Framing Do's
Finish Edges
Use Sturdy Framing Wire
Attach wire 1/3 from the top
Secure Well
Framing Don'ts
Nix the Sawtooth hangers
Don't have a flimsy frame
Get rid of the dirt
GAL Framing Requirements
GAL Requirements for Installation-Ready Wall Hangings (painting, photos, collages, prints)
All pieces must meet the following criteria:
- Be framed [except 3-D pieces] or gallery wrapped
- Have edges finished [no bare canvas around sides, for instance]
- Be hung by framing wire:
- No sawtooth hangers at the top;
- Wire properly attached [approx. 1/3 from the top; not real tight, but taut enough so that wire does not show above the top of the piece]
- Wire secured to the frame with appropriate and adequately secured fasteners
- Less than 140” circumference [140” or over counts as 2 pieces]
- Glass, plexiglass or fixative is recommended to protect watercolor—optional for oil and acrylic
- If over 24” in any direction, must have Plexiglass rather than glass
- Frame in good repair; no corners that do not meet evenly, no holes or cracks unless barn wood or other aged grain
- Glass/Plexiglass is clean
- Make sure artwork and mat are secured in a frame and won’t fall out when hung
Failure to meet all of the above criteria will preclude acceptance into the GAL for display at a show [membership or juried].