Gallery week: Good idea for DC galleries?
Last month saw the debut of New York’s Gallery Week in which 50 Manhattan dealers organised a smorgasbord of events, from book signings to performances and special late openings (7-10 May, p81). The idea is not new: Berlin has a similar weekend, (30 April-2 May, p81), as has Zurich (12-13 June). In the more traditional fields, London has long boasted an Asian Art Week in the autumn (4-13 November), while both London and New York see master drawings dealers putting on grouped events (3-9 July in London; 22-29 January 2011 in New York).Read the whole Art Newspaper article here.
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I'm all for it.
The DC Arts Commission is seeking two and three-dimensional works including prints, drawings, mixed media compositions, paintings, photographs, ceramics, moveable sculptures, digital media, demand for photographs amongst government agencies.
I'm in. The Arts District galleries in Hyattsville have been pushing hard to all have a receptions on the same day of the month to boost activity. Guess what? It works. Since we've partnered with 4 or 5 other local art spaces, our reception attendance has quadrupled. Just imagine the magnitude of that number for a specific event. If any other galleries out there would like to collaborate, drop us a line at the contact link in the about page of artdc.com .
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