A unique ART Toledo project that promotes available commercial buildings in downtown by exhibiting local artwork
Featured Seventh Round Artists
Previous Phantom Gallery Artists
About Phantom Galleries
The City, in partnership with local stakeholders, has launched the PHANTOM ART GALLERY project. Phantom art galleries beautify neglected downtown areas, bring additional revenue to neighboring businesses, increase real estate values and support local artists. The idea is to take empty store-fronts, spruce them up and install art from local artists.
“The Phantom Galleries have truly transformed a number of vacant buildings on Main Street,” said Paul Schuytema, Executive Director of the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County. “Now comes the fun part of celebrating this wonderful downtown and these great artists – and also inspiring new businesses to join the Toledo business community. Come check it out and make an afternoon of it!”
Each gallery has information about the artist, their displayed work, and how it can be purchased as well as the commercial space and its amenities. QR codes allow visitors to scan and visit the artist’s page on ARTToledo.com or learn more about the potential of the commercial spaces.
Phantom Galleries are a part of the City’s new Art Revitalization of Toledo initiative (ART) which includes the summer Arts, Oysters and Brews event series, the community mural program, as well as grants for downtown beautification and outdoor dining.
The Phantom Galleries are now on its seventh round of artists displaying their work in empty storefronts on Main Street. Come down and have a look! The gallery is located at 355 N. Main Street.
Apply now to become a Phantom Gallery Artist! Rolling Applications are now available.
ART Toledo invites artists to apply to be a Phantom Galleries artist. The eighth round of artists will begin displaying their art in the Main Street storefronts in August.
Artists are encouraged to apply here or use the button below. The application is open to all artists from around the region. The application will remain open throughout the Phantom Galleries project and only one application is necessary, if you are not picked for the current round of artists, your application will still be active for the next round selection.
Toledo’s Main Street Phantom Galleries are small, temporary art galleries created in vacant storefronts to allow visitors to enjoy the works of local and regional artists in a COVID-safe environment. The galleries not only enliven Toledo’s Main Street but showcase available street-level storefronts that are ripe for new business development.
