Collecting ACEO art cards

There are of course many ways of keeping your card in one piece and in good condition.Some of the methods I use are:-

1. plastic wallets


It is possible to purchase flexible plastic pockets or semi-rigid top-loaders to keep the cards fresh, clean and uncreased. Many retail outlets that sell the popular trading cards will also sell these.








2.loose leaf wallets
For convenience, you may want to use A4 loose leaf folders which feature 9 pockets per page. These do need to be used thoughtfully. Note here how the cards are in both landscape and portrait format which means the viewer has to keep twisting the book around.




Also there is no separation between the cards. Quick, but needs thinking about to give a good effect.You can see the rear of the cards on the left-hand page. Where you will see various information that the artist has included, their signature, date, media, etc.



3. Mounting with card mat


I often mount my cards and put them in a suitable container for display when I am attending sales or exhibitions.










4. Simple cardboard box


The cards can be stored in a suitably sized box, which can of course be decorated to your own requirements. It is best if stored in plastic wallets to avoid contamination from greasy fingers. But it is great to be able to shuffle them in your hands and really feel them between your fingers. So much more personal than staring at gallery walls.

Why not make sure that all your friends know that you are an art collector. It may not have cost you very much but if you've got it ... flaunt it!

a pair of photo frames displaying two ACEO's




A single frame with a pair of complementary ACEO's




the mounted pair from the last shot

K. Madison offers a new way of collecting & protecting your new ACEO's with a custom designed CD case and inserts.
You can open the case as a frame and display the ACEO in a color co-ordinated mat. A description of the Art is displayed on the left inside mat panel Label.
The CD Cover has a Side Title Label for easy access if you would like to start collecting ACEO's in CD Form.

Another neat alternative is to use a small (custom made?) artists' easel, to display the ACEO painting. Again it can be matted, framed or if it is suitable, just as it is. Very similar to the plate stand idea below.

A novel way of displaying your collection of art cards is by pegging them to a cord or ribbon hung across a wall, in the manner of greeting cards.

Just use your imagination, the skies the limit.

A cute way of utilising the ACEO's is as doll's house artworks. You would need a custom made frame for this I suspect.

- use as a bookmark
- put under a glass-topped coffee table
- use as a scrapbook embellishment
- use as a gift tag
- or what about making greeeting cards



some of these uses, would be easier and cheaper with prints but check that you are not breaking copyright laws. You may buy the aceo but the copyright remains with the artist.

Please contact me if you have any other ways of displaying or storing your aceo's, I would very much like to grow this list.I would of course make reference to any contributors.