Studio Arts Exam Revision booklet - Bendigo Art Gallery

STUDIO ARTS UNIT 4 EXHIBITION FOCUS
PAUL GUEST PRIZE 2010
View a current exhibition; research aspects of the preparation and presentation of the exhibition with
reference to:
The classification of gallery/exhibition space, for example, public or commercial gallery,
alternative art space or online exhibition.
Bendigo Art Gallery is a public art space, owned and operated by the City of Greater Bendigo (local
government) and retaining an independent Board of Management who oversees investment of funds for
acquisition. There is a very diverse range of artists included in the show from established artists through to
young emerging artists. This means that artists get their work shown in a major regional gallery amongst their
peers when then might not ordinarily have the opportunity to do so.
What audiences do you think this exhibition caters for? How does this relate to the goals of a public
gallery? Why do you think a commercial or artist run gallery would not show an exhibition such as this?
The main characteristics of the exhibition space
The exhibition is displayed in the Gallery’s main temporary exhibition space. The exhibition is kept
simple and all works are hung singly and the walls are kept off-white to create a clean, contemporary
space for display. There is an introductory text panel but no interpretative information for individual
artworks.
As this is a prize based exhibition with a large number of artworks, why do you think there are no
extended labels? Do you think the judging process has an impact on the choice of label display?
How does the colour of off-white work with the contemporary theme of the exhibition? What is another
name for a simple white exhibition space in an art gallery?
The approach for displaying artworks
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