About this Event
- Free for NWMIARTS Network Members
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- Location: Petoskey, MI (venue TBD)
Level Up Workshop: Preparing Yourself and Your Artwork for Gallery Success
Join us for a hands-on workshop designed to help artists prepare both themselves and their artwork for gallery opportunities. This session focuses on the practical foundations that support successful exhibitions and ongoing relationships with galleries.
Participants will explore strategies for documenting and organizing their work, preparing artwork for exhibition, and presenting it clearly and professionally. Topics include titling and pricing work, techniques for photographing artwork, basic inventory strategies, writing concise artist statements, assembling submission materials, and preparing work for exhibition or sale. The workshop will also touch on how to approach galleries, understand expectations, and build positive, professional relationships.
This interactive session is ideal for artists who want to feel more confident and prepared when pursuing exhibition or sales opportunities. Attendees are encouraged to bring images or information about their work and will leave with practical tools, clearer next steps, and materials they can immediately apply to their practice.
Facilitator: Sheila Ruen
Sheila Ruen is an artist, educator, and consultant, currently teaching digital photography at NCMC in Petoskey and serving as a consultant to the Petoskey Public Art Commission. Formerly, Sheila served as the Visual Arts Director at the Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey, Education Director at Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, Arts and Design Department Chair at the William Penn Charter Independent Quaker School, in Philadelphia, taught art and textile history at various universities, including Chicago State University, Philadelphia University, and Stanford University, and had an antique textile restoration business. She earned a graduate certificate in Digital Design from the University of Edinburgh, enjoyed a post-graduate painting residency at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Karlsruhe, earned an MFA from the University of Michigan, and a BFA from the California College of Art. Her most recent creative endeavor is called: From Algae to Zeugma, a card game that explores associations between images and texts.
Audience: Who is this for?
This session is designed for:
- Independent Visual Artists
- Emerging Visual Artists
- Mid-Career Visual Artists
About Level Up
Level Up is a professional development series for the arts & culture sector.
Through interactive workshops and expert-led seminars, you will gain valuable skills and insights for growth. Whether you’re looking to improve your fundraising techniques, expand your art business, enhance your curatorial strategies, or foster stronger community engagement, Level Up offers the tools and knowledge to help you succeed.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Great Lakes Center for the Arts, 800 Bay Harbor Drive, Petoskey, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 250.00
