Arcade Underground
Story by David Wesley | Photos courtesy of Arcade Underground
Arcade Underground, recently opened in downtown December. This show has been well-received and the
Ferndale, is a multi-functional sales and art space featuring art, fashion, and accessories, as well as art demonstrations, classes and gallery space. Ferndale Friends sat down with prime mover Barbara Troy to help get the word out.
Ferndale Friends: What inspired you to open Arcade Underground, and what was the initial reception like?
Barbara Troy: I was inspired because of my love for art and fashion design. Initially, a lot of visitors were expecting bargain resale, as is generally available in Ferndale. But in the four months since our opening August 1, (people are coming for) our art exhibitions, too. We are able to offer low cost art and music classes Saturday afternoons. Currently, Detroit painter Alan Watson has a solo show of recent paintings up through mid- gallery is now open until 10:00 P.M. on Fridays and Saturdays to provide more access to this wonderful show.
FF. What are your long-term goals with Arcade Underground?
B.T. Meeting expenses, and bringing in more local artists and clothing designers. We have just added an
online webstore to our website: www.detroitartflea.com and plan for NY and international sales, as half of our 1000+ monthly visitors to our site are from outside the Detroit area and with many from Europe and Asia. Most all our clothing sales are ready-to-wear women’s clothing. We want to expand our made-to-order
designs and have brought in some mens clothing and plan to expand that. My fortune cookie today says that I will be coming into a fortune. I’m looking forward to that!
FF. How have you seen Arcade Underground’s impact on the community so far?
B.T. Arcade currently has a core of several excellent established local artists and designers on board. We have excellent community support and are sharing marketing with our neighboring shops and restaurants. Arcade now carries City Girls Soap, made of goat’s milk in Pontiac. Designer Betsey Johnson of NYC has some wonderful earrings consigned here. Actress Jaclyn Strez has some of her evening wear available. Old friend rocker Troy Gregory (Ferndale and Paris) and I have partnered on a t shirt designed from one of his paintings.
Troy has hand-signed the shirts and they are on sale at Arcade and on Band Camp. We want to continue to involve the community and artists. Anime artist Deb Scott of Ferndale will be hosting several workshops in December (ages 12 to adult) where during a three-hour Saturday afternoon session participants will make a personal animated e-greeting card. Stay tuned to our website for dates and times of these workshops, which will be held on site at Arcade Underground. Old friend and photographer Dennis Cox will be exhibiting some of his photographs and selling his coffee-table book here. We seek more local functional art such as ceramics, glassware and hand-made clothing items.
Arcade Underground is located at 195 West 9 Mile Road, downstairs in Suite B-1. Phone 248-376-6331 or visit their website at www.detroitartflea.com
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