Week 4: Preparing and Mounting the Exhibition

Day 13

1) Check In

2) Discussion and Brainstorm: What is Involved in Mounting an Exhibition?

• application for exhibition space
• artist cv or resume
• selection of work by curator and artist
• mounting work, title work, and preparing labels
• artist statement
• invitation design and printing

(Note: if you will be displaying in a local gallery, consider inviting the curator to talk about exhibition requirements and help with student selection of work)

3) Sample Artist Exhibition Applications *(See Activity Sheets)
students will choose one application to fill out using the photographs in their porto folios, the student gallery photos and/or their collages as their body of work.

4) Writing exercise: UNSCRAMBLE a business letter.
*(See Activity Sheets)

• when students have (either as whole group or individually) unscrambled the letter, look at the structure and components of a business letter.
• Students revise (if necessary) and paste finished sections in correct order.
• remind that this format is used when applying for any job and writing a cover letter- KEEP THIS as a model to use on Day 14 re: press release

5) Break

6) Selection and Preparation of Work for Exhibition

• students will select a body of work from their portfolios, photographs displayed in the in-class student gallery, and collages.
• all work will be completed and mounted appropriately using backboard
• and "mattes" (use white or black backboard to cut mattes with rulers and exacto-knives,
• OR prepare according to your curator's instructions if exhibiting in a gallery