Teresa González Ardanaz and Carmen Solana have shared the Indautxu gallery for years. They lead two of the businesses that have activated life in this corridor located in one of the Bilbao metro entrances.
The dancer and teacher of contemporary dance, Teresa González Ardanaz opened her classical ballet school seven years ago in the Indautxu gallery. When I arrive all the premises were empty and, even so, he was encouraged to start the dream of his life in that space. He doesn’t regret it. “It is a well-located space, near the Indautxu metro entrance, with parking for vehicles, with the Eroski and with a cafeteria that is very good. Parents bring their children to school and meanwhile they do the shop and have a coffee”. But she is not alone. For the last four years, she has shared a gallery with the manager and owner of the Ohisama Solana Judo Club in Bilbao, Carmen Solana. The judo master admits to being happy in that gallery because, although the rent “is not cheap”, they have security and it is very well connected. “Kids from a lot of towns come to me and they have the subway next to them. That’s an advantage. With the two schools we have achieved a very familiar atmosphere and, in fact, when it rains, many families take refuge here,” explains Solana. In this space there is also a beauty shop, a printer ink cartridge shop, a shoe store and a business of creams and natural flowers. Now only one place awaits the perfect tenant who wants to settle in it.
