Park Your Art @ McMartin Realty

July 12th is our HOTTEST show yet!

noreply@blogger.com (Rob McQuade) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:44:00 +0000

...But we're hoping for a Delta breeze. ;-)

But seriously, you won't want to miss our next big show this Saturday 7/12 from 6 to 10pm. It's our great outdoor show (and bottled water for $1) plus playfully surreal artwork from two up-and-coming younger artists and a preview of August's upcoming Next Gen Film Festival. Not to be missed!

June 14th: Pride Month at PARK YOUR ART

noreply@blogger.com (Rob McQuade) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:01:00 +0000

To celebrate Sacramento's GLBT community and Pride Month (Sacramento Pride is the following weekend, June 21st), we're hosting several gay and lesbian artists in addition to our regular crowd of groovy artists and craftspeople.

Prominent local artist Michael Misha Kennedy is featured in our inside space and will be showing his newest works. The Kennedy Gallery recently debuted across the street at the Sacramento Art Complex, so check out his works here and at his new nearby space on June 14th.

We'll also have more than two dozen artists outdoors 6-10pm this Saturday, so bring out the whole family and enjoy the local art scene and our FREE event.

Green Second Saturday adds SEEART's Legacy Trees and Midtown Murals Projects

noreply@blogger.com (Rob McQuade) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:12:00 +0000

I just got off the phone with James Cooper of SEEART (Sacramento Educational Events for Art) and he's confirmed that both the Legacy Trees Project and the Midtown Murals Project look forward to being a part of Park Your Art @ McMartin Realty for Green Second Saturday!

SEEART has been doing great things for Midtown in the form of the Midtown Murals Project for several years with creations like the mural at 15th & J on a building owned by Jim Tanovitz of Art Ellis Supply, the wrap-around corner mural on Uptown Market at 17th & Capitol, and the mosaic mural on OfficeMax at 17th & J.

Now SEEART has partnered with Councilmember Steve Cohn's office and the State Department of General Services (DGS) to acquire a historic (or "legacy") tree from the State Capitol grounds to be used as part of their arts education initiative and to create new art.

SEEART is joining us to share what they're doing with the rest of Sacramento and to promote their upcoming project launch party fundraiser on May 3rd at the Art Foundry at 10th & R. For more information about SEEART, the Legacy Trees Project, or Midtown Murals, visit http://www.seeart.org.

April 12th: Green Second Saturday

noreply@blogger.com (Rob McQuade) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:25:00 +0000

PARK YOUR ART & Green Second Saturday @ McMartin Realty
April 12th, 2008 6-11pm 21st & K in Midtown Sacramento

Our March event was rockin', but April is gonna be huuuuge! So huge, in fact, that we're staying late—festivities start at 6pm and go until 11pm!

The Smith Gallery will be joining us again with great artwork from prominent local artists, plus we'll have a guitar performance from Stephen 9ine 6-7:30pm, amazing firedancers at 7:45pm, the Richard March Band goes on 8-11pm, and as always we'll have our popular outdoor art show with dozens of great local artists and crafspeople—giving you a chance to own their one-of-a-kind, handmade works!

This is our big fundraiser for ECOS, the Environmental Council of Sacramento (last month was just a fun bake sale), so join us as we celebrate a green Sacramento! This event is to promote Sacramento Earth Day and awareness of local environmental efforts. Come check out alternative energy vehicles, too!

This event is FREE to attend and is open to art-lovers of all ages. If you'd like to put your art or crafts on display for FREE, download an artist application or for more info call McMartin Realty at (916) 447-1600.

Our March kickoff and ECOS fundraiser ROCKED!

noreply@blogger.com (Rob McQuade) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:24:00 +0000

Wow, what a phenomenal event! We had more than a thousand artwalkers come through Park Your Art at McMartin Realty and raised money for ECOS. Thanks to everyone who helped make it a huge success, and we'll see you for our next big event: Green Second Saturday on April 12th!

People we'd like to thank: Larisa Bryski and Willy Seltzer, for donating their time and talent; Chad Tibbs, for helping with setup and teardown all weekend; Fred Schatz, for providing extra lighting and extension cords; Marcy Boyd and Jim Barnhart, for volunteering with ECOS; Jason LeBrun, for using his snazzy Palm Centro to photograph and live-blog the event; and Thomas Roth, for helping us get the Smith Gallery team out to the event.

Photos from March 8th, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Rob McQuade) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:44:00 +0000

Photos from the March 8th event, taken by Jason LeBrun:

March 8th: Fundraiser for ECOS

noreply@blogger.com (Rob McQuade) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:12:00 +0000

PARK YOUR ART @ McMartin Realty
March 8th, 2008 | 6-9pm | 21st & K in Midtown Sacramento

The weather is beautiful again, so March is our 2008 kickoff event. We'll be showcasing the talents of award-winning Sacramento artist Steve Memering who will be debuting his latest work capturing the beauty of the American River.

We'll also be featuring amazing art from the Smith Gallery, an acoustic performance by the beautiful and talented SAMMIE winning Larisa Bryski, and our popular outdoor art show brings you up close to the creations of more than a dozen great local artists and crafspeople and gives you an opportunity to own their one-of-a-kind handmade works!

We'll also be raising funds for ECOS, the Environmental Council of Sacramento, so come help us celebrate the coming of spring! This event is FREE to attend and is open to art-lovers of all ages. For more information or if you'd like to put your art or crafts on display for FREE, download an artist application or call McMartin Realty at (916) 447-1600.

Second Saturday PARK YOUR ART Artist Application & Guide

noreply@blogger.com (Rob McQuade) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:38:00 +0000

Becoming a PARK YOUR ART artist

McMartin Realty loves local artists. We've created our PARK YOUR ART Second Saturday events in our parking lot because we want to support local artists and craftspeople who might not otherwise have an opportunity to display their creations for the Second Saturday crowds... And we currently don't charge for the opportunity to display or sell your works.

If you'd like an opportunity to display and sell arts or crafts, you can download an application here and return it to McMartin Realty (2031 K Street) as early as possible. We will contact you to let you know we've received your application and to confirm your attendance. PLEASE NOTE: We have had a LOT of interest from artists and may not have room to accommodate all artists or to provide as much space as you would like. It is important that you RSVP in a timely fashion when we're requesting confirmation from artists.

Setting up for the event

Once you've been confirmed for the event, there are several things you need to know.

Events are now 6-10pm!

Setup begins at 4:30pm and goes to 5:30pm, but all vehicles MUST be out of the parking lot no later than 5pm. Artwalkers are out earlier and earlier all the time, so we encourage artists to be completely ready by 5:30pm. This is a community event and we aren't charging artists for the opportunity to participate, but we DO have some expectations. Please plan to either arrive 20 minutes early to help us with event setup or to stay 20 minutes late to help with breakdown and cleanup.

Artists should enter the parking lot from the alley off of 21st Street between K and J Streets. Parking is only TEMPORARY while artists are setting up. Vehicles must be moved out at the time specified (typically no later than 5pm). Please plan on parking on the street, and you may need to pay for parking until 6pm (meters currently stop metering at 6pm). Meters in the area accept change, bills, and cards. Be sure to place the parking sticker from the meter according to the sticker's directions. McMartin Realty will not be responsible for any artists' parking tickets or if vehicles are towed.

Because our event changes a little each month, it's very important that artists and craftspeople check in with McMartin Realty staff prior to ANY setup. Even if you've participated in the event in the past, you may not be in the same location and our layout may have changed to accommodate new and different displays or for a special event.

Artists must bring their own setup and display materials. This includes any tables, chairs, canopy, battery-powered lighting (such as flashlights), easels, or anything else needed for display purposes.

This is an evening event. McMartin Realty makes every effort to adequately light all artists and craftspeople, but we encourage artists to bring their own portable, battery-powered lighting, too. PLEASE NOTE: We do NOT currently offer electrical outlets or power to artists. Please make sure anything you bring that needs power can run on batteries and that you have sufficient battery power.

This is an outdoor event in a city that has wonderful Delta breezes. This means that weather conditions can change frequently and artists must make sure that they have a way to weight down anything that might blow away. This includes paper materials, easels, tents, etc.

All artists must have a completed application on file with McMartin Realty. We encourage you to bring a friend or relative to help with setup, to hang out with you, and so that you can take breaks (food, restroom, to check out other artists) during the event. Any person who is helping in a booth must also complete and sign an application/waiver. You can download an application here.

Cleaning up after the event

We begin shutting down the event at 10pm which means we'll be turning off outdoor lighting, closing the office, and beginning physical cleanup.

We really need your help. This is a fun event because of the sense of community we all enjoy, so if you finish with your own cleanup please help us with ours. We are volunteering our time, energy, and resources to help make this a great event for you and we want to have fun, too.

For more information...

If you have questions or need to confirm, please call (916) 290-7336. PLEASE NOTE: Messages left at this number are only checked once or twice a week. You can also send an email to 2ndsaturday@mcmartinrealty.com

Download an artist application