Guidelines for Exhibiting

What is the Touché Gallerie?

The Touché Gallerie is a gallerie on the campus of Bemidji State University located in the town of Bemidji in northern Minnesota. The Touché Gallerie is located in the student union and the student union desk. The gallerie is frequently visited by students, faculty and community members. The Touché is currently, and in the past, run by student gallerie directors. The Touché Gallerie is a, not-for-profit run gallerie. There is no insurance offered for exhibits in the Touché Gallerie.

The gallerie hours are 8:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m., Monday-Friday during the academic year. The Touché is easily accessible to anyone, so feel free to stop by and see the exhibits.

Scheduling:

In order to Schedule a date for an exhibition, please contact the director a minimum of one month prior to your preferred exhibition date. When selecting a date, choose one that you feel will allow adequate preparation time for your exhibition. Once the selected date is approved by the director, the artist should promptly complete the Touché Gallerie contract. The dates of your exhibition cannot be guaranteed until the copy of the completed contract is returned to The Touché Gallerie director.

Publicity:

The exhibiting artist should schedule an appointment with the director to discuss the news release information. The News Release information should be completed and submitted to the director. This should be done no later than three weeks in advance of the opening date of the exhibition. The optional use of visual aids such as: postcards, slides, photographs, and digital images (300dpi  as jpeg  3x3 format) may be included with news release information. Please include an artist's statement with news release forms if not previously supplied to director.

Posters:

To properly advertise each exhibition, we require that a black and white copy of a self-designed poster be submitted, at least three weeks prior to the exhibit opening. Important information that should be included in your poster is:

1. Name
2. Title of exhibit
3. Dates of exhibit, including time of opening or closing reception
4. Location of exhibit- Touché Gallerie, C.V. Hobson Memorial Union, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, Minnesota
5. Telephone number at the Union Information Desk: (218) 755-3760
6. Touché Gallerie hours: 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Monday - Friday

Gallerie Provided Equipment:

The Touché Gallerie provides podiums for displaying sculpture, ceramics or jewelry. There are also a number of plexiglass boxes to put on top of the podiums to cover your work. The Touché has track lighting, several plug-in outlets, various sizes of plexiglass for 2-D wall works, small size shelves (measurements here) and all the hardware you need to install/set up your show.

Set-Up Information:

You are responsible for getting your work here and setting up your own show. If we need to make other arrangements contact the gallerie director. You should be prepared to set up your show on the Saturday or Sunday before you show, remember the gallerie is only open during the week. This can be done on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. or Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Please make arrangements with the director three weeks in advance for help setting up.

Take Down Information:

You are responsible for taking down your own show and getting your work home. Again, arrangements can be made with the director, but only if you call/email three weeks in advance. Remember, it is the artist's responsibility to have prompt removal of the work which allows for adequate time for spackling and repainting any holes that may have been caused by your exhibit. Please remember that there are other exhibitors waiting to put up shows too, so please be courteous.

Reception:

Schedule a time with the gallerie director for an opening reception. You may either bring in your own refreshments or request ARAMARK (218) 444-7576, the campus food service, to set up your reception. The expense for the reception is the exhibitor's responsibility.

If you have any questions you can contact us through the Hobson Memorial Union Information Desk at 755-3760.