Big Deal, Tiny Art: The annual December explosion of miniatures' shows prompts a look back.

From: Coast weekly | Date: December 11, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

What's the big deal with miniatures? This month, not one, not two, but four displays of miniatures are on display at local museums and galleries. Their small size guarantees big numbers of artists represented, and, in most cases, small prices to entice patronage. At the Monterey Museum of Art alone over 300 artists have donated tiny works of art to Artists' Miniatures 2002, the museum's annual holiday benefit. Exhibitions of mini-art are also opening this weekend at the Carmel Art Association, Art House in Pacific Grove and the Zantman Galleries in Carmel.

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