Jurying a Show: Behind the Scenes

May 7, 2024

Kestrel Michaud, one of my favorite textile artists, posted an absolutely SPOT ON video about how the jury process works.

When a venue or organizer decides to create an exhibit and put out a call for entry, they often will hire one or more jurors. These people can come with all sorts of qualifications. There is no universally codified code of what and who a juror must be.

The Juror or Jury must choose an exhibit from the pool of entries. The organizer gives them parameters, which can vary widely and are dependent on the venue and the goal of the exhibit. If the show will travel, the ability to store, ship, and hang an exhibit is certainly part of the equation.

And this is just the beginning of the things that will determine what the final exhibit will look like.

KESTREL’S JURYING EXERCISE VIDEO

Go watch it!!!!
You’ll be so glad you did.

Kestrel also has a fantastic Patreon community. If you love her work you will love seeing HOW she works. She posts videos of her process, has projects for her members to work on, etc.

She was also one of our recent guest artists at Lyric.Art, my every-day art school for quilters. Each month there we chat with an artist about their creative process. Now how they technically create a thing (although that comes up) but how they think. You can join us there any time!