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AFFORDABLE EXHIBITIONS FOR SMALL MUSEUMS AND ORGANIZATIONS
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Everett Spruill ~ Fine Art Exhibition Service
Everett Spruill Fine Art (ES/FA) developed this Traveling Exhibition Service to make the private collection and works by Everett Spruill accessible to a wider audience.
Designed to provide affordable exhibitions for small museums and organizations, the service offers exhibitions representing a variety of works from the Spruill Collection and of course includes the collages, graphics and paintings of Everett Spruill..
The rental fee charged for each exhibition reflects administrative and development costs, publicity kits, and educational materials. The fee covers an initial booking period of up to four weeks; additional one-week booking periods are available at a prorated fee. Rental fees must be paid three weeks prior to the beginning of the booking period.
Rush Contract Surcharge: Bookings made within 30 days of an exhibition's opening date may be assessed a surcharge of up to 20% of the total rental fee. The rate of surcharge will be dependent on size and complexity of the exhibit.
ES/FA staff members travel with and install the exhibition unless otherwise specified in original agreement. Otherwise, sponsoring institutions must provide persons to unpack, install, and re-pack the exhibition. Unless specified, hanging structures or other exhibit furniture are not provided with the exhibition.
For out of state traveling exhibits the sponsoring institution is responsible for transporting the exhibition from and returning it to ES/FA. A two-week period is allowed on each side of the scheduled exhibition dates for shipping/pick-up and return.
Wall-to-wall insurance covering the exhibition during shipping to and from the sponsoring institution as well as during the exhibition period is required for all exhibitions. Sponsors are requested to forward a certificate of insurance to the ES/FA coordinator at least three weeks before the exhibition opens.
Catalogs and other resale merchandise, films, and lectures are available for some exhibitions. Resale merchandise is available at 25% wholesale discount on consignment; films and lectures require a modest service fee.
Sponsoring institutions are required to credit Everett Spruill Fine Art and any specified funding agencies in all promotional materials generated for the exhibition.
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Institutions interested in hosting a ES/FA exhibition should contact:
Exhibitions Service
Everett Spruill Fine Art
7927 Village Green Road
Orlando, FL 32818
407-292-3183
407-754-6133
e-mail: everettspruill@bellsouth.net
"Dan" masks are characterized by a concave face, a protruding mouth, high-domed forehead and are often covered in a rich brown patina. There are a variety of Dan face masks, each of which has a different function. They may be the intermediaries, who acts between the village and the forest initiation camp, for peace-making ceremonies, for entertainment. Over time the ceremonial masks have lost their original function and are used in contexts related to entertainment, emerging only for festivals or events organized for visitors. Nonetheless, the great masks live on, they're even more rare because many do not survive the rigors of tribal life. The life span of a museum quality artifact such as the one above is shortlived, many are broken after being dropped or environmental factors like termites or other wood eating bugs.