Positively Third Street 

Exhibition Dates:  March 4 - Apr 15, 2023
Public Reception:  March 4th,   6 until 8 pm

The address was 912 West 3rd Street.  It was a 19th century 2000 square foot railroad warehouse full of furniture and oddities stored by an entrepreneur who combed auctions. When Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith went looking for a place to park Brimberry’s press and operate their newly formed Flatbed Press in September of 1989, an acquaintance sent them to the third street warehouse to check out some space which was available to rent starting  in October.  The warehouse faced the railroad tracks just east of the bridge spanning Lamar.  Its clear-story skylights illuminated the back 1200 square feet and the price was right for a very tight budget. Already located next to 912 W. 3rd, was the studio of sculptor John Christiansen. Best of all, the view from the front loading dock overlooked the railroad and the lake below.  It was perfect.  It was positively third street.

Images below represent a sampling of the works in the exhibition.