Making progress: A volunteer effort

We have had quite an exciting week here at IDEA Odyssey thanks to a great group of volunteers. Juan Alonso, our esteemed juror, selected a great slate of artists and their work to showcase for our inaugural exhibit. Volunteers began preparing the gallery space, which included giving it a fresh scrub and painting a couple movable walls (also built by volunteers). Yet another team of volunteers has been working on our branding, logo, marketing, and fundraising efforts. 

It has long been our vision that IDEA Odyssey be an effort by the community for the community. If the last week is any indication, this vision is becoming a reality. Thank you for being a part of this venture with us.

Please mark your calendars for our grand opening on July 7.

With the advent of spring comes new life

We had our first three artist informational meetings last month. It was our opportunity to connect with artists and to share our vision for IDEA Odyssey. We had some great initial conversations with folks about collective dreams for the gallery and the International District.

We have also been busy working behind-the-scenes on creative, operational, and funding fronts. It's been a lot of work for Carina, Minh, and myself. We look forward to when the gallery is fully functioning as a collective in the upcoming months! Based on conversations with artists, it appears there is a lot of interest for the artist-supported/artist-supportive gallery we envision. We suspect the membership will grow quickly once we're ready to officially come "on-line".

In the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for a Call for Artists announcement in the upcoming weeks. This will be open to all artists in the Seattle area.

Finally, we will be holding two additional informational meetings next month. They will be on Tuesday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 7 at 10:30 a.m. to accommodate those who were not able to make our March meetings. Details to come.

With the excitement that spring ushers in,

SuJ'n

More informational meetings scheduled

Thanks to those of you who made it out to our first informational meeting last weekend. We've got two more coming up:
Thursday, March 17, 5-7 pm
Idea Space in the Bush Hotel
409 Maynard Ave. S, Plaza Level

Friday, March 18, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Pratt Fine Arts
1902 S. Main St., Paint/Draw Building (little blue building with the number 3)

Who should come?
Emerging visual artists who want an affordable place to show their work with other diverse artists exploring culture, identity and diversity in their work. We've got a space in the International District through the Seattle Storefronts project.

Please pass along this information to people you think would be interested. Feel free to post a comment here, or email us at ideaodysseygallery@gmail.com

Thanks!
Carina