Displaying at a festival

Wow. Thanks for the information and Lon your display looks great. I am a graphic designer majoring in Advertising so I'm not worried about signs, business cards, brochures, etc. but I had no idea about how to display my art or what to even hang them on. This has given me some great ideas and options.

[Michele Rushworth]

Melissa, check out the link (posted earlier in this thread by Catherine Muhly) for Sunshine Artist magazine. They have lots of online articles, some of which list suppliers and contact info for free-standing walls and racks on which to hang paintings.

[Jim Riley]

Michael,

Years ago I bought panels from Graphic Display Systems and found the system to be very useful since you can add panels endlessly in any direction with the right combination of base supports. You suggest that they have panels that break down into two pieces yet the photo looks like they are still full panels unless they are stacked and my monitor doesn't show that to be the case.

[Michael Georges]

Jim:

Yes, mine at least break in the middle into two pieces about 3.6ft by 3ft each. Mine are older as I bought them from an already established artist, so they may have changed the design but I hope they would not have eliminated that feature - it is really great!

In the picture above, you can see where they separate in the middle for stacking and transport.

Michael,

Is there a certain weight you can hang on the panel displays? My artwork ranges from fairly large to small. I ordered a catalog from the company you had suggested too. Thanks.

[Michael Georges]

Melissa:

I believe these panels to be very strong. The largest work I have hung on them is a framed 24x36 painting on 1/4 inch masonite (heavy thing) and it held just fine. You lock the panels together at the top with a pin and the bases are fairly wide. I have hung multiple framed originals with no problems.