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Rodríguez adds: “The students will be required to take into
account the history of the their site, and create an image that
is visually pleasing but also pays homage to the site they
choose. It is my hope that the murals will spur interest in the
history of Downtown area of Toledo. Another aim of this
assignment is to get the University students to become more
engaged in a part of the community that is not very far from
where they study art.”
While not an official stop of the Loop, the Arts Commission and
several local businesses and the City of Toledo worked with
Rodriguez to find locations suitable for displaying the works
and with handling the paperwork required by the City. The
prints, some as large as 22 feet tall, will be on building walls
and other downtown spaces near many of the stops. Maps will be
provided on the Gallery Loop bus so that patrons can easily find
the works.
The Gallery Loop offers the community an evening of complimentary
bus rides to more than 20 local venues, featuring more than 100
local, regional, and national artistsworking in an array of
media – from painting, photography and sculpture to poetry,
music and more.
The Gallery Loop will feature four buses running two consecutive
loops throughout Downtown Toledo from 6:30 – 11 p.m., with a
Transfer Stop at Toledo School for the Arts’ 333 Gallerie,
allowing guests to easily transition from stops in the
Uptown District to venues in the
Warehouse District.
The locations for the students’ work:
Ottawa Tavern – 1817 Adams Street; Manhattan’s Restaurant
– 1516 Adams Street, MadhouseGallery – 1215 Jackson Street, The
Glass City Café – 1107 Jackson
Street, Studio MPrintmakers – 320 N.
Michigan Street, The Art Depo – 29 S. St. Clair Street,
and The Oliver House – 27 Broadway Street, Toledo.
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