Spore Projects

SPORE PROJECTS- transient gallery & collaboration lab.

Based out of St Louis Missouri, Spore Projects is a transient DIY exhibition space, archive & media lab as creative practice, propelling innovative interactive collaborations between individuals & participating groups in an evolving cultural exchange.

COMPONENTS:

Exhibitions & Events: The vehicle/mobile gallery serves as both an exhibition center and community arts project lab engaging host communities in a variety of ways including two galleries (one external), music/sound installations, film series, collaborative events, performances and open lecture forums. The mobility of Spore Projects allows for a type of exchange that doesn’t occur in stationary spaces. Locally this will allow for diverse ideas, information and collaborations to span across neighborhood and cultural divides. Regionally it will become a traveling epicenter rooted in community arts. Connecting diverse people, cities, and ideas through a growing network.

Archive: Considered the most vital component of the project. All collaborations, events, performances and exhibitions will be archived for future distribution in the form of a tangible publication with media elements including film, field recordings and interviews.

Media: Though the use of an interactive website and the utilization of free media sharing tools such as YouTube, Facebook, Myspace and Blogspot, Spore collaborations remain easily accessible to the public. Becoming part of an expanding constellation of free information.

Artist Residency: Spore will periodically host a visiting artist/s to create an exhibition or event. Artists will be expected to actively engage with the host city (St Louis) as well as Spore members and develop their project based on the exchange. Residents will be encouraged to share previous work with the community as well as consent to participation in both the public and documentary archive.


UPDATE: The Spore Projects blog will be up and running in just a few days. Website to follow and several grants in the works. Looking to purchase a truck in the next month and will be on the road in September.