You might want to check out Artspace in Raleigh, NC
(http://www.artspacenc.org).

Hope this is helpful,
Sarah Abrahams


On Nov 5, 2004, at 1:42 PM, Ellen Carrlee wrote:

> I would recommend looking at (Google) the website for the John Michael
> Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.  If it is the kind of thing
> you're aiming for, I'm sure the folks there would be very nice to talk
> with...it's my hometown!
> Good Luck!
> Ellen Carrlee
> Curator of Collections and Exhibits
> Juneau-Douglas City Museum
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff Courtman [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 7:03 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: looking for other artspaces
>>
>> howdy from shreveport, louisiana:  i'm new to the list and did
>> some searching of the archives, but didn't find exactly what i
>> was looking for...
>>
>> what i'm looking for is dialogue with similar institutions to
>> try and avoid reinventing wheel after wheel after.....
>>
>> i work for a fledgling institution called 'artspace at the
>> west edge.'  it is safe to say we are not exactly a museum,
>> nor are we a gallery.  one of the implications is there is
>> room for evolution, in terms of how we serve the community.
>> to borrow a phrase from the children's museum field which is
>> very popular right now, we have the potential to become a new
>> kind of 'town square' where there is opportunity for art
>> dialogue on many, many different levels:  artist to artist,
>> artist to community, community to artist, what kids think
>> about art, what art says about kids, etc....
>>
>> our mission is obstensibly a place where all the arts are
>> celebrated. (i know - its a wee bit nebulous)!  our product is
>> thematic exhibits coupled with hands-on activities  for kids,
>> we're devoting about 5K square feet for the hands-on area -
>> we'll use it primarily as an adjunct to whatever exhibit
>> (s) we are doing at the time...
>>
>> our parent organization, the shreveport regional arts council,
>> has had a strong commitment of supporting local artists and
>> art activities for about
>> 27 years.  for instance, in our inaugural exhibition on "Peter
>> Pan" (the kid who never grows up turns 100 this year! at least
>> the play does...) we juried in both visual and literary works,
>> we commissioned several dance pieces, etc, to be part of a
>> larger exhibiton of borrowed artifacts.
>>
>> our physical space is about 21,000 square feet, with about 8 -
>> 10 thousand feet of exhibit space; a coffeeshop/cafe, and a
>> small giftstore.
>>
>>
>> shreveport is has an area population base of about 350,000.
>>
>>
>> do you represent such an institution, or can you recommend
>> such an institution?
>>
>> please feel free to respond off-line, although i'm sure most
>> on the list would be interested in other's descriptions of
>> themselves, or descriptions of outstanding, smaller institutions.
>>
>> jeff courtman
>> project manager
>> artspace
>> 710 texas street
>> shreveport, la 71101
>>
>> 318-673-6535
>>
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