Career Development Grant
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
I have been offered a one-person exhibition in the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe', in the Zeitgeist Arts Center for Arts and Community building located in downtown Duluth, Winter of 2016. I want to exhibit drawings and painted stories from my community and personal life. Figures will continue to be distorted, enhancing the model’s attitude and intentions. Color and line will continue to determine strong composition. Zeitgeist Arts Café’ is known to be a popular meeting place and will provide a comfortable place to meet a much larger audience currently unfamiliar with my work. Perry Framing will manage the exhibition and provide promotional information to the public about the exhibition and provide media coverage. Perry Framing and I will work together to provide opportunities for the public to talk with me about the work at the café. 1. Over the 3 months while exhibiting I will spend time at the Zeitgeist Cafe during the exhibition to observe the public looking at the work - are they engaged?, do they have questions?, what images are they drawn to and why? 2. I will leave business cards with Perry Framing and the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe providing the public to contact me. 3. Perry Framing will ask all inquiries/buyers if they were familiar with my work before they saw the work at Zeitgeist Cafe Arts.
The art work was on display from February 1 - April 17. I was able to talk with many new people about the work at the opening primarily. Four works sold totaling $2,240 by folks that knew me but I think they have been waiting for an opportunity to purchase work, based on what they told me. Perry Framing was available to the public and we kept in contact throughout the exhibition. Many new inquiries interested in the work but no new sales.
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