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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 7478266, member: 37"]I participated in a curated 20th century decorative and fine arts exhibition and sale. I served as the resident art nouveau and arts and crafts period provider, writing an overview of the period and was available for consultation. Each item also had a descriptive placard explaining how the item fit within the movement. There were also representatives for the art deco period, and two representing MCM. As you can guess, there was some overlap with all the participants coordinating and providing items at large. The exhibition was presented in a time-line format, showing the evolution of design through the period. All items were for sale with pick up only after the exhibition ended. Due to the quality of the items presented, most things were fairly expensive. </p><p><br /></p><p>The exhibition was well-received and attendance was good, but sales were almost non-existent. I think I sold only one item. I don't think the other participants did any better. It was an interesting experiment but did not serve well for marketing purposes. Fortunately, the family of one of the participants owned the building so there were no up-front costs other than for advertising. Admission was free so we did not recoup anything other than through sales.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 7478266, member: 37"]I participated in a curated 20th century decorative and fine arts exhibition and sale. I served as the resident art nouveau and arts and crafts period provider, writing an overview of the period and was available for consultation. Each item also had a descriptive placard explaining how the item fit within the movement. There were also representatives for the art deco period, and two representing MCM. As you can guess, there was some overlap with all the participants coordinating and providing items at large. The exhibition was presented in a time-line format, showing the evolution of design through the period. All items were for sale with pick up only after the exhibition ended. Due to the quality of the items presented, most things were fairly expensive. The exhibition was well-received and attendance was good, but sales were almost non-existent. I think I sold only one item. I don't think the other participants did any better. It was an interesting experiment but did not serve well for marketing purposes. Fortunately, the family of one of the participants owned the building so there were no up-front costs other than for advertising. Admission was free so we did not recoup anything other than through sales.[/QUOTE]
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