Cleveland artist Jason Toth has opened a new studio and gallery space at 78th Street Studios, featuring an immersive listening room called "Surrender & Smile" that combines high-end audio with hyper-colored photography installations. The 1,800-square-foot space includes a gallery hall, main exhibition area, and a specially designed listening room with acoustic treatments from Cleveland-based Audimute. The opening night on March 21 drew over 200 visitors who experienced an AI-animated projection of Toth's artwork. Toth plans to offer private meditation and music listening sessions, and to launch a live-stream concert series called "The Surrender Sessions" modeled after NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts.
This matters because it represents an innovative fusion of visual art and audio experience, creating a new type of community-oriented creative space in Cleveland's art district. The project highlights how local collaborations—with businesses like Audimute and Spaces Consignment—can support artists in realizing ambitious, multi-sensory installations. By offering the listening room for meditation and live-streamed concerts, Toth is expanding the traditional gallery model into a wellness and performance venue, potentially inspiring similar hybrid spaces in other cities.