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For over a decade, the entrepreneurs of 78th Street Studios have been joining visions and energies to create our vibrant community inside one of Cleveland's most interesting buildings (click here to read the intriguing history). This month, we're excited to welcome The Head and The Hand Press from Philadelphia, a publisher who has included our story in the larger narrative about revival in post-industrial cities all over the region. Join us for a book release of The Rust Belt Rising Almanac, performance-based storytelling and live music. More info |
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THIRD FRIDAY, June 21 from 5-9p! |
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Troy Gua: Pop Hybrids
Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery, Suite 212
Through July 13, 2013
Troy Gua is an artist whose work investigates identity, celebrity and popular culture. His superimposition of iconic faces and imagery, dissolved into a kind of Rorschach inkblot puzzle when merged, function as irony and satire; as metaphor and social commentary.. More |
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HEDGE Gallery, Suite 200
Opening Friday, June 21, 5-9p
Through August 10, 2013
Featuring local painters Sarah Hayes & Jim Morana. The artists' abstract style, color and mark making form a parallel relationship, creating a vibrant body of work. Harpist Stephen Haluska will also perform during the opening. More |
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Spirit & Matter
Kokoon Arts Gallery, Suite 202
Through September 14, 2013
 Spirit & Matter focuses on several accomplished regional artists working in mixed media, painting, ceramics and stone sculpture to bring the invisible spirit into the visible world... Susan Squires, Chuck Herndon, Andrea LeBlond, Charles Gilchrist, Evie Zimmer and others. More |
 Rust Belt Rising Almanac Book Release Event
smARTspace at 78th, first floor
Friday, June 21, multiple performances 6-9p
In post-industrial cities across the country, a new generation of innovators and entrepreneurs are scraping the rust off of factories and removing the shutters of depressed downtowns. The Rust Belt Rising Almanac is a collection of their stories, philosophies and creations that are making the rust belt rise again. A piece about Cleveland's 78th Street Studios is included in the book, which will be available for sale during THIRD FRIDAY, when the book's publisher, The Head and The Hand Press (Philadelphia, PA), will also present performance-based story-telling by founder Nic Esposito and live music from Todd Henkin of The Great Unknown. |
Open Studio with Frank
Oriti & Peter Larson
Peter Larson Photography, Suite 301
Friday, June 21, 5-9p
Peter Larson welcomes Cleveland Arts Prize Winner Frank Oriti into Studio 301. Come meet Frank as he works on new pieces for his solo show 'Homeland' this summer at RJD Gallery in The Hamptons, NY. More |
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Northcoast Artisans Market
Suite 215
Friday, June 21, 5-9p
Guest artisan vendors join the open galleries and studios of 78th Street Studios for a marketplace event! Located on the second floor west (use north entrance off main parking lot), organized by Northcoast Promotions, Inc. Pictured: Glass artist Lori Bellett |
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Jewelry With a Twist
Jeffrey Dube Studio, Suite 203
Friday, June 21, 5-9p
Dube incorporates a variety of mediums and styles in his jewelry to achieve truly unique designs. A mix of copper, silver and brass are tempered into beautiful pieces accentuated by detailed enamel and gemstones and found objects. More |
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Italian Gold Leaf
Sandy Buffie Designs, Suite 109
Friday, June 21, 5-9p
Sandy Buffie brings Italian gold leaf to Cleveland! I've just returned from two weeks in Italy totally inspired. Come see my new hand painted and gold leaf jewelry! A bit of Baroque that won't make you "broke." More |
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Tregoning & Company, Suite 101
Through June 29, 2013
Cleveland Institute of Art graduate and New York City-based artist Fred Gutzeit will be the focus of a solo exhibition of his recent paintings and prints. Gutzeit achieves brilliantly colored artworks through photographs, watercolors, and computer manipulation. More |
Expansive Skies and Distant Horizons: Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Greenwald Gallery, Suite 106
Opening Friday, June 21, 5-9p
"Michael's paintings "transport viewers to wide-open plains, pastures, and oceans, and manage to do so with consistent originality." - Zachary Lewis, Scene Magazine More |
Disassembled/Reassembled:
Jeremy Brustein & Gadi Zamir
Cleveland West Art League, Suite 110
Friday, June 21, 6-10p
Cleveland West Art League presents the beautiful and explosive works of Jeremy Brustein and Gadi Zamir. Both artists bring to CWAL a vibrant collection of paintings and sculptures, deep with stories, detail and creativity disassembling various mediums and reassemble them into their masterpieces. More |
Curious Things: Works by Douglas Max Utter, Christi Birchfield, Adrienne Slane and Nikki Woods
Survival Kit Gallery, Suite 303
Featuring two musical sets from The Oblique Orchestra after 9p
Exhibit on display through August 16, 2013
Our summer exhibit, including Cleveland Arts Prize recipient, Douglas Max Utter, among others, presents imagery rich with personal anecdotes that are evidence of topics that keep them asking questions: shifting identities, human desire, the cosmos, and death. Pictured: Douglas Max Utter, 2013 More |
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Block Party
Susie Frazier Showroom, Suite 117
Friday, June 21, 5-9p
Summer is here, and Susie Frazier's new lifestyle gallery is officially open! Come see the rustic modern facade installed across the front of her space and handle the many natural materials she's designed into "block" products for your home or your wardrobe. Accessories like side tables, storage cubes, necklaces, and magnetic art showcase her affinity for cuboid design. Just outside Susie's space will be food and beverage samples from Spice Kitchen & Bar, Gordon Square's award-winning restaurant. More |
Forum Artspace, Suite 103Friday, June 21, 5-10p
Friday, July 19, 5-10p
Forum Artspace is pleased to continue our annual tradition of Bazaarbeque! Hung salon-style, the show fills our gallery walls and ceiling with art from 60+ area artists, and is also a cookout/potluck. Come celebrate with us and bring a dish to share! Food + Art + Community * June 21st, 5-10p * July 19th, 5-10p More |
Art Liquidation Grossman, Inc., Suite 002
Friday, June 21, 5-9p
Great deals on prints, paintings, and frames! More |
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Explore Gordon Square Arts District
Before or after THIRD FRIDAY, shop, dine and play in our neighborhood!
This Friday, June 21...
Live Music in the District - As you enjoy our fine restaurants and theatres, take a stroll by our live music on Third Fridays, this month featuring Victor Samalot at W. 65th/Detroit.
Toast Wine Bar- 1365 w. 65th Street: 6-10p Dream of Life, The Photographic Works of Timothy Smith
Happy Dog- 5801 Detroit Avenue: 6-9p FREE music One Foot in the Groove with DJ Chris Kraus & 9pm $5 Cover, Electric Citizen, The Brutalists & Night Owl
Spice Kitchen + Bar- 5800 Detroit Avenue: Focus on Strawberries! Strawberry Rhubarb Julep, The New Fashioned and more. Also check us out at 78th Street Studios at this month's Third Friday.
Reddstone Cleveland - 1261 W. 76th Street: $5 Fresh Mojitos at Patio Bar.
Honeycomb Salon - 6515 Detroit Avenue: 5-10p My Hero. Join us while we share the stories of 7 local youths and their personal health transformation journeys through an exhibition of artistic talents. |
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THIRD FRIDAY
Tastes & Tunes
Make a night of it at 78th Street Studios! Park for FREE and enjoy a 170,000 square foot building full of art, food & music.
TASTES:
(first floor/outside Susie Frazier Showroom)
TUNES:
Harpist Steven Haluska @ HEDGE Gallery, Suite 200, 5-9p The Oblique Orchestra @ Survival Kit Gallery, Suite 303, after 9p |
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COMING SOON
Saturday June 22, 6-9p
Inspired Art: A Benefit for America SCORES Cleveland
smARTspace at 78th
The Inspired Art Project enlists local artists to create and donate original works, drawing their inspiration from poems written by children participating in America SCORES Cleveland's after-school programming that combines creative writing with soccer and service learning. Their artwork will be displayed alongside the original poem and sold at silent auction. More
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