Since the early 2000s, a storefront in the Barelas neighborhood has served as a nexus for the city’s experimental art scene.
DIY spaces
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Art as Salve in the Age of Anxiety
In a city informed by mutual aid and communal practice, Tucson’s American Institute of Thoughts and Feelings focuses on programming that is “soft,” “gentle,” and deeply relational.
Posted inFilm
An Insider’s View of the Life and Death of a Brooklyn DIY Venue
A new documentary about Death By Audio, a beloved music venue in Williamsburg that was forced to shutter in 2014, over-relies on the reminiscences of the people involved with the space.
Posted inArt
From Texas to DC, Artists and DIY Spaces Struggle with Permits and Trolls
After the deadly Ghost Ship fire, internet trolls have tried to get DIY art spaces around the country shut down by calling in bogus safety code violations.
Posted inArt
A DIY Space Is Forced to Close in Denver Amid the Post-Ghost Ship Crackdown
Residents of Rhinoceropolis, a seminal art space and DIY music venue, were kicked out of the warehouse complex last month over “serious fire code violations.”
Posted inNews
Baltimore Loses a DIY Haven for Marginalized Artists
On December 5, city fire marshals and the housing authority condemned the Bell Foundry, a DIY venue that had become a home for local artists with marginalized identities.
