The Absent gallery created Exhibition

The Absent Gallery can take the strain out of the process by creating and curating your bespoke virtual interactive exhibition.

The exhibitions can be unique to the virtual world or used to promote a current Real World Exhibition.

Whether your exhibitions are for single artists or a group we will choose the most appropriate virtual evironment to accommodate the 2D or 3D work.

 

 

 

WHY CHOOSE TAG TO CREATE YOUR EXHIBITION

  • TAG has researched the virtual options and believes that the platform that we utilise is the most flexible
  • We offer the most diverse range of services
  • The widest group of environments are available
  • The integrated augumented reality option is game changing
  • The one-to-one support that you will receive during the process from John Gammans as he brings your exhibition to life.
  • The quality of the exhibitions
 

 

TAG Created Exhibition SERVICES

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Managed Account

We will create and manage a custom account on our preferred Virtual Exhibition Platform.

Point of Contact

We are happy to liaise directly with individual artists, gallery managers or a single appointed representative of a group to obtain images of artworks and the required information.

*Please see requirements for full details of what we need from you.

Edit and Prepare Images

We will prepare your images for uploading to the platform.

Edits to images include resizing to the platform’s requirements and minor corrections, for example; cropping and correction of camera lens distortions.

Any image requiring more than 5 mins of editing will be parked and the artist/gallery will be contacted. On instruction from the artist/gallery parked images will either be rejected completely from the exhibition or new images supplied by the artist/gallery.

If The Absent Gallery is able to rescue an image with further editing the artist/gallery will be provided with a price for our services.

Catalogue Artwork

We will upload and catalogue artwork on the Virtual Exhibition Platform.

Adding an image, title, dimensions, artist’s name, technique and description (if applicable) for each piece.

In Built Links

Each piece of artwork that is catalogued will be given it’s own contact link, should anyone wish to make an inquiry. The link can go to a place of your choosing, whether to an individual artist’s website or directly to the gallery manager.

Pick The Right Environment

Choosing the right size environment is extremely important.

We will choose the environment that is most suited to your exhibition.

In Exhibition Text

Each exhibition we create will have bespoke title text graphics created, which will be featured in the virtual environment.

Including exhibition information and/or artist statements.

Hanging & Curating

Our experienced in house curator will hang the virtual exhibition for you.

For galleries, there will be an additional review process where you will get a chance to discuss the curation and if necessary make any amendments required.

Preview

Once your virtual exhibition is complete we will give you a preview before we publish and go live!

Publishing

The finished virtual exhibition will be published and installed into your profile page on The Absent Gallery’s website.

We will also provide you will a piece of code that will enble you to embed the exhibition into your own website.

Commissions

The Absent Gallery will take No commission nor be involved in any of the sales process.
 

 

Hosting

Once published your Virtual Exhibition will be hosted on your own profile page on The Absent Gallery website, which we will create for free.

Your profile page will be customised with any logo, contact details, website and social media links. In the case of Real World Galleries we will create an enhanced profile page which will also include your business details, such as opening hours and also provide an embedded Google Map.

All your exhibitions will be hosted on your profile page giving somewhere convenient and distinctive to send visitors.

The Absent Gallery will direct any visitors directly to your profile page during any promotion that we undertake on your behalf.

Your profile page will also host any past exhibitions which have been archived.

 

 

Promotion

For each new exhibition that we create for you we will also produce a Trailer / Launch promotional graphics which will include:

  • the artist(s)/ gallery’s name
  • any logo
  • the exhibition title
  • a url to your profile page on the TAG website

The promotional graphics will be shared on social media. You can also use the promotional graphics for any self-promotion.

A series of images from the exhibition will be captured and used for promotional purposes during the course of the exhibition. These images will be used to create enagement over social media platforms periodically and at our discretion.

 

 

Additional Promotion Package

If you require some extra promotional material the Additional Promotion Package will provide you with:

The creation of an animated slideshow video for promotional purposes over social media and to archive the exhibition once it has ended. This would be accessible on your profile page.

The animated slideshow will contain exhibition title graphics and end credit graphics including artist’s names, any logo and website addresses for your profile page on The Absent Gallery and to your own website.

The animated slideshow will be comprised of still and moving images captured from your exhibition, including close up shots of artwork.

Once produced the video file will also be provided to you to exhibit on your own website.

Costs

Additional Promotional Package – this charge only comes into affect as from 1st August 2020. 

 

 

Requirements

  • Completed Form

Image Requirements

  • Images of artwork should be in jpeg or png file format.
  • Files should be saved as the artwork’s title.
  • File size and resolution: The bigger the better but at least 2MB or 1800px sent via WeTranfer.
  • RGB colour profile.
  • Images can include artwork in frames but not behind glass. An artwork in a frame may be cropped and the frame recreated digitally by TAG.

Information required with each artwork

  • Title of Artwork
  • Artist name
  • Unframed Dimensions in cms (width, height and depth)
  • Year of creation
  • Medium.
  • Description (if applicable)

(Frame Details if applicable) 

  • Overall Dimensions in cms (Width, Height, Depth)
  • Frame profile width
  • Colour.

We will do our best to recreate the appearance of your frame but please accept the limitations.

 

Exhibition Information

  • Exhibition Title
  • Exhibition description
  • Start and End date (if applicable)

 

Profile Page

  • Provide us with your contact details, any logo or business address, website links and social media handles.
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Copyright

By sharing a Virtual Exhibition with us the Real World Gallery is granting The Absent Gallery permission and the permission from all participating artists to display, promote and present the exhibition and it’s content across our social media platforms and website. You will be granting The Absent Gallery permission to create images and graphics taken from your exhibitions to promote the exhibition on your behalf.