This nonprofit’s name is an acronym for Sarasota Project Aligning Artists Communities Exhibits Studios. It was founded by artist Marianne Chapel who, upon returning to Sarasota from traveling the world for three years, was inspired to open a contemporary gallery. She opened an eponymous gallery in 2017, which grew and evolved into SPAACES and became a foundation and nonprofit in 2020.
Ah Who Run Dis at SPAACES Gallery is an exhibition of collages, sculptures, and video works from Jamaican-American artist, Krystle Lemonias. Scraps of fabric, netting, and diapers are sewn into abstract forms, body parts of stuffed toys are stitched into cuddly hybrids, and videos of private conversations are projected upon bedsheets. Lemonias gives intimate attention and nuanced consideration to themes of domestic work, family dynamics, and the immigrant experience.
Postcards From Humanity is a traveling exhibition kicking off at Phillippi Crest Clubhouse in Sarasota’s Historic Maine Colony District and featuring submissions from Kazakstan to Canada and beyond.
SRQ Magazine describes SPAACES as “one of Sarasota’s, finest destinations […] for viewing art”. Read more about SPAACES and the Ablutions and Affirmations
SPAACES values inclusivity, equity, and the freedom to express identity.
2051 Princeton St Sarasota, FL 34237
marianne@spaaces.art tel: 941-374-3492