Local café seeks local artists: Chaco Canyon’s invitation

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The folks at Chaco Canyon Café, the organic vegetarian/vegan restaurant at Link (WSB sponsor) in The Triangle, are inviting artists to come show their stuff. Here’s the invitation we were asked to share:

Call to West Seattle Artists! Chaco Canyon Café is looking for your art to display on our walls!

Criteria:
1. West Seattle and White Center artists preferred.
2. Paintings preferred and we welcome pieces with a bright and vibrant color palette.
3. Artists must be willing to keep their work here for a minimum of 6 months and to host at least one Art Walk event during that period.
4. Have approx. 12 large pieces, or an equivalent number of small or medium pieces available for display.
5. Have all work neatly and appropriately framed with the ability to hang from a single hook provided.
6. Be ready and able to put up art during the week of March 19th.

For those interested, please e-mail photographs of your works to anise@chacocanyoncafe.com. We hope to come to a decision by the beginning of March.

Bob Loblaw February 22, 2012 (12:13 am)

Call to West Seattle restaurants! Artists are looking for your food to serve in our homes!

Criteria:

1. West Seattle and White Center chefs preferred.
2. Main courses preferred and we welcome food with a bright and vibrant color palette.
3. Restaurants must be willing to keep their food coming for a minimum of 6 months and to host at least one Dinner event for our pals during that period.
4. Have approx. 12 large meals, or an equivalent number of small or medium meals available for consumption.
5. Have all food neatly and appropriately plated with the ability to eat from a single plate provided.
6. Be ready and able to plate food during the week of March 19th.

For those interested, please e-mail photographs of your food to artistsandmusicians@dontworkforfree.com. We hope to come to a decision by the beginning of March.

WSB February 22, 2012 (8:04 am)

Well-written, certainly. And I’m not in favor of anyone working for free. (There are writers and photographers who allow themselves to go uncompensated in our business, happily providing their labors for free to corporations from AOL to Hearst, while little guys like us insist on paying.) In this case, however, the artist is getting free display space to be seen by people who might buy their work, not providing the work for free. If the West Seattle Art Walk or any other program in which artists show their stuff in businesses and hang out for three hours one month to meet potential buyers is a raw deal for artists, they could shut it down tomorrow by refusing to participate. How else do you get exposure, if not by putting up your work somewhere it’ll be seen?

luke February 22, 2012 (4:49 am)

hahahahha that’s the best response I’ve ever seen. Well played sir

Bob Loblaw February 22, 2012 (1:30 pm)

Just having some fun, TR. It’s much more relevent to local musicians who are often sought to fill a restaurant with music in exchange for being “allowed” to sell CDs instead of being paid what they’re worth.

WSB February 22, 2012 (2:02 pm)

Would totally agree with you there.

Jasperblu February 22, 2012 (10:25 pm)

Love it Bob! I’m saving it for future reference the next time one of my friends or family asks me for several more hours of free tech &/or social media advice.
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I believe having skill or expertise is worth something. Too bad many other folks out there don’t.

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