ISSUE PROJECT ROOM LOOKING FOR NEW SPACE

At the Blogfest, I heard that Issue Project Room, the performance space on the Gowanus Canal next to theCarroll Street Bridge is looking for a new space. Housed in a former oil silo, it is one of the most dramatically located performance spaces around.

For those who don't know, Issue Project Room is a very special place.  ISSUE Project Room is a special place. I have seen quite a few incredible events there and think it has added immeasurably to the cultural life of the Park Slope/Gowanus area.

Here I quote the blurb on the IPR website: "In its brief history it has earned       a place as one of the most respected art and performance spaces in NYC       for its consistent presentation of new and artistically challenging material.       Its unique location - a two-story silo in a post-industrial margin of Brooklyn's       Gowanus Canal- and its encouraging curatorial attitude have created an       atmosphere that feels special to musicians, writers, artists and audiences,       making every performance, in a sense, site specific. Spaces like Issue       are the springs that feed our culture as a whole. The uniqueness and productivity       of the New York City arts scene, including its pop variations, are directly       related to the work done in small experimental venues like IPR."

I heard from my reliable source the move has something to due with the fact that the Gowanus Canal's flushing system is shutting down for repairs for an extended period of time and the big stink that will ensue.

IPR would like to find a space in the area. Director Suzanne Fiol is a survivor and I am certain that she will secure a new space for IPR and that it will thrive for a long time to come.