10 Best Ways for an Artist to Get Art Exhibited

When an artist has completed a project or series of pieces it is natural and necessary to show them. It is natural to want to share the realization of any vision with the like-minded – or visual-others who can share that vision. It is necessary because the artist needs to know who they are reaching and what parts of their message or vision are being experienced by those visual-others. Establishing oneself in the arts community is dependent on this process. Gaining sales and or representation also begins with exhibition.

Exhibiting art works for the unknown or “unconnected” artist is difficult, to say the least. There are several reasons for this. First of all almost any venue for exhibition is inundated with requests for
shows. Exhibition venues like galleries and museums can usually choose from not only the very best artists available, they can chose from the wealthy and the “connected” artists.

An artist who is connected has relatives or friends who sit on arts organization boards or arts group councils or own galleries or write on the arts for prestigious publications. Connected artists may know this
or that head of an art institute or university art, or they have already been invested in by galleries and collectors who have real “pull.” This is a reality in almost every field. Donations from the wealthy tend to
come with expectations, grants with certain limitations, etc. It’s not a good to talk about this because exhibiting artists like to feel that they have been recognized for the strength of their work, and they want
the public to believe this too.

So where does that leave the new and unconnected artist who wants to exhibit? In the rear of a very slow line. This can be especially disheartening for the artist and most savvy viewers who see public and private wealth thrown at questionable or abjectly pathetic art – usually in the name of educating the public to what is a revolutionary art form or style.

So, Contemporary Art Gallery Magazine offers this list of The 10 Best Ways to Get Your Art Exhibited. The list is composed specifically for the new or unconnected artist – but is happily shared with the older and
more connected not afraid to be creative in getting exhibited.

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