What I learned about art shows today

Went to the church at lunchtime today to hang some photographs. The church is about to start a remodeling project, in preparation for which the Fine Arts Committee did not schedule any of our usual juried Art Shows. However, we found out late last fall that delays in starting the construction would have the Fellowship Room available through the summer — and the room looked so bare with no art — so we decided that Fine Arts Committee members ourselves would provide the art for the next few months.

During the past two months, pieces by the four painters on the Committee have hung in the Fellowship Room. From today through mid-June, pieces by the three photographers will hang there.

The other two photographers have shows. I have a mixture of pieces. Each of my pieces works alone, but I have discovered that they don't form a cohesive whole. It's partly print size and partly mat color (too much variation in each). The Committee chair was there to help us hang the work, and she made some suggestions that I will take to heart and keep in mind for future efforts. (She's great, and I could tell she was disappointed at the lack of cohesion, because she likes many of my pieces for themselves.)

Next time.