Unfortunately, another Bushwick art space has closed its doors. On August 1, El Sóntano, an art space that focuses on starting conversations about culture and society, said its final goodbye to their space on 313 Wilson Ave., due to a thousand dollar raise in rent. 

“All of us [at El Sóntano] support the space by having full-time jobs,” Julio Rodriguez, the gallery’s director told Bushwick Daily. “They’re raising our rent by a thousand dollars, and unfortunately we just can’t do it right now.” 

Along with El Sóntano, SOHO20 and NUTUREArt both closed earlier this summer due to insufficient funding. Continually, Little Skips, a go-to café for many Bushwick residents, is also closing because of a rent increase.