Well in case you some how missed our multiple messages and excitement over the last few weeks, Gallery Night was Friday and we hosted a show above Swig Restaurant in the 3rd Ward. Despite the threat of rain, we did end up with a sizable turnout. If you stopped in, thanks so much for joining us! If you weren’t able to make it, we missed you! But fear not, you can check out a few photos on our Flickr photostream.
Now that our “Art Studio” experiment has come to a close, any guesses on what we’ll do next? Check back tomorrow for details! We just might need your help…
– Colleen
Last week, Holly Segel was the last to occupy the cubicle in its “Art Studio” format. Out of all of the artists that participated, she really packed in the canvases. Huge canvases in our tiny area were transformed into a series of bird and nest paintings. She brought big boxes of supplies and really filled the space. Even better, you can see a few of them during this weekend’s Gallery Night! We hope you can 
In 2000, Jeremy Shamrowicz & Jesse Meyer opened Gallery 326 in one of the Historic Third Ward warehouse spaces. When they initially rented the space, it was nothing more than a shell. Over the course of several months, they literally camped indoors while working on the installation of the new interior. Simultaneously, they began producing furniture to show at the gallery’s opening events & their team began to grow.
Flux Design continues to curate Gallery 326 art shows in a number of different venues throughout Milwaukee’s Third Ward arts district. Currently curating shows for Water Buffalo, and both the 1st & 2nd floors of Swig, Flux Continues to work with local artists to help show their work, promote the arts and most importantly, to stay active and present within the arts community.
For our final week, we’ve got Holly Segel set up in the cubicle. She’s come with a plan for each day and so far, she is plugging along on some updates to various abstract canvases. I can’t wait to see what else she’s got up her sleeve. Us data doggers helped her haul up a few boxes full of materials, so she has plenty to keep her busy.
Fred has threatened to move in full-time! And he’s not the first one to mention it. As much as artists need creative freedom and time develop their work, more than one of our cubicle artists’ have mentioned how much they get done in the cubicle. With less distraction than working at home where they can go to the kitchen, switch the laundry or see what’s on t.v., our artists have cranked out a nice series of work. The other side of that coin is that with the artists in house, we data doggers get to take a creative break by seeing the progress of their work, taking pictures, learning their process and making new friends. It’s been a win-win situation.
Data Dog :: Cubicle Chronicles 