Up The Down Staircase
Set within the spiraling architecture of Stairwell Space, Up the Down Staircase brings together several artists whose works explore stairways, step stools, stoops, ladders, and fire escapes as sites of movement, transition, domestic life, and escape. These structures carry us toward something or away from something, marking moments of ascent, descent, uncertainty, and change. As viewers move through the exhibition along the building’s winding staircase, the experience mirrors the works themselves: a continual passage up, down, inward, and out.
Curator: Karin Bravin of BravinLee Projects
Opening Reception: Saturday, Nov 7th 5-8pm
Show Run: Saturday, November 7th through Dec 12th
By appointment Only - for more information or to book an appointment, please contact:
Linda Colletta
Founder, The Stairwell Space
hello@thestairwellspace.com
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GETTING THERE
The Stairwell Space is located in the entrance foyer of the American Fabrics Artist Studios building at
1069 Connecticut Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06607. Onsite parking is available.
ACCESSIBILITY
The front entrance to The Stairwell Space has limited accessibility. The front entrance has four large steps and a standard door opening. The building’s back entrance, accessible through the parking lot to the West of the building, is wheel-chair accessible to an elevator. Taking the elevator to the second floor will allow access to the gallery’s second level. If visitors attending these events need assistance, they can text Linda Colletta at 646-456-3622 prior to their arrival and share their ETA and any assistance needs.
ABOUT US…
The Stairwell Space is an artist-led, mission driven alternative art space in Bridgeport, CT situated in the historic American Fabrics Arts Building. Inhabiting the building’s original entrance, a grand marble foyer that features a two-story spiral staircase, we aim to contextualize and champion the work of local, regional, and national artists, cultivating meaningful conversations about art and culture.
We seek to build an ethos for innovation and advancement of the visual arts by providing an alternative gallery space to foster and facilitate artists to elevate their work, provoke dialog, and contribute to the greater conversation of the Arts.
Our mission is to advance the visual arts, elevate under-represented artists, and foster community engagement through innovative exhibitions and educational programming. to unite and expand the visual arts community in Connecticut through cultivating new opportunities, perspectives, curators and collectors from New York City and other renowned art hubs around the country. We seek to galvanize Bridgeport as an incubator for forward thinking artists and patrons of the arts. We mount exhibitions that prioritize under-represented, marginalized artists emerging artists regardless of age, education or gender, that are actively engaged in pushing the boundaries of their practices.
Through public events and educational outreach,
The Stairwell Space also plans to engage with local residents and create art outreach programs within the Bridgeport Public School System. These programs will provide content and funding for local visual arts after-school and summer programs.
The Stairwell Space is located at 1069 Connecticut Ave. Bridgeport, CT 06607, through the main entrance on CT Avenue. TSS is 90 minutes from Grand Central Station, NYC on Metro North's New Haven line and a 5 minute drive/Uber from the station. If driving, TSS is off Exit 30 on I95, and the Bridgeport/Port Jefferson Ferry port is a 5 minute drive to the gallery.
