UPCOMING EVENTS

Ongoing - Plein Air painting and drawing gathering in Ocean Springs, MS held on the morning of the first Saturday of each month. Click HERE for the group Facebook page with time and location updates.

Created in 2013, by Jerrod and fellow artist David West in Jackson, Mississippi, Art Space 86 was designed to create opportunities for artists and to enrich communities through art.

Art Space 86 began conceptually as a pop-up gallery exhibiting work by local artists. David and Jerrod would set up one night group art exhibitions in empty store front spaces and "86 it" or take it down that night. They partnered with Fischer Galleries in 2014 to create Art Lovers’ Soirée, an event which brought together galleries, artists, and art related organizations into one building for one evening around Valentine’s Day. Art Space 86 began to be hired by non-profit organizations to assist with community engagement events. Examples of this type of work include converting storage PODS into temporary galleries for The Greater Belhaven Neighborhood Foundation as well as designing and constructing a temporary gallery space on the lawn of the Mississippi Museum of Art for the Town Creek Arts Festival. At this event they also introduced The Big Draw Mississippi, as part of the international drawing festival The Big Draw.

David moved out of state in 2015, and Jerrod moved to Ocean Springs, Mississippi in 2016. Jerrod continues to work with non-profits, community organizations, and other artists to develop and carry out engaging art based events.

Follow Art Space 86 events on Jerrod’s Instagram.