The ART of Packaging, Presenting and Storing Your Work

This intensive, one-day, hands-on, seminar is geared to the practicing artist at any career stage. The focus will be on two dimensional work. You'll learn the basics of how to package and present your work professionally to curators, galleries, and clients – and be respectfully (even fondly) remembered.  And you'll bring home sample packaging you will make yourself.

The impression that you make is based not solely on your work, but your attention to detail, which includes how it is packaged and handled.  After all the time, energy, and resources that we give to our work, we often overlook how we protect and package it. And, ironically, our artwork's packaging is often the FIRST thing art professionals see.  Remember – The way you treat your art is the way your art (and your art career) will be treated by others.
 
At this seminar you will work in pairs to make a portfolio, a shadow box cover and card board corners and boxes that you can use as prototypes for future presentations, and for organizing and storing your work.

Seminar schedule:

• 10:30am -1:00 pm, Morning session,
  Creating a presentation portfolio
• 1:00 - 2:00pm Lunch Hour: Plan to bring your lunch or get lunch locally
  
• 2:00 - 4:30pm, Afternoon Session
  Make a shadow box collar, cardboard corners and boxes.

Instructor
Katrina Jeffries, certified art handler, and SONYArtist member will conduct this seminar. 

Fees
$20 for Active and Current SONYArtist Members.
$30 for Guests.  All artists, and visual art professionals are encouraged to attend.  Class size is limited! Register EARLY!

Supplies
Most supplies are included in seminar fee.  Please bring the following from your studio:

• Pencils, sharpener
• Mat knife
• Brown or clear packing tape
• A framed two dimensional work not larger than 20” X 20”
  
• An unframed flat piece of art, drawing, or photograph no larger than 12" x 12" for use in making a sample portfolio
  
• Straight edge, or T square

If you have these in your toolbox, please bring to share:

• Hot glue gun and glue sticks
• Awl
• Either screwdrivers (phillips head & slotted) or drill with screwdriver bits
  

For more information contact:  SONYA Board Member, Wendy Jones, at: 917-860-6786 or Instructor, Katrina Jeffries, at: mawustudio@aol.com.