Over the years I have had the opportunity to work on a lot of events and exhibitions involving artists, craftspeople, and printmakers from around Atlantic Canada. As a former arts administrator for Craft Nova Scotia, and a volunteer with fibre and printmaking groups it has always been amazing to see artists’ work pulled together to fill the walls of a gallery or event space. I have even hung my own work in small venues like the Visual Arts Nova Scotia Corridor Gallery, Lucky Rabbit & Co., Lunenburg School for the Arts, and my biggest show prior to this year at Harvest Gallery in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Somehow none of that prepared me for the reality of organizing my first major solo exhibition of knit prints, Contexture, for display at the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador (CCNL).
In an earlier article for Digits & Threads, I took readers through the process of creating art prints from knitted fabric. But the journey doesn’t end there! This article takes a behind-the-scenes look at the administrative tasks and logistics that take art from the studio to the gallery wall.
All images courtesy Julie Rosvall, except where noted.
