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SPACES is dedicated to the study, documentation, and preservation of art environments and self-taught artistic activity.
Recent Blog Posts
Constructing the Miniature Museum: from the Irwin Rubin Archive
11 / 14 / 2022
Many art environments either are or start as home-based collections connected to a larger creative practice. This can make these collections somewhat …
Build/Live/Work: In Conversation with Elizabeth Driscoll Smith
10 / 19 / 2022
Elizabeth D. Smith is a Ph.D. Candidate in the History of Art & Architecture Department at the University of California Santa Barbara, specializing in…
Finster Fest: The Celebration Continues
09 / 21 / 2022
Can you introduce yourself, your positions, and your work in the field of art environments? OK: Hi there! I’m Olivia Knauss and starting in December 2…
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From the Archives
SPACES’ Archive assistant Rachel Allison is currently working on digitizing Seymour Rosen’s slide collection documenting art environments. This photo is a recently digitized slide from the Jenner Beach Driftwood environment from 1973. An environment page for Jenner Beach is coming soon!
