rooms to let II temporary art space

Rooms to Let I, Made possible with generous support from:

A house is a structure that keeps us safe and provides comfort from the elements. However, the concept of a house has ever-shifting connotations. We see the house as status, as burden, as security, and as a symbol of accomplishment. Changes in environment, societal structure, and circumstances can change our feelings about where and how we dwell, transforming this structure from cozy to claustrophobic, from ours to theirs, from real to idealistic. Every house tells a story of promise, of political and economic goals, and of private lives. As artist and collaborators we addresses past and present issues and creates a visual commentary on the very heterogeneous aspects of buildings and houses as the spaces where we live. This exhibition will be held within a house structure, to strip away the layers of design, charm, and purpose in an attempt to forge a new understanding of a dwelling as a window to an era.

Rooms to Let /// at GO WEST!

June 11th 2011, from 4 - 9 pm

Opening reception

Rooms to Let I

FRIDAY June 3 2011, 5-7 pm

49 Martin Ave.

Columbus, Ohio 43224

Exhibition /// house guests:

Blacked Out In A Whiteout

Sat. March 12 2011 5-7 pm

David Leighty / Shannon Wilson

Town St. house generously

donation by:

Kenny Mollica, Local skateboarder, Go Kenny!

ROOMS TO LET I

49 Martin St. COLUMBUS OHIO

Particapating artists:

Linda Diec, Col, OH

Elena Harvey Collins Col OH

Paul Elsner Dresden, Germany

Clare Fox Detroit, MI

Monika Laskowska Col, OH + Poland, Bydgoszcz

Micheal Litzau Col, OH

Ryan Mandell Boise, ID

Lauri Lynnxe Murphy Col, OH+Denver CO

Jennifer Purdum Cincinnati, OH

Suzanne Silver Col, OH

Mariana Smith Col, OH

Timothy Jude Smith Col, OH +Boston MA

Hannah Stephenson Col, OH

Tatiana Svrckova Col, OH +

Cadca, Slovakia

Melissa Vogley Woods Col, OH

opening reception

October 1, 2011

5-8 pm

An exhibition on national and internationally recognized artists held within a gutted house, located in the near west neighborhood of Franklinton, each work is site specific and responds to the constructs of the unique environment within the house.

Melissa Vogley Woods

Shauna Merriman

Elizabeth Gerdeman

Mary Jo Bole

Matt Flegle

Weinstock

Undine Brod

Candace Black-Housh

Ash Kyrie

Tim Smith

Sylvia Doebelt

Opening its second exhibition in a new house located on the near west side of Franklinton a neighborhood just west of downtown Columbus, will host solo projects collectively within this modest and vacant turn of the century home, in which each artist works within a room or designated space in or on the house.

The neighborhood of east Franklinton, teetering on the verge of redevelopment, is dotted with pockets of occupied houses, standing as mementos of a former thriving community, these houses also root the shifting landscape as key points for the expanding and integrative community currently being build. This house will be rehabbed eventually, for now it stands gutted and waiting.

Artists from across the mid-west and beyond meet to respond to this house and its unique characteristics. This project run by Melissa Vogley Woods attempts to challenge the traditional constructs of an exhibition space, and crosses into a realm that is both familiar in shape, and new in use. The artists use the situation of the house as a starting point for their artistic action embracing its existing structure as well as layering new form and influences upon its surfaces. Working in this way questions the house as a place, as a memory, as a burden, or a place for change and renewal. The location and unique situation of the house allow for an immersive experience for visitors from the neighborhood and from the arts community.

Location details:

468 W Town St Columbus, Ohio 43215

map:

468 W Town St, Columbus, OH 43215 Directions, Location and Map | MapQuest

When:

Saturday October 1st 2011 from 5-8pm

and open by appointment the following week.

rooms to let I temporary art space