Popup55 features a new lineup of creative entrepreneurs

Popup55 features a new lineup of creative entrepreneurs

A new eyecatching, colorful display graces 55 Church St.  It features merchandise by creative entrepreneurs made in New Haven and meant for export to other places.

The installation by Ray Figlewski includes:

Postcards and prints from The Hill Museum of the Arts, showcasing the persistent pencil of Krikko Obbot and his fascination with local and regional cityscapes.

Dolls made of beads, buttons, scrap wood and found materials by Rashmi Talpade. They function as window accents, decorative elements in the home or automobile or an unusual luggage tag and come in three sizes.

An information kiosk made by Liam Doherty from recycled wooden pallets. His startup builds furniture that empowers communities, including benches commissioned for the MLK Peace Garden that will enable Bridging Families of New Haven County to turn their garden into a space for organizing meetings and outdoor evening theater performances.  The kiosk is a prototype; orders may be placed for similar models with customizable features.

Entrepreneurs and vendors of creative products wishing to be included in future popups can submit information via this link:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CHla-j6kdftMsBs7wTK4LQ4iu6Dqms6QC6xZStid_Xg/viewform

Project Storefronts presents: A Street Fair inside Union Station

The City of New Haven is inventing new ways to connect creative entrepreneurs with resources to grow their businesses by giving them space inside New Haven’s train station through the Project Storefronts program.  Hosted by Park New Haven, the first-ever Street Fair Inside Union Station takes place July 18-19, 2014.

Says Elinor Slomba, Project Storefronts’ Program Manager, “Here in this beautiful station we wanted to create some of that Grand Central-style buzz while showcasing New Haven’s entrepreneurs and cultural organizations from different neighborhoods.”

Music and brightly-colored banners will attract people to the West Lobby where the Street Fair will be taking place.  Foot traffic and sales will be measured so that improvements can be made in the future.

Sixteen entrepreneurs will be featured, including:

• Gordon Skinner who designed a new line of merchandise featuring his collages while stationed at Popup55 last month on Church Street.

• Alfreda Warner of Fair Haven, who had envisioned starting a business with her sister after they both retired from Yale.  The company, V’s Accessories, is named in her sister’s memory.

• Nadine Nelson, a chef from Newhallville who designs culinary experiences based on cultural themes.  She will offer a selection of cookbooks, spices and kitchen accessories.

• Angelina Ludwig who makes colorful scented handmade soaps.

Information on upcoming exhibitions and a selection of prints and postcards will be also available from the New Haven Museum, Silk Road Gallery, The Hill Museum of the Arts and the Gallery at Ele-Mar.  

In keeping with the transit-themed location, Devil’s Gear Bike Shop will display foldable bicycles.

Audubon Arts on Edge Saturday

Photo by Amanda May of ArtsCouncil

Every June The Arts Council presents Audubon Arts on the Edge, an afternoon full of free, family-oriented music and dance performances, interactive arts-and-crafts activities, fun educational programs, and giveaways. The event always takes place in the Audubon Arts & Retail District, on the block of Audubon Street between Whitney Avenue and Orange Street. The 2014 Audubon Arts on the Edge will take place Saturday June 7, 2014, 12pm-5pm.

Featuring:
Aux Trois Pommes Language School
Caricaturist
City Seed
Elm City Market
Face Painting
Katalina’s Cupcakes
Neighborhood Music School Instrument Petting Zoo
New Haven Animal Shelter
New Haven Free Public Library
New Haven Museum
New Haven Promise
New Haven Reads
Schooner
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Yale School of Nursing – Have Bones Will Travel
Performances by:
ACES ECA Dance Ensemble
ACES ECA Jazz Ensemble
Neighborhood Music School Do So Band
Neighborhood Music School Suzuki Strings
New Haven Ballet
Sound School Chanteens
St. Luke’s Steel Band
Wudang Kung Fu Academy Wushu Ensemble
Zolotyj Promin-Ukrainian Dance Ensemble

Audubon Arts on the Edge is organized by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Creative Arts Workshop, ACES Educational Center for the Arts, Neighborhood Music School, and the New Haven Ballet.

This year’s event is sponsored by First Niagara as well as the The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Audubon Arts & Retail District, Suzio York Hill, Star 99.9, George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation,  Bank of America, N.A., and Alan S. Parker, Esq., Trustees,  Pfizer, The Werth Family Foundation and the Department of Economic and Community Development-Office of the Arts.

Check out the complete schedule here (PDF).
Interested in helping out or volunteering?
See photos from Audubon Arts on the Edge 2013

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