About

Jes Gettler is the owner/operator of Blue Hammer Exhibits llc and brings over 20 years of experience working in Contemporary Art Museums, Artist Studios, and the Private Sector.

Her roles as Exhibition Designer, Lead Preparator, Senior Project Manager, and Production Supervisor provide a broad perspective and practical expertise on exhibition development & implementation, fine art handling, and production management.

EDUCATION
BFA, Sculpture from the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Tempe, Arizona

LEVEL IT: WOMEN’S ART HANDLING NETWORK

Four people in a woodworking classroom, one woman demonstrating a cordless drill to three students, with woodworking tools and a toolbox on the table, and a blackboard with woodworking instructions in the background.

A group of women working together in a workshop, handling tools and materials on a table, with shelves filled with supplies in the background.

A group of women gathered around a crate with artwork, during an art handling workshop.

Three women smiling at a LEVEL IT: WOMEN'S ART HANDLERS NETWORK fundraiser event.

Three women working together at a welding workshop.

Participants in an art handling workshop using levels and tape measures.

Co-founded by Jes Gettler & Alexa Anderson, Level It: Women’s Art Handling Network (2017-2020) was a nonprofit organization comprised of women-identified art handlers, museum preparators, and specialty fabricators. Level It worked to provide a foundation for women in the industry to gain experience, confidence, recognition, and an expanded professional network through a series of classes, hands-on workshops, and social events.

Level It presented at the PACCIN International Art Handlers Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2019
Hosted a long-form 2-day intensive workshop with guest speakers & instructors at SMoCA, Scottsdale, AZ
Awarded a 4Culture T.I.P.S. Grant, 2019

Image Credits: L to R
Intro to Woodworking with Andrea Ramsey at Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA, 2018
2-Day Art Handling Basics at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ, 2019. Image by Claire A Warden
2-Day Art Handling Basics at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ, 2019. Image by Claire A Warden
Art and Archival Materials with Geneva Griswold, Equinox Studio, Seattle, WA. 2017
Level It Fundraiser, Seattle, WA, 2017. Image by Stephanie Passantino.
Essentials of Metal Fabrication with Chelsea Gaddy, Force/Collide Studio, Seattle, WA, 2018. Image by Stephanie Passantino.

Image Credit: Top
Puget Sound Driftwood Circle, by Richard Long, part of The Time, The Place Exhibition at the Henry Art Gallery, 2017.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

The image shows the word 'LEVEL' in large black letters, with a yellow measuring tape below it, and the text 'WOMEN'S ART HANDLERS NETWORK' at the bottom.