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Week of Thursday, February 26, 2004Ann Arbor gallery By JUDY
BUSACK Although they can’t officially have visitors, Gallery 555 can invite 10 people at a time to view the art on display in the gallery. The gallery is temporarily located at 200 E. Michigan Ave., and the lease runs out at the end of May. "(The building) is part of the downtown Water Street project, and the building is due to be demolished," said Nicole Parker, an associate at the gallery. "We are renting from the city, and there are certain upgrades we need to do (to the building) so the city is not excited about events where people come." Parker said the gallery originated about two years ago and rented space in downtown Ann Arbor in the Technology Center. When that site was purchased by the YMCA for its new building, the group needed to move. It was started by directors Carl Goines and Jacob Martinez. "We wanted to stay in the area and wanted to stay in Washtenaw County," Parker said. The mission of 555 Gallery is to further enrich and diversify cultural life in the county. The gallery offers exhibition space and workspace for artists to work. Currently, among the usual artists, there are five New York artists with works at the gallery and each of the artists have developed multiple, idiosyncratic methods of making art, in contrast to strict academic models, according to a news release about the gallery. The show focuses on the shared instincts that direct these artists’ approaches. "It is everything. There are artists who work in all different mediums. We have painters, video artists, photographers, print makers, sculptors." The gallery is open 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday or by appointment. "We think it is an important project that we want to continue; it is an exciting place," said Parker. For more information, call 482-5310. |
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