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SPACE236, A New Showroom For Tenderloin Artists, Opens Tuesday

Published on February 20, 2016
SPACE236, A New Showroom For Tenderloin Artists, Opens TuesdayPhoto: Space 236/Facebook

The Tenderloin has no shortage of artists. And with the official launch of SPACE236 two nights ago, it now has one more platform for neighborhood creatives to market their work.

SPACE236, located at 236 Leavenworth St., is a collaboration between the Tenderloin Housing Clinic and the local branding consultancy Design Rehab. Its rotating exhibitions will showcase and sell the work of artists primarily based in the Tenderloin.

The inaugural exhibition, The Balance, features contrasting works by artists Erik Otto and Chris Stokes and a handful of other Tenderloin residents.

Starting next week, the gallery will be open from 11am-5pm Tuesdays through Fridays, as well as Mondays and Saturdays by appointment.