Jen@Joe (almost) 1 month later!
I can’t believe Jen@Joe has been up for almost a month! Wow, it really seems like yesterday I was standing at Kinkos laminating the Jen@Joe informational materials. . . So for those of you curious as to how things are going so far, here is a little update for you!
Everyone at jen bekman is extremely excited with the progress at Jen@Joe. We love how everything looks, we love that Joe patrons keep taking postcards, and we especially love getting inquiries about Hey, Hot Shot! and the various photographs currently on view.
But how do the lovely people at Joe feel about it? Well I decided to contact Jonathan Rubinstein, the owner of Joe, to find out and here is what he had to say:
“The responses have been amazing – it seems like every other customer takes a postcard or asks a question. I think its going so well! It has made our place so much more interesting and definitely spread the word about both jen bekman and these specific artists. All in all, it seems to be a win-win. “
As if that weren’t good enough, Joe was recently voted “Best Coffeeshop in Town” by TimeOutNY! Congratulations Jonathan!
Jen@Joe can be found at Joe, The Art of Coffee located on 13th St. between, 5th Avenue and University Place. For more information regarding the photographs on view at Jen@Joe email sales@jenbekman.com
November 10th, 2006 at 11:03 am
[...] jb: Actually I have sold quite a bit of work from the shows. Not as much as I would like to, but as the competition becomes more established I find that sales are increasing. Another big boost for Hot Shot sales has been my jen@joe project. Joe is a very upscale coffee spot in NYC (the best coffee in the city if you ask me, and I am a VERY picky coffee drinker). Jonathan Rubinstein, it’s owner, approached me about curating shows in his two locations downtown (one on Waverly Place and one on East 13th Street just off of Fifth Avenue). Installing the work in those two locations has been terrific. The work really enlivens both spaces and it’s great exposure for the photographers. This is especially the case because I was very careful to develop signage and branding for the project that lets people know that the work is coming from my gallery and is indeed for sale. It’s been a great thing for everyone involved: Jonathan loves surrounding his customers with beautiful art, Hot Shots get more exposure and I have a lot less stuff to store under my bed! [...]
April 17th, 2007 at 6:22 am
[...] 3: Joe has the best coffee and art combo going. Yes, I’m biased. But others agree: Time Out NY gave them the nod for best [...]