the Artcade at Ball & Socket Arts
A public square for exceptional visual art on view 24/7 at Ball & Socket Arts outside Building 2
On March 28, 2024 at 6 pm on-site, Ball & Socket Arts will host the grand opening of our third Artcade mural by Micaela Levesque, the second in a series of new large-scale public artworks commissioned by Ball & Socket Arts for the public space outside Building 2.
Join us to be the first to see this new large-scale artwork! The opening will have refreshments and the opportunity to meet this amazing CT-based painter and hear more about her process.
Dedicated Program Support for the 2023/2024 Artcade Commissioning Program comes from:
2023/2024 Artcade Program Lead Supporter
2023/2024 Artcade Program Major Supporter
The Second Artcade
commission was a new work by Nina Chang.
Nina
Nina Chang is a designer and artist who graduated from Cheshire High School in 2020. She currently studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, exploring the relationship between art and technology while studying digital and physical product design.
In her free time, she still enjoys putting paint to paper and growing her fine arts skills. Follow her work on Instagram @nina.chg
Scenes of Cheshire, CT (on view from summer 2023 to spring 2024)
This piece is a tribute to Cheshire’s natural beauty. In this town’s growth and evolution, it becomes increasingly vital to cherish the relationship we share with the local fauna and landscapes. This piece weaves together iconic Cheshire sites where people can experience nature and the great outdoors. It serves as a reminder that amidst change, the presence of our wild neighbors and the beauty of our surroundings remain constant, encouraging us to appreciate the nature that is sometimes overlooked.
The First Artcade:
Arcy’s Mural ‘Evolution’
Funding for the creation of the first Artcade mural, Evolution by Arcy came from Connecticut Office of the Arts and Connecticut Humanities. We’d like to thank the State of CT for their support of the arts in Cheshire.
Here are some images from the creation of the first Artcade mural.
Known for his paint splashed style of large scale street art, ARCY has been defining his skills for over a decade. In 2015, ARCY announced his inaugural North American live event mural tour, where he took his skills on the road, spray painting 8′ x 12′ live event walls in front of thousands of onlookers in many of the largest cities across the nation. Since then, ARCY has created hundreds of live murals and permanent large scale works throughout North America, Australia, and Europe. ARCY has worked for the likes of The Smithsonian Institute, Major League Baseball, America’s National Parks Service, and is currently developing a collaborative body of work for The Walt Disney Company as a Disney Fine Artist.
As he travels the globe, ARCY continues to demonstrate his growing desire to leave his mark wherever he goes, giving back to humanity through public art.
ARCY currently resides in his home state of Connecticut, USA
learn more about Arcy by clicking on his logo