Instructions for

HOW TO INSTALL ARTWORK

at

HERTER ART GALLERY

Please read through the following basic instructions on
how to hang artwork, including a few helpful videos.
Table of Contents

How to hang framed artworks at 60 inches 2

on center using S-hooks

How to hang unframed artworks using 4

pushpins or thumbtacks

How to hang lightweight unframed works 6

using magnets and thumbtacks

How to hang unframed works using 8

binder clips and pushpins

How to hang heavier unframed or small 10

framed works using Velcro and
double-sided fabric tape

How to install vinyl lettering wall text 12

How to hang labels 14

How to print labels in Microsoft Word 15

How to hang framed artworks at 60
inches on center using S-hooks

Process

At Herter Art Gallery, we hang artwork 60 inches on center. Meaning,

the center of your artwork should be 60 inches from the floor. (Some
galleries, like the video below, use 57 or 59 inches from center.)

1. Measure the height of your artwork, top edge to bottom edge

(including the frame, if framed).

2. Divide the height in half.

3. From this number, subtract the distance from the top of your
hardware to the top of the picture frame itself. (If your picture
frame has a wire, pull the wire taut when measuring.)

4. Add that number to 60 inches.

5. Measure this distance from the point on the floor where you want
to hang your work and mark the spot on the wall in pencil only.
This is where you should install the wall-mounting hardware to
hang your picture.

6. NOTE: The bottom of the S-hook goes on top of your center line
(not below).

This video shows how to hang on center:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oczGKwczQqA
Watch all the way through—they do not hang at 60 inches, but the
process is the same.

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Use a level so the artwork will hang evenly on the wall.

Be sure to align the S-hook above the center line.

How to hang unframed artworks using
pushpins or thumbtacks

Process

The easiest way to hang an unframed work is to use push pins. The
gallery has some push pins, but we urge you to also bring your own.
NOTE: pushpins will leave holes in the corners of your work (upper
and bottom corners).

1. Measure the height of your artwork, bottom edge to top edge.

2. Divide the height in half and add this number to 60 inches.

Mark the wall in pencil. This will be the top of your work.

3. Once you’ve determined the top, measure the width of your

work from side to side and mark the wall on each side in pencil
(at the top).

4. Place a thumbtack at each side in the top right and top left corners.

5. You may also need to secure the bottom of the work as well.

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Though they have a similar function, pushpins (above)
and thumbtacks (below) are slightly different.
How to hang lightweight unframed
works using magnets and thumbtacks

Process

1. Measure the height of your artwork, bottom edge to top edge.

2. Divide the height in half and add this number to 60 inches.

Mark the wall in pencil. This will be the top of your work.

3. Once you’ve determined the top, measure the width of your

work from side to side and mark the wall on each side in pencil
(at the top).

4. Place a thumbtack at each side in the top right and left corners of
where you have placed marks. Place a magnet over the thumbtack.

5. Next, place your work on the wall. Use a magnet in each corner to
hang the work.

6. NOTE: You may need to use this same method (thumbtack/

magnet) to hold the bottom of the work in place, and you may also
need more than two magnets along the top or along the side.

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How to hang unframed works using
binder clips and pushpins

Process

1. Measure the height of your artwork, bottom edge to top edge

(including frame, if framed).

2. Divide the height of the frame in half and add this number to 60
inches. Mark the wall in pencil. This will be the top of your work.

3. Measure the width of your work from side to side and mark the
wall on each side.

4. Measure the length of your binder clip and mark that on the wall
above where you marked the top of your piece.
Do this on each side.

5. Place a pushpin at each side, above the top right and top left
corners of where you have placed marks and hand the binder clips
from the pushpin (only one side of the clip will be on the pushpin)

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In the image above, binder clips and pushpins hold up vinyl albums.
How to hang heavier unframed or small framed
works using Velcro and double-sided fabric tape

Process

1. Measure the height of your artwork, bottom edge to top edge

(including frame, if framed).

2. Divide the height of the frame in half and add this number to 60
inches. Mark the wall in pencil. This will be the top of your work.

3. Place double-sided fabric tape on your artwork and on the wall.

4. Place Velcro strips on the tape on your work and the wall.

5. You will need to determine how may Velcro pieces to use to secure
the work, top and bottom.

6. NOTE: The gallery has a limited supply of Velcro and double-sided

fabric tape. You can purchase both at Michaels or Joanne Fabric.
Please check with the gallery staff before hanging your work if you
are not sure if you have purchased the correct tape.

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Be sure to use double-sided fabric tape.
How to install vinyl lettering wall text

This video will show you how to install vinyl letter wall text.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvCRL2Z5_Ho
ID cards also work in place of a squeegee.

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Carefully peel away the paper backing to reveal the wall text.
How to hang labels

While the center of hanging artwork in the gallery is 60 inches, the

labels typically hang at 54 inches.

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How to print labels in Microsoft Word

Follow the steps on this website:

https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/microsoft-office/solution-how-
would-you-print-index-cards-in-word/
 Designed by

TREVOR LEACH
for

HERTER ART GALLERY

2021