Aside from these responsibilities, he has also researched the availability of grants in order to propagate the existence of the gallery, since funding for it is virtually nonexistent. Newton described his position and the satisfaction he receives from the job. Spring quarter is pretty great because everybody that's presenting is graduating, so they're pretty prepared. Besides being completely run by students, the format of the gallery is another feature that makes it unique. Yao shared the opinion that the architecture of the gallery embellishes the ideas of the individuals displaying there.
Different people can do different things with the space.
It's very intimate. Perhaps the unique space of the Basement Gallery is due to the fact that it was initially filled with cages and used as a storage space. The basement presented a fire hazard, so the art department submitted a request for a minor funding cap. Besides creating a new hallway and a wheelchair entrance, the remodeling left the storage room unoccupied. Students asked to build a gallery with their own money and some funding, which resulted in the creation of the Basement Gallery.