Owner and curator Danielle 'Dani' Higgins takes an auto body shop and turns it into a gallery, store and event space for creatives
To say that Department is inconspicuous would be a slight understatement. Owner and curator Danielle “Dani” Higgins acknowledges this fact as she gives me a virtual tour of the former auto body shop-turned-creative space in Talmadge she opened a couple years ago.
Nowadays, Department, which opened in 2020, resembles exactly what Higgins intended it to be: a space intended to sow relationships among creatives, especially among younger, underrepresented artists, musicians and creatives. “From a painter’s perspective, I feel like what this place provides for me is the two things that I’m trying to achieve in my work, which is to transcend and self expression,” says Laurie Nasica , shown here with Department owner and curator Danielle “Dani” Higgins.
Nasica says she especially feels inspired by the creative energy within the space. Originally from France, she says she’s become something of a “permanent artist in residence” and points out that Department has helped her foster connections and professional relationships with other creative people in the city.
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