>From: Sarah Abrahams <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: looking for other artspaces >Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 15:42:10 -0500 > >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 >>> >>>========================================================= >>>Important Subscriber Information: >>> >>>The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >>>http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain >>>detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a >>>one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The >>>body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). >>> >>>If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail >>>message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the >>>message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). >>> >> >>========================================================= >>Important Subscriber Information: >> >>The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >>http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >>information about the listserv commands by sending a one line >>e-mail >>message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message >>should read "help" (without the quotes). >> >>If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail >>message >>to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should >>read >>"Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). >> > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message >should read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message >should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).