One painting that sold at an open studio reception (18" x 24") |
Food for open house guests |
At our 2009 reception, I invited a farmer friend join us; he offered pre-planted baskets of baby lettuces for sale. |
I was very ambitious and went to a great deal of work for the receptions. If we have another in the future, I will simplify the food (maybe just a few beverages and either a few appetizers or a couple of desserts) and may simplify other aspects of the event. My painting mentor, Linda Blondheim, who holds several very successful in-studio parties a year has hers down to a science. She kindly advised me as I planned my first reception. In my opinion, the basics for an enjoyable and successful event are advance planning, advance publicity (including personal emails, social media, and/or postcards to one's mailing list), and creating a pleasant, relaxed, and yet professional atmosphere.
Index of my blog posts about planning and holding an art open house:
Our first reception:
First invitation
Choosing art objects to show
Anticipation of first reception
Results of first reception
Our second reception:
Second invitation
Set-up for the event
Food and atmosphere
Post event summary and advice
In-Home Holiday Pop-Up Shop
General description
My Preparation for the Pop-Up Shop
Question of the day: Is an index of blog posts on one topic like this useful to you? A good idea to do?
Thanks, Mary, for your info and sharing ideas. It makes hard work easier!
ReplyDeleteYou are most welcome, Jo. And I am grateful for all the advice and tips Linda Blondheim shared with me. Plus some knowledge garnered from a lifetime of other kinds of entertaining. We all build on what we learn from others, don't we? Makes you wonder how the first humans got started :>).
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