Class Exhibition Update

Class 3/19

During our schedule class time we continue to meet and update eachother on our progress within our tasks.

Leane had contacted Susan about the title of the show for approval and the image that will be used for the postcard. Susan approved the title “Threading a Legacy: The Work of Susan Thompson”. Susan also responded with approval for the image and told us the title of the piece was “Woman Uplifting the World”.

Beth picked up the work from Susan. The piece had been put onto a stretcher to be hung and finalized for the show and postcard.
Katie and Rachel H. went to photograph the piece that will be used for the postcard.

The rest of the class discussed the budget for the exhibit. Within the budget, we have to allocate enough money to cover expenses in making the catalogue, postcards, printed photographs and gallery text, and in buying paint, and food.

The class then talked about the set up of the gallery and made some final decisions on the aesthetics. We decided on the location of the vinyl text should be inside the gallery and we may need to invest in a power sander to fix the walls.

We then had a in depth conversation about the type face for all of the wall text. We decided to make the title two lines in Bodoni. The alignment will be squared off so the text on each line matches corner to corner. This makes the top line a larger font size than the bottom line. The conversation included talk about the type of text whether it should be semibold or regular. We spent time in illustrator looking at a variety of typeface options and aesthetic options.

Next we talked about the next steps that needed to be taken over the week and looked at the calendar for deadlines.

The post card has to be made and printed. Bobby needs to look into the vinyl for the walls of the gallery. Henry and Brian will be gathering Susan’s work that will be shown. Digital images for the catalogue need to be given to Bobby as well. Katie will continue to work on the contact list.

Bobby worked on the writing for the show, which included some of the catalogue drafts and opening reception.