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In August 2023 I joined the global Antler start-up program that helps entrepreneurs develop their business ideas at the speed of light ⚡, and provides access to pre-seed funding. One big take I had from the program was "Characteristics of a good problem to solve": 1) Painful: So painful or expensive without fixing, that potential users have a high willingness to pay. 2) Popular: Millions of people are afflicted. 3) Frequent: Users experience the problem several times per day. 4) Growing: Structurally growing potential market. 5) Urgent: This needs to be solved right now. 6) Unavoidable: The problem will still exist, despite e.g. regulatory changes. I struggled between running an idea ticking all the boxes from my experience in the logistics industry, and another idea within ART. The art idea DID NOT TICK ANY OF THE BOXES. ❌ 🤦♂️ Guess my choice of venture? Those of you who know me. Art of course... 🤗 Long story short. No VC backup at this stage, but the iteration continues. At the speed of a turtle, we are now entering step one in trying out a new concept of experiencing art... The Public Art Gallery aims to be a globally accessible physical art gallery by connecting artists, art collectors, and curated venues. Our mission: To transform selected spaces into vibrant galleries, capturing the true spirit and meaning of art. 💚 Whatever happens, I´m proud that we now collaborate and iterate with one of the largest coffee shops in the Nordics; Waynes Coffee, and one of the most recognized art galleries in the Nordics; NOA Gallery. The concept at this stage is very low-tech, manual, and hands-on 📠. Nevertheless, we have learned a lot already, and I´m looking forward to the next 999 steps before the idea looks something at the level I´d like it to be. 😁 Next time you are in Stockholm, grab a coffee at Waynes Coffee ☕☕☕, Vasagatan 40. Take a rest, experience the art 🎨 from Catarina Kent, and take a moment of self-reflection. And please send an e-mail to henrik@thepublicartgallery.com with your thoughts. Good or bad, everything is appreciated! 🙏 Thank you Robert Hedlund Gustavo Reis Lars Ragnå Mikael C. Cecilia Göthlin Catarina Kent for believing that bumblebees can fly. And to Antler and Magnus Grimeland with your team for a great learning experience! 🚀 🚀 🚀 You all rock! #art #artexhibition #waynes #stockholm #noagallery #thepublicartgallery #antler

Our conversation with expanded.art founder and curator Anika Meier explores criteria and strategies that make an exhibition truly resonate with its audience. So whether you're an art enthusiast, a curator, or someone interested in the behind-the-scenes of art galleries, this conversation offers valuable insights on presenting art Art Talks EP 10

Introducing: my half-sarcastic-half-brilliant art world bingo! Most of you spend a ton of time at galleries, museums, festivals, performances, and films. If your experience has been anything like mine, you've seen half of these things a million times and the other half pretty rarely! Even as creative industry professionals, we forget to experience art AS A WHOLE and often get too far from the fun of it all. This fall season, try picking a square or two each weekend and inviting a friend or family member. Might as well take advantage of all the hard work your peers are putting and go have a good time! If you've got events coming up or want to recommend some interesting options, please feel free to share in the comments (note the city/state/country as we're all over the world!)

Thanks to Zai Art to featuring FindArt in their Art Basel update- in this article I shared the story of developing FindArt, how I wish to help more people to find good exhibitions and a preview of some upcoming new features- https://lnkd.in/dthThFi9

What lies behind the trend where artists are setting up their own museums? Part of it could be a wish to present a more in-depth view of their works, curated by themselves even. Another reason might be that it is positive for the market value of the artists... Read all about it in the article below:

I look forward to contributing to this event as speaker and as moderator of our session on evaluation, raising the question : "are we measuring the right things?" Come along or make sure you follow key updates from what promises to be a truly stimulating daylong seminar. #majorEvents #majorEventslegacy #majorEventsFuture #eventEvaluation #culturalValue

What a gorgeous painting Brian! In your Visual Art and our music together, your sense of the 'narrative' of life, the stories, social commentary and recognition of beauty in the apparently ordinary, fleeting moments of the everyday is always evident. As in this painting, you successfully imbue your work with empathy, poignancy, and atmosphere. https://lnkd.in/eSasgZiR

I have selected this work for the offer "Behind the Masks of Utopian Joy", which will be held at Chili Art Gallery (13-15 Dimofontos Street, Thissio) from Thursday, 22 February to Saturday, 2 March 2024 and online via ARTgrid, for a month. I have four works to choose from. Two of them will be selected to be put on display during the exhibition. The works are available in 5 hand-signed prints on museum-quality materials. I'm very interested in the exhibition's theme: what's behind the overly optimistic masks. What do we use to mask or reveal our thoughts/feelings? 1. Red Scarf 1

Have a read of the blog I wrote on this extraordinary piece made exclusively at George Smith!

My first article on Italy Magazine is about street art festivals transforming Italy's rural area. "In recent years, a wave of urban art initiatives has helped transform some of Italy’s depopulated villages, rekindling the vibrancy of communities left behind due to brain drain, low birth rates and other big-picture cultural and infrastructural issues. Such festivals — often run by local enthusiasts or cosmopolitan artists with roots in the host villages — are helping to redefine Italy’s sleepy hamlets not as relics of bygone eras, but as living, breathing cultural centers." https://lnkd.in/dcsJuv-s