Event & Exhibition Coverage Guides

Art events do not run like corporate ones, and these guides cover the specific moments that come with them: a developer's public art unveiling, a university gallery opening, an art advisor booking a shoot on a collector's behalf, a book or zine fair table that is not really a booth. Weather, lighting, and the room itself all change what coverage should look like.

Find the guide for your event type. Some walk through what a specific format needs, like an arts award ceremony or a benefit auction. Others cover a variable that can throw off any of them, like bad weather at an outdoor show.

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What Grant-Funded Program Coverage Has to Prove for a Funder What a Building's Ongoing Tenant Art Program Needs From Coverage Covering a Creative Agency's Holiday Party, Not a Corporate One Photographing a Vendor Booth at a Holiday Market Three Gallery Openings in One Week Without Losing Distinction Covering a December Group Show Without Ranking the Artists What a Residency's Final Presentation Night Actually Needs Covering a Ribbon-Cutting for a City-Commissioned Artwork Covering a Jury Site Visit Before an Art Prize Is Awarded What a Design Fair Needs From Coverage, Not an Art Fair Booth Covering an Art Opening at an Embassy or Cultural Institute What Changes When a Runway Show Happens Inside a Gallery When a BID or Arts Council Commissions a Gallery Night What a Developer's Public Art Unveiling Needs Documented What a University Gallery Opening Has to Prove When an Art Advisor Books the Shoot for a Corporate Unveiling An Art Book or Zine Fair Table Is Not a Booth Photographing an Art Collection Unveiling in a Corporate Lobby Arts Award Ceremony Photography: The Four Seconds That Count What Bad Weather Changes About Outdoor Art Event Coverage Benefit Auctions for Arts Nonprofits: Covering the Ask What to Cover at a Book or Catalog Launch at a Gallery Closing Receptions: Why the End of a Show Deserves Coverage Covering a Collector Salon, Not a Public Opening Covering a Concert or DJ Set Inside a Gallery Covering a Museum's Members-Only Preview, Not a Patrons' Night Covering a New Gallery's Opening Week and Ribbon-Cutting Covering a Panel Discussion vs a Solo Artist Talk Covering a Pop-Up Exhibition in a Non-Gallery Space Covering a Scheduled Talk Inside a Fair Booth Ticketed Artist Lecture Coverage: Prove the Room Was There Covering an Art Fair for the Fair, Not One Booth Covering an Artist Residency Open House, Not a Gallery Opening Covering an MFA Thesis Show: One Set Per Graduating Artist What Makes Creative Event Coverage Different From Corporate Event Coverage? A Guide to Documenting Your Art Exhibition from Start to Finish Documenting Performance Art: One Take, No Reshoots Documenting a Workshop So It Sells the Next One Fair Week, Not Fair Day: Staffing a Full Week of Coverage Filming an Artist Talk Without Killing the Room's Energy What Changes When a Gallery Opening Has No Reception? Gallery Opening Photography: How to Capture the Energy of Your Opening Night What to Truly Expect When Hiring a Professional Event Photographer in NYC Photographing a Holiday Studio Sale Without the Flea-Market Feel How Fast Should Event Photos Be Delivered? How to Use Photos After a Gallery Opening When an Art Event Needs Livestreaming, Not Just Recording Documenting a Mural or Public Art Dedication Why the Route Is the Real Shot List for a Gallery Night One Photographer or Photo and Video for a Creative Event? Open Studios Weekend: Covering Many Artists in One Day A Patrons' or Members' Preview Night Is Not a Press Preview Photographing a Packed Gallery Opening: What Changes Press Preview vs Public Opening: Two Different Shot Lists What a Museum Membership Program Needs From a Full Season of Coverage Why a September Opener Needs a Different Plan Than July Sizing Event Coverage to the Guest List, Not the Room Small Event Photography in NYC: What Still Needs Coverage Creating Scroll-Stopping Social Media Content for Your Gallery Opening Sponsor Visibility at a Funded Art Event: What's Owed What Changes When a Gallery Opening Moves Out East The Dinner After the Opening: Covering Assigned Seats A Traveling Exhibition's First Stop Sets the Template Two Gallery Openings, Same Night: How Do You Cover Both? What a Pre-Event Venue Walkthrough Should Actually Settle What an Art Fair Booth Needs From a Photographer What an Event Planner Needs From Art Event Coverage Event Audio Setup: What Video Coverage Actually Requires On Site What Exhibition Documentation Includes: Install, Opening, Deinstall What Photos Should You Get From a Gallery Opening? What to Tell Your Event Photographer Before the Event When a Gallery Hosts Someone Else's Event in Its Space When Should a Nonprofit Hire a Photographer, Not Use Staff Phones?