Shane Zucker (left) and Steven Peterman (right) of Art House Co-op.
Art House is about family
Art House creates massive, international art projects that tie thousands of artists together – and anyone can participate.
We started three years ago with the goal of bringing art to the masses. Since we started, we have interacted with thousands of artists from around the world, all brought together with the common goal of creating art and sharing it with each other.
We host many of the exhibitions for our projects at our gallery in Brooklyn, NY called The Brooklyn Art Library. In an attempt to give artists as much recognition as possible, as well as providing the opportunity to see the exhibition that they're a part of in person, we have started taking select projects to guest galleries around the country.
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A brief history of Art House
Art house was started by Steven and Shane back in Spring of 2006 while they were undergrads at Atlanta College of Art. The idea originally started as a group of artists all getting together to have a show at a local venue. Steven and Shane were just the organizers. They quickly got cocky and decided they were going to open up a store front even if it meant pouring all of their hard earned cash into it and living on the street.
They first opened their doors in December of 2006 in a little complex in Decatur, Ga. That space started as a pay-to-play gallery, but quickly lost it's spark. Steve and Shane wanted to create an idea that would spread their name, as well as create a community of artists. They crafted together the first ever "A Million Little Pictures." Sign-ups were slow for awhile until they got picked up by the Yahoo Daily Wire newsletter and soon received over 150 sign-ups! Though that was exciting for the boys, it still didn't pay the rent. One hot summer night, as a last minute effort to get enough money to pay their rent at the gallery, they started "The Sketchbook Project." Well, apparently people liked sketchbooks because it quickly took off. The first ever sketchbook project had just over 500 participants. From there, they created more projects and spruced up some old ones.
They then moved to Castleberry Hill, which a big arts district in Atlanta, Ga and stayed there for almost 2 years.
In February of 2010, ready for adventure, they moved up to Brooklyn, NY. The gallery resides in Red Hook and is called The Brooklyn Art library. Since it's inception, Art House has interacted with over 15,000 artists from around the world.
