miniature art hunts

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In June of 2008, Minnesota artist William Hessian is going on a roadtrip to create 6 miniature artwork hunts from the midwest to the westcoast. The art as treasure miniature art hunts are part of a project which William hopes will bring people to the parks & art to those that are willing to search for it. Visual clues for each hunt will appear here on www.williamhessian.com, which will help the hunters locate the miniature treasures (select your location above to find visual clues for your hunt). Thanks to Yahoo Video and Jumpcut for a sponsorship that will allow William the creation of short films will be created along the trip. William will upload these short films from internet coffee shops across the country, as he travels.

May 29th (COMPLETED) Parktacular Art Hunt, St. Louis Park, MN (www.parktacular.org)
June 22nd (COMPLETED), BYOA art tour kick off show in Minnetonka, MN (Billy and the Old Man Gallery)
June 28th (COMPLETED), Buffalo Art Hunt, Jamestown, ND (Jamestown Art Center)
July 5th, (COMPLETED), Montana Trout Hunt, Billings, MT
July 12th,(COMPLETED), Squirrel Art Hunt, Portland, OR
July 19th, Sea Crab Art Hunt, Costa Mesa, CA
July 26th, Desert Tortoise Art Hunt, Salt Lake City, UTAH

In order to offer prizes to the winners of the hunt (besides getting to keep the artwork) there is an effort to find ten local business in each location to sponsor one of the miniature artworks. During each hunt, William plans to find public places to perform live art, chat with hunters, and collaborate with other artists along the way. As William has begun planning for this trip he has found a number of friends, artists and supporters willing to participate; and he is still on the hunt to find other art enthusiasts, park enthusiasts, treasure hunters, and motivated youth and families who want to take part of these art hunts. Help spread the word.

Any and all questions or concerns should be directed to William's email. If you have found an artwork and wish to report it please also use this email: William.hessian@gmail.com

If you are interested in helping or in being a part of this adventure, and you live in between California and Minnesota, do not hesitate to contact William.hessian@gmail.com with any advice, proposals or questions and/or please feel free to donate through PayPal using the links on the top and bottom of this site.


Your donations will help:

"Art as Treasure" bring people to the parks, and artwork to the people.

WILLIAM HESSIAN's 'ART AS TREASURE' ART HUNTS 2008




THANKS TO DONATORS:

Lenny Cota (artist)

The Toymaker

Jamestown Art Center

Billy and the Old Man Design

Brian Felegy (Broken Hart Entertainment)

Completed Art Hunts

Art Tour Videos

Parktacular 2007

Jamestown 2007