Hello I had blogged only once before on a art web site. Today is an art show and I just invited a ton of people on facebook. I am an artist and paint and sculpt. I am trying to get more shows. I show with 83 gallery which is a floating diy gallery kind of doesn't have a home but they are in a spot tonight at 1038 high st. in Columbus Ohio. Geoff the main founder stated that would be the spot for a couple of years and hopefully that is true. Its ok really. It has a good amount of space and its on the hop which is tonight and every first saturday of the month if your not involved with it in any way. Well I hope to use this more cause I was trying to get a blog up and running and just didn't know what the hell to do with it thus far. Facebook and really Craigslist was and is the first place I stumbled on to show postings and it was very easy to have a show that way. I have been showing with 83 gallery since June 2010 and once the first one was underway there was talk about being able to show with them in one of the other spots they show art. Mainly bars and shops which is interesting cause its basically no cost. Geoff is kind of an outsider and he is determined to continue that way I think. That is cool in a way cause even though he isn't about making a profit he is very cool in the way of just getting together artist and networking. Its a great thing to have a ton of people into art just like you. Before showing with them I was kind of just in limbo and was making art and didn't know all the ends and outs. I still don't have it all the way down. But meeting with the other artist has been a very valuable lesson of sorts cause it can help to learn more from others.. I do wish they talked more and shared info more cause it could be like a really strong group. I hear about shows sometimes that people are in and its too late. Not that I am not into hustling for my own shows..but if we are sharing info we all can get in and its not like I have any interest in not letting others show..who would have the time for such non sense... but anyway its was great to show with them. I met an artist who told me about making my portfolio better and now I have seen an example at CS gallery which I met Daniel at the second house show at 83 gallery and most of the other artist dont like the process of paying to show... but i was like f it cause 25 dollars is not that much to show... it was wierd at first but basically just meeting him through 83 was one way I found another place to show.... I met Joss Parker at 83 gallery the first show I was going around talking to every one getting info and just talking for fun too. He is a beast as I would like to call him cause he shows some many places. I dont know about how I can fit that way. I do mostly abstract work and dont know about how that can fit . Not that it cant be shipped. I just dont think many people are into it... it is more current as of now. I am working on some figuritive work ... we will see. I met so man people who gave me info and now its about applying that info.
Well we will see how this goes here going to publish it now...
Arlo Moon
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