I'm the Student Art Exhibition Coordinator for Artsplosure and I'm trying to find a safe place to store artwork for the middle and high schools of Wake County while they are entered into a database and juried. Likely from mid-April to mid-March. Anyone have any creative ideas for storage? We might could rent a space but renting for one month is difficult to do.

Please pm if you have any ideas.

If you have an art studio or something similar, I think my company could work out a deal with you.

2/28/2006 9:53:58 PM

Have you look at a ministorage company?

2/28/2006 11:40:00 PM

indoor mini storarge with climate control
not that expensive for one month, well depending on the size of the space rented

3/1/2006 12:09:03 PM

^^ What they said, it's probably the easiest route to go.

3/2/2006 12:53:26 AM

We're afraid the students would be wary of leaving their prized art work in a storage building. We were hoping for an unused studio or office... Thanks for the suggestions tho!

3/2/2006 1:07:27 AM

The storage place will be just as safe as any other. In fact, I can think of a single reason that they'd even need to know. Just tell them that their work is being stored in your secured off-site storage facility.

3/2/2006 1:39:48 AM

Then that defeats the whole purpose of not having to haul 300+ pieces of art from a drop-off location to the storage room. We would rather just have them drop it off at the place of storage and a storage building isn't going to work for this one.

Any other ideas are appreciated.

3/2/2006 1:43:29 AM

a storage building is fine, you jsut are overly nervouse aout them possibly thinking you mihgt be saving money instead of blowing money on a large useless office space to use for storage.

3/3/2006 9:40:11 PM

^I'm not overly nervous about anything. I really don't mind it but my supervisiors don't want the art to go in a storage building.

Anyhow, Exploris is going to try to give us one of their empty offices so end thread.

3/3/2006 9:46:38 PM

Why not just put it in the main lobby of Exploris in piles?

It's not like anyone goes in there anyway.

WORST CHILDREN'S MUSEUM EVER.

3/4/2006 5:58:04 AM

When did you last go there? And if you want, name a better place to hold a children's art exhibit. I'm open to suggestion. Artsplosure is held right outside of Exploris so it seems like a pretty good place to me.

3/4/2006 1:29:48 PM

^^ hahah thats hilarious

3/4/2006 3:45:18 PM

nobody want to steal middle and high schooler's crappy artwork, anywhere will be fine

3/4/2006 3:58:40 PM

some of this stuff is really good. these are future design students. Young artists, but still artists. You might be surprised at what you see.

3/6/2006 5:30:51 AM

If this is going to be a recurring thing, might want to look into something seasonal that you can renew as needed.

3/6/2006 6:18:58 AM

Check with "Waters Edge" Office complex. They have alot of empty offices and are very reasonable. Good luck! Dave

[Edited on March 6, 2006 at 7:17 AM. Reason : They may be able to donate space for a tax deduction.....Id check on it.]

3/6/2006 7:15:24 AM