With the high price of real estate in the Bozeman area, local artists say it makes it tough to get a prime gallery spot on Main Street.

“It’s a really big challenge, it’s really hard,” Lauren Woods said. She owns the pottery studio Hustle, Throw, Repeat.

Woods says she worked small jobs around town before going full-time into creating ceramics.

She says it’s not easy to find local art on Main Street–for a reason. Main Street is home to many galleries but to find Lauren you actually have to go down the back alley. She says she doesn’t get a discount on rent just because she’s a local artist.