Sylvia Gray collected finishing ribbons from textile manufacturers across North Carolina. Sylvia used to take the ribbons home from her store and wash them, iron them, and roll them around a pencil. She compiled a room full of ribbons of many colors and sizes. The Ribbon Room has been the site of many artist projects and collaborative meditations, as ribbon rolling is a favored past time.

The Alone Zone is a space within a space that preconditions a quieting of the spirit. Resident Julia Garder created the original Alone Zone space.

The Glass Forest gets its name from the collaborative work created by resident Agustina Woodgate and our former building curator Ian Montgomery.

The Boarding house on Elsewhere’s second floor was originally a 14-room boarding house with 4-family apartments (a living room, bedroom, and kitchen) with two bathrooms at the end of the hall. Now it is home to rooms for Elsewhere’s residents, as well as a few installations.

Interested in booking an overnight or creative retreat? Email museum@goelsewhere.org.

Elsewhere’s closet holds a multi-layered deep room full of clothing, hats, accessories that Elsewherians can wear during their stay, and that visiting creators can use for costumes, photo shoots. Sylvia notoriously cut buttons off of dresses and coats, so don’t be surprised if you discover items without fastenings. The collection spans mostly from the 50s and afterwards.