Registrar-Hanging Systems

Registrar Notes

Flat Pack Portfolios

(works on paper)

Tubes

(shipping photos)

Shadow boxes and crates

(stretched canvas, sculpture)

Hanging Systems

(display methods)

Hanging and Display Systems

Hanging Canvases

Options:

Depending on the media, most canvases do no require glazing to protect them from damage as long as they are not in direct sunlight. If the work will be near any windows, or is highly valuable, it is advisable to frame it with glazing. Everything else an open-face float frame works very well.
If framing is not in your timeline or budget, works on stretched canvas or panel can be displayed without a frame. Very small works under 20 x 30" can use a wire or D rings. Larger works should not have wire - only D rings or cleats. Very large or very heavy works, or works that are required to keep super straight, require a frame and wall cleats or at least super heavy duty D rings. D rings should be straight up, with one on each side of the canvas around 6" from the top to around 1/3 of the total height of the way down, depending on the size of the work.

Hanging Canvases

Options:

Depending on the media, most canvases do no require glazing to protect them from damage as long as they are not in direct sunlight. If the work will be near any windows, or is highly valuable, it is advisable to frame it with glazing. Everything else an open-face float frame works very well.
If framing is not in your timeline or budget, works on stretched canvas or panel can be displayed without a frame. Very small works under 20 x 30" can use a wire or D rings. Larger works should not have wire - only D rings or cleats. Very large or very heavy works, or works that are required to keep super straight, require a frame and wall cleats or at least super heavy duty D rings. D rings should be straight up, with one on each side of the canvas around 6" from the top to around 1/3 of the total height of the way down, depending on the size of the work.

Framing and Hanging Works on Paper

Options:

All works on paper, from photos to watercolors should be framed for display. This is the only way to keep them safe from harm.
Artwork on paper should be framed with UV protection to protect it from sunlight and fluorescent light damage.
Artwork should have a channel of air between the artwork and the glazing. Putting artwork directly against plexi or glass causes condensation to form and press against the artwork, getting it wet. The air channel protects from this problem - to create this air channel the artwork needs to either have fillets or a deep enough top mat in the frame.
The frames should already have hanging hardware, see D rings, Wire, and Cleats above.
Occasionally people will hang artwork from fancy silver binder clips without framing it. I do not recommend this i fit can be a voided as the artwork consistently comes back crinkled or worse, stepped on.

Framing and Hanging Sculptural works

Options:

For Indoor display, sculptures can sit on a pedastal base. If safe to do so for the artwork, they should be secured either with screws or museum tack so as not to tip over. 10-31 industries in NYC has a lot of custom sculpture display solutions. http://www.artdisplay.com/
For extra safety, the pedastal can have a plexi box cover.
Plexi boxes are also great for relief sculptures.

Registrar Notes

Flat Pack Portfolios

(works on paper)

Tubes

(shipping photos)

Shadow boxes and crates

(stretched canvas, sculpture)

Hanging Systems

(display methods)

Hanging and Display Systems

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Hanging Canvases

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Options:

Depending on the media, most canvases do no require glazing to protect them from damage as long as they are not in direct sunlight. If the work will be near any windows, or is highly valuable, it is advisable to frame it with glazing. Everything else an open-face float frame works very well.

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Hanging Canvases

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Options:

Depending on the media, most canvases do no require glazing to protect them from damage as long as they are not in direct sunlight. If the work will be near any windows, or is highly valuable, it is advisable to frame it with glazing. Everything else an open-face float frame works very well.

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Framing and Hanging Works on Paper

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Options:

All works on paper, from photos to watercolors should be framed for display. This is the only way to keep them safe from harm.

Artwork on paper should be framed with UV protection to protect it from sunlight and fluorescent light damage.

The frames should already have hanging hardware, see D rings, Wire, and Cleats above.

Occasionally people will hang artwork from fancy silver binder clips without framing it. I do not recommend this i fit can be a voided as the artwork consistently comes back crinkled or worse, stepped on.

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Framing and Hanging Sculptural works

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Options:

For Indoor display, sculptures can sit on a pedastal base. If safe to do so for the artwork, they should be secured either with screws or museum tack so as not to tip over. 10-31 industries in NYC has a lot of custom sculpture display solutions. http://www.artdisplay.com/

For extra safety, the pedastal can have a plexi box cover.

Plexi boxes are also great for relief sculptures.