Reimagining Art Spaces: Thinking Outside the Box

Living rooms, vacant storefronts, barns, community spaces, and other unexpected places can create new opportunities for artists and audiences to connect. This Caffeinated Conversation invites participants to expand our thinking about where art can happen and explore the potential for non-traditional art spaces across Northwest Michigan.

Facilitated by Katrina Daniels, the conversation will draw inspiration from successful examples of alternative art spaces while inviting participants to imagine possibilities within their own communities. What spaces are hiding in plain sight? What could they make possible? What relationships and resources would it take to activate them?

This is a collaborative conversation, not a presentation. Come ready to share ideas, learn from others, and imagine new places for art to take root across our region.

Katrina Daniels (she/her) is a curator and arts leader whose work explores the intersection of art, architecture, and community. She co-founded Project Vermillion and currently serves as Program Specialist at Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology. With degrees in Interior Design and Art History, Daniels is passionate about public art, food systems, and artist collaboration across Michigan.

This session is designed for:

• Artists and creative workers
• Art & culture professionals / administrators
• Community leaders and organizers
• Anyone curious about creating new spaces for art