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Hope Gallery, located in the heart of downtown New Haven at 817 Chapel St., was founded in late summer of Two Thousand Three, and opened its doors with the intent to provide the greater New Haven area with the likes of a business anyone had yet witness in action. Combining the notion that there could be a fully functional, working art and tattoo studio blended seamlessly with an open spacious art gallery. The idea is as unique as each of its three proprietors: Joseph Capobianco, Julio Rodriguez, and Eric Merrill each combining over 30 years in the field of tattooing. Joe Capobianco arrived in the New Haven area as an established, refined artist in the field of airbrushing and tattooing. He utilizes various techniques and mediums in order to create some of the most fascinating pinup style pieces, resembling those of the late 1950s with an added modern flair. This style has directly correlated to his tattoo work as well, winning him numerous awards time and time again, throughout prestigious tattooing events and conventions. Hope Gallery, perched on the second floor of a beautifully restored historical building, has displayed an abundance of fascinating work mastered skillfully by talent in the field of tattooing.Hope Gallery also provides a venue for local artists of all genres to be able to present their own works to an entirely new, broad scale audience. The gallery itself provides 1000 square feet of wall to wall hard wood floors and a brilliant filigreed ceiling. Warm radiant light is distributed by floor to ceiling glass windows reaching from one end of the gallery to the other allowing present works to be viewed at street level.Hope Gallery welcomes visitors Monday through Saturday between the hours of 12 PM and 8 PM. And Sunday by appointment only. The inviting staff Is always on hand to answer questions, and artists wishing to display their works can reach Hope Gallery by phone at (203)752-0564.Hope Gallery is located on the Internet where present portfolios and samples of gallery works can be viewed at www.hopegallerytattoo.com
