bARTer — Part Art-Exchange, Part Game, Part Party

My roommates and I threw an art party last night that we call bARTer.

It’s part art-exchange, part game night, and part party.

Here’s how it works:

• You bring a piece of art with you to the party. It can be anything, but preferably something you made. You’ll get points depending on what you bring.
• Throughout the night, you can run or participate in games to win more points. Games can take any form. (Wii tennis tournament, math problem solving, chopstick challenges, build the tallest structure you can in 5 minutes using nothing but spaghetti and gum, etc.)
• At the end of the night, you use the points you’ve won to bid on all the art that people brought.
• Everyone walks home with a new piece of art!

It was a blast, and we hope to do it again soon! (We also hope others will host their own bARTer events.)

Check out the photos from the night (Hilary and I set up a Flickr booth where people could take their own photos), the full rules, and email if you want to come to the next one at House 2.0.