Art in General is an alternative exhibition space. It is non-profit organization that is concerned with the making and the displaying of new work for the artists . This space is in constant flux depending on the artists, the needs of the artists for their work The interesting thing about this space is that they are concerned with the public and who will be viewing the work. This space was founded in 1981. It was based in an old building that was ode owned or used by the General Hardware. The founders and owners of the space , Martin Weinstein and Teresa Liszka, and they wanted to be able to exhibit what they called "unconventional work and exchange ideas with their peers".
This space includes a six-floor floor plan. It is located in New York City, is approximately 2,000 square feet and is in three neighborhoods of Tribeca, SoHo, and Chinatown. The found floor space and the 6th floor are gallery spaces.They even have for the artists an availability for the event to include up to 350 people. There is also an availability to have the public entrance from Tuesday through Saturday 12pm-6pm.
The fees for an 8-hour day: for corporate causes it is $2000, and non-profit is for 1,000. The contact information is through their phone number 212.29.0473. Also you can take a tour by appointment and there is a space rental agreement.
My proposal for this gallery space would be to have the organization Creative Growth in Oakland, California come and show work in New York . This organization has been really great at exposing people to what individuals with disabilities are capable of as artists and art makers and by sponsoring them it has given them financial stability to keep their studio open.
The exhibition will be on the 6th floor with the pieces and the ground floor will be where we will have donations, merchandise, and also will have prints for sale of the work. We will even have the artists there as well. This will only be for the opening night and will run for one weeks time. The work will include the pieces provided by the artists. There will be no more than 80 pieces depending on the sizes of the pieces and the wall space. The gallery space will also show video interviews and show the artist while they are making the work as well.
The exhibition will be on the 6th floor with the pieces and the ground floor will be where we will have donations, merchandise, and also will have prints for sale of the work. We will even have the artists there as well. This will only be for the opening night and will run for one weeks time. The work will include the pieces provided by the artists. There will be no more than 80 pieces depending on the sizes of the pieces and the wall space. The gallery space will also show video interviews and show the artist while they are making the work as well.
Totems by John Hiltunen
merritt wallace 5 by Merritt Wallace
Proposal:
I am proposing to do an exhibition featuring children with disabilities. I am a student at New Jersey City University and for my final project for Gallery Management class I want to put on an exhibition about something I am very passionate about. I am working to become a teacher of children with disabilities and without ages three through eight. My other concentration is art, more specifically painting. As a student and in my life I have always been very passionate and excited to work in the art world and to also reach out to those with disabilities. To create an exhibit that includes both would really help the art world to open up to a new community. As others have done before, such as Creative Growth art studio out in Oakland, California , is to open up an art studio for people with disabilities a variety of these disabilities. This will give people the recognition and the exposure and will further demonstrate the children's skills that even though they may be disabled in one sense, they are still able to create meaningful and beautiful art. Art can be accessible to those people who are not always seen as having the recognition for it.
I propose to utilize the space in your building , Art in General. This space would provide the space and venue to explore this interaction between art and those with disabilities. This exhibition will open up the world to these individuals and their artwork. I will be teaming up with A. Harry Moore Grammar School from Jersey City, New Jersey. The children who attend this school will provide the work. There will be no more than fifty works displayed depending on the size of the pieces that will fit in the space.
The ground floor will also include where there will be prints of the work, sales of the art that is on display on the sixth floor.Also on the ground floor will be sales of merchandise such as tee shirts made up for the event featuring a few selected art works on them. Those will be helping out with the show will be people who are employed at the school, A. Harry Moore. They will be able to give the public a better understanding of who these children are who made the work. The show will include a short bio of the child including the piece or pieces included in an affordable catalog for the event if there is time as well.
The opening will be on the first Friday night of the exhibition. I am looking to have this show open in the month of July and it will run for two weeks. There will be students who are involved in making the work there as well. The best part about this space is it will be seen as exhibiting work that is different from other spaces and it will be for a good cause. The more that we can give these individuals a voice the better people will understand them and the art world will be further exposed to new possibilities in the population who is making art.
Contact:
Rebecca Smith
551-697-8573
rnsmith89@gmail.com
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