Yulia Topchiy's guest appearances

Yulia Topchiy

Violet Lange's Pleasure Path

The Remix Podcast

Michael Foley

Jason Lange

Ellie Rines

Dexter Wimberly

Cara Ober

Paige West

Chloe Bass

Caroline Woolard

Shelley Pack

Alistair Moes

Jacqueline Morasco

Danielle Jenkins

Felicia Hunt

Ben Roth

Alex Paik

OwlTail

Paola Gallio

Natasha Becker

The Remix welcomes Yulia Topchiy, Natasha Becker, and Paola Gallio, the amazing co-founders of Assembly Room, who staged 12 exhibitions, 16 performances, and monthly curatorial meetups in the gallery’s first year. They share their origin story—an arranged marriage—and how they fill a void for independent women curators. They didn’t think there was a need for another gallery so they created space and a home for independent curators: a commercial gallery with a nonprofit soul. The reasons why they made that choice includes finances as well as freedom, flexibility, and ownership over mission. They walk us through their Open Call platform, the gallery space vs the project space downstairs, what they’re looking for in a proposal, and their interest in mentorship, collaboration, and family. Toward the end of the conversation, their kinship with artist-run spaces becomes clear and there are shout outs to Spring Break, Pioneer Works, Canada gallery, A.I.R. gallery, and others who paved the way for their new model. We end on day jobs and dreams for the future. Picture utopia on a beach.Assembly Room is an art gallery and space for independent women curators to achieve success through community. We believe in coming together to collaborate, break the rules, defy the status quo, and create compelling art, exhibitions, and experiences.Assembly Room’s three founding curators are: Natasha Becker, Paola Gallio, Yulia Topchiy.assemblyroom.nyc @assemblyroomnyc

The Remix welcomes Yulia Topchiy, Natasha Becker, and Paola Gallio, the amazing co-founders of Assembly Room, who staged 12 exhibitions, 16 performances, and monthly curatorial meetups in the gallery’s first year. They share their origin story—an arranged marriage—and how they fill a void for independent women curators. They didn’t think there was a need for another gallery so they created space and a home for independent curators: a commercial gallery with a nonprofit soul. The reasons why they made that choice includes finances as well as freedom, flexibility, and ownership over mission. They walk us through their Open Call platform, the gallery space vs the project space downstairs, what they’re looking for in a proposal, and their interest in mentorship, collaboration, and family. Toward the end of the conversation, their kinship with artist-run spaces becomes clear and there are shout outs to Spring Break, Pioneer Works, Canada gallery, A.I.R. gallery, and others who paved the way for their new model. We end on day jobs and dreams for the future. Picture utopia on a beach. Assembly Room is an art gallery and space for independent women curators to achieve success through community. We believe in coming together to collaborate, break the rules, defy the status quo, and create compelling art, exhibitions, and experiences.Assembly Room’s three founding curators are: Natasha Becker, Paola Gallio, Yulia Topchiy. assemblyroom.nyc @assemblyroomnyc

Yulia Topchiy, Paola Gallio, and Natasha Becker, Founders of Assembly Room

The pleasures of creativity are many! As women we are powerful creators. My amazing guest Yulia Topchiy discusses creativity and The Assembly Room NYC, founded to help female creators. Yulia Topchiy is an independent curator and co-founder of Assembly Room, a platform for independent women curators on the Lower East Side. Originally from Russia, Yulia […]Click the icon below to listen.

The Pleasure of Creativity with Yulia Topchiy