Arts Special Section
Opening the Vault
THE HONARKAR FOUNDATION FOR ARTS & CULTURE ’ S GALLERY BRINGS NEW LIFE TO A BUILDING WITH A STORIED PAST .
By STEFANEE FREEDMAN
Situated downtown on Broadway Street , a small building with a red tile roof and off-white masonry has long garnered attention . Plenty of people have stopped for a selfie in front of the ornate door . And a lack of windows offering a glimpse inside has surely caused many passersby to wonder what lay within its walls .
Formerly a storage vault for an extensive art collection — with a long list of uses before that , including a post office in the 1940s — the unique-looking building at 298 Broadway St . was opened up and transformed into a 4,200-square-foot , museum-quality art gallery late last year . The Honarkar Foundation for Arts & Culture plans to feature a rotating series of curated exhibitions , primarily highlighting Southern California artists , both established and emerging , in addition to presenting diverse programming from film screenings to performances and discursive events such as panel discussions and artist talks .
Above : Joe Goode , whose artwork was exhibited recently at the gallery ; bottom : the gallery building now ( left ) and as a post office in the past ( right )
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