Getting your ART work OUT THERE

Time is flying by and I've been as busy as every trying to get My work and Artist Friends work out there as well. This year I promised myself that I would hold back a little on the promotional hours I've been putting in, and I have. I got a great gig for myself and the ACC art group to hang our work exclusively at Coffee Ali's in Pleasanton at the Vintage Shopping Center. The owner of this New Coffee shop actually asked me if I wanted to hang my work after catching my attention at an ACC meeting in front of Tullys. She was new and wanted to get some traffic in her coffee shop, and being a Savvy business woman, mixed some of the Local Artists work with what she had. This did stimuate traffic as a New Found Look at her place. She is now basically given complete wall space to us. We chang out monthly and I create Theme exhibits to create a cohesive show. We've captured the allention of clients, who is quick to say an appreciative "thank you" for sharing our work with them. We've captured the attention of the Pleasanton Weekly as well, who did a full page article on our group saying "They've turned the Coffee Shop into an Art Gallery. I recently dropped in at Tully's on Main, and now have my work showing there as well. It seems that it has finally caught on that Merchants Need the Community in which they operate, to be a part of their success. One can easily notice more groups meeting in their shops and some invite local artists to hang their work instead of the "Hotel Art" that graces their walls. Great positive feed back from all who visit their establishments.