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Displaying artworks in a community centre where they don't like picture hooks in their walls!
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Would anyone with experience of temporary means of displaying paintings go over to the Blog page and see Fred Elwell's question and request for help?
I've suggested perforated boards, which we last used in a similar situation when I was part of an art group, but there must be other ways - and I think the Forum gets more views than the Blog page so have taken the liberty of providing this sign-post to Fred's query.
http://www.isleofwightlandscapes.net
http://www.wightpaint.blogspot.co.uk
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I did a member search for him and zilch after 4 pages.
For my Saturday show : -
I borrowed some metal boards from my framer chap which are actually shop display boards and are a sort of peg board. They take my hooks easily.
I have also made some myself out of large pieces of hardboard and drilled holes to suit boards at various places.
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Velcro is a great resource for hanging unframed work and is a method we use at one of our local clubs. In fact I prefer this more and more - displaying mounted unframed work that is.
At a recent exhibition I had a frame returned with quite a bit of damage - in fact a write off. The cost of this along with commission and hanging fees almost wiped out the profit from sales at the exhibition which was quite disappointing. I often see pictures being roughly handled during setting up an exhibition and in striking it does make me wonder if it's all worth it. Also from my experience mounted unframed work tends to sell easier without the problems of framing and damage etc even though the returns are lower.