Conclusion

What I learned is that the process of organizing an exhibition is not an easy one. Although it may sound easy to find ten pieces of art that fit under one theme, it requires a tremendous amount of research to find connecting art pieces and all the information about them. There are many paintings online that may fit a theme, but many of them do not have even the basic information such as title and date.

The easiest part was finding potential painting that might work with the theme. There were many prospective choices, but further investigation knocked many paintings out of the running. The most challenging part was to actually choose individual paintings that connected with the theme. It was also difficult to describe my thoughts on how each piece of art connects to the theme and actually get what I mean across.

Curators have a difficult job. Organizing an exhibition of various works that are all unique and bring a different thing to the exhibition and yet all connect to the same theme is very challenging. Curators would have to be very knowledgeable about art in general and good at arranging art to be successful.

Many works of art have a connecting thread, but it is not always the most obvious thing about the painting. Many connections are more subtle. Finding these connections and then gathering the art pieces into an exhibition takes a tremendous amount of work.