Comments for 'Bout What I Sees http://salvadorcastillo.wordpress.com Art Reviews for Austin, TX Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on I Got What I Got by salvo cheque http://salvadorcastillo.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/i-got-what-i-got/#comment-12739 salvo cheque Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:14:43 +0000 http://salvadorcastillo.wordpress.com/?p=1119#comment-12739 At first I wanted to roll my eyes at this woman. Much like John's response I was thinking it doesn't take much energy to see things in Austin. But this is business we're talking about. And I start remembering my complaints about galleries and their operations. Lets assume that a gallery stocks and exhibits good art. When are gallery hours? Where is it located? If I purchase it what are my assurances/ do I get a receipt/ can I exchange the work? Is this a reputable business? Having an 'arts district' would solve some of these problems. Businesses, proprietors, vendors have been doing some version of this all over Austin; SoCo, Westend (6th St.), Armadillo Art Bazaar, Blue Genie Art Bazaar, EAST. They share marketing/visibility while maintaining a history of business operations. Art Palace & Okay Mountain also did this with the now defunct Donkey Show. People now talk about hitting Domy, Birdhouse, Okay Mountain and Art Palace for an afternoon of art on the eastside. The question is whether there can be real estate attractive enough and galleries interested enough in creating this for consumers that have stayed hidden to artists for so long... ? At first I wanted to roll my eyes at this woman. Much like John’s response I was thinking it doesn’t take much energy to see things in Austin.

But this is business we’re talking about. And I start remembering my complaints about galleries and their operations.
Lets assume that a gallery stocks and exhibits good art. When are gallery hours? Where is it located? If I purchase it what are my assurances/ do I get a receipt/ can I exchange the work? Is this a reputable business?

Having an ‘arts district’ would solve some of these problems. Businesses, proprietors, vendors have been doing some version of this all over Austin; SoCo, Westend (6th St.), Armadillo Art Bazaar, Blue Genie Art Bazaar, EAST. They share marketing/visibility while maintaining a history of business operations. Art Palace & Okay Mountain also did this with the now defunct Donkey Show.
People now talk about hitting Domy, Birdhouse, Okay Mountain and Art Palace for an afternoon of art on the eastside.

The question is whether there can be real estate attractive enough and galleries interested enough in creating this for consumers that have stayed hidden to artists for so long…
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]]> Comment on I Got What I Got by J. E. http://salvadorcastillo.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/i-got-what-i-got/#comment-12735 J. E. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:14:28 +0000 http://salvadorcastillo.wordpress.com/?p=1119#comment-12735 i guess some like it easy. i guess some like it easy.

]]> Comment on I Got What I Got by john http://salvadorcastillo.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/i-got-what-i-got/#comment-12730 john Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:47:24 +0000 http://salvadorcastillo.wordpress.com/?p=1119#comment-12730 That's pretty lame. looking for the fun, interesting stuff is part of the point, right? It doesn't really take too much time to explore the relatively few options you have when it comes to art, also, a lot can be accomplished online. That’s pretty lame. looking for the fun, interesting stuff is part of the point, right? It doesn’t really take too much time to explore the relatively few options you have when it comes to art, also, a lot can be accomplished online.

]]> Comment on I Got What I Got by J. E. http://salvadorcastillo.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/i-got-what-i-got/#comment-12719 J. E. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:53:34 +0000 http://salvadorcastillo.wordpress.com/?p=1119#comment-12719 After the discussion i spoke with a woman that had gone out of town to make multiple art purchases. She said that she would buy local art if it was easy and fun to shop for. She said that if Austin had a strip/area of galleries that she could walk through she would buy but she found it too much of a hassle to hunt down galleries and artist all around town to find what she likes. After the discussion i spoke with a woman that had gone out of town to make multiple art purchases. She said that she would buy local art if it was easy and fun to shop for. She said that if Austin had a strip/area of galleries that she could walk through she would buy but she found it too much of a hassle to hunt down galleries and artist all around town to find what she likes.

]]> Comment on Yakkety Yarkitecture by salvo cheque http://salvadorcastillo.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/yakkety-yarkitecture/#comment-12678 salvo cheque Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:13:13 +0000 http://salvadorcastillo.wordpress.com/?p=1115#comment-12678 No, I fell asleep as Assistant #2 did her reading assignment... No, I fell asleep as Assistant #2 did her reading assignment…

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