When I lived in Oregon, I learned of Portland's Pearl District gallery crawls on thursday nights (first of the month? i forget)...seemed more of a party scene than anything really...but then, what's a starving artist without a little drunken drama? --- lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Marilyn, > > A common practice is "gallery crawls." Our > attendance at openings > increased substantially when we coordinated them > with the other > galleries in the downtown area. We invite people for > noon "brown bag" > talks on the last Friday of the show - even manage > to get a sponsor for > those sometimes. The artist(s) or one of our members > talks about the > show. We also encourage teachers to bring classes. > You shouldn't > expect too much walk-in traffic. > > Try dressing as a giant tube of Windsor Newton > cadmium orange paint and > wave at people driving by the gallery. :-) > > AZ > > Build a Lookaround! > The Lookaround Book, 2nd ed. > NOW SHIPPING > http://www.panoramacamera.us > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Getting an audience at a gallery > > From: "Marilyn" <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Thu, January 20, 2005 7:04 pm > > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - > Professionals - Students" > > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Hello to All: > > > > Can any of you tell me what kinds of happenings > you have had a galleries to > > bring in audiences? For instance I am > considering having book signings or > > readings at the gallery during the time expanse of > an exhibit (not just at > > the openings.) > > > > Music (DJ's or small bands) is something we've > tried with some success, but > > I'd still like to see the attendance at openings > and traffic throughout the > > exhibits larger. > > > > Any suggestions or experience sharing would be > appreciated. > > > > Thank You, > > > > Marilyn > > ________________________________ > > > > Leave gentle fingerprints on the > > soul of another for the angels to read. > > > > > Proverb > > __________________________________ > > ===== "The optimist believes this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it's true" - J Robert Oppenheimer http://www.geocities.com/tr_cunningham __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! http://my.yahoo.com
