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shoebox projects
Exhibition
Susan Feldman / Jennifer Gunlock
3 Dec 2016
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Cost of entry
FREE
Address
- 660 South Avenue 21 #3
- Los Angeles
California - 90031
- United States
Los Angeles has a new experimental art space where emerging and mid-career artists. Shoebox Projects is the latest innovative idea from Kristine Schomaker, multimedia artist and the founder of Shoebox PR, LA's fastest growing artist marketing agency.
About
Please join us for the closing reception following the month long site-specific collaboration between Susan Feldman and Jennifer Gunlock at Shoebox Projects.
Shoebox Project's first residency is a site-specific collaboration between mixed media artist Jennifer Gunlock and sculptor Susan Feldman. Gunlock holds an MFA from California State, Long Beach. Her work explores the relationship between objects created by nature and those that are man made. Gunlock will be opening a solo exhibition at Moorpark College in January and will be included in a group show at the Brand Library in March. Feldman, whose background is in graphic design, creates 3D structures from wood, yarn, plexiglass and other found materials. She currently has work up at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in “Work Over School: Art From the Margins of the Inside” curated by Jill Moniz.
“We wanted to create a space where artists could experiment with new ideas and go outside their comfort zone” said Schomaker. “As an artist myself, I know how hard it can be to create new work in the same space where you've always worked. Shoebox Projects is a change of place, a change of energy and, we hope, a new spirit.”
With its first residency as of November 1st, the local contemporary art scene can look forward to exciting new work coming out of this space in the Brewery Arts Complex. With new projects beginning every month, there will be a lot to see and talk about.
“I have been following both of these artists for a while and I had wanted to curate them into a show,” said Schomaker. “When I decided to open up the experimental art space, I thought it would be a great opportunity to see if they wanted to collaborate on an installation. Now they have a chance to create something totally new. I can't wait to see what they do.”
Schomaker said that a call for artist submissions in September exceeded her expectations. The 12 residency spaces for 2017 were filled within a week. Artists were encouraged to submit work that would foster a large step forward in their career. Each residency will end with a public reception of the work they created. Visitors are invited to engage with the artists and the work as it evolves during studio hours throughout the period of the residency.
For more information visit shoeboxprojects.com
