The cleverest idea came across my desk the other day from the COMPOUND Gallery in Oakland, CA. It’s called Art in a Box. The concept—there’s a box with art inside that you get to keep. Ok, there’s more to it than that. The folks at the COMPOUND Gallery took some tips from the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) model & developed a monthly art subscription as a way to promote Bay Area artists. Instead of vegetables you get art, which we know from the Feed Your Soul project is just as nourishing in a different way.
The Art in a Box project features the work of local Bay Area artists, but the subscriptions are open to anyone. Subscriptions are $30/month for pick up and $50/month which includes shipping and a bonus piece (there is a minimum three month subscription). Subscribers can indicate a preference in mediums, but not the artist or piece–it’s a surprise! Sounds like an awesome idea for a really unique gift for an art lover to me. Hint, hint.
You can learn more of the details here. Plus, see the details below on how you could win your own Art in a Box!
To win!
Visit the Art in a Box gallery page, choose your favorite artwork and leave a comment on this post with the name of the piece as well as that of the artist. Leave a comment for each favorite to increase your chances of winning. One random commenter will be chosen to win a 1 month Art in the Box subscription. This giveaway will end Friday, October 23rd at 11:59 pm EST.
Happy Art in a Box subscribers.
Some art in a box by artist Kerri Lee Johnson.
Work from a previous month’s Art in a Box by Masako Miki.
Work from a previous month’s Art in a Box by Shannon Ingraham.
147 Comments
WOW! What a fantastically brilliant idea! I love it.
I’m in love with all of the art by Masako Miki. Heartbreakingly beautiful.
I love Kerri Lee Johnson’s 3 frolicking water horses! All are so awesome!
I LOVE this idea!
My adore the sewing machine by Pete Glover. I’m currently going to art school to sew costumes so it really tickled my fancy!
xoxo
TilliEllie
I ready about a program like this in ReadyMade and thought that it was such a cool way to get your art out there.
I love Ben Belknap’s work. It is sort of eerie and when art evokes an emotion like that, it is a hit with me!
yay! thanks for sharing this neat project and hosting such a fun giveaway!!! my fav: the “art” by audrey roy on the right of the two sweet cloud, rainbow, and tree paintings. so cute & cheery!
I love the pieces by Shannon Ingraham. I especially love the double mushrooms. This is fantastic! I now have something I can add to my Christmas want list as well as gifts to give list!
I love the blue apple Art by Matt Reynoso
Art by Shannon Ingraham – the two mushrooms. Great idea.
This is so cool! I love the ones by Matt Reynoso!
Love Love LOVE this! you always have the best/most inspiring stuff on here!
Love the sculptural pieces by Ben Belknap and Crystal Morey. Very nice
Oooh, I love the “Art by Alissa Goss”…those sculptures are gorgeous!!!
The pieces by Jaime Lakatos are exquisite. I love the details on them and the color combination…especially the fish!
Terrific idea and really like the work of Tallulah Terryll!
This is an amazing idea!
It’s like signing up to get a suprise present sent to your letter box once a month.
I love Art by YaChin Bonny YOu
All of that collection iz amazing but i particularly love the one that juxtaposes the meat and the cows head.
Great idea! Crystal Morey’s work really stood out for me.
I love Kerri Lee Johnson (especially the ship with tentacles around it).
I love this concept!! My favourite is the Shannon Ingraham single red mushroom. I so love mushrooms atm!
I like #120 in the gallery, the Art by Tallulah Terryll
Beautiful giveaway my fingers are crossed I’d love to win. I love the deer by misako miki.thanks for the great giveaway.Helen
That is the coolest concept EVER, when I get out of this broke college student funk I’m soooo getting a subscription. I’m a big fan of pretty much everything, though Work by Pete Glover is kind of epic
Masako Miki’s single deer is likewise awesome.
seriously though, can I just have them all? lol
So much awesomeness!
Work by Masako Miki
Tallulah Terryll has some very nice pieces that would do very well as accent art work for a hallway
I really liked Shannon Ingraham’s single red mushroom piece. The folk style is absolutely beautiful.
Also have to say I adote Masako Miki’s fawn. Super cute!
image #68 by Audrey Roy is my favorite
A really great and cute idea!!! Now, to pick one favorite is tough, mmm.. mm.. Jake Gillespie’s is so clever.
I like the Art by Kerri Lee Johnson Picture!!Wonderful colors and wonderful fantasy;)
I love the sculptural piece by Crystal Morey with the green trees cascading down her shoulders.
I love this: Art by Kerri Lee Johnson shows a couple of creatures in the sea.
I love the brigth collor rainbow by Audrey Roy
Wow, how ingenious! My favorite favorite piece from this collection so far is “Art” by Tallulah Terryll
i love the White house painting by Matt Reynoso!
Image # 62 in the series ‘Art by Ben Belknap’….reminds me of one of my uncles!
Art by Tallulah Terryll
So pretty!
Art by Masako Miki
This one is also very nice
Wow, that is a totally cool idea! I really like Art by Kerri Lee Johnson…the horsies within the waves!
Awesome idea!
My fave is the Bright Rainbow done by Audrey Roy
I love Masako Miki’s Tied Antlers! The little thing just looks so sad and adorable!
love love love the work by alissa gozz. stunning sculptures.
and i enjoy the frames around shannon ingraham’s pieces.
I love the art by Masako Miki. It is moving and really touches your heart.
I like the girl with the stars, by Shannon Ingraham. Sending art as a gift it’s a great idea!
This is an amazing concept! My favorite is the double mushroom by Shannon Ingraham… I’m really into all the woodland-inspired things right now!
What a cool idea! And many super artists. I esp. liked the colorful and interesting piece by Audrey Roy.
I love Art by Audrey Roy!
I also love Audrey Roy’s rainbow print
My choice (but it was not and easy one to make) would be blue apple art by Matt Reynoso.Thank You for the chance to enjoy it.
I love Shannon Ingraham’s piece (no. 101) of the girl with the curly hair.
Really nice.
Oooh how beautiful!! I love it! I wish my town did something like this… maybe I should start it
my favourite is the blue patchwork by Pete Glover, it matches my curtains haha!
I love the Art by Tallulah Terryll, the red abstract.
such a great idea. i love the Art by Shannon Ingraham (the red mushrooms). so great!
I LOVE Crystal Morey’s work, especially the woman wrapped in trees!
One of my favorites is the portait of a young woman by Shannon Ingraham.
Masako Miki’s deer series is beautiful. I wish I could have them all!
My favorite is the Masako Mikki deer!
YaChin Bonny You/s work is also incredible!
Lena Verderano Reynoso is my last favorite!
I love Masako Miki – Tied Antlers.
It is a great idea!
intrigued by eric sanchez’s cat kid eating ice cream. freaky good.
I am a sucker for sewing machines so I love: Work by Pete Glover
The Ben Belknap sculpture is really cool. Hoover Dam!
I really like the oranges with rainbow print by Audrey Roy.
hm, love the Masako Miki print of the deer. i’m slightly obsessed with modern woodsy art.
the mushroom piece by Shannon Ingraham is just ‘me’. would be so great in the kitchen!
finally, i super love the watercolor by Tallulah Terryll.
I also like the two blue spheres or perhaps apples by Matt Reynosa. I like his apple series.
I noticed Audrey Roy seems to stick with a rainbow series and I really like her prints overall.
I love Art by Shannon Ingraham! Very nice.
this is such a cool idea. I love the telephone wires by Pete Glover.
and the blue circles by Audrey Roy would brighten up a room completely.
Love the Art by Shannon Ingraham
especially Image 101 of 122
Art by Audrey Roy
Art by Masako Miki
This is brilliant! I love the Art by Narangkar Glover… love it!
images 82 and 83 by Pete Glover – the photographs of powerlines are wonderful
first choice : jake gillespie-september
second choice : http://artinabox.net/wp-content/gallery/artinabox/Unknown.jpeg
but i don’t know the name of the piece or the artist.
and the tied antlers that you put in your post by Masako Miki.
Everything is awesome! I love everything by Masako Miki. ecspecially the cute little fawn piece of art. the two deer eating together is adorable too.
i love crystal morey’s sculptures!!
This is an amazing idea and would be such a great gift to give or receive! I love the mushrooms by Shannon Ingraham!
This reminds me of the art vending machine at the Crocker Museum in Sacramento. Everytime I go there I buy something. It’s an old cigarette machine they’ve stocked with art; all of it is the same size as a pack of cigarettes and you never know what you’ll get! I love it!
The sewing machine artwork by Pete Glover is awesome! I’m an avid sewer and this would be awesome to hang over my sewing machine!
I’m entralled with Shannon Ingraham’s mushrooms and frames. They’ve officially made my day.
I really love the sewing machine piece by Pete Glover
Neat idea.
I like the pice “Art by Masako Miki”
I have to say I fell in love with the sewing machine by Pete Glover. Of course, I also love the mushrooms by Shannon Ingraham. It’s just so hard to just choose one!
lol – you picked 2 of my favorites already!! Shannon Ingraham – both mushroom images are excellent!
I love the Art by Tallulah Terryll. Thanks!
I’m loving the image of the mushroom by Shannon Ingraham. Who wouldn’t want to receive THAT in a box!!! How lovely!
Fun! I love surprises! I really love Jaime Lakatos pieces especially the antlered bird creature.
Art by Tallulah Terryl (#96) makes me very happy with it’s simple, earthy and organic flow!
karen
http://www.artforcoffeessake.blogspot.com
Work by Matt Reynoso
fantastic idea!
I love all of Shannon Danielle Ingraham’s pictures, esp. #101, the woman with all the flowy hair. loves it.
Such a cool idea! I love the art by Crystal Morey!
Community Supported…Art! Awesome idea, and a great Indie Fixx contest.
I really like Crystal Morey’s pieces, especially images 86 & 87 in the photo gallery.
Please pick me i need some inspiration on these walls!
L.
I think this is such a great idea I like the Art by Ben Belknap
I love the double mushroom (image 35/122 in the gallery) by Shannon Danielle Ingraham.
Tallulah Terryll – loved image 120 of 122
I love Masako Miki’s Tied Antlers. Beautiful!
Shannon Ingraham’s starry lady picture (/copy_0_shannoningraham3.jpg) is awesome and stunningly beautiful.
Kudos to you! I love Indiefixx and this giveaway is fabulous!
The work by Matt Reynoso ( Image 17 of
122 ) is my favorite. It is a painting
of an old coffee grinder.
Many thanks, Cindi
Oh, my! What a rad idea!! And amazing artists, too!
My favorite is the lovely mixed-media sewing machine by Pete Glover – it looks so very tactile and cute!
This is an awesome idea. Love it.
My favorite piece is Crystal Morey’s sculpture with the bird on the shoulder.
Matt Reynoso – Image 32 was my favorite. His other pieces were lovely also!
The Work by Masako Miki …Deer in the brush…caught my attention…
The Art by Masako Miki…A Deer laying down…was very sweet…
Art by Kerri Lee Johnson…Ship attacked by tentacled pink sea monster…is brilliantly colored and a definite attention getter…would make for a great conversation piece…
Art by Tallulah Terryll…Red, White & Blue polka-dotted pottery…is simple yet unique…
Art by Tallulah Terryll…Rainbow colored abstract shapes…is a very happy and uplifting with its bright colors…
Fantastic idea! I really like the mini-sculptures by Crystal Morey! There is something about the third dimension…
I love all of the busts by Crystal Morey. I buy paintings of heads. So her work would be a nice addition to my collection. They look both soul-less and soulful.
Work by Masako image 19 of 122.
I really like the deer.
Love wildlife pictures.
Art work by Masak Miki.
Image 40 of 122.
Again will say I like wildlife pictures.
This little deer is so adorable.
Art work by Audry Roy.
Image 65 of 122.
Orange trees with the bright orange in the forground.
This will certainly brighton any wall or room.
My fave is Art by Audrey Roy
I like Alissa Goss’ October – really interesting shapes and colors!
I also really like Shannon Ingraham’s September 2 (the two mushrooms). They just look so cute inside that ornate frame!
I love this idea! I really like Crystal Morey’s work. The little sculptures are so full of emotion.
Tallulah Terrell’s work is beautiful.
And, I love the illustrations by Kerri Lee Johnson.
Art by Pete Glover
Simple and touching – relatable.
I love the Art by Crystal Morey
Image 87. The beautiful girl with wings …..
Love Cat Morley’s work; the woman’s head with wings–I can only imagine the Art in a Box subscriber gasping when the opening her package and revealing something so stunning.
Well, that was not easy to pick just one!!
I am going to go with the awesome angel. Art by Crystal Morey
my favorites would have to be the mushrooms and also the portraits by Shannon Ingraham.
Kerri Lee Johnson’s water horses are also beautiful.
Wow, what a great concept! The two-headed dear by Masako Miki is one of my favourites.
Loving Jaime Lakatos’ work (and the name, too!) http://artinabox.net/wp-content/gallery/artinabox/october-jaime3.jpg
Loving this one by Jamie Lakatos, too- the colors are brilliant: http://artinabox.net/wp-content/gallery/artinabox/october-jaime.jpg
The texture in this piece by Matt Reynoso is intriguing http://artinabox.net/wp-content/gallery/artinabox/october-matt2.jpg
I wish the website stated the medium for each art work.
LOVING this piece by Tallulah Terryll: http://artinabox.net/wp-content/gallery/artinabox/dsc_0043.jpg Reminds me of batik.
Narangkar Glover– You can never stop looking at art supplies!!:
http://artinabox.net/wp-content/gallery/artinabox/narangkar3-600.jpg
Those three would look amazing lined up: Narangkar Glover http://artinabox.net/wp-content/gallery/artinabox/narangkar600.jpg
Again: http://artinabox.net/wp-content/gallery/artinabox/narangkar2-600.jpg
I love Crystal Morey and Ben Belknap’s work.And this is a great idea!!!
These are neato…i love:
Art by Eric Sanchez
Image 88 of 122 Doggy with the wig on, creepy but in a good creepy way!
I love Shannon Ingraham’s red and black series. The double mushroom (image 35)is especially intricate and has a surreal quality that makes it appear almost like an alien craft blasting off into space. Lovely work!
I love Pete Glover’s roughly beautiful work, especially the staple gun piece. They simplicity and the deconstructive nature of it works so well together.
“Art by Alissa Goss”…Swoon…
Great idea. I love Audrey Roy’s rainbows (and everything else she does). I particularly love #46. Tallulah Terryl’s work is gorgeous as well. #120.
I love Image 70 of 122 – clouds and circles…how calming but bright
Art by Masako Miki, you have the same one on the post, the little deer. so cute.
kerri lee johnson’s work is wonderful.
I used to participate in something like this years ago with print artists in upstate NY… nice to see it is being reinvented in the bay area
I like the Crystal Morey Piece
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