- Mar 7
- 2 min read
After ten years of running a gallery, showcasing artists, building a following and maintaining a solo art career, you learn a few things in the art world. The reason we start with an invitation to the artists (with a prompt), is not because we are “gatekeepers”, but because wee feel beholden to sell the work of hardworking artists within a framework designed for the partnering non-profit. Recognizing that some themes that were used previously to attract newer audiences may have been too narrow for creatives.
The prompt for “Decades” asked the artists to portray the decade that visually defines and/or inspires their work from the 1730s to present day. Knowing we only had 36 slots to fill, we asked artists that had shown before and started with solos then duets and then barely got to groups because we were full. The swift and positive response we attribute to a broad yet personal question that gave artists their own creative access and agency. So, yes, we are still learning and growing, 10 years later.
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In today’s click-bait echo chambered world, the constant need for attention becomes a distraction ripe with self-inflicted drama. That’s why the majority of voice-to-texts read like a one-sided conversation. And coyly placed passive-aggressive compliments fall on deaf ears and questionable looks in public, leaving onlookers to question what personal inner conflicts the sayer possesses. So, punching in any direction while navel-gazing is at best inefficient by not seeing if they land the blow. Today’s world is challenging enough, and one never knows what other troubles our fellow travelers are moving through. Please try to Mind Your Gaps, as we are all on this crazy train together.
