Friday, 3 October 2008

Exhibition Venue

It is good that you are finding and considering various options at the moment. I would like to make some suggestions about things to consider before you make any decisions.
  • Does the venue add/detract to your exhibition concept or is it neutral? (Your exhibition idea being 'Secrets'...think about what would express/be in keeping with that idea....remember by 'exhibition' we are being very broad...it does not have to be a physical exhibition...it could be virtual, mobile......etc).
  • Do you want to exhibit for a few days/week(s) or a one off day/evening event?
  • Is the venue hire value for money with reference to days/week?
  • Are the funds needed just for the hiring of venue too high to fund raise for in such a short space of time? Consider the size of the overall budget that might be needed (such as materials, publicity, transport, preview night etc).
  • Is the venue easy to find/hard/far to get to?
  • What are you allowed to physically do to the space? ie. drilling, construction.
  • Do you have enough time to install (construct) and then take stuff down? (It always takes longer than anticipated).
  • Try asking for sponsorship in kind for the renting of the space...in return for publicity.
There are other considerations I could add but these are enough to get on with!

3 comments:

Niks said...

cheers for that pat.

im sure we'll be discussing this more deeply on monday.

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Paul said...

I'm more than a little concerned about the location of the Antenna studio space.
I understand a few people are planning on visiting the location over the wkend? When you do, could you please try to get a feel for the area (would people be happy to travel that far?) Thanks guys. :-)