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SPACES is dedicated to the study, documentation, and preservation of art environments and self-taught artistic activity.
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Out of Office: Wisconsin to Iowa Road Trip
03 / 18 / 2020
Though the SPACES team is safely working from home during the current Covid-19 pandemic, when we are able to travel, we often use SPACES to find art e...
Amazing Art Environments Built by Women
03 / 8 / 2020
For International Women's Day, we wanted to highlight some of the women artists that are part of the SPACES Archives! From ceramics to fibers, concret...
A Conversation with Alex Gartelmann, Artist and Site Steward at Mary Nohl House
02 / 25 / 2020
SPACES recently participated in a panel called Life/Site Specific: The Creation, Collection, and Care of Art Environments at the 108th College Art Ass...
From the Archives
Seymour Rosen's first visit to the Watts Towers in 1952 informed his emerging photography practice and set into motion what would eventually become SPACES. Check back here for highlights from our expansive collection of Seymour's work. Photo: Seymour Rosen
