This is the first year I will be opening my own Open House in the Brighton Festival. I have been painting and photographing for many years and last year retired from teaching full time. I was determined to exhibit my work in the festival and was told that I should initially open my own house as an independent, before approaching other artists’ groups, so that I could prove that I was serious. There is a lot more to be considered than I had assumed. Finding a good Giclee printer was one of the first tasks. Choosing the right festival brochure to advertise in was another. Doing all this as an independent house certainly tests your commitment.

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