The Lab (organization)
{{Short description|San Francisco not-for-profit arts organization and performance space}}
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| name = The Lab
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| established = 1984
| location = 2948 16th Street, San Francisco, California, United States
| website = {{URL|thelab.org}}
| type = Non-profit visual, performing arts space, artist residency
| director = Andrew C. Smith
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| coordinates = {{coord|37.765|-122.419|region:US-CA_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
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The Lab (formerly Co-LAB) is a not-for-profit arts organization, performance space, and artist residency located in the Redstone Building in San Francisco's Mission District. Since 1984, The Lab has hosted performances and projects by artists including Nan Goldin, Barbara Kruger, David Wojnarowicz, Barry McGee, Kim Gordon and Kathleen Hanna.{{cite web |last1=Kost |first1=Ryan |date=December 27, 2018 |title=The Lab, SF’s longtime hub for artistic experimentation, finds firm footing |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/art-exhibits/the-lab-sfs-longtime-hub-for-artistic-experimentation-finds-firm-footing |website=Datebook, The San Francisco Chronicle}}
History
It was founded in 1984 as Co-LAB by a group of five art students (Laura Brun, John DiStefano, Tami Logan, Alan Millar, and Nomi Seidman) from San Francisco State University.{{cite web |last1=Paradise |first1=Nicole |title=Alumni’s apartment transforms into unique art space |url=https://goldengatexpress.org/61942/latest/life/the-lab-experimental-art/ |website=Golden Gate Xpress}} It changed its name from Co-Lab to The Lab in 1985.{{cite web |title=The Return of San Francisco's The LAB, a Historic Experimental Art Space |url=https://www.kqed.org/arts/10139399/the-return-of-san-franciscos-the-lab-a-historic-experimental-art-spaceFounded |website=KQED |language=en-us}}{{cite web |title=Featured Organization: The Lab |url=https://openspace.sfmoma.org/2015/12/orgfeature-the-lab/ |website=Open Space |date=3 December 2015}}{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Brandon |title=Limited Access: Art and Gentrification in the Mission |url=https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/limited-access-art-and-gentrification-in-the-mission-59805/ |website=ARTnews.com |date=30 March 2016}}
Its original site was at 1805 and 1807 Divisadero Street; in 1995 it moved to the Redstone Building in the Mission District. In 2018 the organization began paying fees of $25,000 to $75,000 to artists in residence. In 2019, in collaboration with the Mission Economic Development Agency, it launched a campaign to purchase the Redstone building.{{cite web |title=San Francisco’s the Lab Fights to Save Historic Building from Private Developers |url=https://www.artforum.com/news/san-francisco-s-the-lab-fights-to-save-historic-building-from-private-developers-80162 |website=www.artforum.com}}{{cite web |last1=Lefebre |first1=Sam |title=Nonprofit Developer Poised to Buy Redstone Building Calls on S.F. to Close Funding Gap |url=https://www.kqed.org/arts/13860198/nonprofit-developer-poised-to-buy-redstone-building-calls-on-sf-to-close-funding-gap |website=kqed.org}}{{cite web |last1=Li |first1=Grace |title=Redstone, a refuge for artists and activists, needs $6.5 million to save building |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/redstone-a-refuge-for-artists-and-activists-needs-6-5-million-to-save-building |website=Datebook {{!}} San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide}}
References
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External links
- [http://thelab.org Official site]
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Category:Arts organizations established in 1984
Category:Non-profit organizations based in San Francisco
Category:Organizations based in San Francisco