About the Gallery

Open Hours

Please only visit during these times- all other times/days, our warehouse is a private rehearsal/studio space

Tuesday-Friday: 3-6pm
Sunday: Noon-3pm
by appointment

Mission Statement

At Launch Pad, we view the arts as an excellent vehicle for communication, community building and inspiration; Launch Pad tries to expand these views to the greater society by concentrating on three main goals:

1. to get talented emerging artists out into the local art world by encouraging professionalism and confidence while simultaneously building their resumes and connecting them with local and national opportunities to show their work;

2. to get the general public interested in the arts (and collecting) by presenting work in a non-exclusive, friendly and fun environment;

3. to encourage people to show art in non-traditional spaces with the belief that art is for everyone, not just those individuals fortunate enough to afford it, and that art belongs in our community at large, not just in the gallery and museum environments.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to submit your portfolio, how to volunteer, what we do at the warehouse, stuff like that.

History

Launch Pad has been putting on monthly shows since December 2005 and features new art every First Friday in conjunction with other Central East side Arts District (CEAD) galleries (learn more about CEAD at www.firstfridayart.com, and look out for our updated map- available at the gallery and many other S.E. locations!)

Launch Pad exists thanks to the generous support of the businesses of The Egg (the collective warehouse where we are housed); all of fine people who volunteer their time and skills to keep the gallery running; the artists who believe in the gallery enough to show their work here and you the public who come here to see it.

Come by here and see what we are up to; there is always something interesting going on at the Egg, whether it’s March Fourth stilt practice, Kazum choreographing their newest acro-balancing routine, designers making cutting edge fashion out of recycled materials or an artist installing the next gallery show, creativity is what keeps the lights on in our inner SE warehouse.