What You Will Need To Showcase Your Work!

Welcome to Twist! We are so happy to have you showing your work here in our gallery space!

Installing Art is not as complicated as some would have you believe, all you really need are a

few tools and willpower. Whether this is your first showing ever or you’re a seasoned veteran

when it comes to showings, here are a few things to remember when it’s your time to come in

and install your work.

1. Tools to bring

Level, Ruler/Tape Measure, Pencil; marking and adjusting placement

Hammer and Nail; manual power, no batteries needed

Levels are great tools to ensure that pieces are hung correctly, facing the viewer straight on from

a 90 degree plane with the top and bottom corners aligning perpendicularly. Using a measuring

tape ensures accurate measurements and is not limited to retrying to find the perfect spot, but it’s

always better to use a pencil, not a pen, in case your measurements are not exact and need

changing. While these tools may be your best friends, they would be useless if the hammer and

nails were forgotten.

2. Calculate Height

57 inches (“) is the ‘Plum Line’ or median height

Drop indicates space between top of stretched wire and top of frame

Height of Piece minus (-) Wire Drop plus (+) 57” = Nail Height

Calculating the height at which you should place your nail to hang the piece is based on a few

factors; one of which being whether the piece has a wire hanging or if your piece will hang

directly off the nails. If your piece has no wire, find a spot where the top of the piece can rest and

balance on the nail; if your piece is small, one nail should be enough to support the work, while

larger pieces will need two or three nails.

3. Nails Not Screws

Screws do not Protect integrity of Walls

Angle nail head 45 degrees away from wall

Use Flat Head 1 1⁄2 inch nails

Flat Head 1 1⁄2 inch nails work best for their stability and strength while being small enough to

easily patch over. Angling the nail to be 45 degrees facing outward from the wall ensures a

minimal chance of the nail coming loose and dropping the work. Using a hammer and nails

opposed to screws makes your installation easier and keeps our walls intact with minimal

damage. There’s also no batteries required unlike power tools.

4. Hanging the Work

Whether hanging a frame with a wire or hanging a canvas directly onto the wall, use tape

measure to find spots on the wall to accurately and carefully balance the work so it shows

straight on to the viewers. Ensure the work rests on its balance point(s) and has the corners all at

90 degrees next to a level to make it centered for the audience.

5. Final Touches

Clear labels with all info encouraged to be hung with the work.

Information should be typed out and readily available to be placed onto the wall next to your

work(s). The more information for the viewer the better; what materials are used, what are the

dimensions, what year, what’s the name, what’s the artist’s name, etc.

Example of Proper Hanging and Labelling:

We hope you have found these tips useful when hanging art in our space or your own! If you

managed to put up work thanks to these tips, tag us and let us see your hanging job.