General Guidelines for Preparing Two-Dimensional Artwork for Housatonic Camera Club Shows
All submitted artwork for hanging must be identified by TWO CLEARLY READABLE, IDENTICAL PAPER SIGNS, one securely taped to the back and the other loosely taped to the back. The information you will be required to submit will be:
TITLE OF WORK
FRAMED SIZE
PRICE (if NOT for sale, indicate that)
COMMENTS
NAME OF ARTIST
MAILING ADDRESS (TO MAIL ANY PROCEEDS)
PHONE & EMAIL
THE CLUB FORM IS EMAILED TO YOU IN ADVANCE OF ALL SHOWS. PLEASE SAVE IT TO YOUR COMPUTER. THIS INFORMATION ON THE FORMS MUST MATCH EXACTLY WHAT YOU HAVE SENT IN TO THE CLUB.
Framed photographs should be matted, framed, and under glass (or equivalent
material). Other photograph formats are acceptable such as metal, canvas, and
acrylic. These other media formats MUST have the proper mount meant for
hanging!
All frames are to be securely wired from screw eyes on opposite edges, equidistant
across from one another and approximately one-third the distance down from the top
edge and must be delivered with hanging wire intended for that type of frame.
Do not
use sawtooth devices, rings, gallery corner clips, Swiss corner clips using
stretched wire or string, or ready-made frames with hinged easel backs. These will
not be accepted.
The wire should be of an appropriate weight relative to the size and weight of the frame.
There should be some play in the wire. When pulled upward from the center-point of the
length, the wire should extend no farther than two inches below the top of the frame.
Corner "bumpons" on the outside corners of the back of the frame are strongly advised
(tiny square pieces of foam.) Please make sure the glass and all surfaces of the frame
are clean.
NOTE: There can be exceptions such as with wrap-around images, but it will be
imperative to ask first if your plan for presenting work is different from the guidelines
above. We do not want any work to be rejected due to non-compliance; we wish to
accommodate your aesthetic in every reasonable way and still reflect the standards of
the club. For answers to any questions you may have, please get in touch with the Salon
Committee member coordinating the event.
HCC Salon Committee members collect the biographies and the detailed list of works
from each participating club member. This information is relayed to the curator of the
venue who makes the final decision on which pieces to accept, and the design of their
display. In some cases this may be accomplished by the HCC Salon Committee. Please
submit all information to the HCC coordinator by the deadlines you are given. The
information has to be collected and printed in time to meet deadlines for publicity, which
must then be distributed.
Thank you for your participation and cooperation in putting out another Housatonic
Camera Club showpiece.
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