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pete goodlet
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 Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject: is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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hi... i keep getting invites to enter art shows around the state... i was just wondering what people think... it involves a bit of travel getting the paintings there... but i suppose it is more exposure...what do you think
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belle
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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| I think it is a necessary evil. It is a way of promoting your work and if you are recognised it is even better. Expensive though and, for me, little reward. |
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pete goodlet
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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thanks belle... that is pretty much how i feel
cheers |
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darian zam
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| Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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| It's definitely worth it. Recieving any and all notice you can brings you more leads and more on your CV, and more Kudos. Success breeds success. You've got to get even those little group shows on your CV to show that you are working non-stop and 100% serious about what you do. I know of some artists who submit to competitions and prizes for years and years before they start to find success. You have to take it by the balls and apply for every grant and fellowship you can, enter every competition you can. Personally I've been working for 21 years and after all that time, finally this year has brought success with a sizeable DFAT artists project grant, the Janet Holmes a Court grant, and as a semi-finalist in Head On Portrait Prize. It's only May and as far as I am concerned these triumphs are just the beginning and I want many more things coming to me before the year is through. If you want this badly enough, you will get it for sure and come out on top. |
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pete goodlet
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:25 am Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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thanks darian
that is great advice... well done on your persistance and success
cheers pete |
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darian zam
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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| No problem, just don't give up. If you are feeling uninspired and over it, have a break for as long as you need, is the secret. |
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gggraph
Joined: 25 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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Hi Pete - it depends what you want to get out of it.
On the minus side, I think it's unlikely a judge will go for your style (that's not a criticism, just a recognition of what judges look for. ) The majority of people will be expecting bowls of fruit, gum trees and kids playing on the beach.
On the plus side, we all have to start somewhere. I can think of a good reason not to enter anything -it's too far, it costs too much, etc. but ultimately you can do something, or you can do nothing. If you don't have a better plan, exhibiting in art shows is a fairly painless way to get your stuff out there.
I've been very lucky with my experience - I entered our local show purely because I had set it as a personal goal (I need deadlines.) but expected everybody to take one look and go "Struth! C'mon Gladys, let's get back to those nice gum tree pictures..." Instead, I won a prize. On the strength of that, I rang up a local gallery - they asked if I'd been in any shows. Yes. How did you go? I won a prize. Right, come in and let us have a look...
The moral to the story is that you make your own luck. It is better to keep moving and doing something, than stop and do nothing.
Now, if I would only follow my own advice....
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darian zam
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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| Quote: | On the minus side, I think it's unlikely a judge will go for your style (that's not a criticism, just a recognition of what judges look for. ) The majority of people will be expecting bowls of fruit, gum trees and kids playing on the beach.
Grant I agree with you about Pete's style in competitions, but when I think about it some more, Pete's style is very similar to Australian Gallery's successful painter Kerry Lester, and Kerry has been an Archibald finalist 16 times, so who's to say for sure - if nobody tried, there's never be anything new. |
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Tango
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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| I think anything goes as some judges get tired of looking at gum trees and still life pots of flowers , so something different might catch their attention, so dare to be different |
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gggraph
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:45 pm Post subject: Re: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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| Tango wrote: | | I think anything goes as some judges get tired of looking at gum trees and still life pots of flowers , so something different might catch their attention, so dare to be different |
Absolutely!! Sorry, I didn't mean to cast aspersions on Pete's art at all, just commenting on what judges are usually looking for. This applies to me as well - I'll never win at Camberwell because I'm not 'painterly' enough. (at least that's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it!)
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Tango
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| Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:59 pm Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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No worries Grant I know there's not a malice bone in your body, you just say it as you see it... but I've had a win at Camberwell , and if I can anyone can  |
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gggraph
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject: Re: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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| Tango wrote: | | No worries Grant I know there's not a malice bone in your body, you just say it as you see it... but I've had a win at Camberwell , and if I can anyone can |
Go Tango!! I sorta meant that the judges at Camberwell seem to like a style of painting that I don't do. The winning entries are extremely good pieces, and you've done brilliantly to be in such company. A better example would be like entering a Turner in the Archibald.... it's just not what they're looking for.
Speaking of the 'anyone can' idea, the first year I was in our local art group, I asked if anybody was entering the local art show. They all looked horrified at the idea. I put some pieces in, and they very kindly turned up for moral support on the opening night, and were stunned to see me win a prize. On the strength of that, they've decided that if I can win, ANYBODY can win, so they're all madly getting stuff ready for the next year!
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Ginny
Joined: 15 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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yes  definately people get to know you and you need a cv to enter quite a lot of comps or present to galleries and amazingly judges do pick unlikly art pieces at times [even mine]   also sometimes there are people who buy . |
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nefersartra
Joined: 05 Jul 2006
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Location: bundaberg
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| Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 1:01 pm Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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| I put in my entry form today for the art section of the bundaberg show. |
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writerpainter
Joined: 17 Feb 2008
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Location: Gold Coast Hinterland
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject: Re - is it good to enter exhibitions and competitions |
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| How do you get sent invites??? I seem to have to trawl the web and download entry forms. Tried to get info on the Marymount College show and just couldn't find it anywhere. I am going to enter the Trinity Lutheren College show...first show ever...and maybe the RQAS show. |
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