RE: Advice for finding a gallery.
Ryan, So where is a link to your blog? Promote your self always and incessantly! Cheers, Don Bryant -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Thompson [mailto:ryan@anteism.com] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 12:59 PM To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca Subject: Re: Advice for finding a gallery. Thanks for the wealth of info Christina. I had checked your website and work after hearing about "Gum Printing" the other day. I'm really interested with both your art and the process. I put an article on my blog about your work and a link to your site. I look forward to any more comments or additional advice, thanks again. Ryan On 10-Aug-08, at 8:24 AM, Christina Z. Anderson wrote: > Ohhhhh Ryan, > > This is a $2000 question that lots of us photographers want the > answer to... > > Are you an alt printer? Or some other genre? Because with alt you > need to be careful which venues to apply to. Large, digital color > works are au courant so do your research. I wasted money in the > beginning applying to shows that wouldn't even know what alt was. > > I will give you my personal pointers but I know there are a bunch of > people on this list more well versed than I so they better chime in: > > 1. Establish a website presence if you haven't already; you can do > so through Visual Server (visualserver.com) because it is EASY and > clean. > 2. Subscribe to Art Deadlines at artdeadline.com or if broke, > google "call for entries". > 3. Start forking out the $$ to apply to shows to build up an > exhibition record and get your work out there over and above coffee > shops, although coffee shops are a great beginning to an exhibition > record. But with entry fees and framing expect it to be seriously > expensive. > 4. Write a good, clean, spell-checked resume with this list of > exhibitions (in descending chronological order of course!) and put > exhibitions on your website so people know you actually can stay on > task. For instance, I found out from a reputable consultant that > teachers of photography are discriminated against in the gallery > world because galleries don't think teachers have enough time to > make work. I have enough time to make work--just not sleep or eat or > have a life... But I have enough time to email on the alt list :) > 5. Galleries--start local, then regional, but as far as cold > calling and such, others on the list are way more knowledgeable on > this than I. I do not have gallery representation because (gasp) I > have not sought it...yet. > 6. My biggest rule of thumb: ALWAYS have more than one iron in the > fire at any time so when (and I say WHEN) the rejection occurs, you > still have hope on the horizon. There are a couple horror stories I > have heard from this list--one gallery telling someone their work > was so bad they wouldn't waste their breath telling him/her why... > My six cents worth--looking forward to others' tips SOON??? > Apparently most are enjoying their summer outside instead of at the > computer. > Chris > __________________ > > Christina Z. Anderson > http://christinaZanderson.com/ > __________________ > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Thompson" <ryan@anteism.com> > To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca> > Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 6:45 PM > Subject: Advice for finding a gallery. > > >> Hello, >> >> I'm new to this list and appreciate all the information that is >> shared here. I've been into photography for 12 years now and have >> compiled a large portfolio of photographs that I've shown in local >> group art shows, cafes etc. I would like to try and take the next >> step to find a fine art gallery that could showcase my work. It's >> pretty intimidating. >> >> Could anyone share general advice, process for approaching >> galleries, book recommendations? I'd appreciate any advice you >> could throw my way. If you know of any galleries that are having >> group shows or other venues where I could send my work it would be >> most appreciated. >> >> Sincerely, >> Ryan Thompson > >
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