Minnesota Street Project
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| Formation | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Andy Rappaport and Deborah Rappaport |
| Headquarters | 1275 Minnesota Street, San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 37°45′17″N 122°23′23″W / 37.754719°N 122.389697°W |
| Website | Official website |
Minnesota Street Project (MSP), is a dual for-profit/foundation model art space founded in 2016 in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco, California;[1] and features 13 art galleries, an event space, and a restaurant.[2][3]
History
[edit]Minnesota Street Project was founded in 2016 by venture capitalist Andy Rappaport, and Deborah Rappaport.[2] The Minnesota Street Project Foundation (founded in 2019), and the California Black Voices Project and Grants for Arts Equity (founded in 2021), are two grant programs born from this project, created to “begin addressing the systemic racism in the art world”.[1][4][5]
Minnesota Street Project is a three building complex, with 35,000 square feet of gallery space; they also offer subsidized art studio space at 1240 Minnesota Street (just across the street).[6] The gallery space features an atrium, the building was designed by Jensen architects.[1]
Galleries represented in the space have included Anglim/Trimble, Rena Bransten Gallery, bitforms gallery, Casemore Kirkeby, Adrian Rosenfeld, and Jack Fischer Gallery.[1][2][7][8][9] The space has been the event host of the annual Fog Design + Art Fair, and the annual San Francisco Art Book Fair (launched in 2016).[7][3][10][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Bravo, Tony (October 21, 2019). "Minnesota Street Project announces new nonprofit Minnesota Street Foundation". Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle. ISSN 1932-8672. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ a b c Huang, Jia Jia (2022-11-11). "San Francisco's Vibrant Art Scene Isn't Dying Out Anytime Soon". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ a b Baumgardner, Julie (2017-01-11). "A Guide to America's Next Great Art Neighborhood". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Bravo, Tony (July 8, 2020). "Minnesota Street Project opens first group gallery show in atrium, launches virtual portal". Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle. ISSN 1932-8672. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Bravo, Tony (December 22, 2021). "Visual art in 2021 explored big issues and didn't shy from controversy". Datebook, San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Lasky, Julie (2016-12-03). "Dogpatch, San Francisco: A Hub for the Creative". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ a b Nagourney, Adam; Pogrebin, Robin (2022-08-29). "San Francisco's Art Market Struggles in the Shadow of Los Angeles". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Desmarais, Charles (2016-10-10). "N.Y. art gallerist Adrian Rosenfeld to open Minnesota Street Project space". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Gentile, Dan (2022-11-03). "The $48,500 elephant in the room at an SF AI art exhibit". SFGate. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Whiting, Sam (2016-07-18). "1st SF Art Book Fair at Minnesota Street Project". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ Chang, Kristina (2022-06-27). "San Francisco Art Book Fair Returns After a Two-Year Break". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
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