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Local Love Online Art Gallery Combines Fresh New Works With Fundraising For Artists

Updated: Apr 20, 2020 11:44
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Everything is cancelled as far as the eye can see, but a new online art gallery lets your eyes see new work from Bay Area artists from the comfort of your shut-in shelter in place. The creative studio Musepop just launched the Local Love online art exhibit, a rotating weekly gallery jam-packed with the work of recognized Bay Area artists, plus ways to buy their work and support them during these times. If you’re a creative artist who needs support, you can submit your work and they’ll set up an online gallery for you. If you just want to sit and be dazzled by the arts, Local Love will unveil new online exhibits for more than a dozen different artists every week.

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We are proud to announce that the first Local Love artist exhibit is live! www.musepop.io/LocalLove/ Link in bio. We have worked super hard on this project over the past two weeks and have a pretty streamlined system for generating new artist pages. Please share with creatives that need support or a project to work on during this difficult time. We will be publishing new exhibits every Monday on our site till this thing blows over. We can support up to 20 artists and groups per week. This week we are featuring 7 individual artists, 4 groups, and a link to a curated list of organizations that need some love. Please check out the site and give these artists and groups a follow and show them some Local Love if you can! @crystalvielula @capacitorsf @ekaboo.button @fluxverticaltheatre @masha_manahi @debuti_art @dwoiragalilea @vaudeviresociety @hawke___ @naticorazza @nicolemariadance Local Love is an online exhibit which aims to support and showcase San Francisco Bay Area artists and groups during the COVID-19 outbreak. The exhibit is open to any artist or group working in any medium. All artists and groups receive 100% of donations and payments made on their exhibit pages. #LocalLoveBayArea #SupportLocal #Art #Artists #SanFrancisco #BayArea #exhibition #LocalLove #Musepop #creative #community #support #project #Covid19 #CallForArtists

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Their first exhibit is already live, and each of those squares above represents well-known Bay Area artists, many of whose works you’re familiar with from back when we used to leave the house. This week’s featured artists include Vau de Vire Society, Flux Vertical Theatre dance company, the creative experience agency Capacitor, and an array of nearly a dozen visual artists and movement creators, with links to their websites, social media presence, and donation pages.

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Please check out and support the local artist @crystalvielula (link to exhibit page in bio) We will be featuring Crystal in the first Local Love artist exhibit launching ‪Monday March 30‬ on the @musepop.io website. www.musepop.io/LocalLove/ Crystal is an amazing artist and also a contracted teaching artist in San Francisco schools. Since the school closures she is out of work. Crystal also has 2 current exhibitions that are now closed and 3 upcoming exhibitions that were cancelled. Please show some Local❤️ If you haven’t heard, we have launched an online exhibit to support SF Bay Area artists working in any medium. All artists receive 100% of donations and payments on their exhibit pages. We opened the site on Wednesday on we have already had more than a dozen submissions! We can support 20 artists per week and new exhibits launch each Monday. Check the site for details and share with artists in need of support or a project. Please follow @musepop.io on IG and FB for updates and a nice assortment of local art in your feeds. #LocalLoveBayArea #SupportLocal #Art #Artists #SanFrancisco #BayArea #exhibition #LocalLove #Musepop #creative #community #support #project #Covid19 #CallForArtists #LocalLove

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“All artists and groups receive 100% of donations and payments made on their exhibit pages,” Local Love organizers tell us. “The exhibit is open to any artist or group working in any medium.”

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Beautiful double exposure photography by artist @masha_manahi Check out Masha's exhibit page as well as all the other artists in this weeks Local Love exhibit at www.musepop.io/LocalLove/ Link in bio. Local Love is an online exhibit which aims to support and showcase San Francisco Bay Area artists and groups during the COVID-19 outbreak. The exhibit is open to any Bay Area artist or group working in any medium. All artists and groups receive 100% of donations and payments made on their exhibit pages. We can support up to 20 artists and groups per week and we will be publishing and promoting new exhibits every Monday on our site till this thing blows over. #LocalLoveBayArea #SupportLocal #Art #Artists #SanFrancisco #BayArea #exhibition #LocalLove #Musepop #creative #community #support #project #Covid19 #CallForArtists #mashamanahi #photography #photooftheday #doubleexposure #blackandwhite #nature #photo

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The ‘gallery’ also features an exhaustive list of Bay Area Art Organizations That Need Love if you have the means to help keep your favorite venues and creators afloat right now.

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If you’re an artist who could use a new revenue stream and want to get your work out there, you can submit your work for Local Love. Again, it’s open to any Bay Area artist in any medium. And if you’re bored as shit, the Local Love online gallery is a fascinating rabbit hole of mind blowing creations that remind you of what makes the San Francisco Bay Area arts scene so special.

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