Main Street Gallery Shows

The Main Street Gallery is a community art gallery committed to community artist development. The Gallery hosts 12 exhibits a year from September through August, and displays a wide variety of mediums from local and national artists, as well as traveling exhibits.

The Main Street Gallery is a community art gallery committed to community artist development through:

a) hosting exhibits by emerging local artists
b) hosting exhibits of work outside the commercial mainstream by established local artists
c) hosting exhibits of visiting artists when the exhibit and/or workshops by the artist can make a valuable contribution to the local art culture
d) providing open and invitational exhibits that inspire local amateur and professional artists to step forward and participate in a public dialogue through their art
e)  providing open and invitational exhibits that inspire local and amateur artists to expand the range of their media

Main street Gallery Shows are scheduled annually-

Deadline for applications for the 2012-2013 Season is February 27, 2012. The Call to Artists for Main Street Gallery shows is published annually online upon Gallery Committee Approval. For more information about the application or selection process, or to schedule a portfolio revue, e-mail annf@ketchikanarts.org.


Porfolio/Proposal Consultations:

Part of the mission of the Main Street Gallery is to assist artists in portfolio preparation and professional development. To fulfill this mission, the Gallery Committee offers artists and curators individual consultations with a member of the Committee, and maintains a library of sample proposals.  Proposals are due toward the end of February each year.  For help with a proposal, call the Arts Council office at (907) 225-2211, and/or check back here for the call for artists flyer.

Artist Development Workshops!

The Artist Development Workshop series was started in fall 2010, and is back by popular demand! We were thrilled to see local artists signing up for the opportunity to create and refine a portfolio of digital images, along with the basic components of any portfolio: artist’s bio, artist’s statement, slide list, and resume. We’ve seen many of the class participants putting their new portfolios to work! Congratulations to TWO of our class participants who are now being represented in local galleries following the Portfolio Share last year!

In 2011, we’ll be focusing on getting your artwork online. We’ll cover the basics of online portfolios, several ways you can get your work up online independently as well as using marketplaces and application systems such as Etsy, CaFE, the Art Lives Here online registry for Ketchikan, and more! Plus, digitally photographing your artwork! We’ll also have a final chance to share your progress both to your peer artists and to local gallery owners in an evening celebration! Get online, and take advantage of opportunities around the world!

Individual Classes $75 each OR $200 for All Four workshops plus the Final Show & DON’T Tell! Call 907-225-2211

1. Web Marketing for Artists- September 15, 2011 6:00-7:30pm
Local photographer Chris Arrant shows you inexpensive and user-friendly web marketing tools to help you get your art online and ready for world-wide viewing! We will cover websites, selling artwork online, and more! Rayana White, an Etsy featured seller, will show you the basics of utilizing this well-known online marketplace for artists and creators.

2. Web Portfolios & the ‘Art Lives Here’ Artist Registry- September 22, 2011, 6:00-7:30pm
Learn the basic components of any digital portfolio so you’re ready to participate online in the Artist Registry, Call For Entry, Etsy, and other web-based marketing for artists. Show your art to the world, gain recognition, seek grants, and make sales!

3. Digitally Photographing Your Artwork- September 29, 2011, 6:00-7:30pm
Join local photographer and marketing consultant Marvin Scott for a seminar focusing on photographing artwork of various mediums.  This class is intended to give artists basic knowledge to help achieve higher quality images to represent your artwork. Subjects covered will include basic lighting, optimal camera settings and how to process your images using free image editing software. FREE for those who took the workshop series last year ($50 OFF total for full series).

4. Call For Entry, (CaFE)- October 11, 2011 6:00-7:30pm
The CAFE system  allows you to create and maintain an online portfolio that can be used to apply for a wide array of opportunities. This is an important tool for artists that gives you access to apply for RFPs, exhibit and grant opportunities across the country, and that allows you to efficiently send customized electronic applications. A local artist will show the steps she takes to apply for an RFP and send an application in the system. Bring your laptop, if you have one, and plan to get registered in the CAFE system in the last half hour.

* Show & (Don’t) Tell- November 8, 2011, 6:00-7:30pm
Those who signed up for all workshops are invited to share your digital portfolio with your classmates and local gallery owners at the Main Street Gallery at an evening celebration! We want this to be an accurate reflection of what your digital portfolio is communicating- so Artists: no explaining, let your work speak for itself! Enjoy refreshments, art, and a great opportunity!