Today, after months of hard work, planning, and preparation, I held the reception for my first art show at a gallery. Nobody showed up. FML
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Today, I tried to arrange my first gallery exhibition as a photography student. Not even my mother wants to come. FML
Today, it was my first big time art show. To celebrate I went out to lunch with some people whose work was also there. When we got back, police were everywhere. Someone had broken in and stolen all of the art. All except mine. Even burglars don't want my art. FML
Today, in art class, everybody was showing the paintings that we have been working on for weeks. Everyone was cheering and clapping. When mine came up, nobody clapped. FML
Today, my girlfriend and I threw a housewarming party we'd been planning for almost 2 months. Out of the 30 plus people I invited from work, literally nobody showed up. Not going to lie, I'm a little depressed about it. It's going to be hard to go to work and pretend I'm not upset. FML
Today, I found out the presentation I've been looking forward to and preparing for months only has three people registered to attend. I'll be talking to an empty room for an hour. FML
Today, one of my paintings was accepted into a local art gallery. It would've been a dream come true, had my "best friend" not submitted it under her own name and taken all the credit. FML
Today, there was a baby shower for our first child. My hostess invited 75 people. Only 3 people showed up. FML
Today, I organised a birthday party for myself. There was supposed to be about 20 people coming. Not a single person showed up. FML
Today, everyone at work was demanding I stage a party at my house. I agreed to it and rushed home to tidy up before the guests arrived. No one showed up. FML
Today, I invited everyone to a gig I'm playing at a bar. They closed it down just for me when I told them how many people were attending, and I spent all day setting it up. Turns out nobody showed up besides my mom, my dad, and 2 of my cousins. I still had to play 7 songs in front of them. FML
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n_a_t_a_l_i_e 6
As an art major, my heart breaks for you. Couldn't your family or friends or boy/girlfriend at least have had the decency to show up?
caliguy08 17
Marketing and Advertisement!!! It's awesome that you planned ahead and found a great venue... but if no one knows about it, no one will show up
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Comments (18)
NeneJPhilly 8
That is hurtful as hell. I wish I'd known about it. If it was close, I'd had gone.
Zillamamma 4
That sucks. So sorry
3daizies 3
I genuinely feel bad for you. And Im really sorry that happened to you.
danieq 3
Who are you Pam Beesley?
Cassie Griffith 3
OP here! Thanks for the sympathy. I especially appreciated the Pam Beesley comment! The gallery in question is out of state from where I live, hence I had no friends to invite. My sister and her family came bc they live there, as did the owner, her family, and a friend of the owner. They were all very sweet but it was massively disappointing. The owner was supposed to advertise but didn't bc she was distracted by another personal "thing." We had tons of fancy cheese and wine and fruit. Lesson learned; always do your own advertising and don't rely on others. Not all was lost though; I ended up selling over half my paintings during the day before the reception even began. I'm glad for the experience and now I know what to do next time. As for the comment disparaging the arts; I hope you never consume media, listen to music, use apps, wear clothes, look at signs and directories, use toiletries, eat packages foods, or even go inside buildings bc ALL of those things were designed or made by a creative.
allherenotthere 4
Yeah, sometimes that happens. Once you get established, I swear it'll get better.
NadiG7 2
I'm sooo sorry to hear that. If you decide to have another Art show I will definitely show up... If you are in New York. If you have a Facebook or Instagram I will like to support you... (Not trying to sound like a creep). ❤