How to Ship and Store your 3D Art

Do you look at calls for art where the requirements of the gallery/ museums ask artists to provided reusable packing/shipping materials? And you don’t know where to start? Do you want to store your artwork, so it doesn’t get dirty from your studio?

• Students will make a custom foam core box
• Use laminated foam to void fill around a 3D object
• Build a 2ply custom cardboard box
• Add additional foam to make pieces safe to ship.
• Leave with documentation and a step-by-step guide to pack future projects.

Students who have a 3D work they want to pack/ ship up to 16”x16”x16” (for larger works extra materials will be provided at cost, or a suitable object for those who do not have an object to pack). Students must be 16 years or older. Students under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

• HDPE Trash Bags
• Polyethylene Foam
• Cardboard
• Paper Tape
• 1/2" Foam Core Board
• Olfa Ultility Knife
• Tape Dispenser
• Straight Edge
• Tape Measure
• Sharpie
• Art packing kit
• Access to A2's Fiber Arts Shop and tools for the duration of the session.

Patrick Goguen is a Boston-based interdisciplinary artist, art installer extraordinaire, and community arts advocate. He leads Gallery A2 at Artisans Asylum.