Community-supported art, a takeoff on community-supported agriculture, provides locally made art to its members.
Since its start with the St. Paul-based nonprofit organization
Springboard for the Arts, in collaboration with the local artists behind
mnartists.org, four years ago, the concept has caught on in a number of cities across the country, the
New York Times reports.
It has also taken on new forms as it has sprung up in different places, the story reads.
“The goal, borrowed from the world of small farms, is a deeper-than-commerce connection between people who make things and people who buy them,” the story reads.
It helps that many people were already familiar with the CSA model, the story points out.