Monday, October 15, 2007
Packets for Artists
Art Fag City has a great resource for artists trying to put together packets for galleries, press, and curators.
- Be professional. Get help from someone not in art if needed. Befriend a PR person and get them to proofread your stuff. Look for spelling/grammar errors.
- IMAGES! If you are a visual artist, you want to make your impact that way. Everyone that reviews packets I've ever talked to won't even read it or put in a CD unless your printed images are rockin'.
- IMAGES, images, Images!!! Seriously.
- Make sure your CD works in multiple computers and multiple platforms.
- Cover your bases with regards to file formats. I send a PDF that is preferred as well as a folder of plain ol' simple jpegs. (speaking of spell check PDF and jpegs aren't words according to mine.)
- With your slide list, put thumbnails if you can. They don't have to look great but will really help people if they pull them out of order for any reason.
- Did I mention great big good printed IMAGES?!! Installation shots, details, etc.
PS: the photo is just a random shot from the ave maria grotto (amazing place btw) but couldn't have a post about the importance of images and not include one!
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