Anyone can contribute an artwork to Matt Coleman's Mapleside Museum of Miniature Art — or take one home. | CBCArts
took the realist artist some nine months to complete, Ross can satisfyingly realize an idea on a three-by-four-inch panel for the MMOMA in an hour or so.
"Art shouldn't be so exclusive," he says. "Art is for people to see … As an artist, you want your work to be seen, and this is just another venue." Of course, the gallery's walls aren't solely for professionals. Early childhood educator Christine Trimmins introduced her kindergarteners to the MMOMA after a few students brought up their visits during a class discussion. Inspired by Coleman's project, her Earl Kitchener Elementary kindergarten class built their very own miniature museum, which they used to exchange artwork. Shortly after, Coleman treated the students to a group show at the real MMOMA.
"I love that [the museum] invites any artist, at any age and artistic ability, to express themselves," Trimmins says. "It exposes art to people who may be reluctant to walk into an art gallery. But what I think makes it extremely special is the ability it has to build connectedness."For a recent exhibition, titled The Hive, Coleman laser-cut dozens of wooden hexagons for artists to embellish and return to the gallery.
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