5 tips to alleviate the stress of preparing an exhibition

ArtsHub looks at the five top pressure points when preparing for a gallery exhibition, and how to hit the release valve.

5 Aug 2024 9:00

Gina Fairley

Orange pressure release valve on pipe. Stress.

Visual Arts

Photo: Markus Winkler, Pexels.

Billy Joel’s song from 1982, ‘Pressure‘, was inspired by the pressure to creatively deliver for a new album. It is a feeling that many creatives can recognise.

For a visual artist, it is really hard today to land a solo exhibition in a gallery – be it a commercial enterprise or a museum show. And those opportunities only come around every couple of years.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina