UPDATE: Nectar and Noise is a cooperative effort between both Synthestruct and Circuit Church at Zymarium. The original version of this story stated that it was a project run solely by Jared Silvia, which is not the case.
Pat Greene is Bungalower Media’s first sponsored Resident Reporter. Greene has joined our team as our Arts and Culture Correspondent, supported by the efforts of Interstruct Design + Build, an award-winning Orlando-based design and build firm.
I stopped by the new Space Station (Facebook | Instagram) location on Saturday, the 16th, for their reopening event. They relocated from the Packing District to SODO and this was the first big public look at the space since they’d reopened.
Aaron Sarkisian and Liz Bates run the Space Station and screen printing sustains the business. They are also interested in events and studio rentals, and there is a local need for them.
Dennis Hood (Website) has a studio near the entrance, and Trey Jones has a space upstairs called Trey’s Old Shirts (Website). You can shop with Trey online or by appointment. Aaron and Dennis Hood’s art was displayed downstairs for the reopening event.
The old space in College Park had several great shows through the years. There is also a need for more gallery space around town. Aaron said he is open to art shows, events, and installation proposals. He wants the space to be active with creators and people who love art.
On the surface, or to someone who just arrived in town, there may be fewer opportunities to show art than there are. Space Station doesn’t present traditional guidelines for what type of shows it seeks, and I like that. They are open to more possibilities for something truly interesting.
I’ve known Jared Silvia (Instagram) since 2010. He helped me edit a video that I presented at a show at the Bemis Contemporary in Omaha. At the time, he was a friend of a friend. Shortly after working with him, I noticed that he was quirky in the best possible way. He is brilliant, creative, and funny and he quickly went from being a friend of a friend to a friend.
I later found that he is a great writer. He has an MFA in creative writing and has taught audio and creative writing classes.
He can do anything and do it exceptionally well.
He also runs an electronic music collective, Circuit Church (Website) that hosts a monthly event at the Nook every fourth Saturday. He also co-organizes Nectar + Noise at Zymarium Meadery (Website), a bi-monthly meetup where attendees can learn the fundamentals of synthesizers. It’s very hands-on.
As a former gallery director, I was often approached by artists who saw only the most obvious possibilities for showing their art. I would tell them to dig deeper, ask around, or create your space or event. If you’re an artist, part of who you are is looking beyond what the world sees.
The Space Station and Circuit Church events are great examples of how creative people can meet other creatives, exchange ideas, and familiarize themselves with what’s happening in town that might be under the radar.
The Space Station is located at 315 W. Grant Street [GMap].