To celebrate a move to larger quarters in Waltham this spring, managers at Gold Wire Technology Inc. decided to hold a different kind of open house in April. Together with a former employee and the newly formed Call To Artists collaborative, the company held an art exhibit and reception. Company employees and their friends and family members also contributed artwork, and they will be encouraged to do so at future shows, organizers said. Exhibition space can be costly, especially for developing artists. Sentilles serves on a committee that helps coordinate art exhibits at a Somerville cafe.
Companies pay for the installation.
Lonergan said her company hopes to feature new artwork every five to six weeks. Local conceptual artist Sandy Goldberg, whose work often examines the relationship between art and commerce, cautioned would-be exhibitors about possible pitfalls. Walsh said she hopes her organization can offer scholarships in the future. Although established museums and galleries, such as the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, sometimes work with corporations to provide art to offices such as the Federal Reserve building downtown, such partnerships are rare, especially in high-tech and smaller, newer companies, say organizers. Other companies, such as Cap Gemini Ernst and Young LLC, an accounting and business management company with several Boston-area offices, are expected to follow.