Lita Albuquerque, "Stellar Suspension", site-specific installation, 2009
Each year 18th Street develops a theme for its programs as a way of deepening artistic engagement with the important discussions of our time. In the past 18th Street hired curators that organized various shows for the exhibition year, and then they chose the artist/artists that they felt were the best fit for 18th Street’s artistic theme.
In an effort to provide more in depth opportunities and direct support to artists, the gallery program has undergone evaluation. As a result, there has been a marked shift in 18th Street’s working model from conventional gallery to an ‘artist laboratory’. Today 18th Street continues to present artists work in the galleries, except now the galleries have become activated spaces, or arts laboratories with artists in residence.
18th Street views its galleries as visual arts laboratories that are constantly being activated by new and diverse artists. Each artist/artists selected to exhibit in our galleries must provoke public dialogue and encourage social engagement through their installations, collaborations or exhibition shows.
Check out the free public events 18th Street is hosting for this month! From political screenings, controversial panel discussions to dynamic speaking engagements from Social Justice leaders; there is always something happening in 18th Street’s galleries.
A selected video collection featuring the provocative events, panel discussions, artnights, interviews and artists’ footage that have taken place during the 21 years 18th Street has existed.
Every week 18th Street receives inquiries from artists that are interested in being a part of our residency program or exhibiting in our gallery. Unfortunately it’s impossible for us to meet the needs of every artist that contacts us. In an effort to serve these talented, emerging artists that often go unacknowledged, 18th Street has …
