I have one final week of preparation before my last homework assignment is due. The last eight weeks in the city have proved to be very productive... and not nearly as torturous as I imagined.
In the past I used the term 'productive' to describe how many paintings I was creating. In these last weeks I have made more progress in 'building my business' than I have made in the last 10 years... that's progress - a bit embarrassing really.
My final assignment summarizes my activities... Clarifying my 'brand', giving my website and other marketing materials a cohesive look and feel, designing Art Cards for print, researching public art galleries, researching on-line marketing sites such as Etsy and Fine Art America... and the highlight for sure... submitting a proposal to the Terrace Art Gallery and getting accepted for an exhibit!!!
Normally galleries are fully booked one year or more ahead... it was just by chance they had 2 exhibition spots not filled. I was instructed by the gallery coordinator to quickly put together my slides and support material and it would be possible I could be considered. I was both elated and stressed to get the email that my proposal had been accepted. Elated because OMG - I have a solo exhibition in April - Gulp and I need 20 - 25 works to show :o
So, between homework assignments, website building, and researching for my class I have found the time to create enough work for my show. Which by the way is entitled 'On the Edge Of Nature's Whim' and opens at the Terrace Art Gallery April 6th, 2012.
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