For over four years, Basketshop Gallery has been an active part of the Westwood community. We brought over 20 artists and exhibits to Cincinnati and are expanding even further than our storefront operation with TRANSMISSION. Over the past year, the pandemic taught us to integrate other forms of art including more multimedia artists. We have broadened our brick and mortar gallery walls to launch artists podcasts and other forms of virtual programming.

The inspiration for TRANSMISSION springs from the many artists / musicians who share an interest in sound design and performance. Basketshop Gallery will hold TRANSMISSION in June during Pride Month to celebrate the many contributions that Gay and Trans artists have claimed to the history of electronic music and synth-based music.

Raising donations for TRANSMISSION will help us support these artists such as Michelle McCracke, Noel Magathe, Heavy Metal Scrap Band, Kasey Short and introduce the next generation to discover a creative skill set through new techniques to express themselves. For this purpose, we have invited artist and educator Kyle E. Evans to conduct workshop classes during the event to teach students to learn the basics of circuitry and create sound signals through starter take home electronics kits. We are also teaming up with our neighbors at Game N Groove to offer another example of video and game manipulation. It is our goal to make Westwood an annual destination for electronic, experimental music and all donations would help to secure Cincinnati as a city that celebrates inclusivity and looks to the future generation to be immersed in a creative community that offers them a space to experiment with new and resourceful forms of artistic expression.