Barista" Coffee Shop: 2D & 3D Updates

Dear Ch/Art Members,

Thanks to everyone who submitted pieces for the Barista Art Wall's first show! We are excited that forty (40) member artists submitted a total of seventy-four (74) pieces! Forty-one (41) of the 74 submitted pieces were selected. As mentioned at the monthly meeting this May, you should have received an email notification if your piece(s) was/were accepted. If you did not receive an email this time around, we strongly encourage you to resubmit for the next show!

Drop off: Accepted pieces must be dropped off ready to hang with a hanging wire on Sunday, June 14th between 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at 5520 Connecticut Avenue. 

Check-in/Hanging: We are looking for volunteers to help receive pieces, organize, as well as hang. Since many pieces will be hung high up on the wall, those volunteering to hang work should be comfortable using a ladder. 

Please use this link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B49AAA92EAAF8C61-64403175-barista

For friends, family and members eager to see your work in the coffee shop, and try their coffee and pastries, we hope to know the Opening date in the next few weeks!

Excited for this thing to open!

Best,

Kimoy Lallement

Erin Joshi

Dear Ch/Art Members,

I'm writing to share some important updates on the Barista coffee shop.

1) 3D artists are now invited to apply! 

• The owner has invited Ch/Art to feature 3d art (ceramics, woodcraft, sculpture, glass, jewelry, etc.) on two large shelving units. The shelving units are open to the coffee shop and visible from the inside of the Arcade (glass on the Arcade-side and open on the coffee-shop side). See photograph of one of the shelf units below.

• The shelves will accommodate items up to 10" tall, 6" deep and 30" wide.

• We are in the process of determining the best way to showcase items such as jewelry - perhaps using acrylic display boxes. 

• Note there is always some risk involved in placing items out for display in a populated area. Please keep in mind that the owner will not assume responsibility for any damage/loss of items. 

• Please be patient and flexible as we work through the challenges and complexity of adding these shelves to Barista's Ch/Art showcase!

• The purchase of 3D items, like the gallery wall items, will be handled between the artist and the buyer. We understand that for smaller items such as mugs, buyers may want to walk out of the store with their purchases; however, we are not able to offer that at this time. This first show will be a trial of sorts to determine how this works in practice. We may revise the guidelines/arrangements in the future if needed. 

• Registration Link for 3d work: Coffee Shop Shelf Display Application

2) Pricing Information for 2D artists:

• The Coffee House Manager at Politics & Prose recently shared some helpful insight on sales of work exhibited in their space: work priced in the $200-500 range tends to sell best, whereas items listed above $600 tend not to sell. 

3) Prints of original art are also welcome!

• We are now accepting prints of original work as well as original pieces. 

• If you submit a print for consideration, please indicate this on the form under "medium"

4) Submission modifications:

• We have modified the form settings to allow for future submissions to be edited by the artist until the deadline. 

• If you already submitted and wish to modify your submission, please send an email to erin.joshi@gmail.com.

5) Anti-theft hooks:

• To help protect artwork on the gallery wall, Barista has invested in "theft-delaying" brackets that make it more difficult to remove the artwork. 

6) Can I submit two applications for the same show - one for 2d work and one for 3d work?  

• Yes, you may submit for both. 

Thanks to all!  We are excited for this opportunity to become a reality soon!

Best,

Kimoy Lallement

Co-Chair, Community Engagement Committee

Erin Joshi

Board Chair, Ch/Art

Dear Ch/Art members,

I'm thrilled to announce that we are now accepting submissions for the Ch/Art gallery wall that will be an ongoing feature at "Barista," the soon-to-be opening coffee shop in the Chevy Chase Arcade. A huge thanks to Ch/Art member Kimoy Lallement for making this happen! 

“Barista” will soon be opening in The Arcade at 5520 Connecticut Avenue, with an estimated opening date of early-mid June. The owner, Mike Abbariki, has agreed to reserve a gallery wall dedicated to Ch/Art members that will rotate every 6-8 weeks throughout the year. The wall is approximately 22'-0" wide and 12'-0" high.

Ch/Art members are eligible to submit up to two pieces per 6-8 week show. All submitted artwork must be available for purchase by members of the public. Artwork not sold during the show may be replaced with artwork of a similar size, depending upon the needs of the owner to maintain the appearance of the gallery wall.

For this first show, the application will remain open to submissions until space is full or on May 20th, whichever comes first. There will be no fees or commissions charged in connection with this opportunity. 

Please note that the gallery wall will be curated by Kimoy, on behalf of the shop owner. The curator and shop owner retain full discretion as to the selection of art they deem appropriate for the space.

Please find the full specs and requirements for the first show as well as the registration link here: Coffee Shop Wall Information & Registration

Best,

Erin Joshi

Board Chair, Ch/Art