SoFA EXHIBITION INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXHIBITORS

Frames should be simple and preferably of metal, though a narrow, dark wood frame is also okay. Ornate wood frames such as those used for oil paintings or watercolors are not acceptable because of the SoFA Gallery’s guidelines for exhibits.

Brightly colored frames should not be used. Frames can be black, bronze, dark green, or dark blue; silver and gold are also okay.

All frames must have a wire across the back for hanging. Do not use the saw-toothed-type hanger that attaches at the top of the frame.

All images must be under glass. Plain window-type glass is fine. Non-glare glass is okay, but tends to dull the image and is more expensive than plain glass. Museum glass, which is also non-glare but does not dull the image, is much more expensive than plain glass.

If you wish, sign your image either within the image, on the mat, or on the back. But whether or not you do this, please be sure that your name and the title of the image are on the back, so the people hanging the show will know it’s yours.