{"id":200716,"date":"2025-10-15T01:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T01:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/200716\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T01:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T01:30:09","slug":"tiny-art-show-repurposes-a-disused-stairwell-into-a-16-scale-gallery-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/200716\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Art Show Repurposes a Disused Stairwell into a 1:6-Scale Gallery \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2016, while artist McKay Lenker Bayer<\/a> was still an undergraduate, her professor assigned the class the task of exhibiting their work. Unsure about presenting her work to the public, she downsized, quite literally, showing miniature paintings with teensy-tiny labels. And the idea for a minuscule exhibition space was born.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Lenker Bayer established Tiny Art Show<\/a>, a community art project that utilizes unique and unexpected spaces around Provo, Utah, to show original work by numerous artists. Until this year, the project was largely nomadic, but Tiny Art Show now has its own dedicated space.<\/p>\n

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Installed at 1:6 scale, the storefront-style gallery sits inside what was originally a stairwell, accessible from street level. Its blue facade is reminiscent of retail spaces in New York City or London, and inside, it\u2019s what Leker Bayer describes as \u201ca fully functional, commercial art gallery\u2026 that just happens to be tiny.\u201d Original work is for sale, opening events draw gatherings of people who enjoy tiny snacks, and you can even grab a tiny newspaper from the vending machine near the door.<\/p>\n

In addition to its miniature brick-and-mortar presentations, Tiny Art Show also facilitates a series of art projects like the Monthly Mini Mail Club, a subscription that dispatches an itty-bitty periodical called The Tiny Times, plus a booklet from that month\u2019s gallery show. You can also purchase tiny art kits in the shop<\/a>, along with prints and merchandise.<\/p>\n

Explore more on the project\u2019s website<\/a>, and keep an eye on Instagram<\/a> for updates about forthcoming shows.<\/p>\n

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