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East Side Art Lot Returns for Summer


East Side BID will pay 10 local artists to paint picnic tables for a unique public space.
By
Michael Holloway - Apr 30th, 2021 10:43 am
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East Side Art Lot. Photo courtesy of The East Side Business Improvement District.
Frank Zappa was once quoted as saying, “Art is making something out nothing, and selling it.”
The East Side BID’s
Elizabeth Brodek must have had a similar thought pop into her head last year as she fixated upon the often-vacant parking lot located between Von Trier and Beans & Barley on North Ave. With the pandemic in full swing, Brodek suddenly had the idea to transform that lonely parking lot at 1915 E. North Ave. into the East Side Art Lot, a public hang-out space featuring picnic tables painted by local artists. With the help of ten local artists and some generous sponsors, she made it happen, and the inaugural Art Lot ran from August 21st to November 15th. ....

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East side art activism


Photo courtesy of Shatriya Smith.
John Crisp Jr. stands with signs he created for the SEAP project, located at the intersection of South Grand Avenue and 14th Street.
Political signs littered the landscape during last year s campaign season. Some of those signs were left behind, said Shatriya Smith, who lives on the east side of Springfield, adding to the blight and trash that is already in our neighborhood.
But what if those types of signs could be used to share art and positive affirmations? So began a thought that has morphed into the Springfield Eastside Art Project – aka, SEAP. Smith said economic and social injustice has long hit that area of Springfield especially hard, which has been compounded by the pandemic. ....

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