Get to know your neighbors with Storefront for Community Design at 1708 Gallery this week

by | Jun 24, 2015 | ART

Head on over to 1708 Gallery to talk about your neighbors and get to know some that you may not even know.

Head on over to 1708 Gallery to talk about your neighbors and get to know some that you may not even know. Storefront for Community Design is hosting 1708 Gallery’s 10 x 10 program this week. As you know, its the gallery’s new summer program which will run until August featuring different artists and other organizations collaborating in the gallery space.

Its entitled “Neghbors” which will be a little preview of what you’ll get this weekend as the Storefront for Community Design is hosting the National Association for Community Design conference this year.

At the gallery this week, 1708 will host three speakers from the Association for Community Design conference and photographic projects by Dominique Munoz and Steven Casanova will be on view featuring two of 1708’s neighbors — Nick’s International Foods and Carver.

Check out the video below to get a sneak peek of what they’ll be doing all this week.

10×10 Week 4: Neighbors from 1708 Gallery on Vimeo.

Be on the lookout for next week’s program at the gallery.

Amy David

Amy David

Amy David was the Web Editor for RVAMag.com from May 2015 until September 2018. She covered craft beer, food, music, art and more. She's been a journalist since 2010 and attended Radford University. She enjoys dogs, beer, tacos, and Bob's Burgers references.




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