The Lab (organization)

San Francisco not-for-profit arts organization and performance space

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Established| 1984
Location| 2948 16th Street, San Francisco, California, United States
Coordinates| 37°45′54″N 122°25′08″W﻿ / ﻿37.765°N 122.419°W﻿ / 37.765; -122.419
Type| Non-profit visual, performing arts space, artist residency
Director| Dena Beard
Website| thelab.org

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.[1]

## History

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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.[2][3] It changed its name from Co-Lab to The Lab in 1985.[2][4][5]

Its original site was at 1805 and 1807 Divisadero Street; in 1995 it moved to the Redstone Building in the Mission District.[2][4] In 2018 the organization began paying fees of $25,000 to $75,000 to artists in residence.[1] In 2019, in collaboration with the Mission Economic Development Agency, it launched a campaign to purchase the Redstone building.[6][7][8]

## References

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1. ^ a b Kost, Ryan (December 27, 2018). "The Lab, SF's longtime hub for artistic experimentation, finds firm footing". Datebook, The San Francisco Chronicle.
2. ^ a b c "The Return of San Francisco's The LAB, a Historic Experimental Art Space". KQED.
3. ^ Paradise, Nicole. "Alumni's apartment transforms into unique art space". Golden Gate Xpress.
4. ^ a b "Featured Organization: The Lab". Open Space. 3 December 2015.
5. ^ Brown, Brandon (30 March 2016). "Limited Access: Art and Gentrification in the Mission". ARTnews.com.
6. ^ "San Francisco's the Lab Fights to Save Historic Building from Private Developers". www.artforum.com.
7. ^ Lefebre, Sam. "Nonprofit Developer Poised to Buy Redstone Building Calls on S.F. to Close Funding Gap". kqed.org.
8. ^ Li, Grace. "Redstone, a refuge for artists and activists, needs $6.5 million to save building". Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide.

## External links

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* AAWAA
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