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An art gallery that borrows from Little Free Libraries
From major collections at the Chazen to local pottery at Fine Earth Studio, Madison's art scene is an undeniable draw for young professionals.
But to local artists Rachel Bruya and Jeremy Wineberg, much of that work isn't accessible to those people who can't (or won't) make time to get into a gallery.
Little Galleries, Bruya's new project, brings art to the sidewalks. Both a public art piece and a permanent, changing installation, the Little Mifflin Gallery is a structure about six feet tall, with an 18-inch-high glass box on the top that's big enough to display four of John Hitchcock's owl prints. (Hitchcock, a printmaker and installation artist, lives on the same block as the gallery.)
The first of three planned galleries, Little Mifflin opened this past weekend next to the sidewalk in front of Bruya's home, 1921 E. Mifflin St. Other artists planned for Little Mifflin in coming months include Chris Walla, Trent Miller, Jason Ruhl, Wineberg (a sculptor) and Jessica O'Hearn.
Read more: http://host.madison.com/news/local/city-life/an-art-gallery-that-borrows-from-little-free-libraries/article_1f76e4d9-818d-5ad1-b8b8-e13647bb0bcc.html#ixzz2Vd6N5azW
