Sprout Coworking Gallery
We spoke to our Gallery Night President, Shari Weinberger, about her representation of the Sprout Coworking Gallery on Valley Street…
Can you talk a little bit about the Sprout Gallery? How did it come to be in a coworking space, and what is the mission?
Zachary retired from corporate life and started to do consulting. He has a nice home office, but he found working at home too distracting and he missed the collegial atmosphere, so he looked for a coworking space in Providence and there wasn’t one. So he and his partner John opened Sprout.
The community gallery was my idea. I had left my job as a school administrator and I was looking for my next thing. I thought an art gallery at Sprout would help promote energy and creativity. The gallery was a nice way for Sprout to quickly become part of the community, and also a way to introduce Sprout to different populations of people who might have never heard of coworking. It’s a fast growing industry, but 4 years ago, most people in Providence had never heard of it. Joining Gallery Night was the smartest thing I did.
How do you feel Gallery Night Providence impacts the community in Providence?
I think GN does a lot for Providence, more than the credit it gets in return. GN could be so much more with a little extra money and support.