Art Crawls

I LOVE the Minneapolis and Saint Paul art crawls that we have annually. It’s so exciting to get the chance to go through and visit other artist’s studios. Sometimes it seems there can be a sea of mediocrity but eventually you stumble upon some shining originality.

I’m sad to say that I do not have a studio in NE Minneapolis or Lowertown Saint Paul to be able to participate in these events. I do have a couple friends who have studios in Lowertown. I went to school with some people who have studios in the NE area.

I’ve come up with the idea of “renting” out wall space from another artist’s studio during the art crawls. I will either pay them an upfront fee or a percentage of my total sales during the crawl. I’m still waiting to hear back from some people regarding this.

I’m excited and hope that I will be able to show my work with the other artists. If I am able to have this happen, then my art will be exposed to a much broader audience. Plus, I get to be there and greet the visitors and talk with any potential art buyers.

I’m trying to work on my networking more since I feel a bit isolated since being out of college and living in the East Saint Paul area.

~ by J. M. Culver on December 11, 2007.