Susan Klinger

Have you ever wondered what it means when an artist refers to being accepted into a juried show? In this post, I will discuss the jurying process. For any of the large national shows, it is a safe bet that the show is juried. But even small local shows can be juried. A juried show means that the artist submits images of his/her work and a jury, or a pre-selected panel of experts in the field will view all of the submitted work. The panel could be artists who have achieved a

I have the good fortune to live an easy driving distance from quite a few excellent art museums. I am not one to attend every museum or special exhibit, just because it is there. I honestly would much rather be painting than look and read about what others have painted 100 years ago. But there are exceptions. Recently I joined a friend to see ‘American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent’ at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I had been anticipating this show and was e

Have you ever thought to yourself, “Why do I need to go to an art show? I have seen all of this artist's work on the website.” Hmmm...I ask you, have you ever been to the symphony or even a rock concert? Does an iTunes download or the CD come even remotely close to those live experiences? If you are being honest with yourself, not even close! The same idea applies to visual art. First, let’s consider how a piece of art gets on to a website. Some type of photo must be take

In my previous post, I spoke about all of the decisions that need to be made when presented with the opportunity of a solo or small group show. So you have the show booked, the preliminary decisions have been made and the show date is approaching. What’s next? If necessary for the art that you do, work must be framed - Wired for hanging, glass cleaned, even the backing paper might need to be replaced if it has taken a beating from other shows. Labels! Some galleries will tak

Winding down from 2 big art shows in 2 weeks, I thought I would share with you a bit of the activity that goes on behind the scenes to prepare for such an event. To begin, I hate to admit it, but my husband has teasingly (or not), referred to my artist life as ‘play’, rather than work. He learned over the past several weeks as I prepared for 2 big shows at the same time, the error of that thought! So what does it take to prepare for a solo or small group show? First, creat