PREPARING YOUR WORKS FOR EXHIBITING

In order to ensure a smooth and successful exhibition, we kindly request your attention to the following guidelines. Your cooperation is highly appreciated, and we look forward to creating a memorable display of your artworks.

Please read carefully and note the following requirements before you present a work to the Bowral Art Gallery for selection to hang in an exhibition.

BOWRAL ART GALLERY CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

The Bowral Art Gallery reserves the right to reject any work which does not comply with all entry requirements.

All works must be either framed, on a board or a stretched gallery canvas.

LABELS: TWO LABELS ARE NEEDED.

One attached to the back of the work, stating Artist Name, Title of the work, Medium and Price.
A second label with the same information must be attached by string to hang just below the lower edge of the art work. This label needs to be accessible for reading when all the works are hung, so we can finalise the numbering and cataloguing. Once the details are taken, this label is removed.
If there is a discrepancy between the details on the label and that on the Entry Form, we take the label information as final.
Please make sure all details are clear. Make any changes or corrections on the ARTIST LIST available when you deliver your works.

We cannot stress enough that the label must hang just below the base of the work.

D RINGS

Bowral Art Gallery hanging system is designed for these and no other form of attachment is suitable.
Please use the “D” shaped ring and not the smaller triangle-shaped ring, for ease of attachment to the gallery hooks.
The D-rings must be clear of cords and wires.

If necessary, a second set of D-rings should be attached to the work.

SIZE LIMITS

Check the entry form carefully as size and weight limits may differ for each exhibition.

DELIVERY AND COLLECTION

If your work is coming by courier or post, please enclose a copy of your entry form.
Please ensure you are able to collect your work on time. Our storage facilities are limited. If you are unable to collect, please let us know well in advance.

PREPARING YOUR WORK FOR EXHIBITION

HOW TO DISPLAY YOUR WORK TO BEST ADVANTAGE

Framing Your Work

Don’t underestimate the importance of framing your artwork in the most suitable and visually attractive way. The frame around a work of art is the finishing touch, the element that completes and elevates a painting, presenting it to the viewer in its best possible light. A good frame choice can greatly enhance the appearance of a work, a poor choice can drastically diminish a work.

All works must be either framed, on a board or a stretched gallery canvas.

To Frame or Not To Frame

Wide profile or “gallery-wrapped” canvases do not need to be framed to hang successfully. Slim profiled canvases are less successful to hang unframed. Make sure the canvas is wrapped and stapled at the back. This leaves the sides smooth and clear of staples.

Hold your work up to a wall. Are the edges clean and finished. Some artists

continue the painting image around the sides. Others paint the edges white or black or a complimentary neutral colour.

A simple box frame can also enhance the appearance of a work on canvas.

Describing your work

With all art works, it is usual to describe the medium used, whether a painting, a drawing or a sculpture. Give as much information as possible so as to fully inform the prospective purchaser. A description might be “Acrylic on canvas” or “Watercolour on paper”; “Oil on linen” or “Charcoal and gesso on Arches paper”. Sculptural works could be “Sandstone” or “Welded steel” or maybe “Wood, wire and found objects”

If the work is a Limited Edition Print then it will be numbered, e.g. “3/5”. Again, give as much detail as possible about the print technique used.

With photographic reproductions of original works, it is important to a prospective purchaser that they are aware that the work is not an original art work. Such reproductions should be labelled with the type of reproduction. Many of these works are also numbered if they have been produced in limited numbers.