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A Home for Everyone
By ASHLEY WARD / PHOTOS By ARTECHOUSE
Art aficionado Josh Feldman shines the light on D.C.'s Artechouse, which is creating a home for digital artists and partnering with NASA to produce a must-see exhibit that is out of this world.
ARTECHOUSE's
experiential art space is opening its doors to the future of art and digital finesse. Steps away from Salamander Washington DC, this dynamic venue prides itself on using cutting-edge technology and "unique architectural spaces" to create a cinematic experience audiences won't forget.
Josh Feldman, ARTECHOUSE's director of sales & marketing, has seen the journey from the beginning. And he agrees it is more than just a gallery: It's a sanctuary for artists to find their true voice and for the community to find themselves within the magic of boundless imagination. It's a home for everyone.
Q & A with Josh Feldman
SALAMANDER MAGAZINE: ARTECHOUSE is such
a unique combination of art and science. What inspired the creation of this space?
JOSH FELDMAN: When we first got started, our founders, Tati and Sandro, were working in the city. They founded an independently funded organization called Art Soiree that was hosting exactly what it sounds like: celebrations of art gathering groups of people together to create these unconventional experiences that are now experiential events that you've seen in probably every event that's popping up in some sort of way. In the whole process, Tati and Sandro started to work with digital artists that had smaller experiences but didn't have installations. They started to realize that these artists did not have a home for their art. There just wasn't a space, or experimental home, that could open its doors to produce a full-scale exhibition of their work. Since ARTECHOUSE was founded in 2015, we've collaborated with a multitude of artists that are given this platform for the first time ever and have since grown to world-renowned status artists.
Q & A Continued
SM: Do most of your exhibitions or installations, like "Beyond the Light," carry a celestial theme?
JF: We started off 2023 with a laser exhibition called "Intangible Forms" created by Shohei Fujimoto. Imagine 660 lasers flying around the space and dancing - a very introspective and contemplative exhibition that's meant to interconnect us to everyone all around us. An exhibition is a living thing in a lot of ways. I like to believe that ARTECHOUSE is an extension of the theater and, like the theater, our visitors bring the experience to life, whether it's within panels or on-site programming we're hosting or within our free weekly program with NASA. Like a theater has a few different shows within the season, so does ours. The same space transforms every single time from the ground up.
SM: Why is ARTECHOUSE the go-to experience for Salamander guests?
JF: It has something for everyone, whether you're a business traveler and you want to disconnect from the outside world, or you're in town for a date night or a weekend stay. We're also home to an XR bar, featuring cocktails and mocktails that are XR-powered. And we're not just a place for adults and couples. We're also known for our family programs and creating memories with loved ones. It's totally a one-of-a-kind experience.
For more information on ARTECHOUSE, exhibitions and ticket pricing, visit artechouse.com.
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