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Light Atlas Creative - Exhibition Masterclass
Bravely Showcasing Your Photographs

https://www.lightatlascreative.com/exhibition-masterclass




You love being a photographer. Your images hold a special place in your heart. They’re part of how you meaningfully engage with the world around you. They’re an expression of your intuition, your worldview, your questions and answers.

For some people, that’s enough - more than enough. Some people are content for their photography practice to be a private, intimate journey.

But, what if you want to share your vision?

What if you want to show your work to a wider community (or the entire world!), but you’re not quite sure how? What are your options if you want other people to feel the same emotions your photographs inspire in you? What if you know your work deserves recognition, but you don't know how to get it in front of the right people?

For 20 years, my students and mentoring clients have asked for my help with exhibiting their work. I’ve been in thousands of conversations about how to exhibit, where to exhibit, when to exhibit, which images to exhibit, and more.

In Exhibition Masterclass: Bravely Showcasing Your Photographs, I’ve gathered those answers together for you.

Exhibition Masterclass is an 18-part multimedia e-course that pulls back the curtain on the world of galleries, juried competitions, portfolio reviews, and everything it takes to exhibit your photographs.

Instead of stumbling through and piecing it together all on your own, Exhibition Masterclass gives you a detailed collection of the best practices, industry standards, key considerations, and insider know-how that you’ll need to successfully exhibit your work.

(Translation: You'll bypass the most common mistakes and inaccurate assumptions that first-time exhibitors make.)

Exhibition Masterclass is broken down into 11 key themes:

1. REFINING YOUR CREATIVE GOALS

This audio will guide you through a process of clarifying your intentions.

• Do you want to exhibit so you can sell your work?
  
• Secure consistent clients?
  
• Raise awareness for an issue you care about?
  
• Build up your resume?
  

All galleries do not operate identically, so the first step is getting clear on your exact priorities, so you can pursue opportunities that are in alignment with your intentions.



2. COMPETITIONS & JURIED EXHIBITIONS

• How to identify the good vs. bad competitions (yes, there are bad ones)
  
• How to produce a great entry for a competition
  
• How to use competitions as resume builders before you're ready for a solo show
  

3. SUBMITTING TO GALLERIES

• The major do’s and don’ts of approaching galleries
  
• How to make your submission the strongest it can be
  
• Creative, alternative ideas for exhibiting your work in untraditional venues
  

4. PRINTING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS

• How to choose the right paper, the right size, the right aesthetic for your prints
  
• How to work with a professional printer to get the best results
  
• Important considerations for printing your work yourself
  

5. FRAMING YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS (A SLIDESHOW)

• How to make framing choices that are professional and never amateur
  
• How to make sure you don’t spend so much money on framing that you can’t recover your costs in the sale of your work
  
• Savvy, beautiful DIY options that don't sacrifice quality
  

6. CREATING AN EXCEPTIONAL VIEWER EXPERIENCE (A SLIDESHOW)

• How to sequence your images so viewers are guided through a beautiful visual flow from beginning to end
  
• How to present your exhibition so it’s engaging and not boring (and to make sure the gallery loves working with you)
  
• How to effectively incorporate multimedia features, and many other examples of creative display techniques
  

7. EDITIONING & GALLERY REPRESENTATION 101

• The ins and outs of editioning - how it works and why you might want to do it
  
• The downside of editioning - why it may not be the best choice for you
  
• The facts about gallery representation, contracts, and your rights
  

8. the money piece

• Who pays for everything, anyway? Learn what expenses you're responsible for when you exhibit
  
• The financial and creative factors to consider when working with a gallery
  
• And everyone's favorite: how to price your work!
  
  
  

9. WRITING A COMPELLING ARTIST STATEMENT & BIO

• What to include so your statement and bio are real and relatable
  
• Some of the most common ways artist statements go horribly wrong
  
• How to write a compelling bio when you don't have much on your photo resume
  

10. The finishing touches

• You've got the show - now how do you actually hang your work?
  
• My best recommendations for all the promo materials you'll need to get people out to your show
  
• The scoop on exhibition signage, labels, and installation tools - the most important details, in one helpful spot
  

11. PORTFOLIO REVIEW EVENTS

• What they are, when you're ready for one, and how to prepare like a pro
  
• How to present your work to professional reviewers
  
• How to position your work to make stronger connections and open doors

PS The class is pretty expensive ($497), however, it should be a topic of interest for every serious photographer, so might be GB?