Last night I had my first public sowing of my erotic photography. Let's just say I was thoroughly disappointed. When we got there we had to remove some stuff that was left from the last show that was there,I was given an 8x8 area in which to hang my photos which took me 3 hours to do. The area I was given looked like it was behind the bar and no one would think they had access to it. After that I had to climb up and down a ladder to fix lights and adjust the lighting to show my work, which took me an hour. I then helped other artists set up their displays and went to grab a bit to eat and get dressed for the night.

When I returned I found the lights were turned off and my wall was hidden in shadows. After much complaining they turned one of the dance floor lights around to shine on the wall but that too was turned so low that it might as well not have been on at all. Although some people did come up to have a look most did not think they could get closer to it.The handout that they gave out about the show consisted of 1 8.5 X11 sheet of paper, that only listed "some artwork". They never told the guests that the artwork was for sale or who the artist supplying the work were. They then proceeded to tell me they expected 30% of any sales I may have made that night.

To make a long story short the night ended in a very bad way and has left a bitter taste in my mouth about showing my work for these people ever again.

I wonder have any of you ever had this type of experience where you have been invited to show some work only to have it left in the dark?

Is this typical or should I write a scathing letter to the organizers? Please let me know.

BTW I made no sales.