FRAMING ADVICE FOR EXHIBITIONS
Choosing the correct frame for your artwork can be difficult, but having spent many hours creating a beautiful piece of art, it is worth spending a little more time and effort on getting the frame just right too. A good frame will complement the picture and improve its chances of being bought. A poorly constructed frame or one that doesn't work with the picture will put potential buyers off immediately.
One of the more comprehensive sources of independent advice on framing that we have found is in Katherine Tyrrell's "Making a Mark" blog and Art Business Information website. Click on this link to read her advice on framing for exhibitions :
Choosing the correct frame for your artwork can be difficult, but having spent many hours creating a beautiful piece of art, it is worth spending a little more time and effort on getting the frame just right too. A good frame will complement the picture and improve its chances of being bought. A poorly constructed frame or one that doesn't work with the picture will put potential buyers off immediately.
One of the more comprehensive sources of independent advice on framing that we have found is in Katherine Tyrrell's "Making a Mark" blog and Art Business Information website. Click on this link to read her advice on framing for exhibitions :
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Once you have chosen your frame there are a few important things to remember. 1. Please DO NOT USE eyelet fixings like those pictured here. They damage other people's frames because they stick out. These are not acceptable in HAC art exhibitions. |
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2. Please use D-rings such as these on the back of your picture frames. D-rings sit flat against the frame. Please tape over the fixing with brown framer's tape. This should ensure other frames are not damaged if resting against each other before being hung. D-rings should be positioned about a third of the way down, top to bottom, of each side of the frame to hang well. 3. Please use picture cord (or wire if the picture is very heavy), not ordinary string, which can unravel and break more easily. To prevent the cord from fraying you can seal the ends of the cord before stringing the picture by heating them briefly in a flame so that the cord melts and then solidifies. |
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4. If fitting D-rings to an unframed canvas, they can be fixed to the canvas stretcher bars, as in this example, and also taped over with brown framer's tape. 5. Please pull the cord fairly tight between the D-rings so that no part of the cord is seen above the top of the picture when hung. |
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6. Please DO NOT fix hanging cord to these saw-tooth hanging fixings. This can easily result in frayed and broken cord. These saw-tooth fixings are designed to be fitted onto nails and screws in a wall, not for stringing pictures. The hanging string and fixings on this frame are not acceptable for HAC exhibitions. |
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7. If you use flexible framing tabs to secure the backing board into your frame, please make sure they are securely bent back into place. This frame is not secure. |
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8. It is good practice to use brown framers tape (can be bought in Artscape in Harpenden for instance) to make the reverse of paintings neat and secure. It is particularly important to tape over flexible framing tabs or framing pins used to secure the backing board in place to avoid these coming loose. |
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Good pictures deserve good framing! Hopefully these tips might help all your pictures to look fabulous and be appreciated by purchasers!
