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Squash enthusiasts will be devastated by the transformation of Adams basement’s squash courts into the flourishing ArtSpace gallery/studio. Art lovers, however, are welcome to suggest or help plan one of the space’s frequently changing exhibitions (contact Jen Mergel ’98 at jmergel@andover.edu). Adamsians can also indulge their repressed graffiti-artist urges by submitting and painting designs during the annual spring Tunnel Painting of Adams’ basement walls...
...ArtSpace is an amazing resource,” Mergel says. “It gives students who are serious about art the opportunity to do things that they otherwise couldn’t: organize exhibitions, curate shows and display their own work to their community...
Since this year, the ArtSpace—a set of squash courts converted for gallery use nearly a decade ago—has received more requests for student-curated exhibitions than can be accommodated. According to Mergel, more than 15 exhibits were displayed in the space this year, including every week of the spring semester...
According to Mergel, displaying art in public places limits an artist’s freedom of expression and is logistically more difficult to execute...
Rather than campaigning for public art, Mergel says she believes existing gallery space for students could be used more efficiently and that the resources should be better shared among houses...