Conclusion

   The process of organizing an exhibition of works by various artists is extremely tedious; however, it can also be rewarding if you have a personal interest in the subject of the exhibition. Knowing the specific elements I wanted to portray in my exhibit made this project challenging. There are plenty of photos available on Google that fit my category; but the biggest hurdle for me was finding artists within my qualifications AND with enough information available to meet the requirements of this gallery. I felt like a detective hunting down all the information. This “hurdle” gave me a little insight on the roll notoriety plays in the gallery circuit. It also cues me in on how frustrating and addicting the curators job can be. It’s evident you don’t keep a job as a curator by carelessly throwing things together.
   The part of the process that came naturally was deciding on the quality of work I wanted to show. Each artwork was selected because it embodied my idea of perfect paper crafts. Paper is, by far, an understated medium. I wanted to show the versatility in paper craft techniques and possibly inspire a new artist. This project has taught me that mainstream paper artists are few and far between. There are plenty of paper garden “crafts” accessible on Etsy; however, these artists have yet to break through the underground and very little information, if any, is available regarding them. Most of the artist I featured broke through by being featured in a gallery. More paper artists should reach out to curators in an effort to spread the word that paper is awesome. Somewhere, a curator is pulling their hair out while researching artist to feature in an exhibit, they have all my sympathy.