Exhibition and gallery launch management
Exhibitions need coordination across artists, spaces and the people who bring the work into public view. Kuhns, Inc. supports gallery launches, individual exhibitions and exhibition seasons from program intent through production and delivery.
↪︎ Give the exhibition a clear direction and a workable route to opening.
Carry the idea into the room.
The exhibition’s purpose needs to remain legible as the work moves between an artist, a venue, a designer and an installation team. Descriptions, images, printed materials and schedules all shape what visitors encounter.
The engagement connects those decisions and materials around a defined show or program. It can include artist coordination, interpretive and promotional copy, production of agreed assets, and installation scheduling in collaboration with the venue and its providers.
Discuss your exhibition
For an organization bringing a new gallery space or exhibition program into use.
Gallery program launch
Develop the first program around the space, intended audience and collaborators. Clarify the curatorial direction, work with the participating artist or artists, and coordinate the materials and arrangements needed for the launch.
Receive a defined program direction, an agreed set of launch materials and a coordinated plan for bringing the first exhibition into public view.
Most useful when: a space has potential but its first public program needs a coherent shape and someone to carry it forward.
Plan a gallery launch
For a gallery or institution preparing a particular show.
Exhibition production management
Coordinate the artist and venue requirements, agreed interpretive and promotional materials, and the schedule leading to installation and opening. Keep outstanding decisions visible as the exhibition takes shape.
Receive a working production schedule, coordinated exhibition materials and a clear arrangement for the people preparing the show.
Most useful when: the exhibition is defined and its preparation needs consistent management across several contributors.
Scope an exhibition
For organizations coordinating several exhibitions or locations.
Exhibition season coordination
Manage the shared schedule across a season or multi-venue program. Coordinate artist onboarding, material requirements and installation transitions while keeping the distinct purpose of each exhibition in view.
Receive an integrated program schedule and ongoing coordination across the agreed shows, collaborators and locations.
Most useful when: individual exhibitions share resources and decisions that need to be managed across the program.
Discuss an exhibition season
Start with the work and the space.
Examples of previous work available on request. Each engagement is shaped around the actual work, venue responsibilities and resources available.
Share the exhibition idea, location, dates and current collaborators to begin defining the support it needs.