Exhibition Proposal

• Title of Exhibition
• “Transitional Space, Access and Surrogates”
• Location
• Philadelphia Museum of Art special exhibits room or commercial gallery space.
• Participants
• Museum visitors.
• Variety of local artists and museum directors and staff.
• Description of Proposal
• Museum or gallery directors are responsible for the look and feel of the Waiting Room. No artwork or reproductions of artwork are allowed in the Waiting Room.
• Each artist is assigned a Consultation Room before the exhibition. The artist is responsible for the look and feel of his or her room. This will be that artist’s space for the duration of the show. No artwork or reproductions of artwork are allowed in the Consultation Rooms.
• The Registration Desk will be in the Waiting Room. Museum personnel should staff the Registration Desk.
• Artists must schedule the days and hours they will be available. Each artist must sign in at the registration desk before each shift and sign out at the end of each shift.
• Visitors should sign in at the registration desk. They will be given a consultation with the first available artist. Visitors can wait until his or her name is called. Visitors will then be directed to a Consultation Room.
• The artist is tasked with being the surrogate for his or her art. The artist has the responsibility of helping the visitors to understand or experience the artist’s art in a space without artwork or images of artwork. The artist may decorate or alter the interior space of the room so long as it does not become an artwork.
• The artist or visitor can decide when the consultation is over.