Dayton artists and creative types are welcome to join other artists at the new 804 C-Space, located where La Gota Coffee used to be, at 804 E. Monument Ave. downtown.
“The ‘C’ stands for collaboration and co-creation,” said Moriah Johnson, director of the C-Space and the lead cultural organizer for the Ohio Student Association. “It’s a space where creatives from all different art mediums can come in, bringing only themselves – we’ll supply everything they need – and collaborate with other artists.”
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The space, open only on Sundays, is outfitted with a mobile photography studio, a mobile recording studio, all the paints, canvasses and collaging materials you need, food, snacks, music and inspiration by the handful.
“We have posters and tables set up to inspire and influence the artists,” Johnson said. The posters will pose questions including “What inspires you?” and “What do you like most about Dayton?”
Johnson said she wants to get people thinking about Dayton pride. She wants people to know that they can use their platforms to become what they call over at the C-Space, “artist-activists.” A big focus of the C-Space is encouraging young people to become civically engaged, according to Johnson.
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First and foremost, the C-Space is a place where people can, “be themselves – their full selves,” Johnson said.
The C-Space is hosted in collaboration with the Midwest Culture Lab, which includes organizations from Dayton, Akron, Chicago, Detroit and others.
