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Constellation & Co. in space! (aka the opening of Cosmic Sans)

by Holly Power | September 21st, 2012

I am excited to be writing my first blog post for Constellation & Co. and to have a chance to introduce myself! My name is Holly Power and lately I have been doing a lot of behind the scenes administrative things here at Constellation. You may have gotten an email from me in response to an estimate request or seen me hanging around at shows with Brad and Sara (a little because I work for them, a lot because Sara’s my bestie!). It’s my great pleasure to be dipping my toes into the blogging side of things for a business that I love and am thrilled to be a part of. You will probably be hearing a lot more from me in the future, so enough about me, let’s talk about Cosmic Sans…

Two weeks ago we had the amazing opportunity to curate the opening of Cosmic Sans, a super fun collaboration of artists who came together to create a sans serif space and sci-fi themed alphabet. The show exhibited 26 unique pieces by 24 artists that were sold via silent auction the night of the opening. We are so grateful to all the artists and people who helped make this show possible! It far exceeded our expectations! We sold all 26 pieces, and were able to raise over $1,ooo to donate to the folks at 826 Seattle, a wonderful non-profit that offers free tutoring, help with homework, creative writing classes and field trip opportunities for kids here in Seattle. Wow! Continue reading