pARTiculars, the Lafayette art cooperative, recently applied for our Art Gallery Liquor Permit which is newly being offered in Colorado.  The Lafayette City Clerk has been extremely helpful and supportive in helping us file for the permit.  We are Lafayette's first applicant so it's new and exciting to all of us!

The City and County of Denver explains the new permit:

"Effective July 1, 2008, art galleries are authorized to offer to the public, on a limited basis, complimentary wine and other liquors on their premises under an Art Gallery Liquor Permit.  A permit may only be issued to a gallery for four (4) hours in any one day, and for up to fifteen (15) days in one calendar year."

View the State of Colorado definition here.

View the story in The Lafayette News about the pARTiculars liquote permit

At pARTiculars we are learning that getting a liquor license no reason to mess around.  The City of Lafayette required our store manager to attend a city council meeting and a training session on how to serve alcohol responsibly.  As owners, we have all been informed of the sanctions and guidelines for liquor and beer code violations.

It is an involved process filing for any liquor license, but the Art Gallery Permit is a bit more streamlined than others and a perfect fit for a place like ours.  We believe that being able to serve wine and beer at our Grand Opening Celebration and other art events will add to the experience of those joining us for the evening.

Media Release
pARTiculars -The Lafayette Art Market
www.particularsart.com
(720) 890-7888 or info@particularsart.com

For Immediate Release: July 11, 2008

WHAT is going on in old town????

Have you felt a buzz at 401 S. Public Road?  The city’s “Invitation to Stare” project has evolved into Lafayette’s first Co-op art gallery—

pARTiculars
The Lafayette Art Market

Susan Kaiser Yurish, founder of Hanna's a catering an take-out delicatessen in downtown Lafayette, is now offering wall space to local artists.  The Lafayette Cultural and Arts Commission is asking business owners along Public Road to exhibit local art on their walls.  I was approached by the LCAC and Susan to participate in the start of what hopefully will become a long tradition of supporting art through local business.

The LCAC is quickly making a strong presence in downtown with many new projects to revitalize downtwon.  Last year they started the Lafayette film festival and now we see the Lafayette Festival Plaza underway, Art of Our Ages Banners on Public Road, and of course, art hanging on the walls of downtown businesses.  This is an exciting time to be part of the Lafayette community.  Thank you to the LCAC and Thank You to Hanna's!

Please visit Hanna's to see original charcoal sketches and a few framed giclee prints of my work hanging.  Hanna's is located at:

802 S. Public Rd Lafayette, CO

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