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middletown Pendleton Art Center
NEXT First Friday: February 7, 2025 | 5-9pm
First Friday
Middletown, Ohio
The Pendleton Art Center studios are open for First Friday each month from 5-9pm and the following day for Second Look Saturday 11am-3pm. Some studios are open daily; some are open by appointment with the artist. The café is open (Tuesday through Thursday 10am-6pm, Friday and Saturday 10am-3pm, First Friday 5pm-9pm)
First Friday February 7, 2025
Artist of the Month, Bell Book and Candle, Studio 103
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Pendleton Art Center
1105 Central Avenue, Middletown, OH
The Pendleton Art Center studios are open for First Friday each month from 5-9pm and the following day for Second Look Saturday 11am-3pm. Studios are now also open every Friday from 5-9pm. Some studios are open daily; some are open by appointment with the artist; some may be open during café hours Tuesday – Saturday 11am-3pm.
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ABOUT MIDDLETOWN PAC
The Pendleton Art Center’s 2nd location is in Middletown, Ohio on Central Avenue downtown. In the 1930s the original mid 1800s Jacoby Building was demolished and a new structure was built housing the Joy Shop. The Joy Shop operated there until 1953 when the John Ross Store moved into the building and several store fronts were combined into one.
By 1964 the Mabley & Carew Company from Cincinnati had purchased the building and opened a large department store that operated until the City Centre Mall was constructed and opened in 1974. At that time Armco Steel Corporation took over ownership of the building and remodeled the interior into offices.
In the mid-1980’s with Armco experiencing financial troubles, the company shut down the office and the building sat vacant. After the City Centre Mall struggled for many years, in 2000 the decision was made to remove the mall roof and restore Central Avenue for traffic.
After many years of vacancy, the Middletown PAC location opened in 2011 and has a café and 3 floors of artist studio spaces. The upstairs gallery has hosted several local shows as well as painting classes and fundraisers.
(Special Thanks to Sam Ashworth on the history of the site)
