SPACE

By Dara Collins

SPACE is one of many galleries operating as part of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. It features five to six exhibitions annually.

The mission statement of SPACE, according to the gallery’s website, is as follows:

“The mission of SPACE is to realize a working example of an integrated and open art ecosystem in Pittsburgh. SPACE values the creation of new works in multi-disciplines, presentation of artwork to the broadest possible audience, inclusion of established and contemporary technologies and the promotion of local artists outside of the region.”

Currently, SPACE features Trumpet to the Tulips, an exhibition from artists Kristen Letts Kovak, Sarah Jacobs and Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann, and it will run until March 15, 2020.

The wall at the beginning of the gallery bears a quote from George Darwin, “Every once in a while one should do a crazy experiment, like blowing the trumpet to the tulips every morning for a month. Probably nothing would happen, but what if it did?” 

An obscure question surrounded by mysterious and colorful paintings in every direction is what one will see upon entering SPACE, and each is more eye catching than the next. Some small, some large, some with a distinct pattern or none at all, each piece is uniquely appealing.

Pittsburgh is a hub for abstract art and artists - museums and galleries such as The Mattress Factory or Andy Warhol come to mind - and SPACE proves no different.

The gallery, located on Liberty Avenue, is part of the Cultural District’s Gallery Crawl on Jan. 24, 2020 from 5:30 to 10 p.m.

The regular hours of SPACE are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The gallery is free - perfect for a college student’s budget - and open to the public.

*All media shot by Dara Collins