Looking for a ‘check list’ or ‘running sheet’ for your next exhibition? Thanks to the power of google.com, and a spare hour on a Saturday afternoon of sporadic rain, I found a few PDF’s that should help you:
Events Management Check List ... I really like this one! It’s comprehensive, has tick-boxes, and could easily be modified to suit any type of event.
Running, Promoting and Organsing your Event
... Page 1 to 17 have great information on setting up and ensuring your t’s are crossed and i’s are dotted. Page 18 to 20 are the pages you want to print!
Club/Association Management Program
... This is a most extensive booklet (36 pages) outlining EVERYTHING about exhibition running. Whilst it is aimed at sport clubs, the information is easily transferable to anyone’s exhibition. Page 19 says …
” It is essential that an event has an evaluation process that is more than simply monitoring the planning and implementation. Evaluation should be carried out through the life of the event as well as at the end. Information recorded from monitoring provides a record and can be kept as a historical record for events that are held regularly. Criteria for success, and methods for measuring those criteria, need to be set when the event is first planned. Measures depend on the important questions to be answered. Questions may have to do with attendances, quality of staff, revenue, public opinion and press coverage. Methods for obtaining the information needed to answer the questions might include statistics for attendance, questionnaires from participants and spectators, and financial records. “
Survival Guide to Event Management
... Another long-winded yet comprehensive (56 page) PDF that has a lot of useful information. Visit these pages for the details you really want: 9, 16, 24, 27, 32, 36-37. But you MUST read every other page in conjunction to get an overall and complete view of how to run your exhibition properly and successfully!
Submission form for Major Events / Activities in Adelaide
... Maybe your exhibition is SOOOO BIG that you need to fill this in.
Event Guidelines
... This could easily have been ripped off from any one of the suggested PDF’s above, but it still has some interesting information. You’ll want pages 21 to 24.
Stephen Mitchell, 20 days ago
Featured on 26.April.2008
Kristina Kitch..., 19 days ago
wow you have put alot of info here, keep up the good work and thankyou
Michelle Hogan, 19 days ago
I will certainly check these out. Thanks…
Paul Hamilton, 19 days ago
thanks Stephen – looking at holding an exhibition in November – so I’ll check these out. thanks again.
Paul
Marnie Kirkness, 19 days ago
thanks stephen, wonderful productive googling. thanks for putting it all together. will be saving this.
Scott Ruhs, 19 days ago
Thanks for the info!
Stephen Mitchell, 19 days ago
To everyone who has commented: My pleasure.
I also plan to hold an exhibition of work within the next month(ish), therefore wish to ensure every t is crossed, i is dotted and all eye’s are pointing forward.
coppertrees, 18 days ago
Thank you for all the work you put into this and sharing it with us. It is a keeper
Lumineux, 12 days ago
Just 2 days ago I was invited, by an artist friend, to hold my first exhibition along side his own works. It won’t be till early next year so this gives me time to, firstly, get over the shock and surprise, and secondly, to prepare! I have no idea where to even start so this comes at a great time Stephen. Thank you!
Stephen Mitchell, 12 days ago
To one and all who have thanked me for presenting this information : My pleasure.
Lumineux, congratulations on getting into an exhibition. This information should assist you in ensuring it is a successful event!
Missy Miss, 5 days ago
What great resources! Inspires me to plan an EVENT!!!
xx