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 Frequently Asked Questions > I can't make it to Portland. How can I view more of the current show? Can I buy artwork online? > Send us an email and we will email you images of the entire show, and facilitate purchase of whatever you might want via email or telephone. > Can you help my bar/ restaurant/venue/etc. find art for our walls? > Yes! Vorpal Space actively curates art outside of our venue, and specializes in pairing venues with art appropriate to their own unique aesthetic. Check the services page for more information. > Is Vorpal Space looking for artists to show their work? > We are always looking for new artists to show, both in our own spaces and in other venues. If you want to display your work here please get in touch and show us what you've got. And don't worry if you've never done a show before -- it is part of our mission to showcase new artists. For a solo show at Vorpal Space, we look for a cohesive body of work -- i.e. a collection of images in similar style and with congruent or overlaping themes, usually produced during one period of creative output. A solo show by a painter usually includes 12-15 medium to large sized paintings. A solo show by a photographer usually includes 18-25 framed and matted medium to large photographs. Vorpal Space only rarely hosts group shows, and participation in such a show is normally determined by fit with other artists. As it true of any quality gallery, Vorpal Space receives submissions far in excess of what we can show. Art in keeping with the stated mission of the gallery, and complimentary to the general aesthetic of the gallery is preferred. Please read the mission statement and look through the past shows to get a better sense of what this means. Additionally, Vorpal Space engages in artist placement services at partner venues in the Portland area, and we are activiely seeking atists to place in that capacity. Our pool of artists encompasses individuals whose work spans a wide variety of genres, mediums, and themes -- and is far more broad and diverse than what we are able to show in our own gallery. Our mission is to pair artists with venues to find artwork which compliments the existing theme and aesthetic of the venue. The artist submission form is here. And, yes, we do look at every submission, even if if we don't always return emails [sorry, we're busy busy busy around here. . .]. > My art work is edgy/disturbing/uncomfortable to sensitive viewers. Will you still show it? > Not to worry. We delight in exposing the public to this kind of art -- so long as it is technically excellent and has meaningful content, the character of the content will not be censored by Vorpal Space. This is, of course, subject to the parameters discussed above. > Does Vorpal Space represent artists? > In a very few cases, we have developed relationships with our artists which have progressed to the point where we have agreed to represent them professionally. This is still relatively unusual, but as visibility and reputation grows, this seems a natural role. > Can I use images from this website for my _____? > Send us an email and we will attempt to facilitate a dialog with the artist in question who holds the copyright for the images. But, be aware that as a gallery, Vorpal space does not control the rights to most of these images. > Tell me more about the physical facility at Vorpal Space? > Vorpal Space is located in the heart of the Downtown Portland Arts District on the edge between the Pearl District and Old Town/China Town. We are a proud part of a vibrant network of galleries art spaces in this area and a regular participant in the First Thursday Art Walk, which occurrs every month. Vorpal Space is located in the Everett Station, a community of galleries and artist's lofts which is owned by Art Space, a national non-profit organization. Vorpal Space has two main display spaces, The main room, with three large primary display walls, and a back room/bar area with one large display wall and two smaller display areas for a total of over 40 linear feet of display space. Both rooms are illuminated by MR16 spot lights on movable tracks [up to 24 50w MR16 fixtures are available to light a given show]. Vorpal Space can comfortably accomodate about 30 - 40 people, but regularly plays host to many times that number during the press of the popular First Thursday Art Walk. Each month thousands of people wander through the space -- our patrons span the spectrum from serious art collectors, to art students, to random passers by. > So, if you are committed to "showcasing high quality art by skilled but lesserknown artists," why did you do a show of 200 year old Japanese woodplock prints? > 'Cause they are so damn beautiful. Besides, what's the point of rules if you don't beak 'em sometimes?
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