SPACES

We visited SPACES last night for the Monster Drawing Rally. What a cool space, and what fun to watch all of the artists creating art. We will definitely return.

I’ve been trying to get to this place for a long time now. One day I finally dropped by only to see a sign on the door: closed.
While I did drop by during advertised hours they were apparently between exhibits and setting up for a show. A lady coming out told me to come back next day at 6 for a party.
I think they should do a much better job of announcing closures. I checked the website and Twitter and didn’t see any notice.
Anyways I went back a week later and wasn’t impressed. There was one person behind a desk who didn’t even look up when I entered. She didn’t welcome me, give me an introduction or say to ask if I had questions. I felt very unwelcome. She only spoke to me when I approached to ask if there was a fee (it’s free).
Those are the reasons for my rating. Whether art is your taste or not is another story and shouldn’t influence the rating in my opinion. Though I will say the art wasn’t my taste. It wasn’t modern, wasn’t traditional… wasn’t really specific art. It was more an installation of a concept or project — in this case a credit rating agency…

i had been to spaces years ago, but hadn’t really ventured back since. last night was the opening of «hypernature», a show focusing using recycled materials. spaces seems to do pretty good business– the place was packed with people of various backgrounds all wanting a piece of the artistic pie.
being that the art was all created by already used materials, you find some interesting displays. i really liked the tree in the front of the gallery– all wrapped in yarn and embroidery thread. my friend pointed out it kind of reminded her of dr. seuss, and she would love to have it in her house. i completely agree, it was pretty sweet.
i need to stop by spaces more often, since it’s right over in the viaduct area and i forget it’s there. i wasn’t into the entire exhibit, but it was interesting.
spaces itself is a great space, seemingly adaptable to a variety of exhibits. not too shabby.