Thursday, May 05, 2011

WHO TO INVITE TO YOUR ART SHOW!!

Here is the list of questions to ask that will help you fill an invitation list;
Send out an invite to EVERYONE on your email list and add these to it!!Who are my friends, Doctors, business acquaintances, accountant, lawyer, dentist, neighbours, babysitter, relatives, long lost cousins, facebook friends, bank teller, coffee barista, hairdresser,spa personnel, book club members, high school or varsity friends, travel agent,?
Did I cover everyone?HOW DO I ENSURE THEY WILL COME? How about a little 'carrot' to entice them to yourshow?
  • draw for a print or small original
  • ask them to vote for you so you can win a contest (favorite art etc)
  • the exhibition is your  official birthday party
  • you are donating a sale to a great charity
  • you have A REPUTATION FOR SERVING THE BEST WINE AT YOUR FUNCTIONS!!!
  • you have partnered up with another artist- potter, glass, etc
  • you have a series of paintings that appeal to your audience ( local scenes, special objects, black and whites, red paintings, garden or floral art etc)
  • You have a very exciting story to tell about your art....your travel adventures, your brush (?) with death, your UNIQUE creative process, your discoveries, your new art! etc etc