The document provides guidance for organizing an art exhibition, including establishing objectives, setting a calendar, allowing public input, handling finances, curating artwork, promoting the event, and securing a venue and sponsorships. It emphasizes starting the planning process early to confirm details and meet deadlines, and promoting through websites, blogs, print publications, and online listings.

2. LOVE LOVE / HATE Exhibition,
Clerkwenwell House of
HATE Dentention, July 2006

3. EVERYDAY Office Space,
Marylebone High
Street, July 2007

7. SHOP KK OUTLET, Hoxton Square,
June 2008

9. PROJECT Organise meetings to establish
objectives of show
MANAGEMENT Set up a calendar
Online communications
blog / facebook groups
DEMOCRACY Allow people to have their say
VOTE

10. FINANCE
CURATION
PROMOTION
ORGANISATION

11. FINANCE 2 - 3 people
handling money collection & budget
get someone you can trust and who
is really nice
CURATION 3 - 5 people
highly organised - neutral team
led by practicality
PROMOTION 3 - 5 people
with as many extra people as possible
usually the most neglected
needs the most work
why should people come to your show?
ORGANISATION 1 - 2 people
chair person for meetings
organised, negotiator, mediator, unbaised,
level headed, need to trust them
spread sheets!

12. THINGS FUNDING
TO THINK & BUDGET
ABOUT
NOW SPONSORSHIP
VENUE
GUESTLIST

13. FUNDING Start now
& BUDGET Earlier you start, faster you can
confirm venues, press, print
deadlines

14. FUND club nights
RAISERS print sales

15. SPONSORSHIP Seek sponsorship in the form
of product contribution
What do they get in return?
Alcohol sponsors

16. PROPOSAL - Brief explanation
- Timing
- Contributors
- Press
- What you need from them

18. VENUE Budget defines venue
Venue defines show
Start looking as soon as
possible - biggest cost
Film Companies

19. VENUE What’s included
Venues sometimes have
their own mailing lists
Transport links

20. GUESTLIST research creative businesses
that are based close to your
show
get whole year to contribute
names for invite list

21. CURATION Obtain building plans and Submissions form
work out amount of space you media, dimensions,
have to play with sketches, photos

22. IDENTITY Treat your degree show as a
brand
Impliment identity throughout
all media executions

23. WEBSITE
E - INVITE

25. PROMOTION

26. PROMOTION make it easy for visitors to
collect exhibitors details
info graphics / business cards
catalogue

27. BLOGS One of the most useful tools
for promoting a project.

28. PRINTED Time Out
The Guardian Guide
PRESS Arts London Newspaper
LISTINGS flavorpill.com/london
urbanjunkies.co.uk
& BLOGS creativereview.co.uk/crblog
londontown.com
superfuture.com
w30gms.com
itsnicethat.com
biocozine.com
viewlondon.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
timeout.co.uk
ycnonline.com
artsmonthly.com
artrabbit.com
commentart.com
newexhibitions.com

29. DOCUMENT Collate your work into a
document to use for job
& EVALUATE interviews and future projects.

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