SOUTH WATERFRONT
PORTLAND OREGON

The 20/20 Art Culture and Science committee is gearing up for the second Art Exchange in early September. With a stronger force of involvement and a year of learning under our belts, we predict this year is going to be even better than 2007’s laughter and friend-filled, albeit, windy and slightly rainy Exchange.

Essentially an art-focused garage sale and swap, the event is a way for new, tenured and future residents of the South Waterfront to find new homes for pieces of artwork that no longer have meaning or don’t fit the aestetik of their condo. We originally designed the event because we realized many of us were downsizing and redecorating and that a lot of perfectly nice artwork was being displaced in the process. We thought, wouldn’t it be wonderful if others from our neighborhood or from outside the community could adopt those pieces?

Re-use | Recycle… right?

Last year, each selling participant got a plot of land to turn into their own little showcase space. Some people had a few pieces to display, which they set on blankets on the ground, while others had many works to sell and used the cyclone fence along Pennayor as a gallery wall. Prices were all over the map and the ‘vendors’ each handled their own exchanges.

This year, we will offer a similar scenario. Those selling can set up their niche in the best way to suite their collection. They will staff their area and will find it fun to haggle and tell the stories behind their artwork to potential buyers (man, did we hear some stories last year). In addition to earning a bit of extra cash, those representing their own art will find it to be quite the social scene. (In other words, bring your yard chair, a cold beverage and make yourself at home.. it’s going to be a lot of fun!)

If you cant afford to spend your day talking oils and prints, we are setting up an art pool that enables the seller to include their pieces in the group section. Participating pool sellers will each take a shift during the 11-5pm open hours or helping break down the event.

This is also a charitable event (sort of).
Any unsold art that is not collected from the pool will be donated to a local non profit. Net profits raised from the fee of admission will be applied towards future Art, Culture and Science activities.

Those choosing to participate as sellers will get more information closer to the Saturday, 6 September Exchange date. (You must register to become a seller by 31 July. artculturescience@gmail.com for rsvps)

I look forward to tales from last year’s participants, questions or comments in response to this posting!

I hope you will want to be involved in the exchange.. by the way, even if you don’t have art to sell, we would love your help and/or support.. please spread the word to others in the community and invite your friends and colleagues from outside the waterfront to the sale!

-HM

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