Lectures, Discussions and Special Events

Stay connected for updates on upcoming lectures and panel discussions in our 2025–2026 season.
Past Lectures

CARE: Givers and Receivers
Panel Discussion

Time: Apr 19, 2025, 5:00PM

Common Ground:
Artist Interviews & Panel Discussion

Time: Apr 9, 2024, 6:00PM

Nathan Beard – Exit Music: Continuum

December 16, 2023, 10AM-12PM

Ablutions & Affirmations

October 26, 2023, 6-8PM

Contemporary Art Demystified #1 | Origins: Modernism

August 26, 2023, 10AM-12PM

Contemporary Art Demystified #2 | The Image Falls Apart (Conceptual, Ab Ex, Color Field and Formalism)

September 23, 2023, 10AM-12PM

Contemporary Art Demystified #3 | Reactions and Remedies (Conceptual, Ab Ex, Color Field and Formalism)

October 14, 2023, 10AM-12PM

Artist Talk with Alicia Brown, Nneka Jones, Krystle Lemonias, Clifford McDonald

February 7, 2023

Black History Month | Panel Discussion

February 2022

In celebration of Black History Month, SPAACES gallery and studios will be hosting a panel discussion as a companion event to our monthly Art Walk and gallery opening on February 4th.

Digital Art | Panel Discussion

November 2021

Jessica Mowery is a practicing contemporary artist with a SPAACES studio. She has a varied professional background that has included selling vehicular armor, running an accomplished interior architecture studio and is currently a cryptocurrency analyst. Jessica is also the co-founder of a private NFT investment fund launching in 2022. The fund is committed to bringing together unique talent and licensing opportunities for artists, creators and investors. Jessica will provide a broad overview of the NFT market. She will break things down in layman’s terms explaining the technical basics, why NFT’s are important to the art market and how to comfortably purchase your first NFT.

Greetings from Quarantine: Off the Page | Open Mic

March 2021

Art Speaks | SaraSolo

February 2021

Sarasolo members will attend Ian North’s exhibition on opening night and choose an artwork of their choice. They will then have one week to create a solo performance based on their chosen piece, and on performance night, will then translate what it means to them through interpretive acting.

Life is the Story We Tell Ourselves Artist Talk | Ian North

February 2021

Marianne Chapel, Director of SPAACES, interviews Ian North. Visitors will be able to hear, first hand, about his creative endeavors in both art and music.

WhollyFool Artist Talk with Dawn Lowndes

January 2021

Visitors will be able to see Lowndes work in progress during this open studio. Lowndes will discuss her work and practice, which includes meditation and the pursuit of spirituality and artistic methodologies.

The Living Tarot Performance | Booker High School Student Dancers

January 2021

SPAACES is excited to collaborate with five Booker High School VPA students to produce socially distant solo performances integrated with the exhibition Wholly Fool.