Local Color provides affordable shared studio space and gallery opportunities for San Jose creatives, operating 25,000 square feet across two locations for more than 50 artists. The nonprofit evolved from a pop-up art space into partnerships with developers to transform commercial buildings slated for demolition into artist studios. Multimedia artist Tachiya Bryant found a $400-a-month shared studio through a connection at a panel, enabling her to develop mask artworks from synthetic braiding hair and to design a San Jose Sharks practice jersey using Adinkra symbols. Studio access allowed Bryant to refine her art and expand projects into community exhibitions.
"Then, at a panel discussion Bryant moderated on the connection between African-American women's hair and identity a central theme of her art she met another artist who works for Local Color, a nonprofit that leases affordable studio space to creatives in San Jose. It wasn't long before Bryant, 28, was renting a shared studio from the group for $400 a month."
"She's since filled her workspace with canvases and art materials, including bags of synthetic braiding hair, which she's used to create a series of masks for a project Local Color exhibited this year at its gallery in downtown San Jose. Recently, she also designed a practice jersey for the San Jose Sharks inspired by traditional Adinkra symbols for the team's Black Excellence Celebration in February."
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