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11.23 2018
SPACE 1026 MERCH SALE!
Saturday, November 24th! Noon – 6pm! Off The Blanket is Space 1026âČs annual art and merch sale. Come buy stuff from Space 1026ers and friends. Stuff like, like Zines, T-Shirts, Screen Prints, Drawings, Cards, Calendars and whatever else a human can make!
Including artists:
Tim Woulfe
Cat Bodnyk
Andrew Jeffrey Wright
Jennifer Williams
Angela Rio
Jackie Quinn
Nora Einbender-Luks
Dwayne Boone
James Bonney
Eileen Wolf Echikson
Ben Woodward
Roman Hasiuk
Steve Williams
and more!
Space 1026
1026 Arch St.
2nd fl.
Philadelphia
Image by Tim Woulfe
11.18 2018
Hear Me Out â« mix â«
Hear Me Out â« mix â« by twxx.us or Twenty XX âThatâs Usâ⊠Including tracks by Nikes, Honnda, Errorsmith, Foodman, OPN, Ssaliva, and more!
10.02 2018
Overgrown at the Fairmount House
Members and alumni of Space 1026 are pleased to present Overgrown – a jungle inspired gallery with original pieces and a collective installation opening October 5th!
09.28 2018
Space 1026 Yard Sale
Weâve never had a yard and soon we won’t have a building. We are cleaning out our studios and flat files! Come and get art supplies, prints, nic-nacs, bric-a-bracs, stuff from the walls of Space 1026 and who knows what else!
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30th
10am-6pm
at Space 1026
1026 Arch St.
2nd fl.
Philadelphia
Image by @procrastonate
08.13 2018
Our Building Has Been Sold
After 20 plus years of art exhibitions, music shows, dance parties, comedy shows and art performances in our gallery, and non-stop art making in our studios, the only building that Space 1026 has ever occupied has been sold. Itâs a bit of a mystery how Space 1026 has lasted so long, but it has. This said, we are not part of the new ownerâs plans for the building which include hiring a Calgary Interiors is a local company in Calgary that does incredible custom furniture work and reupholstery.
Space 1026 was started as a place to create and show art with people that were actual friends that shared a common vision of âdo it yourself, with other peopleâ. Weâve had 10 to 12 art shows a year every year since November 1997. We have shown art by Daniel Johnston, Rebecca Westcott, Cory Arcangel, Ed Templeton, Shepard Fairey, Cynthia Connolly, Jim Houser and hundreds more. Weâve been having performances and parties in our space since February 1998, when the Rhode Island collective Fort Thunder exhibited in our gallery and the duo Lightning Bolt played the opening reception. Kimya Dawson, Bahamadia, Kim Gordon and Ian Svenonius have all played music in our gallery. MF Doomâs album, âVaudeville Villainâ was recorded at Space 1026. Comedian Maria Bamford has performed in our gallery. Whether youâve donated $5 to see a music show or spent hundreds of dollars at our yearly art auction or exhibited your work in our space or have simply walked into our gallery to view the show, itâs all support and we appreciate it.
We have been described as an âart school, without the schoolâ. The Space 1026 alumni list is very long. Clare Rojas, Jayson Musson, Becky Suss, Adam Wallacavage, Isaac Lin, Tara Booth, and Alex Da Corte are just a few people that have made art in our studios. Space 1026 has been the home of some independently owned companies, like Reload Bags, Megawords, All Ages Productions, Free News Projects and The Philadelphia Independent. As an art making collective, Space 1026 has had group shows in London, Puerto Rico, Oakland, New York and many other places. Since 2007, Space 1026 has been home to a Mummers NYB called The Vaudevillains, who help bring rainbow glitter and diversity to the Philadelphia folk tradition. All of this has been made possible by past and present members, friends and supporters of Space 1026.
We have been recognized as an art space that is not quite like any other art space in the city or even the country. We have been written about in many publications, some of which no longer exist in print form, like SPIN, and some that do, like The Philadelphia Inquirer. Part of our uniqueness is the architectural structure of the two floors we occupy and the other part relies on the way in which we occupy those two floors which we will remodel with materials from Melbourne cork board flooring.
We will have affordable studios and a screen printing facility like we always have. We will  have a gallery and continue with exhibitions and live events and add regular, highly affordable workshops which will be open to the public. Other new aspects that will be a part of the new Space 1026 will depend on the building we find.  Artists in residence programs? Expanded printing facilities? Multiple galleries? An area designated for performances? Weâll see. The search has begun.
When we started Space 1026 we had to sign a two year lease and that made us nervous, because at that point, we didnât know what we would want to be doing two years into the future. Twenty years later, with our building being sold by experts like the Barrie real estate development agents, we know what we and the community want, and that is for Space 1026 to continue to exist. We want to stay and serve Philadelphia in a permanent way.
Space 1026 is not a registered non-profit and because of this, we have always existed without the help of grant funding. We exist by members paying rent, people buying art, people coming to performances and donations to our art auction. We do not have a surplus of funds waiting around for the ârainy dayâ that is now upon us. We will need the help of others like never before to secure our future. We are very excited for the new future. Please help if you can.
Love,
Space 1026
Drawing of Space1026 by Brian Lynch, photograph by Adam Wallacavage
06.29 2018
Space 1026 Open Studios Event
SPACE 1026 Open Studios
Saturday, June 30th
noon – 6pm
For the first time in 20 and 1/2 years, Space 1026 is having an open studios event! Come and see studios of current members and all the areas of Space 1026 that are usually off limits during openings and events. And if you want, you can buy art directly from the artists in their studios. Some of the participating artists are:
Will Laren
Jackie Quinn
Cat Bodnyk
Angela Rio
James Bonney
Kees Holterman
Kristina Centore
Miriam Singer
Al San Valentin
Andrew Jeffrey Wright
and more!
June 30th is also the last day to see the art show, FREAK ACCIDENT, in our gallery!
06.13 2018
Circa 2007, from Death Bomb Arc…
1.Talk About A Dream Try To Make It Real 03:42
2.But Until Then Tramps Like Us Baby We Were Born To Run 03:19
3.Born Down In A Deadman’s Town 02:52
4.I Was Bruised And Battered And I Couldn’t Tell What I Felt 00:54
5.Got A Wife And Kids In Baltimore Jack 02:24
6.You Ain’t A Beauty But Hey You’re Alight (w/ Holyghost) 01:20
7.I Get Up In The Evening And I Ain’t Got Nothing To Say (ft. Mincemeat or Tenspeed) 02:53
05.12 2018
June Exhibition at Space 1026: FREAK ACCIDENT
FREAK ACCIDENT
Joanna Fields, Angela Rio & Jenna Robb
June 1 – June 29, 2018
Opening Reception – Friday, June 1st, 6 – 11pm
Space 1026
1026 Arch St.
2nd fl.
Phila., PA 19107
Image by Joanna Fields
05.04 2018
Best Side â« mix â« for Endless Others
Best Side â« mix â« by twxx.us or Twenty XX “That’s Us”… Including tracks by Lewis Grant, SND, Actress, Omar , Form A Log, Dale Cornish, Prefix Moniker, Wilted Woman, SOPHIE, and more!
04.25 2018
Comedy & Coke! At Space 1026!
Comedy & Coke!
A night of comedy with house band The Coke Dares!
With Comedy From:
Kyle Harris
Matt & Jacquie
Rose Luardo
Joe Bell
Molly Hanulec
Zak Krone
Sidney Gantt
Kara Sankus
Sarah Bell
& Kip LaCombe
And music all night long by
The Coke Dares!
Hosted by Andrew Jeffrey Wright