Three vacant houses in Cleveland鈥檚 Slavic Village are now full of art.
This weekend, dozens of local artists created 100 paintings, sculptures, and installations in homes slated for demolition. The event, called 鈥淩ooms to Let,鈥� is in its fourth year.
Painter Scott Pickering said the event is helping to revive the neighborhood by filling it with people and art, even if the art is temporary.
鈥淚鈥檓 always conflicted by that. It鈥檚 of the moment, is how I deal with that," Pickering said. "It鈥檚 a lot of work and you have a lot of people that come into Slavic Village for this event. I think it鈥檚 great. If that鈥檚 what it takes to bring folks into this re-emerging village, I鈥檓 all for it.鈥�
The houses are scheduled to be torn down in the next few months. Some of the neighbors have said they plan to buy the vacant lots.
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