My first Open Studio Weekend 27th-28th August!

This month I will be having an open studio weekend to attempt to sell some of my art, because not having a gallery close by/venue does make it difficult to sell work (apart from my smaller pieces which I sell on Etsy.) So I thought I would share the journey. 

First things first! 
I have three weeks to get things organized. I have enough art, I just need to sort it all out and get the word out. I think the sooner I get the event advertised the better, so this week I am going to get the promotional aspect sorted and ready to go next week, if not sooner.

My to do list looks something like this:

1. Design posters advertising the event to be posted around shopping centre/art venues and coffee shops.
2. Create an online gallery of artworks for sale (so that people can reserve artworks.)
3. Create a Facebook Events page advertising the open studio weekend.
4. Contact all of my art contacts in Haugesund asking them to help me promote the weekend.
5. Organize a debit/credit card terminal for transactions.
6. Organize some nibblies and drinks.
7. Rope in friends to help me run the day, as I would like to do a live painting demonstration.

My to do list for this week is:

1. Organise, design and print posters advertising the event.
2. Create an online gallery of works for sale.
3. Create a facebook event's page.

Wish me luck!