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Printing, editing, and hanging a show with 75 photos will be my biggest challenge to date. I will also be breaking new ground by organizing a panel talk on documentary art in Minnesota for the show. I will be working with gallery staff on the editing and hanging of the show, and learning from any feedback. I will also provide a comments book, listen to opinions from the audience, and seek out criticism from artists and critics. The panel discussion on documentary art in Minnesota will also provide feedback on the work. 2: The exhibit at Vine Arts Center in Minneapolis, along with the lecture and panel discussion, will expose several hundred people to my work. The website I am developing could attract thousands. The Vine Arts Center documents attendance at exhibits and events, so there will be hard numbers at the end of the show. Websites also track visits and provide numbers. The gallery and I will heavily promote the show and events, and if we get reviewed the numbers could go up significantly.
Pursuit of Happiness was the biggest exhibit I've ever done. It turned out to be a challenge; the physicality of printing/framing 20x24 inch photos, and the complexity of editing a 30-year project culled from over 25,000 negatives. The end result was an unqualified success, with positive feedback from gallery board members, artists, and the public. Additionally, the work received a great review from Gregory Scott in Vita.MN, the Star Tribune's arts weekly. The artist talk also went well. I am not particularly comfortable speaking in public, so success was both a relief and a confidence-builder. ccording to the Vine Arts Center, 158 people attended the show, including 30 at the artist talk. Board members at the Vine Arts Center said that it was one of their better attended shows, (though I hoped for more). On the other hand, the review in Vita.MN potentially exposed my work to thousands of people. It is archived online and available at www.vita.mn/arts/242797131.htrn1/?page=all.