Where have the artists gone? In the 1990's there were art galleries, artist studios, rehearsal spaces, all along Congress Street. In the 2000's, there were a few left. Today there are two art galleries on Congress Street. Where'd the artists and the art galleries go? Where's Dinnerware? What happened to the Arts District?
It's moved north!
North to Toole, Sixth Street, and Sixth Avenue, that is.
Over the years, many changes have happened in downtown Tucson. Along Toole and Sixth Street, new owners of properties have popped up and new tenants have moved in. An Arts District shakeup is in progress. On February 17th, meet some of the new energies that have moved in, are moving in, will move into this up an coming district. There is a sense of something brewing in the visual arts, the music scene, art production, food trucks, photography darkrooms, printmaking, yoga, and so much more. Drop by Dinnerware Artspace, 119 E. Toole, grab a beer, get a sense of what's coming to this area in the very near future. Tour a nearby space in process of renovation.
Where: Dinnerware Artspace, 119 E. Toole, 1 block east of the Stone Ave underpass downtown Tucson, on Toole.
When: Thursday, February 17th, 5:30-7pm.
Steven Eye(Solar Culture)
Mark Matlock(Fragment)
Tim Hagyard( Nuevo Bazaar),
Tim Bowen (Spoke Six on 6th Ave)
Susan French (manager of Bates Mansion, SW corner Stone/Toole.
Myles Stone (Borderlands Brewery)
Patrick McCardle (Central Arts Gallery)
Jasper Ludwig/Julia DeConcini(Tucson Community Darkroom)
Titus Castanza (Citizens)
David Aguirre (Dinnerware Artspace)
David Aguirre
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Dinnerware Artspace Reborn and Repackaged
Grows into an Art Center.
Over the summer, Dinnerware Artspace and Peach Properties have been quietly collaborating and planning Dinnerware's new location at 119 E. Toole, a 20,000 square foot urban cavern.
Dinnerware is a collective of art galleries:
Dinnerware Gallery(exhibiting contemporary art)
Central Arts Gallery(contemporary artist collective)
Rocket Gallery(artist studio/exhibition collective)
Dinnerware is a collective of community workshop spaces sharing a common space to create original works of art:
Toole Mud (community ceramics studio for Adults and kids)
Tucson Community Darkroom (photography)
One Potato (Screen Printing Co-op)
Dry Inc Printmaking Collective (Printmaking, etching press)
Dinnerware is a rehearsal space for musicians, actors, and performance artists.
Dinnerware is a space for movement oriented arts including modern dance, yoga, tai chi, chigong, and more.
Dinnerware does lectures on arts, technology, social media, cinema, music, spoken word, storytelling.
Dinnerware has event rental space.
Dinnerware is courtyard cuisine, expressos, teas, scones, wifi, and entertainment by local musicians.
The high speed wified outdoor docks offer table meeting space for graphic designers meeting with new clients or creating new blogs, designing websites, just updating Facebook pages, or twittering about an art exhibition.
The new space will be the new home for Ignite Tucson, the quarterly event that offers creatives a 5 minute microphone and Powerpoint presentation to present their creative endeavors to the public.
This will be the new home for Dinnerware's Fashion Shows.
Local musicians will have the opportunity to try out new songs in front of small or large audiences.
Dinnerware Artspace is Tucson Arts District's community art center. Artists exhibit their newest works and their newest explorations here.
The new Dinnerware Artspace has ongoing art installations, as a permanent feature in its line up.
Dinnerware Artspace will be in full operation by December 2010. Before then, small events, and tours, introducing the new site will take place.
Be sure to become a Fan of Dinnerware Artspace on Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dinnerware-Artspace/31834450118
The Grand Opening will be in January 2011.
David Aguirre
Director
dinnerwareartspace@gmail.com
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