Current Exhibition

CORNER CULTURE

The inaugural exhibition celebrating the dreamers and doers changing the face of downtown.

JUNE 7 - JULY 17, 2025

Becca Barron - Sydney Swanson - Jeffie Brewer - Zahck Israel - Hudson Johnson - Zac Woods - Tyler Ellison - David Samford - Hank Staggs

At the intersection of Tyler and Green, something is stirring. Artists, makers, dreamers, and doers are quietly transforming downtown Longview—corner by corner, one act of creative courage at a time. Corner Culture is a tribute to these visionaries who are not waiting for change, but building it with their bare hands, bold hearts, and stubborn hope.

This inaugural exhibition honors the creatives who are shaping the culture of our city from the ground up, redefining what it means to belong, to build, and to believe in where you live. Featuring work from local artists whose studios, shops, and spirits have breathed new life into this stretch of East Texas, Corner Culture invites you to witness a movement in motion.

More than a show, this is a celebration of place. Of claiming your corner. Of inspiring others to claim theirs. Wherever you are, culture begins with the brave choice to imagine something more- and then make it real.

And at its heart, Corner Culture is a love letter.

To my grandma, whose quiet strength taught me how to turn sorrow into beauty.

To downtown Longview, whose streets have carried my footsteps and my wildest dreams.

To the artists who are taking a chance on me, and the community that continues to lift me higher.

To the little dreamers- and to anyone who walks through these doors and feels seen.

This gallery was built with immense gratitude, with heartfelt intention, and with deep belief in what we can create together. This is just the beginning.

Gallery owner Becca Barron standing with a box of origami cranes in door opening of Thousand Cranes Gallery