Friday, April 2, 2010
Community Supported ART! Artists Announced
Shares Go On Sale Monday, April 5th!
Over the last 20 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become a popular way for consumers to buy seasonal food directly from local farms. With the same buy-local spirit in mind, mnartists.org and Springboard for the Arts are joining forces for a similar endeavor to support local art, artists and collectors. Last week, the project assembled a panel of local food and culture taste-makers who reviewed over 150 artist applications and selected the9 Featured CSA artists that will be creating fresh works to fill the "farm boxes".
Want to know whose work will be in your box? Check out the selected artists.
- Calpurnia Peach: (textile/fashion)
- Jennifer Davis/ Burlesque design: (painting/printmaking)
- Andy Ducett: (drawing/printmaking)
- Sam Hoolihan/Switzerlind (musician/photographer)
- Amber Jensen: (book arts)
- Maren Kloppmann: (ceramics)
- Lacey Prpic Hedtke: (photography)
- Amy Rice: (painting)
- Karl Unnasch: (stained glass/sculpture)
HOW IT WORKS
The selected artists will receive a commission to create 50 "shares" for the program. Interested consumers/collectors will purchase a share from Springboard for the Arts and in return receive 3 "farm boxes" of locally produced artwork at intervals this summer. Featured works could include items such as: an edition of vinyl 7", a run of screen-prints, series of small tea cups, run of photographs, tickets to an upcoming performance or event, letterpress editions of a poem or short story, or even 50 small original paintings. Each member share will include one piece from each of the 9 CSA featured artist works over the summer and will also include "bumper crop" of additional artwork and arts opportunities. The pick-up evenings will be at local art sites and will be events in themselves. (More on this later!)
Member shares cost $300 for the three-month season and go on sale Monday, April 5. Purchase a share by contacting Andy Sturdevant at 651-292-4381 or info@springboardforthearts.org
Labels: art collecting, Community Supported Art, CSA
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