Selma artist Jerry Seigel is preparing for his photography exhibit at the International Arts Center while also teaching students the best way to display art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aspiring artists learn about what goes on behind the scenes at an art exhibit as a part of the exhibition techniques class however the students had the unique opportunity to meet the artist and curator responsible for the International Arts Center’s next installment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Most people don’t get to meet the team that goes behind an exhibit and so it was just a unique opportunity for them to be able to listen to why certain images were chosen,” says IAC Director Carrie Jaxon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man behind the camera creates the art but the curator is the mastermind behind how it is seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the artist Jerry Siegel the curator finds the artist and organizes the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I offer them things that I feel strongly about,” says Siegel. “I don’t just open up everything I’ve ever done. So if it’s work that’s here, it’s work that I feel strongly about but then they have a larger body to choose from. Their job is to tell their story with my work where the curator<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Selma artist Jerry Seigel is preparing for his photography exhibit at the International Arts Center while also teaching students the best way to display art.<\/p>\n
Aspiring artists learn about what goes on behind the scenes at an art exhibit as a part of the exhibition techniques class however the students had the unique opportunity to…<\/p>\n