By SUSAN DUNNE
HARTFORD COURANT - APR 09, 2019
For years, Union Place in Hartford has been a forlorn sight, with 157 linear feet of empty storefronts. Until now.
The three vacant properties across the street from the train station have been filled with 31 pieces of art by 16 local artists to be observed by passers-by.
Gallerist Eric Ben-Kiki, working with Union Place Realty property manager Lisa Drazen, has finished the installation of a pop-up art gallery called the “Inside Out Project: Hartford” as a way of "weaving contemporary art into people’s daily lives.”
An opening reception, with many of the artists present, will be April 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. on the sidewalk outside the storefronts, and inside the former Seven Sins bar, which is one of the vacancies that Drazen wants to fill.
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