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This art show is the Alberta Community Art Clubs Association's (ACACA) - Alberta Wide Show. There were 150 pieces to be juried which was taking place at 1:00 pm. There were many volunteers and 150 boxes that had to be emptied and organized by category.
I helped where I could. I learned how art is hung in a gallery. There are metal or plastic cords hung from a rail onto which several types of hangers can be strung. The hangers move up and down as needed to accommodate the art and the cords can be moved along the rail as needed. There are many lights on the ceiling which highlight the art. When the jurors arrived we headed for lunch. Two hours later the winners had been selected. Now it was my turn to work. I was there to photograph the winners of the show for the association. There was a variety of sizes and types of frames. About half were framed with glass which meant setting up my black backdrop. I set up my tripod in a corner of the gallery where I hung the pieces each their turn. What I learned in the morning came in handy as I handled art some of which was nearly 4 feet tall. The details of the award and the piece had to be documented in photo as well. Once photographed I handed them to the curator who was there to set up the placement of about 100 pieces of art. It took about 2 hours to get that done. Meanwhile behind me some art is being placed back into their boxes to be returned to the artists. I was headed home so I did not see the show actually hung and ready to be enjoyed. I learned a lot in this experience and I may do it again. I will be working on a solution to be able to position the art with glass perpendicular to the camera.
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