ART06870

260R Sound Beach Avenue

Old Greenwich, CT 06870

Christian Salvati

Email Address: ces@marengostructures.com

https://art06870.com

Hours of Operations:

Mon-Thur 4-7:00pm and by appointment

Weekends by Appointment

Phone: (646) 420-3342

ART06870 focuses on contemporary art across an array of disciplines with a mission to showcase exceptional artists creating introspective, unique work. The gallery brings together artists, collectors and benefactors with exhibitions, events and collaborations to create an expansive vibrant community built on the belief that art is more than a commodity and vital to the way it makes us feel and the message it conveys about us and our community.

ART06870 can trace its roots to exhibitions and events in the early 2000s with Peter Weiss and Arts Industria, later forming into Pablo‘s Birthday with the backing of Kastner partners and Red Bull at 84 Franklin street, New York, NY. With photographer-architect Christian Salvati as the catalyst, alongside Manning and Weiss the new gallery’s first public events included Hamptons Fine Arts Fair, the Project Space for the Developing Artist Program and exhibitions by Weiss and Manning at ABNY gallery in East Hampton, along upcoming plans for an exhibition in Chelsea, NY.

ART06870’s new permanent location at 260R Sound Beach Ave. in Old Greenwich, CT will feature monthly exhibitions and events in conjunction with the Project Space at the working studio for Michael Manning and Ben Quesnel and headquarters for the Developing Artist Program along with photographer/architectural designer Christian Salvati.

The Project Space and ART06870 gallery currently exhibit a number of artists that have been part of the Developing Artist Program. The Project Space is seen as an incubator for ideas, installations and collaborative projects giving artists an opportunity to share new ideas, concepts and work. The Space is an extension of the Developing Artist program made possible with a grant from the Greenwich Alliance for Education. Additional funding for the Developing Artist Program has come from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, CT Office of the Arts (COA), and the National Endowment for the Arts. The program led by Michael Manning and Ben Quesnel and was first piloted at the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich. The goal of the program is to give students a broader understanding of what it means to be an artist and to expose young artists to the possibilities of pursuing a career in this field. We do this by bringing a diverse group of professional studio artists into the school to share their work, practices, and experiences with the students. We also make trips to visit artists’ studios, galleries, museums and organizations that support and develop the career of professional artists.