Phantom Gallery Chicago Network: IRON BIRD LOFTS FRESNO CALIFORNIA

IRON BIRD LOFTS FRESNO CALIFORNIA

Last winter, when I was in Fresno, the Iron Bird Lofts were still under construction. When I was driving through the downtown arts district this morning, I spotted the Iron Bird Cafe, parked, came in for a cup of coffee, and gauged the pulse of this new emerging arts community. It is in the mural arts district, across from the African American History & Cultural Museum of Fresno.

African American History and Cultural Museum of Fresno

Iron Bird Lofts in Fresno, California

Iron-Bird-Lofts

Fresno Mural District, Mural District

Alpha Bruton

Alpha Bruton is the Chief Curator at Phantom Gallery Chicago Network, a project that connects artists with temporary installation spaces. She aims to examine the current changes in curatorial production and develop innovative displays concerning virtual spaces. "Curatorial Practice" explores the impact of the urban environment on the artist and their work and the contributions that artists make to the vitality of a city. Alpha Bruton completed her studies in art education at California State University, Sacramento, and earned an MAAA in Art Administration from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Phantom Gallery Chicago Network

IRON BIRD LOFTS FRESNO CALIFORNIA

Phantom Gallery CHI

Ahndiya Kiburi- Intern Fiber and Material Studies