"An art exhibition is traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience."
Reviewing and analyzing art, and attending art exhibitions and galleries.
Art history: Understanding the evolution of art and the movements that shaped it is fundamentally important for contextualizing and appreciating any exhibition.
Curatorial practice: Examining how curators create exhibitions, choose artworks, and design a narrative to display them cohesively to the public.
Exhibition design: Learning how to design exhibitions using various materials and techniques for creating an impactful visual environment for visitors.
Photography: Taking high-quality and compelling photographs of artwork is crucial to capture the essence of each piece and communicate its features to readers.
Art criticism: Developing a cultivated eye and an opinion about the artwork, being able to critically analyze and evaluate it and share these insights with a broader audience.
Arts and entertainment journalism: Developing an understanding of news and feature writing, interviewing performers and other subjects, and reviewing arts events.
Marketing and PR: Understanding how to promote an exhibition and attract audiences through media, social media, and digital and traditional marketing tools.
Communication: Developing writing, speaking, and interpersonal communication skills, which are crucial in all aspects of arts reporting and exhibition management.
Exhibition management and logistics: Understanding how to manage and organize an exhibition, including sourcing and transporting artwork, managing budgets and resources, and overseeing staffing.
Theory and contemporary practice: Exploring theory-based approaches to art, including interdisciplinary approaches, and understanding the challenges, opportunities, and trends in contemporary art exhibitions.
Solo Exhibitions: This type of exhibition features the work of a single artist. It may be a retrospective of an artist’s career or a showcase of their latest work.
Group Exhibitions: Group exhibitions showcase the work of two or more artists who share a common theme or are part of a collective.
Juried Exhibitions: In these exhibitions, artists submit their work to be juried by a panel of experts or curators. The selected pieces are then exhibited in a show.
Invitational Exhibitions: Invitational exhibitions are curated by a person or organization, who invite a group of artists to participate.
Traveling Exhibitions: These exhibitions are designed to move from one location to another, often showcasing a single artist’s work, a specific theme or style, or works from a particular geographic region or era.
Site-Specific Exhibitions: These exhibitions are created specifically for a particular space. The artwork is designed to complement and interact with the space, such as a museum or gallery, or even an outdoor setting.
Retrospective Exhibitions: Retrospective exhibitions provide a comprehensive view of an artist’s life work. They often include works from different periods of an artist’s career and may be curated by the artist themselves or a curator.
Pop-up Exhibitions: Pop-up exhibitions are temporary exhibitions that appear in unexpected locations such as abandoned buildings, storefronts, or outdoor spaces.
Online Exhibitions: These exhibitions are entirely digital, often hosted on a museum or gallery’s website or a curated online exhibition platform.
Art Fairs: Art fairs are events where many galleries converge in one place to showcase their art. Visitors can view and purchase artwork from different galleries and artists in one location.
Biennials/Triennials: These exhibitions feature the work of multiple artists from around the world and are held every two or three years.
Auction Exhibitions: Auction exhibitions are held by auction houses, showcasing works of art available for purchase via auction.
Thematic exhibitions: Thematic exhibitions are curated around a specific theme or topic, such as a historical period, social issue, or cultural phenomenon.
Institutional Exhibitions: These exhibitions are organized by museums, galleries, or cultural institutions to showcase art from their own collections.
Scholarship Exhibitions: Scholarship exhibitions showcase research on specific artists or collection of artworks, utilizing artworks, photographs, and documents.
Open Studio Exhibitions: These exhibitions allow the public to visit artists in their studios, enabling artists and collectors to connect.
Art Performances: Art performances refers to live performances by artists that incorporate visuals, sounds, and movement to create a unique experience. They can be presented in galleries or other performance spaces.
Outdoor Installations: This type of exhibition features large-scale installations and sculptures that are placed outdoors. They transform public spaces into temporary art galleries.
Collaborative Exhibitions: These exhibitions bring together two or more artists to create a cohesive body of work. The artists may work in different mediums or styles, but the exhibition unites their works under a common theme.
Interdisciplinary Exhibitions: This type of exhibition features work that crosses over into different fields, such as science or technology. It brings together artists, scientists, and other professionals to create a multidisciplinary experience.
"In American English, they may be called 'exhibit', 'exposition' (the French word) or 'show'."
"In UK English, they are always called 'exhibitions' or 'shows'."
"Such expositions may present pictures, drawings, video, sound, installation, performance, interactive art, new media art or sculptures by individual artists, groups of artists or collections of a specific form of art."
"The art works may be presented in museums, art halls, art clubs or private art galleries, or at some place the principal business of which is not the display or sale of art, such as a coffeehouse."
"An important distinction is noted between those exhibits where some or all of the works are for sale, normally in private art galleries, and those where they are not."
"Sometimes the event is organized on a specific occasion, like a birthday, anniversary or commemoration."
"The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is occasionally true, it is stated to be a 'permanent exhibition'."
"In UK English, an individual item in the show is an 'exhibit'."
"Those exhibits where some or all of the works are for sale, normally in private art galleries."
"The art works may be presented... at some place the principal business of which is not the display or sale of art, such as a coffeehouse."
"Such expositions may present... performance, interactive art..."
"The exhibit is... the space in which art objects meet an audience."
"The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless... it is stated to be a 'permanent exhibition'."
"Such expositions may present... new media art or sculptures..."
"Sometimes the event is organized on a specific occasion, like a birthday, anniversary or commemoration."
"The art works may be presented in museums, art halls, art clubs or private art galleries..."
"Such expositions may present... interactive art..."
"Such expositions may present... video, sound..."
"Such expositions may present... by individual artists, groups of artists or collections of a specific form of art."