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There's a new way to buy art in D.C., deveoloped by a group of artists known collectively as Project Dispatch. The group sells art the same way magazines are sold, by subscription. Each month of a subscription, a new piece of art arrives on your doorstep. You have no idea what it is.
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There's a new way to buy art in D.C., deveoloped by a group of artists known collectively as Project Dispatch. The group sells art the same way magazines are sold, by subscription. Each month of a subscription, a new piece of art arrives on your doorstep. You have no idea what it is.
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There's a new way to buy art in D.C., deveoloped by a group of artists known collectively as Project Dispatch. The group sells art the same way magazines are sold, by subscription. Each month of a subscription, a new piece of art arrives on your doorstep.
Brian: I’m Brian Dillon.
Jorge: And I’m Jorge Guzman and we’re in our apartment in Mount Pleasant.
BRIAN IS FINISHING HIS Ph.D IN LINGUISTICS AND JORGE WORKS FOR
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEY’RE ART COLLECTORS. THOUGH
THEY WOULD NEVER CALL THEMSELVES THAT.
B: I’m not an art person...I’m not like very familiar with the art scene
A FRIEND OF THEIRS HAD A SUBSCRIPTION TO PROJECT DISPATCH,
AND THE GUYS THOUGHT IT WAS AN INTERESTING CONCEPT.
Jorge: We didn’t really think about, our subscription is going to be supporting
these local artists…kinda just liked it and said ‘let’s do this!’
THEY’RE BEEN LIKING THE STUFF THEY GET, WELL, MOS...
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INTRO:Short intro included in transcript. Here's an option for a longer intro:
Buying a first work of art can be a pretty big deal. After all, you have to consider the medium, the size, the colors, the price. All of these things can come into play when you're thinking about forking over hundreds, thousands, sometimes even millions of dollars.
Our next story, however, is about a totally different way of buying art. It was developed by two graduates of the Corcoran College of Art and Design, D.C. based artists Rachel England and Chandi Kelly.
Kelly now organizes a group of more than 20 local artists known collectively as "Project Dispatch." They sell their art the same way you'd sell magazines, by subscription. You pay the fee, anywhere from $25 to $75 a month and twelve times a year a new piece of artwork arrives wrapped up in a nice little package, right at your door. Emily Friedman has more.
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