Blog 5

     Later in the week of May 15th, had to arrange, hang, space, level, and light the students' prints. To arrange the prints, I had to come up with an arrangement scheme. First, I sorted the pieces by subject matter, for example, landscapes, portraits, still lives, etc. Then, I arranged them by the artist within-subject, and I also arranged them by which I think would transition nicely into another. In one area, I had a nice arrangement of two images with heavy oranges next to two images with complimentary heavy blues. Hanging the prints involved clipping them to a piece of cardboard with four metal clothes pins, and the two wires from the track-based hanging system ran through the top two clothes pins. I used a tape measure to space the prints. I spaced the prints equally in between prints, but I gave them a little more space from the wall so they wouldn’t look cramped. I was able to use a laser level to help level the pieces. However, the level was not the final word on piece orientation. After using the laser level for preliminary leveling, I stepped back to make sure the prints look level. Lastly, I was to move around and adjust the track-style lights to ensure they fully lit each of the prints. The opening on the 21st turned out to be pretty underwhelming. None of the artists, except myself, showed up. One current art teacher was in attendance. The low attendance was chalked up to it being a nice sunny Sunday and conflicting events. For this reason, we have decided to hold one or two more receptions with the goal of bringing together artists. I hope to build a community of photographers in the high school age range. Which would be something I can leave behind as I go off to college.





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