5 Benefits of Local ‘Co-Op Gallery’ Membership

February 8, 2010 Lori McNee · Leave a Comment 

 

by guest artist/author: Miranda Aschenbrenner

The art gallery is a source of inspiration for many new and aspiring artists, but for others, the art gallery can be an intimidating and mysterious place.

As an emerging artist, it is important to involve yourself in your local arts community as much as possible. For some of us, this comes almost as naturally as breathing. For others, it is more of a struggle, but it is well worth the effort. Membership in a cooperative gallery, otherwise known as a co-op gallery, can be very beneficial to the emerging artist.
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