Cunningham and Hadeishi reached out to friends and other local artists to build what was essentially a guerrilla art space. “It was always and still today [is] a place that shows Bronx artists and curators.”In the early days, the artists involved were nearly all Mott Haven residents. In 2011, the Gotham Gazette referred to Mott Haven as the nucleus of the South Bronx’s growing art scene. In 2023, BronxArtSpace was joined at The Peninsula by Inspiration Point, another nonprofit art space with a gallery, a black box theater, and 20 affordable studios for Bronx artists. “Exhibition spaces, artist studios, and people who are willing to work with each other.”Still, operating an art space in a low-income neighborhood is an uphill battle.