North Oakland's Compound Gallery has devised a novel way to get affordable pieces from emerging local artists into the hands of collectors on a budget: a monthly subscription service called Art in a Box.
Here's how it works: Subscribe for the pick-up-only or nationwide-delivery packages, and every month you'll receive an 11-by-17-inch box containing a painting, print, photo, mixed media work, drawing, collage, ceramic piece, or sculpture from one of 11 Bay Area artists.
The art and the artist will be a surprise, but you can let the gallery directors know your preferences ahead of time and they'll do their best to send you something they think you'll like.
Participating artists include Ben Belknap, Jake Gillespie, Alissa Goss, Kerri Lee Johnson, Obi Kaufmann, Crystal Morey, Lena Verderano Reynoso, Matt Reynoso, Audrey Roy, Eric Sanchez, Tallulah Terryll, Adrian Van Allen, and YaChin Bonny You.
The service costs $30 or $50 a month, with a three-month minimum. Find out more about Art in a Box right here.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
The Artful Home: Art in a Box
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4 comments:
i like the last one. 10x for recomending artists:)
Ooooh, this is soooooo going on my birthday list.
what a great gift!! thanks for the heads up.
It's nice to read your blog again, even if you did subject me to this freaky phenomenon.
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