Gevers Street Studio

This is a great place to experience art of all kinds. The atmosphere at Gevers Street Studio (GSS) is very mellow and welcoming. The gallery itself used to be the home of late artist Betty Alden. The home has been adopted by artists and now serves as a studio space for several artists. For the remainder of this review please note that it might seem like a review of their Ice Fights rather than the studio, but they go hand in hand (in my opinion).
My first introduction to GSS was through their Friday Night Ice Fights event. This seems to be how many people have discovered this arts co-​op. For those who are not familiar with the Ice Fights this is an event where two very accomplished ice sculptors are matched up in a sculpting competition. The crowd rates their creations by applause and the entire competition is set to music of some kind which seems to add to the intensity of the «fight».
Usually during the ice fights (more like before), attendees are entertained by the various exhibits as well as some spoken word artists and fun scenery. There are quite a bit of wooden sculptures that decorate the outside grounds that are truly an eyeful – from sea creatures to objects the sculptures are very impressive.
For those interested in checking out the Friday Night Ice Fights I would recommend checking out their facebook group since their website doesn’t seem to list the events. Also, even though they say it’s a monthly event you need to keep in mind that they are not every consecutive month.
If you are looking for something a little out of the ordinary and are not into huge art crowds Gevers Street Studio and the Ice Fights are definitely worth a try.