Artists create art but the finished product does not remain static in one place; artists need to show their art outside of the studio. Some artists elect to show in local galleries, some "show" online. But at some point in the life of every professional artist they are going to have to send their art - for traveling exhibits to multiple locations over a period of months or years, to and from art shows in other states or countries, and for national and international sales. Art galleries and art museums will often send featured exhibits to other cities. And the mechanics of shipping are always a challenge.
Although some artists do make their own custom-designed crates to accommodate paintings and small sculptures (e.g., Sarah Jane Gray MFA, of the Grunewald Guild in Leavenworth, WA, who builds crates for the guild's traveling art show), most artists do not. And even Ms. Gray, with her years of curator experience, runs into the continual problem of artists providing art larger than her crates will hold for her particular show, leaving her often scrambling and costing her valuable time to build new crates.
Custom crates built to keep art safe have many requirements; it takes specialized knowledge, experience and skill to make them correctly. Re-usable crates are invaluable for traveling shows. When shipping internationally customs will often need to inspect the artwork, so the crates have to be easily assembled and disassembled and made from heat-treated wood to prevent transfer of insect pests between countries. Interior crate cushioning protects the artwork from moving during transport.
Special paper wrapped around paintings and drawings provide excellent additional protection from chips or scratches. Large paintings and large sculptures require additional consideration - crates and pallets that can handle the weight of the art. Houston art shipping is an art in itself as performed by the experienced art shippers at Pack n Send. We understand all of the needs of trasporting any kind of art to keep it safe. Please contact us for a quote to ship your art.
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