You will see that the square spaces are 2x2 metres. All wall widths are also indicated (although you will have to zoom in a bit). As the hanging is by J-Rail you may be able to hang several pieces, vertically off the same hanging.
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Rook Lane layout for exhibitors
Here's my plan.
You will see that the square spaces are 2x2 metres. All wall widths are also indicated (although you will have to zoom in a bit). As the hanging is by J-Rail you may be able to hang several pieces, vertically off the same hanging.
You will see that the square spaces are 2x2 metres. All wall widths are also indicated (although you will have to zoom in a bit). As the hanging is by J-Rail you may be able to hang several pieces, vertically off the same hanging.
latest info
SUNDAY OPENINGS
My last email asked if anyone would like the exhibition to be open on Sundays. Well it is a bit weird that I should even have to ask as almost every gallery, of note, that I have ever visited HAS been open on a Sunday.
So, when only four of you answered in the positive. I had to assume that you either hadn’t read your email, or that you don’t want to be open on Sunday. If it is the latter that is very weird. You see Sunday is the other day in the weekend when people have free time and it is in this free time that they go shopping, sightseeing or goggling at art.
Well, push comes to shove. Annie at Rook Lane Arts was up against a deadline to put out the brochure for November/ December and needed a firm answer from me on whether we would wan to be open on Sundays. Note plural. There are TWO Sundays during the exhibition. So I told Annie to put us down for BOTH Sundays. That means £3x2=£6. I am assuming you are all going to sell and that you can find this amount from your cash tin and you will help prevent me digging further into my wallet. Please let me have your views on this matter.
POSTERS
I have printed 6xA1 posters for distribution around Frome, Wincanton and Yeovil. These will be for shop windows. One is already part of the installation at Black Swan Arts and will be there until the end of October. This will then be moved to a display in the Frome Health Shop on 14th Nov. That leaves me one mounted poster as a spare. I have uploaded the poster jpeg onto the blogsite if you would like to print and use.
HANGING
There has become an issue with artists wishing to install their work and making their own bookings directly with Rook Lane Unfortunately this introduces chaos and I must please ask you to make any enquiries through me.
Please see timetable on previous email for your preferred installation times.
LABELLING
My last email also asked whether you would all please send your labelling details to me, whereupon I will print and stick onto foam core for you. OK, this is a minimum of 150 labels. So may I ask you firstly to let me have all the details 1 WEEK BEFORE THE EXHIBITION. That is no later than 11th Nov.
In addition may I ask if anyone would like to help me cut and paste? (Refreshments provided.)
EXHIBITOR’S CATALOGUE
I am now proceeding with the catalogue and hoping to get all of you in. It will be printed A3, full colour and be kept very simple: Typical product example image, name, medium and exhibitor number.
If you would like to participate and you haven’t already sent me images (ie for the website), please let me have details and jpeg asap (I hate leaving things till the last minute). Ta.
STEWARDING
I am making an impassioned plea for help with stewarding. I will be there every day, of course. Dave Cooper has already stepped forward. Any more please?
CONTACT
On a closing note I hope that the new email format with wider spacing and larger font is agreeable to all.
Mel
My last email asked if anyone would like the exhibition to be open on Sundays. Well it is a bit weird that I should even have to ask as almost every gallery, of note, that I have ever visited HAS been open on a Sunday.
So, when only four of you answered in the positive. I had to assume that you either hadn’t read your email, or that you don’t want to be open on Sunday. If it is the latter that is very weird. You see Sunday is the other day in the weekend when people have free time and it is in this free time that they go shopping, sightseeing or goggling at art.
Well, push comes to shove. Annie at Rook Lane Arts was up against a deadline to put out the brochure for November/ December and needed a firm answer from me on whether we would wan to be open on Sundays. Note plural. There are TWO Sundays during the exhibition. So I told Annie to put us down for BOTH Sundays. That means £3x2=£6. I am assuming you are all going to sell and that you can find this amount from your cash tin and you will help prevent me digging further into my wallet. Please let me have your views on this matter.
POSTERS
I have printed 6xA1 posters for distribution around Frome, Wincanton and Yeovil. These will be for shop windows. One is already part of the installation at Black Swan Arts and will be there until the end of October. This will then be moved to a display in the Frome Health Shop on 14th Nov. That leaves me one mounted poster as a spare. I have uploaded the poster jpeg onto the blogsite if you would like to print and use.
HANGING
There has become an issue with artists wishing to install their work and making their own bookings directly with Rook Lane Unfortunately this introduces chaos and I must please ask you to make any enquiries through me.
Please see timetable on previous email for your preferred installation times.
LABELLING
My last email also asked whether you would all please send your labelling details to me, whereupon I will print and stick onto foam core for you. OK, this is a minimum of 150 labels. So may I ask you firstly to let me have all the details 1 WEEK BEFORE THE EXHIBITION. That is no later than 11th Nov.
In addition may I ask if anyone would like to help me cut and paste? (Refreshments provided.)
EXHIBITOR’S CATALOGUE
I am now proceeding with the catalogue and hoping to get all of you in. It will be printed A3, full colour and be kept very simple: Typical product example image, name, medium and exhibitor number.
If you would like to participate and you haven’t already sent me images (ie for the website), please let me have details and jpeg asap (I hate leaving things till the last minute). Ta.
STEWARDING
I am making an impassioned plea for help with stewarding. I will be there every day, of course. Dave Cooper has already stepped forward. Any more please?
CONTACT
On a closing note I hope that the new email format with wider spacing and larger font is agreeable to all.
Mel
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Final Exhibitors List and additional notes
FROME DECORATIVE ARTS EXHIBITION
Set up and take down:
As some of you will no doubt have noticed we have quite a task ahead of us to set-up 30 artists between 10am and 5pm.
So I am going to ask you to help me, help Rook Lane Arts and help each other by allocating time slots for you to set-up:
10am – 1pmRos and David Cuthbert
Dave Cooper
Sarah Simpson
Hiro Takahashi
Badger and Aishling Goillon
Mel Sewell
Jenny Barton
Stina Harris
Anny Colgan
Tess Wakeling
Hugh Dunford-Woods
Mayumi
Jenny Thomas
Madeleine Bradbury
12 noon – 3pmAlex Relph
Anthony Rogers
Annette Burkitt and Tim
Ingrid Gammage
Bha Pardhy
Pat Tayler
Frome College
2 – 5pmGladys Paulus
Nina Gronw Lewis
Kate Rattray
Tom Bayliss
Zac Greening
Hellen and Ev Langford
Anne Shuttlewood
Claudia Phipps
Caroline Walsh-Waring and Kate Cochrane
Open Storytellers
Charleston Trust
Kate Semple
Sat 19th Workshop, 10am – 5pm
Zac Greening, recycled art for kids
Sat 26th Workshop, 10am – 5pm
Jane Lewis, weaving
PV
Friday 18th, 6-9:00pm
Mark Abis
Saravian
Helen Moore
Open Storytellers (ten minute performance).
Frome FM Live Lounge
Sat 26th, 7:30pm till late
Opening times will be:
Fri 18th, PV 6-9:00pm
Sat 19th, 10am – 5pm
Sun 20th and Monday 21st closed. Sunday could be open if you are willing to share the extra cost of £90 (ie between 30 artists = £3 ea). Please let me know asap.
Tue 22 – Sat 26th open 10am to 5pm. Pm setup for Frome FM Live Lounge, commence at 9,30pm till late.
Sun 27th and Mon 28th. Ditto above.
Tues 29th – Fri 2nd open 10am – 5pm. Exhibition closed and all work to be taken down pm.
There will be an A1 poster printed to advertise the exhibition and positioned outside the Rook Lane main gates, this will include all opening times.
I have a labelling template for titling your work (supplied by Annie at Rook Lane). I suggest in order to follow the format and font and keep the whole exhibition tidy and corporate that you send your needs to me and I will print and make lables. Please send me the info as: your name, work title, media, price. Hanging is through the J-Rail system. See blogsite for details. Rook Lane will supply.
Please remember that there are plenty of electrical points, but bring your own equipment and leads. Rook Lane do not supply plinths, or display boards.
The exhibition is covered by the Rook Lane public liability insurance.
Space is available in the café area (where the workshops will be held) to display work produced by the workshop participants.
There is presently an installation, poster and handout in the foyer at Black Swan to advertise the exhibition. This will be there until end Oct. There will also be an A1 poster in the Health Shop from 14-25 Nov and posters around town, as well as Wincanton an Yeovil.
I hope you saw the exhibition’s ½ page ad in The List this month. There will be another next month.
Rook Lane Arts have asked me to remind you that all cash/ cheques from art sales will go through Rook Lane Arts Trust, they then take their 25% commission at the end of the exhibition and will write you a cheque for the remaining 75%.
Posters are also in the process of being produced for shop windows. If you would like copies please let me know. I will also post a jpeg on the blogsite so you can print yourself.
Workshops: I will put the artist’s phone numbers on the poster as well as including it on all upcoming publicity so that interested parties can contact you direct for bookings. Please feel free to self publicise.
Money: I would be grateful if you would all send me your cheques for £25 by 18th October. Please make out your cheque to Mr Melvyn A Sewell and send to me at 63 Alexandra Rd, Frome, BA11 1LX. This will be paid into an account with the Co-Op Bank opened specially for the exhibition. If you have an account with the Co-Op Bank and would prefer to transfer the amount direct please let me know and I will let you have the acct and branch numbers.
Mel
mel_sewell@yahoo.co.uk
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