Tiny Galleries Art Exchange
A vending machine where you buy art with your art, Tiny Galleries are a fun new way to develop artists and discover community values.
Leader
Robert van de Walle
Location
776 Sebastopol Road Santa Rosa, CA 95407
About the project
We love playing with other artists. With Tiny Galleries, we bring artist-curated, hyper-local art into our neighborhoods. The game is to make and exchange art with other artists. We hope our neighbors will enjoy seeing each other's work, and be inspired to make and share some art of their own creation!
We're looking forward to seeing and celebrating many different themes, styles, and media. Our biggest reward would be to spark a conversation in local print and broadcast media about the value of art within a community, elevating the role of artists as change-makers and community leaders.
The Steps
We've refined our vision so we can easily work with various agencies and stakeholders. While there are always surprises, we don't anticipate any big roadblocks to building and installing a few of these kiosks.
- December 2019 to January 2020: Work with our Economic Development and Community Leaders to identify a few key locations to host Tiny Galleries. Are these libraries? Tattoo Parlors? Public parks? Two locations have been proposed so far and we're hoping to hear of more as we conduct our community engagement efforts.
- February 2020 to March 2020: Fabricate Tiny Gallery kiosks and develop our social, print, and broadcast media outreach. Secure any necessary permits and event insurance.
- March 2020 to June 2020: Install Tiny Gallery kiosks, have launch parties, and start exchanging art!
Why we‘re doing it
We've developed Tiny Galleries to bring art into more lives. Like the folks behind Art-o-mat and Tiny Libraries, we believe in the power of art and sharing. What will happen when our neighbors discover California's billion-dollar art industry? What will happen as they make art which reflects their concerns, their loves, their hopes, and share these works with each other? It's our dearest desire to start conversations among friends and neighbors as we explore the themes that divide and unite our communities.
Tiny Galleries are made possible, in part, with funds from Creative Sonoma along with support from the Sonoma County Economic Development Board.