SPACES Archives

Since 1978, Saving and Preserving Arts and Cultural Environments (SPACES) has documented + advocated for the preservation of int'l art environments.

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François Llopis was widely known and respected for his skill working the local stones, for his professionalism, and for his generosity: he became known as the mason with golden hands.

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New site on SPACES! An avid road tripper, Carl Haugen collected rocks from throughout the United States and Canada and brought them home to Mondovi, Wisconsin, to create his own geological formations – with some creative flair.

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Blacksmith Sergey Ivanovich Kirillov’s decorated house in Kunara is well known in this country and is considered one of the best examples of Russian folk art architecture. In fact, in 1999 it won an all-Russian competition of amateur wooden architecture!
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SPACES Director Emerita Jo Farb Hernandez recently wrote an article for the Osservatorio Outsider Art issue 28 about the appearance of Egyptian imagery in Spanish art environments. While the publication is in Italian, you can download it in English, too!

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This past summer, Historic Preservation student William Richardson visited Detroit and met with artists Tryree Guyton, Carlos Nielbock, Timothy Burke, & Olayami Dabls. Check out our latest blog to learn more about the balance between preservation & use.

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“Greg Cook: Visionary & Folk Art Sites Across the United States”—on view at Salem State University’s Winfisky Gallery, Lafayette Street, Salem, Massachusetts, from Oct. 14 to Nov. 8, 2024.
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Image: UFO Welcome Center in Bowman, SC (Greg Cook)

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Visit the Forevertron and see it all lit up at Foreverfest! 🚀
Foreverfest is a fundraising event to help raise money to purchase the land that the Dr. Evermor Sculpture Park currently resides on, with the goal of being able to keep it there.

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New on the SPACES Blog! Our fellow, Gabby Christiansen, visited Trapper’s Lodge/Earth Museum owner & steward Mike Spriggs in Garysburg, North Carolina — read on to learn about the museum, its role as a teaching environment, & Spriggs’ own art practice.

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SPACES Founder Seymour Rosen was ahead of his time in his understanding of how to create accessibility in the arts. Take a look at our most recent blog to learn more about Rosen's approach and how museums can learn from it today.

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Dive into Raw Vision 119 and explore the Itasca Rock Garden, a fairytale environment restored after almost a century! Learn more in Allison C. Meier's exclusive piece. Subscribe now & get 15% off with code NEWSUB.
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Joe Doughbeck's "houses of junk" were constructed at the edge of Wilson, Kansas. In order to have “roll-down windows,” Doughbeck repurposed salvaged car doors and incorporated them into the structure -- along with other various repurposed materials.

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Today, we’re featuring Gregg Blasdel’s 1981 photographs of the environment built by Veronica Terrillion over the course of 50 years on her property outside of Indian River, New York, which featured religious figures and a wide range of animals.

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Today’s featured photographs were taken at Prairie Moon Sculpture Garden by Gregg Blasdel between 1967 and 1974. After retiring in 1952, the farmer, fiddler, and sculptor Herman Rusch built nearly forty brightly-hued sculptures on the grounds out of concrete and quarried stone.

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This summer at SPACES we have Gabby, our fellow, and Kaily, our intern! Keep an eye out for posts about both of them and what they're working on! We stopped at the James Tellen Woodland Sculpture Garden.

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After hearing of Jim Bowsher's passing on June 12, 2024, we reached out to a few of these friends to learn what made his life and work so special.

Learn more about Jim's impact on the SPACES blog.
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Check out today's poem of the day from the Poetry Foundation!

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In honor of Gregg Blasdel's gift to SPACES we're featuring some of the materials in his collection, like this photo! Charles C. (C.C.) Kelder built the elaborate facade of I Buy Anything Company, a resale shop, over the course of seven months.

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Seymour Rosen captured these images in 1982 and received a letter from the artist's daughter after leaving a card on the water storage tank. See more images and read the letter from Martin Druffel's daughter, Midge, on SPACES!

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James R. Bowsher (Nov 3, 1948–June 12, 2024) Bowsher created the Temple of Tolerance, an extensive art environment. He started building in his backyard in 1981, setting the last stone in 1999.

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Ceramicist Beverly Magennis transformed what was once an ordinary Albuquerque house into an artistic city landmark.

Pretty much in love with thhese photos by Kelly Ludwig ❣️

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