Phone Gallery

Phone Gallery Phone Gallery - Cleveland's smallest gallery - is the transformation of an abandoned pay phone box! Max display size: 11" w x 22" h x 6" d.

Direct all questions and submit an application to exhibit art to: Ali Lukacsy-Love, Curator [email protected]

Introducing Phone Gallery - Cleveland's smallest gallery - annexed to the front of Russ' Auto Care in the Waterloo Arts District. Originally conceived in 2013 by artist Ivana Medukic of 'Project Pop-Up Galleries' and freelance designer Ali Lukacsy-Love, Phone Gallery demonstr

ates the transformation of an otherwise vacant and underutilized "space" - in this case, an abandoned phone booth - into an inventive place for art display.
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Until the Phone Gallery was transformed in summer 2013 by Ivana, Ali, and local contractor Doug Holmes, it was utility-less and phone-less. Now, Phone Gallery is always open thanks to an electrical source (light!) and its inherently public and highly visible location just west of E.156th Street on Waterloo Road.
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In Spring 2014, Phone Gallery held its inaugural exhibition. It's mission is exhibit emerging artists who may not have a portfolio of work to fill a "normal" sized space, including students of all ages........
Phone Gallery is currently accepting applications in this open call from Cleveland-based artists to exhibit in the box in a rotating 1-month long solo exhibition. There are no deadlines and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Visual 2-D and 3-D pieces are encouraged. An outlet internal to the box is available for those submissions requiring electricity. APPLY HERE: http://www.mycreativecompass.org/Employment/Calls-for-Artists/Phone-Gallery-CALL-FOR-ARTISTS

Direct all questions and submit an application to exhibit art to: Ali Lukacsy-Love, Curator [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: Phone Gallery is not liable for theft or damage. The renovation of the box is designed to be tamper-proof, however this is a public gallery that is "always open".
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Phone Gallery is a volunteer run project, initially funded by grants from the Kresge Foundation and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.

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Read all about the creation, evolution and future of Phone Gallery in the Collective Arts Network Journal summer 2026 ed...
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Thank you Collective Arts Network Journal (CAN) for featuring Phone Gallery in the summer 2026 edition! Check out the ar...
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Thank you Collective Arts Network Journal (CAN) for featuring Phone Gallery in the summer 2026 edition! Check out the article written by a Cleveland State University student, Kylee Herrick.

Managed by Allison Lukacsy-Love, the Phone Gallery on Waterloo Road in Collinwood is an example of artists repurposing infrastructure.

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Laura Tuokkola is an emerging artist with a real passion for painting and sculpture. Check out her latest work, “Eye Put A Spell On You”, now on view in Phone Gallery in the Waterloo Arts District through early March 2026.

The piece is eye catching and presents its viewer with a challenge - to stop looking so much at our cellphones and look around our everyday environments for the real beauty. Sounds like a good new year resolution!

Find her artistic portfolio on Instagram:

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