew Dewdney: The Digital Gallery
- 5. Preparing to Install the Exhibition
- Case Study Five: Katrina Sluis: Exhibiting Your Work Online
- 6. Hanging the Exhibition and the Follow-Up
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Acknowledgments
- Index
Product information
- Title: Exhibiting Photography
- Author(s):
- Release date: February 2008
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9781136102615
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