Kibbee Gallery

This is a small house, errr… gallery directly behind Fellini’s off Ponce De Leon. There is a sign hanging above the entry so you know you have the right place. There is no parking lot so you have to fend for yourself with the on street parking which is sparing considering the competition with La Fonda and Fellinis patrons.
As I mention, the house is very small. Three small rooms make up the show space and like any house there is a kitchen and bathroom. The showing was of two artists and I enjoyed their offerings very much. For the amount of people that came the space was way too small. It was hot and cramped which made it hard to view the pieces.
All in all, it was a nice time with friends.

Lately I’ve been into Ponce Crush, the first Saturday art stroll that highlights local works at Youngblood, Beep Beep and the Kibbee Gallery. I have grown weary of staying out ’til 3 on the weekends but still crave the edgy atmosphere that contrasts with workweek office vibes. So going to a free opening at the Kibbee Gallery at 8 p.m. is a great substitute — and much more visually stimulating than the gray haze of a dive bar.
Kibbee resides within an old house behind Fellini’s, complete with hardwood floors, crown molding and a decorative fireplace. A few pieces have hung on the walls during the past two Ponce Crush strolls I attended — one is a charcoal sketch of Mickey Mouse ice cream bars and another, a drawing of an innocent blonde sitting Indian style in sneakers and a sweatshirt, aptly titled «Teenagers Live Forever.»
I could get used to the art stroll/​Diet Coke/​in bed by midnight on a Saturday thing.