“The Factory”, St.Pete’s newest art gallery/project had their first look this weekend, allowing the community to see what the various artists, vendors, and performs have been working on for the past few months.
At the entrance and outside portion of the art space various local vendors have small pop ups selling everything from essential oils to an entire honey bee colony. Zhudaru1963 had a booth up selling merch and giving wisdom in between performances from the entire collective, giving Kayo Da Beast, Heyeyella, and Alec Burnright the chance to show some new music.
Once you enter into the stage area, drinks and food from some local trucks are set up. I couldn’t pass up a $3 scoop of vanilla chai ginger gelato from the Studio Gelato cart.
The main warehouse is home to various vendors. From Daddy Kool to wacky coasters, the main warehouse is a a dope space to get your brand or art seen. We might even see a Green Diamond CBD pop up in the future.
The screen printed tees from being made on hand features art work from iBOMS, The Vitale Bro’s. Wish I could have picked up that iBOMS shirt.
As you enter into the main gallery portion of “The Factory”, you are met by the people from “Fairgrounds Project” a 15,000 Sq Ft interactive and immersive art space.
One of the main installations I was looking forward to checking out was from iBOMS. With his upcoming solo installation at MIZE Gallery. iBOMS brought some newer and older pieces allowing some new folks to check out the movement.
It was really dope to see all the love Jabari got selling most of his pieces before I even arrived. The centerpiece of his installation was the candy filled gun chain. In a similar vibe to Kristopher Kites pieces, iBOMS puts his on spin on what art and a chain can be.
Overall I had a great time at “The Factory” first look. Once things fully get rolling I feel this will be a great venue for different artists and performers to showcase their work via pop ups, stage performances, and installations, creating a multimedia experience the burg has never seen.