The folks at MIA did a great job putting this together! It was a fun event to participate in. From choosing and sizing a piece, to standing in line for 45 minutes to submit (I got lucky on that!), to talking to other artists and hearing stories from people who braved the 2 hour wait to get in on opening night. There is so much to look at that at times you can't really see anything. Crazy.
'"Held once every 10 years, "Foot in the Door" is an open exhibition for all Minnesota artists. This ever-popular exhibition celebrates the diversity and enthusiasm of Minnesota's visual — and, new this year, audio/video — artists. It's an important event for the arts community and a great opportunity for artists to display their work at the
Minneapolis Institute of Arts. The sole curatorial criteria? Each submission must fit within one square foot.
In 1980 the first Foot in the Door Exhibition featured work by 740 artists. It was a fantastic success, a whirlwind of images and ideas coalescing into one gallery. And so, an exhibition and arts community event was born. In 1990 The Other Foot in the Door Show grew to include works by nearly 900 artists. And by 2000, the exhibition had become legendary, featuring over1700 artists, many of whom had participated in the previous two exhibitions. It has grown to be the state's largest art exhibition, with nearly 5,000 works registered for the current show."
Here are a few images from when I found my submission. Keep in mind this is only one out of three rooms the Museum allocated for the event.
