Celebrating our three year anniversary, Metro Art Studios is a renovated factory of 39 premium art studios in the South End of Bridgeport. The three year journey to thoughtfully renovate this lovely South End landmark has resulted in an ideal space for artists to thrive. Granted an Award of Excellence by Preservation Connecticut in 2022, Metro Art Studios is an inspiring place to create and to visit the over 40 artists working in many media - painting, sculpture, drawing, jewelry, mixed media, printmaking, music, photography, and videography. Metro also offers free professional development workshops monthly as Artist WorkLab with the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, and South End Sounds, a music performance series. Sign up for our mailing list so you don’t miss anything. All the latest updates are posted to Instagram and via email newsletter. Contact us for information about studio rentals, and our art and music programming. ADA accessible; ample free on and off street parking.
Metro Art Studios, #7
345 Railroad Avenue, Bridgeport CT
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Opening Reception for “Transformations: Reimagining Earth and Waste Art Exhibit”
Saturday, November 9 | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Bridgeport Art Trail 2024 Schedule
Saturday, November 9
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Open Studios
Meet the artists of Metro Art Studios – over 40 artists working in a wide variety of disciplines, from drawing to painting, sculpture to jewelry, printmaking to photography, video, and music. Three full floors of professional artists in loft studios to wander, discover, explore, and learn about various forms of art, inspiration, process, and so much more. Many artists are offering special prices and rare discounts during the Art Trail.
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Transformations: Reimagining Earth and Waste Art Exhibit
The Crown Gallery at Metro Arts Studios is proud to present *Transformations: Reimagining Earth and Waste*, an immersive exhibition curated by renowned mixed media artist and independent curator Carla Goldberg. The exhibition brings together six visionary installation artists who transform discarded and natural materials into compelling works that provoke thought and inspire action.
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 10 x 10 Exhibit and Sale, 1st Floor
Celebrate and support the arts in Bridgeport with the annual Metro Art Studios fundraiser. All works are 10” square and all are $100 each. Start or add to your art collection! This is a fantastic opportunity to purchase work that is worth more than $100 while supporting both the exhibiting artists and Metro Art Studios’ programming during this unique fundraiser. Come early for the best selection!
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Scavenger Hunt
Collect clues to solve the scavenger hunt throughout the three stories of Metro Art Studios on Saturday and Sunday. Turn in your completed form at the Metro gift shop, and receive a free piece of original art. Put your observational skills to the test while discovering great art and walk away with a unique prize. No cost to play!
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Urbane Gift Shop, 1st Floor
New art and merchandise for fall! Affordable art, jewelry, sculpture, textiles, and decor. The perfect place to find gifts for the holidays, art and accessories to add to your collection, or a special treat for yourself. Metro Art Studios branded merchandise is available as well.
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Background Coffee, 1st Floor Food and Drinks, 2nd & 3rd Floors
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Live Music, All three floors
Enjoy pop-up musical performances throughout Metro on Saturday and Sunday afternoon by local singers, songwriters and instrumental musicians.
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Art Pops!, Gift Shop, 1st Floor
A fabulously fun fundraiser of tiny art. Art Pops!, a custom vending machine in Urbane, the Metro gift shop, offers small surprise pieces of art for $10 each. All proceeds go to support Metro programming. All work is original, unique, and made by Metro artists. Custom mats and frames are available for sale in the gift shop to turn your Art Pop! into a great gift or wonderful piece of wall art for your home.
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Urbane Gift Shop, 1st Floor
New art and merchandise for fall! Affordable art, jewelry, sculpture, textiles, and decor. The perfect place to find gifts for the holidays, art and accessories to add to your collection, or a special treat for yourself. Metro Art Studios branded merchandise is available as well.
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Background Coffee, 1st Floor & Food and Drinks, 2nd & 3rd Floors
Metro Art Studios is proud to once again welcome Background Coffee to serve visitors during the Bridgeport Art Trail. It’s more fun to enjoy great art with a great beverage! 100% of proceeds from cold brew, hot coffee, and tea go to Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer, a CT & NJ based organization raising funds for childhood cancer research. In addition to Background Coffee on the first floor, find hot mulled cider, cookies, and other snacks on the 2nd & 3rd floors.
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Live Music, All three floors
Enjoy pop-up musical performances throughout Metro on Saturday and Sunday afternoon by local singers, songwriters and instrumental musicians.
Sunday, November 10
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Open Studios
Meet the artists of Metro Art Studios – over 40 artists working in a wide variety of disciplines, from drawing to painting, sculpture to jewelry, printmaking to photography, video, and music. Three full floors of professional artists in loft studios to wander, discover, explore, and learn about various forms of art, inspiration, process, and so much more. Many artists are offering special prices and rare discounts during the Art Trail.
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Transformations: Reimagining Earth and Waste Art Exhibit
The Crown Gallery at Metro Arts Studios is proud to present *Transformations: Reimagining Earth and Waste*, an immersive exhibition curated by renowned mixed media artist and independent curator Carla Goldberg. The exhibition brings together six visionary installation artists who transform discarded and natural materials into compelling works that provoke thought and inspire action.
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 10 x 10 Exhibit and Sale, 1st Floor
Celebrate and support the arts in Bridgeport with the annual Metro Art Studios fundraiser. All works are 10” square and all are $100 each. Start or add to your art collection! This is a fantastic opportunity to purchase work that is worth more than $100 while supporting both the exhibiting artists and Metro Art Studios’ programming during this unique fundraiser. Come early for the best selection!
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Scavenger Hunt
Collect clues to solve the scavenger hunt throughout the three stories of Metro Art Studios on Saturday and Sunday. Turn in your completed form at the Metro gift shop, and receive a free piece of original art. Put your observational skills to the test while discovering great art and walk away with a unique prize. No cost to play!
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Art Pops!, Gift Shop, 1st Floor
A fabulously fun fundraiser of tiny art. Art Pops!, a custom vending machine in Urbane, the Metro gift shop, offers small surprise pieces of art for $10 each. All proceeds go to support Metro programming. All work is original, unique, and made by Metro artists. Custom mats and frames are available for sale in the gift shop to turn your Art Pop! into a great gift or wonderful piece of wall art for your home.
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM | Background Coffee, 1st Floor & Food and Drinks, 2nd & 3rd Floors
Metro Art Studios is proud to once again welcome Background Coffee to serve visitors during the Bridgeport Art Trail. It’s more fun to enjoy great art with a great beverage! 100% of proceeds from cold brew, hot coffee, and tea go to Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer, a CT & NJ based organization raising funds for childhood cancer research. In addition to Background Coffee on the first floor, find hot mulled cider, cookies, and other snacks on the 2nd & 3rd floors.
Open Studio Events
Susan Fehlinger, Studio 101
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
Susan Fehlinger is introducing a new series of urban/industrial oil paintings, many focusing on Bridgeport.
Linn Cassetta, Studio 101
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
Linn Cassetta, designer, painter, printmaker will be showing her fantasy bird collection in addition to her ongoing egg exploration.
Dale Najarian, Studio 102
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
Dale will be exhibiting her newest original oil paintings of contemporary landscapes and cityscapes, along with her shadow series.
Denise Susalka, Color Mixing for Young Picassos, Studio 105
Saturday, Nov 9, 1pm to 2pm
(2nd overflow session 2:30pm to 3:30pm)
Landscapes of Tuscany, Provence, New England and Puerto Rico. Paintings of Coral, Rainbow Eucalyptus, Flowers and Fruits as well as Abstracts. 10% off on selected artwork.
Lucienne Buckner, All Creatures: High and Low, Studio 107
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
Lucienne will be showing her nature-themed sculptures, artwork, lighting, and furniture. Inspired by her love for all creatures: high & low, slow & fast, beautiful & homely. Stop by studio 107 for a chance to win your choice of one of three sculptures.
Event: Short Art Films, Studio 113
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
A pop-up exhibit of curated short original art films in a unique screening space on the 1st floor at Metro.
Alicia Cobb, Body Painting Demonstration, Studio 115
Saturday, Nov 9, 12pm to 4pm
Come and experience a live body painting demo with award-winning artist, Alicia Cobb. Take advantage of the opportunity to ask questions, take pictures, and collect her work. On Sunday, enjoy creative conversations with Alicia and a guest artist from 1 to 2 pm. Light refreshments will be available.
Natalia Petkov, Interactive Cyanotype Demonstration, Studio 116
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
Natalia Petkov is conducting an interactive cyanotype demonstration, safe and fun for people and kids of all ages! She is also exhibiting a new series of large scale cyanotype works spanning up to 13 feet in length.
Jane Davila, Studio 205
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
See new work by printmaker and textile artist, Jane Davila. Jane prints on both fabric and paper, and often includes stitching on both types of work. Jane has a variety of printing projects incorporating block printing, screen printing, and pochoir printing in progress to see and discuss.
Julia Contacessi, Studio 206
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
Stop by the studio to see Julia’s abstract original paintings and prints. There are options available in a range of price points, starting as low as $25 with ready-to-hang prints starting at $50. Visit anytime at www.juliacontacessi.com
Susan Taylor Murray, Studio 211
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
Susan will be exhibiting her new series of night skies. She will also be having a sale and a raffle of a framed print to be drawn on Sunday at 5 pm.
Tracey Anderson Kollar, Vintage ReStyled, Studio 212
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
Tracey will be working on a vintage furniture find over the weekend of the Bridgeport Art Trail. Stop by Saturday and Sunday to follow her project through the nitty-gritty of preparation, painting and decorative details.
Patrice Barrett, New Work and Sale, Studio 213
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
In-studio sale, 10% off small canvases, 10”x10”, 12”x12”, 14”x14”, 15% off Thermofax screen prints, matted, or matted and framed, 9”x12”.
Jill Morton Art, Studio 214
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
I’m buzzed about my new work especially the biggest piece I’m attempting to do. Go big or go home I’m saying to myself. Come stroll or linger and chat, have some wine and let’s talk art while surrounded by color.
Carlos Davila, Studio 305
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
Carlos has created a vignette that fuses his modern sculpture with antique design. Stop by to see this dynamic blending of styles and time periods. New series of small and medium oil paintings are on display, and a rare sale of sculpture maquettes and small etchings.
Russell Miyaki, Studio 307
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
Russell will be exhibiting a new series of work exploring the "Art of Destruction" between consumerism and art. Taking apart consumer packaging and turning them into vivid new expressions.
Richard Oriolo, Studio 314
Saturday, Nov 9, 11am to 6pm
Sunday, Nov 10, 11am to 6pm
Start your journey on the 3rd floor at Metro Art Studios and enter your contact information in Studio 314 to win an original matted painting.