#AETHESTUDIOBOX

The Art Eye Studio Spaces were creative work studios dedicated to providing ample avenues for the production of art. AETheStudiobox(es) were ventures of Art Eye Gallery aimed at continuing the idea of free expression and community by providing artists with privacy in their personal working spaces. Artists were placed in the Studio Boxes for unlimited time periods, allowing for greater exploration and the development of new bodies of work. The Studios were designed to enable artists to work without interruption while also working alongside other artists, galleries, and creative spaces in Ellis House Art Studios.

AETheStudiobox was initially conceived through Art Eye’s collaboration with artist Thokozani Mthiyane. This venture proved fruitful, resulting in a plethora of new work and innovative visual expression. Mthiyane had since moved on from our first Studio Box, allowing veteran artist Dominic Tshabangu to take up residence in AETheStudioBox. Dominic Tshabangu had been working with Art Eye Gallery for three years, and it was quite serendipitous to have Tshabangu become a more permanent part of the Art Eye family.

AETheStudioBox(es) allowed for a multitude of collaborations and explorations as artists worked in their separate and private studio spaces on the second floor. The Ellis House Art Studios Building was specifically dedicated to the exchange of artistic sensibilities and practices among different creative practitioners.