SPACES

SPACES is a contemporary art space founded in 1978 by artists, for artists, when experimental and non-commercial work had few places to be shown. Its story begins on May 25, 1978, when founder James Rosenberger called together 35 artists interested in creating and presenting new art. SPACES bought its first permanent home on the Superior Viaduct in 1990 and today works from the Van Rooy Building in Hingetown, at West 29th Street and Detroit Avenue, a longtime gathering place for Cleveland's BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.

Alongside exhibitions and events it runs an international artist-in-residence program, and in 2023 it was commissioner and co-curator of the U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.