Calling All Emerging Artists!
Imagine being an aspiring artist and having the opportunity to display your art before thousands of people on a beautiful summer day. Sounds like something you’d cut off your ear for, right? Imagine instead paying only a $10 fee for that opportunity ($8 of which is returned following your exhibit).
If it sounds too good to be true, allow us to introduce you to the Emerging Artists Exhibit – a regular feature of the Capital City Public Market, running from April 19 through December 20. That’s a lot of emerging art.
Of the many events and causes that the Brick Oven Bistro supports, the Emerging Artist Exhibit is one of our favorites. Its mission pretty much says it all: To promote the arts by assisting & encouraging local artists with little or no show experience by providing weekly exhibit opportunities not otherwise available.
Having had friends who were artists and always looking for affordable ways to display their art, we approached Karen Ellis of the Capital City Public Market, Sally Barnes of Boise Weekly, Terri Robinson of Boise Blue Art Supply, and then director of the City Arts Commission, Julie Numbers Smith, with the idea of creating a showcase for local artists.
Terri and her staff sign up the artists and provide easels, Karen provides us with a great outdoor venue, Boise Weekly contributes media promotion, and the Brick Oven provides the tents and refreshments for the artists as well as all setup and tear down, while the City Arts commission blesses us and supports our efforts. It’s a true labor of love for art for everyone involved.
Artists who are interested in securing one of the three exhibit spaces available each week need to complete the Emerging Artist entry form and sign up at Boise Art Supply (820 West Jefferson). Artists are chosen on a random selection basis, and 5 percent of any art they sell through the exhibit goes to the Emerging Artist fund to keep the good karma rolling.
So, what kind of difference can the Emerging Artists Exhibit make in the lives of its participants? Recently, several of the artists who were displaying for the first time in a public venue not only made great sales, two were given commissions!
Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:45:01 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00) 
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