Appreciation

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Appreciation

• Visit to an Art Gallery

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Previous questions on L.Cert

• 2004
• Choose and name a gallery or museum you have
  visited .
• Discuss the techniques used to engage and inform
  the visitor, emphasising layout, access,
  lighting, labelling of exhibits, the use of
  modern technology and the provision of general
  information.

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What is an Art gallery?

• An art gallery is
• A place where works of art are collected, cared
  for, researched, interpreted and displayed for
  everyone to visit and enjoy.

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Considerations of an exhibition

• Public access
• Lighting
• Colour scheme
• Hanging of paintings
• Display of sculpture
• Labelling clear and concise
• Catering for people with special needs.

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Public access

• Entrance
• Car/ bus parking
• Attractive exterior
• Clear walk ways
• Exits
• Easy flow around the exhibition.

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Lighting

• Natural light- windows
• Sufficient amount
• Effect on art work
• Artificial light- spot lights
• Shine on work at 45lt to stop casting shadow
• Effect on painting

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Colour scheme

• White walls
• Provides extra light
• Space appears larger
• Colours of painting stand out

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Hanging of paintings

• Hung at eye level
• Spread out from each other
• Hung level
• Complement other paintings in the room
• Size of room in conjunction with the size of
  painting.
• Labelled appropriately

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Display of sculpture

• Displayed on plinths or free standing
• Sufficient room to walk around work and
  appreciate it
• Spaced properly
• Labelled properly
• Sculpture complements other work in the room

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Labelling

• Name of Artist
• Title of work
• Medium
• Price
• Hung under the work
• As painting sell this, is indicated by a red dot
  being placed on the label

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Catering for special needs

• Wheelchair accessible entrance
• Wide corridors
• Disabled toilet
• Elevators
• Sufficient floor space within the exhibition

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Documentation

• Floor map
• Artist statement
• Brochure
• General information
• Advertising posters, flyers, newspapers
• invitations

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Layout of display