How the Mart Works
All shows at frankenart are theme-based and open to everyone's participation and all media [including visual art, performance, writing, video, and ongoing projects]. All shows are additive; they grow throughout the duration of the show through arterrarium participation [artists come and make work live at the mart]. The shows usually start off with an art drop-off date.
All art added to the shows is sold on consignment. Frankenart/ artist cut is usually 50/50. Artists set prices for their own work, keeping in mind the split and the government's take. Other forms of exchange are encouraged and can be negotiated with a frankenart mart representative.
UPCOMING THEMES:
Hobbit Hole - Download Call
Feb 5 to Apr 29, 2012
Stock Market
May 2012 to Jul 2012
Sing and Dance
Aug 2012 to Oct 2012
The Actual Space
Frankenart mart is a very small - maybe 200 square feet available - storefront in the Inner Richmond District of San Francisco. We are fairly neighborhood-focused, funky, and quirky rather than fancy. There are cats; there is messiness, silliness, and unfinishedness.
Frankenart is not big enough, nor up-to-code enough to have full scale performances, BU-UTTT musicians, performance artists, video artists, aerobics instructors, and more have used the space to create songs, to hold practice and recording sessions, and to perform for store visitors, cats and passers-by. We highly encourage experimental works, works-in-progress, and taking chances.
ADDRESS:
515 balboa street
san francisco, ca 94118
between 6th and 7th avenues
PHONE:
415.221.2394
EMAIL:
frankenart (at) gmail (dot) com
ODD HOURS: Tue 6 to 9pm, Thur 4 to 9pm, Fri 4 to 9pm, Sat 1 to 8pm, Sun 1 to 6pm
Ground Rules
There's no drinking or drugging at the store.
Cell phone overuse is severely punished.
Children are welcome to participate as long as their parents are aware that we do not censor adult content at the mart; and as long as parents or caretakers create works as well.
The cats decide on the music selection.
This is a communitarian venture, so keep it nonviolent and inclusive.
No attitude or entitlement allowed.
Teenage Cat Fan Club
Reuben and Zeke are brothers. They are about 6 years old and are insanely friendly. They like to help make art and frequently get involved in store activities. Reuben is not bad on guitar. He is a pursuer of curiosities, a cross dresser, and a tinkerer. Zeke is a window napper and lap dancer. Please feel free to tip them.
The Money Question
Frankenart is a one-man, for-prophet business that does not make a profit, so it is supported largely by my full-time job [the cats do not bring in a lot of extra income though I've tried] and art sales. We do not receive any grants or official funding. We do not have a credit card machine, so until we do, it's cash only.
Frankenart runs on love, curiosity, determination, creativity, participation, collaboration, and the incredible generosity of strangers, and most people participate on that level, not really expecting to make great profits of any kind from the work shown and sold here. That being said - miracles occur here on the regular which makes me one of the luckiest people on earth.
Other Ways to Participate
POETRY IN A CAN - Just send us 3 or 5 of your poems [tuna can/ regular can]. Your poetry will be canned and sold at the mart.
COMMERCIALS - Everyone is encouraged to make their very own frankenart commercial, jingle, or ad.
SOUVENIRS - If you feel the need to make hot dog themed buttons, hats, snow globes, stickers, etc... Go ahead, you can sell them here as frankenart souvenirs.
FRANKINTERN MARTIST - Our internship program.
CONTRIBUTE - Generous donations of goods, services, or the like are rewarded with sainthood.
COLLABORATE - Frankenart ever welcomes opportunities to collaborate with other artists, businesses and sites.