What happens at exhibition openings?
5.30 for 6pm means that you’re welcome to come from 5.30pm onwards because everything should be ready by that time, and that the official part of the evening begins at 6pm. It’s best to arrive at least 15 minutes before the official part of the evening because it is only brief and it can be distracting for the speakers if there are people arriving in the midst of proceedings. Usually the opener speaks for a few minutes and I speak for a few minutes. The venue manager might briefly introduce us. The official part of proceedings usually takes around 15-20 minutes or less, all up. Often I will pick one particular photograph and talk about it. Of course people are welcome to ask questions too. It is likely that others have been wondering the same things so they are interested in hearing the answers. Afterwards people come up to me to say hello, make comments, talk about photographs they’re thinking of buying or what they have already bought etc. My only comment would be – please don’t ask
