Taster Exhibition

As you are aware from the e-mail received from Dave Hunt we are organising a Taster Exhibition.

The exhibition will take place at The Barn Gallery, at the Bield at Blackruthven. This is located close to Perth on the Tibbermore Road 1/2mile west of the Huntingtower Junction with the A85 (Crieff Road) About 1 ½ miles from Dobbies.

The space we have been given is a substantial portion of the Barn Gallery. As the name suggests it is a barn but it has been fully converted into exhibition and conference use space with excellent light, freshly painted walls, picture hanging rail system, display plinths and a new concrete painted floor complete with underfloor heating.

The space has high walls and is ideally suited to the display of large items which some of us do not have space for within our own studios.

Full details of the Bield and its facilities can be found at www.bieldatblackruthven.org.uk .

 The Arrangements

The main purpose of the exhibition is to showcase the work of our members and encourage visitors to take note of the work and help them in choosing which galleries they may decide to visit. Therefore the work should be typical of your work but also inspiring to the public.

You are invited to contribute 1 item of work preferably large. This work can be either wall hung or suitable for display on a plinth. There is no display case for jewellery.

The exhibition will be open to the public from 10 am – 5 pm daily from Wednesday 31st August through to Sunday 11th September.

Delivery of Exhibits:

Delivery must be made directly to the Bield at Blackruthven on Monday 29th August between 10 am and 2 pm.

Collection must be made from the Bield at Blackruthven on Monday 12th September between 10 am and 2 pm

Note: The Barn Gallery will be in use by a previous exhibition up until the Sunday therefore early delivery cannot be accepted. By the same token with an opening time of 10 am on the Wednesday late delivery equally cannot be accepted.

On delivery you will be asked to unpack your work and take all packaging materials away with you.

Items should be prepared ready to hang on the wall, preferably with "D" rings. If your item is to be placed on a plinth and requires a prop that prop must be provided.

INFORMATION CARD

Please provide an information card that will be placed adjacent to each piece of work. This card should be A5 size maximum and will contain your Name (Business Name), POS venue Number, Location, Title of Work, and Price.

Items sold will be subject to a commission charge of 20% of the sale price that will be retained by the Bield.

Whilst every effort will be made to ensure the safety and security of your items during the time they are at the Bield neither the Bield at Blackruthven nor Perthshire Open Studios can take responsibility for your items. Insurance of items is therefore your responsibility.

To round off this email and to allow George and myself an idea of what we have let ourselves in for, could I ask you to respond to this email  at ashgroveperth@blueyonder.co.uk indicating :_

whether or not you propose to take part in the exhibition
an indication of the size of the exhibit you would be considering
wall hung or plinth?
We will not hold you to your responses but it would be very helpful to receive an indication asap and certainly before the 20th August.

Keep working hard for POS ,

All the best,

　
Tom Morrison