“A lot of commentators will tell you the answer to getting noticed is sending in very professionally prepared portfolios. It’s not. Being professional is always a good thing, but, frankly, we didn’t care what the portfolio looked like. An envelope full of snapshots was fine (slides were even better) because the determining factor for acceptance was the artwork itself….not the presentation of the portfolio. The nicely prepared portfolios got ignored just as much as the sloppy ones.”

From 12 Steps to Get Your Artwork Noticed by Galleries by Clint Watson