Paper scraps
Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 2017 | Arts Entrepreneurship
“Our mission at Paper Scraps is to give people a place to explore, connect, and grow their own creativity. We are a community-based hub for artists, both beginners and the seasoned. Here book and paper arts are represented, exhibited, taught, and created.”
a book arts gallery and residency
handmade book by eleni leventopoulos
The Arts Entrepreneurship program at MCAD allows students to explore and gain firsthand experience in a variety of business skills. In the aptly titled course, Creating and Running a Business, students created a business model and presented the concept to a panel of funders and creative community members who offered advice and critique. My proposed business, Paper Scraps would be an art center based in Chicago featuring a gallery space and workshops for the general public and emerging artists as well as a residency program.
Image credit: Chicago Art Department
Gallery
five two month shows per year
work featured in gallery shows is for sale
50% goes directly to artist
community exhibition once a year
Drawn by Victoria Roden
Residency
four month residency
includes living space, studio space, access to the art library and a stipend for supplies
three month gallery show
Image credit: Candor Arts
Workshops
$150 per person (includes materials)
taught by paper scraps staff / resident artist
two weekends a month - 3 hours
first Thursday workshop - 1 hour ($60)
average 15 participants
work featured in the community gallery show
Book and Paper Arts:
handmade books
process books
altered books
handmade paper
paper sculpture
printmaking
works on paper
sample events calendar