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I have some retail space that I would like to use to display (and hopefully sell) some of my acrylic paintings.
The space is a wooden cabin with no heating, it is fine for me at the moment as it is warm, and if I need to I will bring a space heater in in the winter.
I have a question about the paintings though. They are on stretched canvas and canvas board. Will the temperature changes as the weather changes affect/damage them? As it is a wooden structure I assume (as i have only been in a month), that it will be hot in the day in the summer/colder at night, and cold/potentially a little damp in the winter (sounds glorious doesn't it!)
Another option is that I can see if the people I rent the space from would be happy for me to store the paintings overnight in their main building which is a much more permanent building, and wouldn't face the same issues. Therefore the paintings would only be in the wooden cabin during the day.
Obscure question I know!
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Anything on stretched canvas is going to be vulnerable to extreme temperature changes - the cloth loosens and tightens, not necessarily very perceptibly over a short period. Extreme cold - as in, really bloody cold - is not good for acrylic paint: it embrittles it, although acrylics can take a lot of stress and strain.
It would be better if you were able to store your paintings somewhere with a more consistent temperature, and re-hang them when you're open for business. Just to be on the safe side, really, because the dangers aren't that great: but be aware of course that frames can warp in excessive heat, as can boards; a stout, well-made frame should be OK, but if you want to minimize risk I'd remove them overnight in really extreme temperatures.