{{Short description|Industrial warehouse in New Haven, U.S.}} {{Cleanup|reason=Refocusing content|date=August 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} thumb| '''Erector Square''' LLC is a 11-building, three-story brick industrial warehouse complex located at the intersection of Blatchley Avenue and Peck Street in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.

==History== The complex originally housed the factory for making Erector Set toys, invented by Alfred Carlton Gilbert. The last official toy sets were produced there in 1967 and the company then went out of business. The Gilbert Co. assets were purchased by Gabriel Toys and moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.girdersandgears.com/erector-type3.html|title=A History of Type III Erector - Girders & Gears|website=www.girdersandgears.com|accessdate=13 April 2019}}</ref>

Today, Erector Square LLC is managed locally by Capp Associates LLC and is home to Erector Square Studios a community of working artists, creative and wellness professionals. The complex has nearly 150 studios ranging in size from 160 to 10,000 square feet. A growing number of well-known artists have recently made New Haven home<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anaya |first=Suleman |date=2022-07-09 |title=The New New Haven |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/09/t-magazine/new-haven-artists.html |access-date=2022-07-18 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and the community at Erector Square includes established and emerging artists, researchers, architects, designers, dance, theater, yoga and pilates professionals.

==Visual Artists of Note at Erector Square== A number of established artists produce work from studios at Erector Square. Well known visual artists include: Faustin Adeniran.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://faustinadeniran.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Atelier Cue Barac, Marsha Borden.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://marshaborden.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Mark Breslin.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marcbreslin.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Michael Brownstein, Claudine Burns Smith.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://claudineburnssmith.com |title=artistwebsite}}</ref> David Chorney.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://davidchorney.com |title=artist website}}</ref> Phyllis Crowley.,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://phylliscrowley.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Jan Cunningham, Jennifer Davies, Leila Daw, Geoffrey Detrani, Anne Eisner, John Fallon, Oi Fortin.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oifortin.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Jason Friedes, Kathryn Frund.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kathrynfrund.com |title=artist website}}</ref> Eliska Greenpoon, Bob Gregson, Karen Hibbs, Kyle Kearson, Esthea Kim, Judith Kruger, David Kuehler, Jihyun Lee.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jihyunlee.net/|title=artist website}}</ref> Todd Lyon, Heather Mahoney, Eric March.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ericmarch.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Alecia Massaro.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://massaro.bigcartel.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Fethi Meghelli.,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fethimeghelli.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Linda Mickens.,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://godblesstheirsoles.com/ |title=artist website}}</ref> Christian Miller, Irene Miller.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://Irenekmiller.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Margot Nimirosk.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://artspacenewhaven.org/os_contributors/margot-nimiroski/|title=artspace artist bio}}</ref> Liz Pagano.,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://artspacenewhaven.org/os_contributors/liz-pagano/|title=artspace artist bio}}</ref> Mary Elizabeth Peterson.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maryelizabethpeterson.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208070045/http://maryelizabethpeterson.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 8, 2011|title=artist website}}{{cite web|url=https://ctpost.com/news/article/Westporter-returns-to-painting-after-5688896.php\|title=CT Post article: artist returns to painting...}}</ref> Hannah Petrikovsky, Peyton Peyton.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peytonpeyton.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Mark Previtt.,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://previttmetalworks.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Keith Rancourt, Leo Rebolledo, Valerie Richardson, Annie Sailer.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anniesailer.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Sarah Stewart, Willie Stewart.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.williestewart.info/|title=Willie Stewart}}</ref> Paul Theriault.,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://paultheriault.net/ |title=artist website}}</ref> Renee Valenti, Katya Vetrov.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://katyavetrov.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> Janet Warner.,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://janetmwarner.com/|title=artist website}}</ref> and Marian Wittink.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://Marianwittink@print.com/|title=artist website}}</ref>

==Performance Artists in Residence at Erector Square==

Annie Sailer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anniesailerdancecompany.com/|title=website}}</ref>

==Photographers at Erector Square== Karissa Van Tassell

==Architects at Erector Square== Kenneth Boroson Architects

==Annual Open Studios at Erector Square== The Erector Square campus is one of the main locations for the yearly Open Source Arts Festival sponsored by Artspace, a non-profit arts organization.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://artspacenewhaven.org/2022-open-source-festival/ | title=2022 Open Source Festival Info }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/erector_square_2021|title=Artists Open Doors...}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [http://www.acgilbertheritagesociety.com/index.html AC Gilbert Heritage Society] * [http://www.eliwhitney.org/gilbert.htm Eli Whitney Museum's Gilbert Project] * [http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/erectorset.html History of the Erector Set]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927062946/http://www.artspacenh.org/cwos/index.html City-Wide Open Studios]

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