A new art collective, while still seeking a name, no longer needs a home.
They officially opened the doors to their new north side studio (255-12C Street), Feb. 12 with special guests, local band Fist City, who they are sharing the space with.
Artist Andy Davies said the 1,200 square foot former yoga studio and photography studio, upstairs from the Grapevine, makes a perfect home to be creative for Davies’s paintings and sculptures, photographer Mike Maguire, painter Chad Patterson and circuit board (sound) artist Nic deCosson.
“We have about 150 names to choose from now,” said Davies, whose group was taking suggestions for the new name at the opening. The event attracted approximately 80 people
The artists, who met though the university and mutual friends, weren’t part of a current art collective, but just wanted a place to work together. They have only been in their new home for three weeks so as soon as the group has time to create new works, they will be holding more events to combine art and music.
Local punk/ rock band Fist City, who has the other studio, also performed at the opening gala event, combining the music community with the art community.
Because the event combined art and music, it lead to an unusual cross-over between the two crowds — the art crowd who might not usually attend music shows as well as the music crowd who don’t usually attend art shows.
“We had the two different crowds there. We had people from the music scene here checking out art who never come to the openings. Two completely different groups of people. We saw a great mix of people. And everyone had a fantastic time,” he said.
