What do you take this organization for? An organization that ends its sentences with dangling modifiers, of this you can be sure. But can we also be a force for the overwhelming whateverness of email.
This may be the last one unless we receive something really tasty (baby names; relationship advice; deviled egg recipes). We’re concerned that the Mailbag function will lead readers to believe that this endeavor is a democratic one. Far from it, friends, nothing could be further from the sticky truth.
Anyhow, read on if you want to make art (for free!) that can be borrowed or licked, as one might do with a library book. Incidentally, Mission Bicycles is doing a project that involves throwing art a la Paperboy. Fun projectiles!
Remember when art was something you made fun of? Those were the days.
“CALL FOR ART
For more information contact
TALL Coordinator:
Rick Darnell
[email protected]
(415) 756-2325 voicemail / phone
Seeking Art for the New Tenderloin Art lending Library
TALL, the new Tenderloin Art Lending Library is seeking donations of original art. The
donated works will be framed, cataloged and placed into circulation. The new Tenderloin Art Lending Library is a free service, building connections between tenderloin artists and their neighbors
What is TALL?
The Tenderloin Art Lending Library, (TALL) is a project for lending and borrowing artwork to Tenderloin residents, free-of-charge. It is a trust-based program where artists provide artwork to be checked out by any member of the Tenderloin Community, all in the spirit of sharing and celebration.
TALL recognizes the importance of multiple literacies: it is as important to understand the beauty of a musical phrase or the composition of a drawing, as it is to learn how to read or compute numbers. TALL is based on the belief that each person in the Tenderloin community can appreciate and understand paintings, prints, drawings and all forms of visual arts expression, TALL provides that opportunity.
Art Guidelines
No hate art. Art that denigrates any group of people will not be considered for inclusion in the TALL collection. Let’s keep it light hearted and pretty. This will be many patron’s first piece exposure to fine art at home, let’s make it an awesome experience
TALL is outreaching to several communities, living in SRO hotels, supportive housing or
small studio apartments. With this in mind, preferred image sizes are 4”x6”, 5”x7”, 8”x10”, and 9”x11”. 11”x14”. If you have a larger piece that you feel is a good fit for TALL, let’s talk about it.
Compensation
TALL appreciates beyond words the generosity each that an artist makes when donating
work. TALL will provide a receipt for your donation, certifying your have made a tax
deductable donation to a no-profit organization. Furthermore each artist will be listed in the catalog and all promotional material.
North of Market / Tenderloin Community Benefit District
NOM/TL CBD provides a wide range of support services for TALL; professional advice,
501c3 fiscal sponsorship, some funding and assistance with outreach.”