About Inner Art Corridor Open Studios 2011:

Interested in visiting where artists live and work? This studio tour is for you! Visit with the artists - see demonstrations, works on display and art available for sale. With the help of a printed map visitors will enjoy the ease of a self-guided tour aided with ample parking at most locations.

I C Art Hosts 6th annual Artist Open Studio Tour “The most unique art scene in the Washington Avenue Corridor,” Saturday, April 30, 3-9 PM.

This private and warehouse studio tour is the only springtime event of its kind - five minutes from Mid-town and the Heights. The Washington Avenue corridor encompasses neighborhoods within the First and Sixth Wards. Emerging and established artists represented by fine galleries across Texas are housed within this two mile radius.

It is Inner Art Corridor's mission to inspire, empower and promote the art within, bringing visual literacy and artistic expression to the community through this one day artist run event.

Participating Artist

Alphabetical listing, by last name, of participating artists. Click on the artists name to launch their website. Over 100 artists participating, please check back for updates.

Spring Street Studios  -  Winter Street Studios -  Summer Street Studios - Houston Avenue Studio - Art on Washington Studio - Rodewald Studio - Texas Real Estate Office - Chinelli Studio - Elder Street Lofts - Texas Art Asylum - Spacetaker ARC Gallery (at Winter Street Studios) - Gallery 3 at Winter Street Studios

Fariba Abedin - Spring Street Studios, #243, 2nd floor
Andrews Lary - Summer Street Studios, #2B, 2nd floor
Michael Arcieri - Winter Street Studios, # C6, 1st floor
Josena Arquieta - Spring Street Studios, #115, 1st floor
Cookie Ashton - Winter Street Studios, #B1, 1st floor
John Atlas - Elder Street Lofts, #104
Saul Balagura - Winter Street Studios, #3A, 1st floor
Wendy Bantle - Gallery 3 at Winter St. Studios, #C3, 1st floor
Bering Art Collective - Spring Street Studios, #119, 1st floor
Hana Bibliowicz - Elder Street Lofts, #309
Kathy Biddle - Gallery 3 at Winter St. Studios, #C3, 1st floor
Black Sheep - Spring Street Studios, #105, 1st floor
Black Swan Screenprinting - Spring Street Studios, #103, 1st floor
Joan Bohn - Winter Street Studios, #B3, 1st floor
Farrah Braniff  - Spring Street Studios, # 215/216, 2nd floor          
Sandi Seltzer Bryant - Winter Street Studios, #5, 2nd floor
Roberto Castillo - Winter Street Studios, #28A, 2nd floor
Elizabeth Cencini - Winter Street Studios, #20, 2nd floor
Jeanette Chinelli - Chinelli Studio
Lucy Caire - Winter Street Studios, #34, 2nd floor 

Charles Collette - Houston Avenue Studio
Karon Davis - Winter Street Studios, #B2, 1st floor
Eric Dieckman - Elder Street Lofts, #405
Paul Easterwood - Art on Washington Studio
Jane Eifler - Winter Street Studios, # 15, 2nd floor
Betsy Evans - Winter Street Studios, #13B, 2nd floor
John Felton - Elder Street Lofts, #108
Gallery 3 at Winter Street Studios, #C3, 1st floor
Sandi Gardner - Winter Street Studios, #B4, 1st floor
Geraldine Gill - Gallery 3 at Winter St. Studios, #C3, 1st floor
Cliff Gillock -Winter Street Studios, #25, 2nd floor
Jerrie Glidden - Winter Street Studios, #A-2, 1st floor
Susan Goettsche - Elder Street Lofts, #109
Michael Golden - Spring Street Studios, #120, 1st floor
Susannah Griffin - Winter Street Studios, #31, 2nd floor
Darla Hartmann - Winter Street Studios, #C7, 1st floor
Linda Hall - Gallery 3 at Winter St. Studios, #C3, 1st floor
Rose Hohenberger - Winter Street Studios, #C-5, 1st floor
Ludmila Ivanova - Elder Street Lofts, #308
Anne Jensen - Spring Street Studios, #218, 2nd floor
Aimee Jones - Summer Street Studios, #1C, 3rd floor
Solomon Kane - Winter Street Studios, #27, 2nd floor
Helen Kent - Texas Real Estate Offices
Monica Kressman - Elder Street Lofts, #202
Olga LaMont - Winter Street Studios, #20, 2nd floor
Terry Leavitt-Chavez - Gallery 3 at Winter St., #C3, 1st floor
Marthann Masterson - Winter Street Studios, #1, 2nd floor
Van McFarland - Winter Street Studios, #18, 2nd floor
Carol McKee - Winter Street Studios, #A14, 1st floor
Tami Merrick - Houston Avenue Studio
Matt Messinger - Winter Street Studios, #A8, 1st floor
Melanie Millar - Spring Street Studios, #104, 1st floor
William Miller - Winter Street Studios, #17B, 2nd floor
Kelly Moore - Spring Street Studios, #241, 2nd floor
Turyet Ong-Barr - Winter Street Studios, #30A, 2nd floor
Ellen Orseck - Winter Street Studios, #C9, 1st floor
Patrick Palmer - Winter Street Studios, #B9, 1st floor
Nicola Parente – Winter Street Studios, #15, 2nd floor
Page Piland - Spring Street Studios, #213, 2nd floor
Peggy Port - Winter Street Studios, #6, 2nd floor

Allan Rodewald – Rodewald Studio
Teresa Rubino - Houston Avenue Studio

Greg Ruhe - Spring Street Studios, #242, 2nd floor
Mitch Samuels - Winter Street Studios, #30B, 2nd floor
Karen Sanchez - Winter Street Studios, #6, 2nd floor
Greg Scott - Winter Street Studios, #21, 2nd floor
Chris Silkwood - Winter Street Studios, #C2, 1st floor
Skeez181 - Summer Street Studios, #1C, 3rd floor
Eric Slough - Winter Street Studios, #8B, 2nd floor
Joshua Robert Alan Smith - Spacetake ARC Gallery  at Winter St., #B11, 1st floor
Spacetaker ARC Gallery - Winter Street Studios, # B11, 1st floor
Sally Stubbs - Winter Street Studios, #3, 2nd floor
Kaneem Smith - Elder Street Lofts - outdoor installation
Cheryl Tamborello - Winter Street Studios, #12A 1st floor
Elena Texas - Winter Street Studios, #20, 2nd floor
John Moschioni - Houston Avenue Studio
Texas Art Asylum - 1230 Houston Avenue
Richard Varela - Winter Street Studios, #A2, 1st floor
Kristina Vogt - Elder Street Lofts # 108
Cindy Walker - Texas Real Estate Office
Janet Wayte - Winter Street Studios, # 11, 2nd floor
Dianne K Webb - Winter Street Studios, #33, 2nd floor
Ann Westby - Winter Street Studios, #23, 2nd floor
Alex Wilhite - Winter Street Studios, #9, 2nd floor
Julie Willan - Spring Street Studios, #134, 1st floor
Adrienne Wong Preston, Spring Street Studios, #228, 2nd floor
Xue Yang - Winter Street Studios, #A7, 1st florr
Tera Yoshimura, Spring Street Studios, #115, 1st floor

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Google Map Links to:

Art Asylum: 1230 Houston Ave
Art on Washington: 1721 Washington Ave
Chinelli Studio:  1813 Crockett
Elder Street Studios: 1101 Elder Street

Gallery 3 at Winter Street Studios 

Houston Avenue Studio: 1515 Houston Ave
Rodewald Studio: 1402 Dart

Spacetaker ARC Gallery @ Winter Street Studios 

Spring Street Studios: 1824 Spring Street
Summer Street Studios: 2500 Summer Street

Texas Real Estate Office: 2420 Washington Ave
Winter Street Studios: 2101 Winter Street

Map

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Google Map Links to:

Art Asylum: 1230 Houston Ave
Art on Washington: 1721 Washington Ave
Chinelli Studio:  1813 Crockett
Elder Street Studios: 1101 Elder Street
Gallery 3 at Winter Street Studios
Houston Avenue Studio: 1515 Houston Ave
Rodewald Studio: 1402 Dart
Spacetaker ARC Gallery at Winter Street Studios
Spring Street Studios: 1824 Spring Street
Summer Street Studios: 2500 Summer Street
Texas Real Estate Office: 2420 Washington Ave
Winter Street Studios: 2101 Winter Street

RECENT PRESS:

HOUSTON Magazine - February, 2011 - Paint the Town by Dan Oko [online article, pages 48,60, &126]

PRESS RELEASE:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Houston, Texas, Saturday, April 30^th, 2011 from 3-9 pm Inner Art Corridor’s annual open studio tour is a one-day only event. Art studio doors will be open at ten locations with over 100 artists participating. Boasting the best art scene in the city the public is invited free of charge to sample the art in the “Lower Washington Cultural Arts District”.

The artist colony is greater in numbers than previously counted. The new addition to the art family is the sister warehouse to Winter Street Studios, Spring Street Studios. It is perfectly located in the heart of the First Ward on Spring Street. According to Jeanette Chinelli, founder and organizer of the Inner Art Corridor, “our part of town has artist studios galore, fun places to eat and drink from funky to chic and all within five minutes from each other. Visit private live workspaces to get the “inside look” and don’t forget your checkbook. Painting, sculpture, jewelry, you name it we have it. The talent found here is a visual feast for all to embrace”.

There is ample parking at all locations and a printed map is provided for visitors to locate all the participants on the tour. From warehouse studios to private home studios this event provides an inside look with original art available for purchase. This ONE-DAY only event is nestled in the famous Washington Avenue Corridor. A jitney service to shuttle visitors to each location will be available from “TheWave”.

 

For a detail list of participating artists and locations visit the Inner Art Corridor web site at: www.innerartcorridor.org

For further information, questions or to pick up postcards for the event please contact Jeanette Chinelli at 713.869.2727 or email jchinelli@sbcglobal.net

OUR NEIGHBOURS: 

Asakura Robinson
Landscape Architecture - Urban Design - Master Planning
1902 Washington Avenue, Suite A
Tel: 713-337-5830

Beautiful, sustainable, people places

Spacetaker / ARC Gallery
2101 Winter Street, Studio B11

Tel: 713-868-1839

Spacetaker is a 501(c)3 professional organization and Artist Resource Center located in Houston's First Ward whose mission is to provide artists and non profits access to economic development, continuing education, and networking opportunities to support their professional growth.

MECA
1900 Kane Street
Tel: 713-802-9370

MECA is a community-based nonprofit organization committed to the healthy development of underserved youth and adults through arts and cultural programming, academic excellence, support services and community building.

First Ward Houston:

The First Ward neighborhood of Houston is located just north of the downtown area. It is a revitalizing neighborhood that is at the center of the city's art scene, with more artists per square mile than any other Houston area. The neighborhood's diversity is one of its strengths that combined with its culture and business community makes the First Ward an exciting place to live. With our proximity to downtown, you are minutes away from the Thearter district, Minute Maid Park, the Toyota Center, and Discovery Green.

Theater Lab

1706 Alamo St.

Tel 713-868-7516

Presents the best in contemporary theater in the Off-Broadway genre, from nationally and internationally renowned playwrights; dramas and comedies that will take you on an adventure while exploring the human condition and the issues of our time. Our theater space has been designed with the flexibility to stage each production for best dramatic impact; the entire theater becomes, in effect, a playing area. This intimate setting invites you to participate in live theater with a new and exciting immediacy.

NEIGHBORHOOD HOTSPOTS:

While in the neighborhood, be sure to visit our favorite hotspots. These establishments not only offer superb food, beverages and elixers but are great supporters of the arts!

Beavers

2310 Decatur Street at Sawyer
phone: 713-864-beav (2328)

Beaver's - Gastropub Meets Texas Icehouse Beaver's is a great place to hang out and enjoy friends, fun drinks and great food - it's just "DAM GOOD!" With menus that focus on Texas coastal cuisines and playful (but serious) cocktails, beer and wine, Beaver's takes the traditional Texas icehouse to another level.

Catalina Coffee 

2201 Washington Ave
phone: 713-861-8448

Dedicated to the Art and Science of coffee from seed to cup. We constantly attempt to improve the quality of the coffee market by learning as much as we can and then passing that information on to the consumer. Catalina Coffee opened its doors in April 2007 by owner Max Gonzalez.

Freebirds 
1923 Taylor
phone: 713-862-0080

Our mission - "Feed your belly, feed your soul."

Broken Spoke Cafe
1809 Washington Ave
phone: 713-863-7029

Dharma Cafe
1718 Houston Ave
phone: 713-222-6996

Our menu is very eclectic with everything from sushi to home made pasta and evolves with the seasons.

Liberty Station
2101 Washington Ave
phone: 713-640-5220

A relaxing laid-back atmosphere, premium liquor, and a great beer selection both draft and bottle. Come sit back, relax and enjoy the type of bar the neighborhood has been waiting for.

Sawyer Park
2412 Washington Ave
phone: 713-398-8442

Washington Grill
2811 Washington Ave
phone: 281-501-2028

Washington Grill is the newest bar on Washington and it is NOT what you are used to. A HUGE lush garden serves as your playground and comes right up to our outdoor bar. We have two outdoor patios, a covered patio and TWO indoor bars. Two on-site parking lots are right outside our door.

Elizabeth Swift Catering
phone: 713-526-7600

Black Sheep Agency

A marketing and publicity rebellion

Spring Street Studios # 105

Support the Creation of a Cultural Arts District in Houston

The creation of a Cultural Arts District has many benefits for the area. A recognized concentration of cultural facilities serves to increase economic development, increase visibility to the area, promote tourism and support local businesses all of which create opportunities for further improvement of the area as a safe and exciting place to live, work and visit.

We ask you to show your support for the creation of the Lower Washington Cultural Arts District. The more support we can gain from area residents, Houstonians and others who plan to utilize the area, business leaders, government officials, etc, the more impact our application to the TCA will have. The deadline for submittal is June 1st. Please sign our petition of support and send to all your friends and colleagues asking them to do the same. Thank you!

Contact

For additional information please contact Jeanette Chinelli at 713-869-2727 or by email Jchinelli@sbcglobal.net