Zola Gallery.
The Eco Arts Council of the Quad Cities endorses
Zola, an Eco-Art Gallery.
The Eco Arts
Council of the Quad Cities supports our community as a place of creative and
celebratory environments in which encouragement is given to innovative events,
participatory arts projects and a destination for artist residencies - for
advocating, demonstrating and creating works that celebrate the Midwest Region
and Mississippi area life and environmental issues of our home in the Quad Cities
area. It is the belief of the EACQC that people’s sense of identity, attachment
and sustainability to their hometown can be improved with these provisions.
Zola
Gallery is dedicated to creating a movement in culture that keeps the idea of
ecology close to our awareness and inspires appreciation of Nature and supports
natural living. Zola is the Quad Cities first and premier model for an
EcoArts gallery, taking the lead in EcoArts growth and environmental practices.
Zola offers high
quality EcoArt pieces in a professional, industry-standard setting, a meeting
place for members of the EACQC to gather, a location to teach educational Eco
workshops, as well as a variety of retail services: art lessons, educational
workshops, art installation, art critique and publication, graphic design,
creative consultation, large scale mural painting, as well as custom canvas
frames built to order. Zola generates sales through Art “rentals”. Rental periods are in three-month
rental increments. At the end of each rental term, clients will have the option
to purchase. This arrangement will be promoted to business and organizations
interested in becoming more “Green” and renting artwork is beneficial to
clients as they can write it off as an “operating” expense. Zola
offers outreach Eco Art demonstration services and promote current exhibitions
through these opportunities in order to generate additional sales.
Zola operates on a strong philosophical
foundation. Zola boldly re-envisions the by-products of modern society while
encouraging consumers and institutions to be eco-logical citizens. Zola will
support “Environmental Art” that supports Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Upcycle,
Refurbish, Repurpose and such eco-friendly practices and use of products in production
of Eco Art. Unlike the conventional art world, in addition to serving typical
scenes and audience members, we will also serve the uninitiated, typically
intimidated, and promote community engaging art participation and appreciation
through on-site and outreach Eco-Art making opportunities. Zola will encourage
reconnection with nature, our relationship to it and celebratory discovery of
such through art making, art-purchasing and group exhibition of Eco Art.
Zola works with artists, collectors,
educators, and our community at large to provide community building through
public art exhibitions, educational opportunities, and promotion while
fostering artistic and cultural experiences within the community. Zola compliments existing creative endeavors
within the area.
Zola supports and promotes the “Creativity and
Placemaking” trend that involves cultural facilities designed to leverage the
benefits of collaboration and co-location. This trend includes: Multi-use
hubs that integrate arts, culture, heritage and library facilities to
share resources and operation costs, and to develop strategic partnerships,
cultural or creative incubators that, in various ways, offer a platform of
support for creators and enable connection, production and networking among
creators and with the public, multi-sector convergence centers that are
designed to maximize socialization, networking, and random collisions, and thus
become major connecting hubs and economic engines in communities, artist
live/work or studio complexes that focus on live/work studios, artist
living spaces and a variety of space uses including rehearsal spaces, retail
and cafés, integrated community projects that include cultural,
environmental and social uses.
The Quad Cities
area needs a venue to promote highly original, diverse, and successful contemporary
ecological art for clients’ needs. They need a gallery space already
exemplifying and embodying all aspects of the EcoArt movement, and sustainable
living practices. A need exists for a creative and original viewing space
outside of the traditional quad cities art-gallery setting. Zola allows for a
retail space capable of taking EACQC to the next level by combining visual,
ecological, performing, and literary art with a retail storefront, as well as
allowing for creative incubation and collaborative networking which is
fundamental in building existing as well as future businesses.
The presentation of ecological artwork, artist
workshops, and local handmade goods within an original gallery setting will
provide a highly unique, creative and cultural experience to a diverse
audience- from the casual gallery visitor, to the curious child and parent, to
the professional artist, the art student, as well as the potential art
investor. A goal is to create a culture center for all instead of a
culture for a few. Attention will be given to show symbiotically what’s going
on in these places and a positive representation and sense of who is there,
too.
Zola sells to clients seeking an
investment in Fine Art while maintaining the highest environmental standards.
Clients seek the design experience of Zola’s professionals whether it be a
physical art object for their home or business, interior design, art
instruction, exterior design, educational opportunities, creative community
events, creative consultation, and access to original artwork and handmade
products.
Customers desire this
product because they see a potential gain for investment with pieces
constructed by renowned artists with developing careers, as well as wanting to
continue to be part of our growing network that is passionate about supporting
our local economy. Customers are also seeking to decorate a space with original
pieces of fine art that cannot be duplicated or found anywhere else. Zola is
the Quad Cities’ only industry-standard ecological art gallery, and we believe
this will attract a fair amount of clientele. With the growing momentum of the
green movement, consumers are thinking twice about what they buy: keeping in
mind local economics and sustainable practices as well as global aspects,
Zola’s products are readily available for the common consumer. Clients that are
seeking creative, collaborative, and sustainable service have a need that can
be fulfilled by the design and ecological expertise and experience of the staff
of Zola.
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