http://andrewvenell.com/blog/writing/lexicon-dude-art/ American Multimedia Artist, San Francisco, CA Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:17:03 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://andrewvenell.com/blog/writing/lexicon-dude-art/comment-page-1/#comment-9733 Art Subscriptions on the Rise | The Present Group Journal Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:24:39 +0000 http://andrewvenell.com/site/?p=260#comment-9733 [...] It seems like this is an interesting model because it could be a quick platform for artists to get a little exposure and probably get somewhere between $10- $20 (I’m guessing) per piece for doing this.  Now, this is very little money, however it does encourage artists to have deadlines and try out new ideas and still get a little pocket change for it.  From the gallery’s perspective there is much less organizing, as they aren’t the one producing the projects.  Because it is very locally focused, I also like that they have little “Pickup Parties” where people can get together, get their art, and probably meet the artists from time to time.  When we were first talking about art in a subscription format, we envisioned a time when there would be all sorts of categories and audiences - which I think is really great.  Some would classify the art that comes out of this subscription as verging on  “Dude/tte art”. [...] [...] It seems like this is an interesting model because it could be a quick platform for artists to get a little exposure and probably get somewhere between $10- $20 (I’m guessing) per piece for doing this.  Now, this is very little money, however it does encourage artists to have deadlines and try out new ideas and still get a little pocket change for it.  From the gallery’s perspective there is much less organizing, as they aren’t the one producing the projects.  Because it is very locally focused, I also like that they have little “Pickup Parties” where people can get together, get their art, and probably meet the artists from time to time.  When we were first talking about art in a subscription format, we envisioned a time when there would be all sorts of categories and audiences – which I think is really great.  Some would classify the art that comes out of this subscription as verging on  “Dude/tte art”. [...]

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