[ST] 4-day Art Show (was: Re: Art Show debrief report)

[David D'Antonio]

On Jan 26, 2008, at 10:54 AM, quietann wrote:

> I think some sort of compromise should and could be reached.  I heard
> far too many people saying they never got to the art show, because by
> the time they could, it was closed.  A lot of people seem to run out
> of "con steam" late on Sunday afternoon and want to do something quiet
> like looking at art.

Keep in mind that those running out of "con steam" include the staff  
of the Art Show who have been there pretty much constantly from  
Friday morning. Unless you have significant staff to have shifts,  
that's a really long time.
>
> One idea I heard floating around was to close 12-2 on Sunday, so
> artists who need to leave could get their art out while the sales
> staff got winning bids etc. straightened out.   Then have a brief
> auction, and re-open around 2:30 and stay open until 7 or so, with
> quick sale prices in effect, and load-out after that.  There of course
> would be some security issues with people coming to pick up their art,
> but I suspect these could be worked around.

This suffers from the fact that those seeing the Art Show from 2:30pm  
on would only be seeing *part* of the show, namely all the art that  
wasn't already bought and by artists who had chosen to stay. This  
might well be only 1/2 the Art Show and I'd rather not have people  
have the impression the show was 1/2 full.
>
> Taking advantage of Friday evening hours and really publicizing an art
> show reception would be a great idea.  It's another time when some
> folks just need a bit of quiet.  It's also a way to make sure that
> people who are interested in art know the art show hours.
>
> The other thing is that Art Show hours need to be very
> well-publicized, so people aren't caught by surprise.  I know a great
> effort is made to do this, but somehow this year a lot of people
> didn't get the message.

This was partially my fault for not getting the hours info out sooner  
and in more places; it's one of the things one the list to do  
differently next year.
>
> -- 
> quietann at gmail.com
>
> aka "The Accidental Jewess"

DDA

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DDA
Art Show Director, Arisia '08