Growing up we all had art class and between our teacher and parents there was always someone to appreciate our creations.

Macaroni necklaces, those creepy silhouette things that always made your head look big, finger paintings with brown as the primary color. These were all things only a mother, or a public school art teacher, could love.

Those days everyone was an artist, but unless you went to art school or had a serious passion for the arts, most of us are content to visit galleries rather than try and get something featured at one.

This week SPACE Gallery is opening an exhibition called Free for All, where what you'll see on display is art from anyone and everyone.

In this week's podcast I had a conversation with Elizabeth Atterbury, SPACE's exhibitions coordinator, about the idea behind Free for All.

Unlike shows you may see at other galleries, Free For All has no submission fee and no selection process. Atterbury said they wanted to throw things open to everyone, which means you'll see art from kids, textile artists, graphic designers and just about everyone. Anything that was submitted was put up.

Atterbury described it as an experiment, meaning, if things go relatively well you may see another show like this sometime in the future.

It's a pretty sweet opportunity, going from unknown to a gallery show with the potential to sell one of your pieces.

Since today's the First Friday Artwalk there will be plenty of folks out and about. Head over to SPACE for the opening reception which starts at 5 p.m. The show runs through Dec. 20.

Many thanks to the crew at SPACE for letting me drop in, and also to Cosades and Labor Day Records for the music in this week's show.

Musicians – if you've got music you want to get out there, we'd love to have it and showcase it. If you've got music you'd like to send our way, show suggestions or submissions, you can e–mail me or IM me at JustinNXT.

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