Writing a gallery opening invitation
Let the work lead: one image, shown whole or set quietly behind the words, then the title, the dates and the address. Name the artists and the curator, and if collectors have an hour before the public, say so on the invitation and in the running order.
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Gallery opening RSVPs
Keep the reply to a couple of taps: coming or not, and staying for the opening remarks or not, so you can count before setting out chairs. A suggested question asks how each guest heard about the opening, which quietly answers the question of who brings people.
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The gallery opening guest list
Collectors, press, the artist’s friends and the gallery’s regulars often sit on separate lists. Import them into one, review likely duplicates before anything merges, mark press as press, and keep a saved list to bring into the next private view.
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Arrivals at a gallery opening
The door is optional, and a printed list works. With door check-in, every scan is timed, and the arrivals report shows the room filling hour by hour and quarter by quarter and names its busiest moment, which helps when you plan the next opening.
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