My #MiniaturePainting hot take is that there should be more opportunities for people to show their work (in person) besides playing games or entering competitions.

It's not the same as entering and not caring about the outcome, because viewers inevitably view the work in comparison to those painted by people who take the competition seriously and paint things the way people expect competition pieces to be like.

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@tiikerikani my flgs has display cases where local gamers/artists have display pieces, squads, armies on display all the time. Its not part of any competition, just local folks showing their work. Perhaps something to check with your local store to see if they would be interested in setting up?