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The newly remodeled front room of Civilian Art Projects currently exhibits Terri Weifenbach's Woods photographs.
Three weeks ago, we met up with Civilian Art Projects' Jayme McLellan to see their progress as they made the move from their previous space above Apartment Zero in Gallery Place to their new 7th Street location in the old Warehouse Arts Complex. At that time, the road ahead of them seemed long, with the walls still peeling and piles of work ahead of them before their grand opening in the new space tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m.
We stopped by again this week for a second glimpse, and were greeted with freshly painted white walls, renovated floors, a complete de-clutter, and Terri Weifenbach's beautiful Woods hanging in the front room. At the opening on Friday, the back room will be filled with sculptures by Carole Wagner Greenwood for an exhibit titled A Little Give and Take. Their next door neighbor, bar and lounge The Passenger, is, according to Paul Ruppert, slated to open by Thursday of next week, and will provide visitors with a great post-art cocktail option.
Civilian's gallery space will be on the first floor until the summer of 2010, when they will move the gallery to the second floor and open a group of art studios on the third floor, which will be fully equipped with a kitchen and bathroom. They will share the second floor with an architecture firm, and McLellan hopes that the building owners will rent the first floor to an organization with ties to the arts. Born in December 2006 at this same Warehouse space, Civilian has always had ties to the building and neighborhood. McLellan claims it feels like a homecoming, and that the renovated space is closer to her original vision for the gallery than their previous digs in Gallery Place. Civilian will be housed in the 7th Street space for at least three years, and since their lease also provides two one year options, you can expect the gallery to be a mainstay in the neighborhood.
In addition to the change in location, Civilian has a few other projects in the works which they hope to expand in the coming years. The Civilian Production Fund, the gallery's nonprofit arm, will be giving three $500 grants to emerging area artists over the next six months, and plan to expand the awards in size and number down the road. Artists are chosen by anonymous nomination by a committee of arts leaders who help sustain the fund through donations. While pushing forward with the expanding space, rental artist studios, and the Production Fund, the gallery will continue to represent their ten artists, who are all featured in a solo show every two years in addition to group shows, and provide the area with a number of socially conscious exhibits.
Stop by this Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. to see the space and their two new exhibits, Terri Weifenbach's Woods and Carole Wagner Greenwood's A Little Give and Take. After the grand opening, Civilian Art Projects will be open Wednesday from 1 to 6 p.m., Thursday by appointment, Friday 4 to 8 p.m., and Saturday 1 to 6 p.m.
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