Today, we visited the Clay Center to see the gallery space and discuss how exhibits are planned out. There is a LOT of work that goes into putting together an exhibit, and picking out the images is only part of it. We met up with our Clay Center counterparts, Denise, Lewis, and Kayte to find out how pieces in exhibits are grouped together, and how much space we have to work with. Do you know there is an actual mathematical equation that is used to hang artworks in exactly the right place? Neither did we!
We got a huge surprise when Denise invited us into the vault to see some of the artworks that we have chosen for our exhibit up-close. We were expecting her to have one or two pieces out in the gallery for use to see in person, but we actually got to go into the vault and look at the majority of the pieces we've selected. It was amazing to see all the art just packed away in this vault. The collection is HUGE and the technology involved with storing and protecting the artwork is impressive!Looking at the artworks that we had seen only in small .jpgs on the Clay Center's website changed a lot of things. Seeing all the details of the artworks, from brushstrokes to the artist's 
eraser marks made the pieces so much more interesting. Some pieces that we had overlooked suddenly became favorites that we want included in the show. And other pieces that we liked at first seemed less fitting for our exhibit theme. It just goes to show that art is meant to be enjoyed in person, and there really is no substitute for seeing it in person.
eraser marks made the pieces so much more interesting. Some pieces that we had overlooked suddenly became favorites that we want included in the show. And other pieces that we liked at first seemed less fitting for our exhibit theme. It just goes to show that art is meant to be enjoyed in person, and there really is no substitute for seeing it in person.After visiting the archives, we planned our next steps. We will build a scale model of the gallery, right down to scale prints of the artworks we want to include, and we will plan out our exhibit. We will also write labels for some of the works, create tags for the individual artworks, discuss lighting options, publicize the exhibit... wow, we've got a lot of work to do! We are grateful to Denise, Lewis, and Kayte for all their help, and for giving us an opportunity to see an art exhibit from the curator or gallery's point of view!
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