DRELLA'S BASEMENT
a three part exhibition series launched in 2023, co-hosted with artist Nicole Manning. The project aimed to established community and visibility for emerging artists at a time when exhibition opportunities felt increasingly oversaturated, competitive, and out of reach.
For artist's by artist's, Drella's sought to create alternative spaces as galleries bringing together visual artists, poets, musicians, writers, and filmmakers within temporary exhibition environments. Rather than waiting for permission, the project embraced the possibility of creating its own conditions for visibility and artistic community.
Through the transformation of unconventional sites into cultural spaces, the project fostered dialogue between disciplines while providing a platform for emerging artists to share their work. Created from a need to make room for one another, for a brief moment, basements, garages, and borrowed rooms became places where new connections were formed and emerging voices could be heard.