Sep 212008
I was a fundraiser today for VSA arts when I ran into Bridget Riversmith, a local artist from Duluth who is enjoying increasing recognition and whose work has been exhibited in places like New York and San Francisco. I first met Bridget a few years ago when she did a poster on employing people with disabilities for the Department of Human Services and it’s gratifying to see her career take off. Bridget is now working with animation and she’s created a website for her first short film entitled Birds at Night. The film will be shown on Twin Cities Public Television in the near future and, once Bridget gets me the specifics on dates and times, I’ll post that information here. In the meantime, check out her stuff and give Bridget some love.
Riversmith is probably my favorite artist. I found her through a VSA search a of years ago. I wanted to check out some affordable art and I wanted to support disabled artists. Buying one of her prints is one of the nicest things I’ve ever done for myself. I’m glad success is finding her.
I blogged about my joy for my Riversmith print a couple of years ago, here:
http://thegimpparade.blogspot.com/2006/11/friday-gimp-blogging_10.html