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SPACES Director interviewed for upcoming documentary on David Hoffman’s Last Resort

The Last Resort Lagunitas has a special place in the cultural landscape of the area of Marin County, California, as it exemplifies many of the traditions that originated and evolved in this rural area north of San Francisco, including the inception of the local environmental movement, the birth of a unique style of Arts and Crafts/Pacific Rim architecture, and the formation of alternative artistic currents growing from the counter-culture of the 1960s-‘70s.

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Watts and Conservation Communities Mourn Frank Preusser

Frank D. Preusser (1944 – 2017)

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Salvation Mountain Update

Most who know the story of how Leonard Knight’s Salvation Mountain came to be or have visited the Dr. Seussian spectacle rising triumphantly out of the monochromatic Sonoran Desert landscape realize the fragility of this incredible monument to God’s love as understood by Knight (1931 – 2014). After falling down several years into its making, Knight adjusted his technique and began packing handmade adobe into the side of an existing cliff face, then applying coats upon coats of technicolor paint as a strikingly beautiful layer of protection.

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Remembering Laurent Danchin (1946–2017)

Remembering Laurent Danchin (1946 – 2017)

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Executive Director – Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park & Museum

Executive Director – Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park & Museum

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Conservator-in-Residence Position, Hartman Rock Garden - Ohio

Conservator-in-Residence Position, Hartman Rock Garden - Ohio

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Laura Pope Forrester Home + Art Environment on the Market

Laura Pope Forrester Home + Art Environment on the Market

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Sam Gappmayer Appointed New Director of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center

Sam Gappmayer Appointed New Director of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center

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Grand Re-Opening of St. EOM's Pasaquan on Oct. 22 in Georgia

Grand Re-Opening of St. EOM's Pasaquan on Oct. 22 in Georgia

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SPACES Honors Watts Towers Committee Founding Member Jeanne Smith Morgan on her 90th Birthday!

SPACES Honors Watts Towers Committee Founding Member Jeanne Smith Morgan on her 90th Birthday!

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