SPark Workshop Brooklyn provides a home for artists
Industry City tenants share creative space
Industry City, the collection of 16 historic warehouses that sits on 40 acres of land located next to the Sunset Park waterfront, enjoys a solid reputation as a hub for businesses, artists and budding technology entrepreneurs. Here’s a look at one of the entities that is a part of the fabric at Industry City.
SPark Workshop Brooklyn, a collection of art studios located in the Industry City building at 33 34th St., is the brainchild of sculptor Gary Oshust. “It’s a cooperative art space,” he told the Brooklyn Eagle in a recent phone interview.
Occupying over 10,000 square feet of space, SPark Workshop Brooklyn is home to 48 artists and craftspeople all of whom pay a fee to become members. The artists share studio space and offer each other tips on how to make their work better. The creative types are generous with each other, often sharing work tools, Oshust said.
The name of the space came to Oshust when he and his girlfriend were thinking about the neighborhood in which Industry City is located.