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A Night at SALT artspace in NYC

Faith Huckel, Restore NYC and Caleb Clardy, Trinity Grace Park Slope

Recently I had the pleasure of attending a benefit for the Haven at SALT artspace in New York. I was there to see one of the pastors from Trinity Grace Church make a brief foray into rock & roll as his band, Lion’s Share, broke its “one gig per year” rule to donate their time and talents to the cause.

If you haven’t been to SALT artspace, it’s a really cool venue in the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan. SALT is run by artists who value community and collaboration and are seeking creative ways for sustainably fund new projects and emerging talent.  Under the sponsorship of The Gallery Church, SALT provides creative types an outlet for artistic expression, refinement, and collaboration at a fair cost.

SALT artspace social experiment on community

I’m not sure I would ever hunker down there to work myself, but I might rent out the space one day for a cocktail party or birthday bash. If you’re at all artistically inclined, I imagine you’ll instantly fall in love with the venue. In a cut throat New York culture, I’m enchanted by this concept of artists encouraging one another and working together to create inspirational work. Classy.

I hear SALT just debuted a “social experiment on community: an installation built in 2 days, with 2 projects, 4 carts and 200 balloons, and evolving over the span of 2 months.” I’m not sure exactly what it entails beyond assuredly fascinating art, but I like the idea of an artistic experiment. And I like balloons.

For more details on the space, contact Grace Hwang at SALTartspace@gmail.com or visit their website.

July 5, 2009 - Posted by cocoa chanel | faith | Caleb Clardy, Christian artists, Faith Huckel, Grace Hwang, Haven, Lion's Share, Salt Artspace, Trinity Grace Church