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STATE OF THE ARTS: The Purple Gallery

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Artist Erica Marin is the gallery director and co-curator for the Purple Gallery, located in downtown El Paso.  The Purple Gallery was founded in the winter of 2011 as a Pop-Up gallery by Peter Svarzbein and friends.  It operated informally as an art space for short-term projects between 2012 and the spring of 2016.  

Beginning in May of 2016, the Purple Gallery has maintained a permanent space and promotes local and regional artists of all disciplines. 

Broadcast on January 7, 2017

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