CS Gallery

I could kill Gwen for stealing my FTR! We were at this damn thing together, and I had a life to go live while she ran home and stole it! Thievery! Okay, that last part was a bit harsh. But I was genuinely bummed. As the Cbus Unilocal scene grows, it gets harder to find new places.
CS Gallery was a bit of a surprise. I knew that a number of shops had been opening surrounding the little strip of Parsons that you’d be lying if you didn’t contribute to Carabar opening up on the street five years ago or however long it’s been. Back then there were maybe two other shops on this strip, excluding AWOL and Black Creek. But what I didn’t expect to find was art that actually appealed to me. Not that I didn’t think it could happen, or didn’t think I would find such a thing at CS, but more that I have been to a large number of the galleries in the Short North and I hate about all of them. I actually enjoyed my evening at CS though. That was the surprise.
They had free food, beer, and wine set up in a room off to the side, and the main room plus a back room filled wall to wall with art from regional artists (east coast and midwest mostly). They were having a contest for the best picture, but I didn’t catch the winner. I saw two people I knew quite unexpectedly, one a retired philosophy professor from my alma mater, another from work. And of course the company of my friends Frankie and Gwen. What a fun time!

I must give props to any person who is able to run their own gallery, and sustain it for a prolonged period of time. Michael, it’s his gallery — seems like a nice, personable guy, with a lot of connections. The first time I was in this gallery was a party for their 2 anniversary birthday. It’s a mixed bag of art mediums — a variety of themes. I’m assuming it’s all from local artists — a positive for the community!
The event was nice. Free food and beer. The bacon «cups» had some cheese mix on them (it had a bit of a spicy bite to it) were good. The sauteed green beans were good too. all in all, this was an enjoyable evening out. Check out the gallery, should you have some free time, and are in OTE.