{"id":4404,"date":"2015-02-17T07:37:36","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T07:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=4404"},"modified":"2015-02-17T07:37:36","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T07:37:36","slug":"coffee-shop-seeks-artists-to-exhibit-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/17\/coffee-shop-seeks-artists-to-exhibit-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff coffee shop seeks artists to exhibit work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A coffee\u00a0shop in the city centre is looking for Cardiff artists\u00a0to use its space and walls to promote\u00a0and sell their work.<br \/>\n\u2018Art in the Bar\u2019, at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/littlemancoffee\">The Little Man Coffee Co<\/a>, will open on March 18 using\u00a0the bare walls of the coffee shop as a space for both amateur and professional artists.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_LittleMan4_web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4405 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_LittleMan4_web-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Little Man Coffee\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4405 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_LittleMan4_web-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Little Man Coffee\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe coffee shop had already generated interest from local artists the after <a href=\"http:\/\/katealizadeh.net\/\">Kate Alizadeh<\/a>, a Cardiff-based illustrator, \u00a0decorated the wall with a selection of her own work.<br \/>\nShe said: \u201cLittle Man gave me a lot of artistic freedom with the space, and trusted me to use it well. The space is really great if you&#8217;re an emerging artist, or have just moved to Cardiff, because the staff are really friendly and up for getting on board with your ideas.<br \/>\nIn fact, the best bit about the space is the staff and the way they want to dream big and encourage creativity in the local community.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Alizadeh&#8217;s follows on from an exhibition of several restored vintage\u00a0bicycles\u00a0by Cathays custom bike shop,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/punkbikes.co.uk\/index.html\">Punk Bikes<\/a>,<br \/>\nRob Cooper, the owner of the cafe, said: \u201cIt helped them getting access to a wide range of people and it also helped us to attract a different crowd to the cafe.\u201d<br \/>\nHe continued: \u201cThere are loads and loads of creative people out there but there is no platform to get their work into the public eye.<br \/>\n\u201cThe idea is to provide this space for exhibition, a few artists at a time for a month and they would be able to sale their work as well through bids. This space is open to the public, I want to fill the cafe. Everybody wins.<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_LittleMan5_web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4406 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_LittleMan5_web-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Little Man Coffee\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-4406 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_LittleMan5_web-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Little Man Coffee\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cSo far, we have 15 people interested in the project from all over Cardiff and there isn\u2019t one demographic of people. This is not for people who have plenty of experience but this could be an opportunity for someone who exposes his\/her work for the first time and will just make them really happy.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Little Man Coffee Co on Bridge Street opened in October 2014 in the empty premises of the Ivor House owned by the Rapport family. Previously a post office, a bank, a mobile phone shop and a kitchenware shop, the buildings had been empty for 18 months when Mr Cooper took\u00a0the lease.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cWhen I first visited the space I fell in love with it, its high ceiling and the windows.\u201d<br \/>\nFor more information about the exhibition you can contact Rob Cooper at artinthebar@littlemancoffee.co.uk.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_LittleMan7_web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4407 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_LittleMan7_web-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Little Man Coffee\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4407 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/CF_LittleMan7_web-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Little Man Coffee\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A coffee\u00a0shop in the city centre is looking for Cardiff artists\u00a0to use its space and walls to promote\u00a0and sell their work. \u2018Art in the Bar\u2019, at\u00a0The Little Man Coffee Co, will open on March 18 using\u00a0the bare walls of the coffee shop as a space for both amateur and professional artists. &nbsp; The coffee shop had already generated interest from local artists the after Kate Alizadeh, a Cardiff-based illustrator, \u00a0decorated the wall with a selection of her own work. 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