1 night only: An art show at FTC on A

Unfortunately, we missed the one-night-only art show on Friday, adjacent to the FTC skate shop at 216 Avenue A between 13th Street and 14th Street. 

EVG reader Allan Yashin shared these photos... where the photography and artwork of more than 50 FTC family and friends were on display...

Some of the work may later be on display at the shop. 

FTC Skateboarding — a San Francisco-based brand that dates to 1986 — first opened here as a pop-up shop in the fall of 2023. 

FTC is open daily from noon to 7 p.m.

FTC Skateboarding pops up on Avenue A

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

FTC Skateboarding — a San Francisco-based brand that dates to 1986 — has opened a pop-up shop at 216 Avenue A between 13th Street and 14th Street. 

I recently met store manager Chris Gurinsky (right) and creative consultant Ando...

Merch, from T-shirts to decks, at the East Village location is created specifically for this pop-up store ... and is not available at other sites (aside from San Francisco, there are three locations in Japan) ...

The pop-up shop is a magnet for skaters, like Drake (below), who was working with a new FTC deck...

... and from the left: Cotto, Ando, Dazz, Drake and Chris ...

The shop is open daily from noon to 7 p.m. 

Ownership is currently talking to the landlord about extending this lease.