Gallery Route One

GRO (GALLERY ROUTE ONE) IS A NONPROFIT, COMMUNITY BASED, ARTIST-RUN ORGANIZATION WHICH PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL EXHIBITION SPACE FOR VISUAL ARTISTS IN A RURAL SETTING. THE GALLERY SERVES ITS LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES BY PRESENTING VARIED EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY ART, AND OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RELATED EVENTS SUCH AS LECTURES, PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS. THE ORGANIZATION ADHERES TO A POLICY OF EQUAL ACCESS TO ARTISTS FROM MULTI ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS AND IS COMMITTED TO ASSISTING ARTISTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN PRESENTING THEIR WORK TO THE PUBLIC.

AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESS, WE FORMED A COMMITTEE TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT FOSTER AND SUPPORT RACIAL EQUITY, DIVERSITY, ACCESS, AND INCLUSION IN THE DECISIONS WE MAKE, THE PROGRAMS WE CREATE, AND IN EVERY ACTION WE TAKE. TO DO THIS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO LOOKING CLOSELY AND FEARLESSLY AT THE PROGRAMS THAT REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS THE PRACTICES BURIED DEEP WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, TO FIND THE PLACES WHERE IGNORANCE AND THE BIASES OF WHITE PRIVILEGE RESULT IN RACIST POLICIES AND PRACTICES. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF MEETINGS AND REPORTING OUR PROGRESS TO THE BOARD, STAFF AND ARTIST MEMBERS, WE HELD A DAY- LONG, FACILITATED RETREAT FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY, WE PLAN TO CREATE OUR OWN DIVERSITY STATEMENT.OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WAS ONE OF THE AREAS THAT THE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE FOCUSED ON TO INSURE GREATER DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESS. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS ONE OR TWO YOUNG ARTISTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21 AND 40 TO PARTICIPATE IN GALLERY ROUTE ONES EXHIBITIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AS WELL AS LEARNING HOW A NON-PROFIT ART ORGANIZATION FUNCTIONS. THE ARTISTS RECEIVE A STIPEND, MENTORING, TWO SOLO SHOWS, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXHIBIT IN SEVERAL GROUP SHOWS DURING THE 18 MONTH PERIOD OF THEIR FELLOWSHIP. THIS YEAR, WE HELD A FELLOWSHIP MIXER EVENT WHERE FORMER FELLOWS SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH DONORS.AS AN OUTGROWTH OF OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, WE CREATED A JOB EQUITY COMMITTEE TO INSURE EQUITY AMONG THE STAFF POSITIONS AS WELL AS THE ARTIST MEMBER JOBS. THIS COMMITTEE MET WEEKLY FOR 6 MONTHS AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD REGARDING JOB POSITION DESCRIPTIONS AND COMPENSATIONS. THE BOARD ADOPTED ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THE COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS TO FURTHER CONSIDER THE GALLERYS VARIOUS JOBS.OUR ARTISTS IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM THIS YEAR INCLUDED SEVERAL LATINX ARTISTS TO TEACH AS WELL AS DIRECT THE PROGRAM. AT THE FUNDRAISING EVENT DURING OUR ANNUAL INSTALLATION AT TOBYS ART GALLERY, WE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MEXICAN REPUJADO. ADDITIONALLY, THIS PROJECT COLLABORATED WITH WEST MARIN COMMUNITY SERVICES AND THE TOMALES BAY YOUTH CENTER TO CREATE ECO-SORTING STATIONS THAT ARE PLACED THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. WE WILL BE CREATING A MURAL ON ONE OF THE STORES IN POINT REYES STATION LATER THIS YEAR.WE ALSO HELD OUR ANNUAL AND MAJOR FUNDRAISER THE BOX SHOW. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE BIDDING AND FINAL AUCTION WERE ONLINE. ALL OF THESE ENDEAVORS SUPPLEMENTED OUR BASIC EXHIBITION PROGRAMS THAT FEATURE OUR ARTIST MEMBERS AND OUTSIDE ARTISTS WHOSE WORK FOCUSES ON THE ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND IMMIGRATION CONCERNS.EXHIBITS FOCUSING ON ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND IMMIGRATIONSOCIAL JUSTICE SUN NIGHT EDITIONS - DIVERSITYQUEER BELONGINGTO HAVE OR HAVE NOT HOMELESSNESSENVIRONMENTART ON THE EDGE FROM EXTRACTION TO RESTORATION AND REGENERATIONVITALITY A SOUND/VIDEO INSTALLATION FOCUSING ON TREESUNSPOKEN THING PAINTINGS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGESEAS AND TREES CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ON FORESTS AND OCEANSIMMIGRATIONSEARCHING FOR HOME