If people can’t come to the art, You Are Here will take art to the people.
The downtown Jeannette gallery is being transformed temporarily into a maker space for collaborative, original works of art to be placed at locations around the community.
“It seemed like everyone we talked to was saying, ‘I can’t wait for things to be back to normal.’ But there’s going to be a new normal,” said gallery co-founder Mary Briggs.
With current restrictions on gathering sizes, she said, “It’s not realistic to think we could have a show in this small space. So we said, let’s rethink ideas of how we’re presenting art. Let’s take art out to the people.”
Beginning Friday, the space at 406 Clay Ave. will open its doors for community members to take…