Terry Seidel is a sculptor by inclination, an art collector by avocation, an accomplished businessman by experience, and a gallerist by chance. Early in his career Terry needed a side gig and, experienced with plaster, decided to start a swimming pool company. Mr. Pool was founded in 1978 and has become the preeminent regional source for custom pool and spa design, construction, and maintenance. Terry was always interested in art and began to use the wall space at Mr. Pool HQ in central Boulder to display art, partly in collaboration with Rule Gallery in Denver. This led to well-attended opening receptions which began to get a little raucous for a residential area. Terry looked for a more isolated space and found it at a foundry in North Boulder in 2016. He started with a small portion of the foundry complex, but eventually took over the whole thing when the foundry folded--thus Seidel City was born. The main building has been remodeled into three large gallery spaces, a sculpture studio, and a residential suite. The Tin Shack, the former foundry, is now a fourth gallery. There's also a stage with space and facilities for musical performances. Art show openings have become a major event, attracting hundreds of people. Terry has spent over 50 years making art, collecting art, and developing deep relationships with a wide variety of significant people in the art world. He consistently puts together shows of national interest. This place is one of Boulder's real hidden gems. There is a fairly extensive Mr. Pool mailing list, but outside of that, Seidel City is rather out of the way and not well-publicized. Terry runs a regular schedule of exhibitions, performances, workshops, and lectures in an environment he calls an art lab. You should seek this mecca out. Seidel City is open by appointment plus public opening receptions for new exhibits. read more

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