Exhibiting Your Art

Part of being a professional artist is having the follow-through needed to professionally ship your work. The different options for packing and shipping can seem overwhelming at first, but there are basic guidelines to follow that make the process easier and help ensure that your piece arrives safely at its destination.

As fiber artists, we have it pretty easy when it comes to shipping our work. We can roll it up, we don’t have to worry about glass, and the work is usually light and inexpensive to ship. However, we do...

To frame, or not to frame -- that is the question. Art quilt makers who are ready to display and/or sell their artwork will confront the important issue of final presentation. The previous article in this series outlined specific methods...

SAQA's Director of Global Exhibitions William Reker demonstrates all the best practices for preparing and shipping art quilts for travel. Find out more about the right tissue paper to use as well as shipping and product recommendations.

After accomplishing final completion of an art quilt, the artist must still consider the presentation of the piece. While other established fine art forms have set conventions for presentation, the fabric medium brings specific challenges to presenting the artwork. While...

Your primary goals are to prevent your shipping container from being crushed, and to prevent your artwork from banging around inside the container.

The Walker System, by Walker Display, Inc., allows galleries to hang art without pounding nails in the walls, thus eliminating the need to spackle and paint between exhibitions.