Sunday, February 12, 2017

Exhibition Call review of other calls

Gallery practices Exhibition Call

Step 2

Similar content in each call
o   Deadline listed near top of call in bold or colored letters
o   Description and introduction what the show is about and the theme
o   Rules for how the exhibition will show and receive art
o   Information on how information should be formatted and submitted
o   Contact information for the exhibit curators
How it is organized
o   Begins with introduction and description of show
o   Entry deadline in bold, colored, or highlighted letters
o   Submission criteria and proposal guidelines
o   Examples of how submissions should be constructed
o   Contact information for the gallery
Design/ positive and negative
·         Minnesota Artists
o   Starts with introduction, deadline highlighted in all caps lock to catch readers eye
o   Sub titles bigger and bolder than rest of text
o   Bullet points used to organize important information
·         Positive/Negative
+        Deadline and titles are easy to see
+        Bullet points used to organize information
+        Use of bold words to identify main points and important information
-        Not clear where application link is
·         Box 13
o   Fonts are the same size consistently
o   Bolding used for deadline
o   Email for submissions bolded
o   Submission criteria listed
·         Positive/Negative
+        Important things are bolded
-        Same size font not as eye-catching
-        No example given for submission format
·         Toronto Artists
o   Deadline is in red font
o   Introduction describes what the exhibition is about
o   Specifications for submissions guidelines bullet pointed
o   Example of format for digital submissions
o   Contact information
·         Positive/Negative
+        Red font for important dates
+        Bold for important information
+        Bullet points in guidelines to make following rules easier

-        Mention of fee payment not mentioned above in description or submission information

1 comment: