A place for artists to shine
Thursday, September 18, 2008
On display for the public to view for free will be the works of local artists Jim Wilson, Diana Wilson, Rebecca Roberts, Mike Devaney, Rick LaChance, Nancy Camden, and Coby Redfield. The artwork will range from oil paintings to fabric, and pottery. A reception with music, food and wine for the multi-artist show will start at 7 p.m.
Jim Wilson is an artist and an art instructor at Mineral Area College. In October, he will have an exhibit at the Compone Gallery in University City.
The gallery in The Factory is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day. There will be an opening each month.
The gallery is just one part of the Business Art Center, located on the second floor of The Factory. The center is the brainchild of Image Maker Marketing. It was made to create an environment in the Farmington area for established and emerging artists to display and sell their work.
The gallery is free to the public because it is privately funded and managed as a not-for-profit. Current sponsors are Larry Daniels, the Mineral Area Council on the Arts and the Glass House Pottery Studio. For more information visit http://www.artcenter4u.com
The center will house the Glass House Studio for ceramics and eventually glassblowing; art classes and seminars; a full-service day spa; a banquet hall; a salon; Image Maker Marketing and Insider573 Magazine.
The Glass House has an artist residency program and five artists have signed up. Their artwork will be featured at different times throughout the year.
Aubrey Platten, a 1997 graduate of Central High School, is one of the artists. As a resident artist, her job is simply to get others excited about art. She helps out with events and staffs the Glass House during business hours. Her payment is that she gets to use the art studio any time she wants and her works can be on display.
Platten has always been interested in art. Mr. Lee at Central Elementary was one of the people who got her excited about art by exposing his students to different mediums. She’s excited her daughter has him as a teacher.
Before she started the program in July, she had limited experience with pottery. She said pottery is like being able to sketch something three-dimensionally.
On Friday, she was working on several ceramic masks for the art show. She is enjoying learning the history behind the art.
Especially with art programs getting cut in schools, she believes this center is needed for every age group. It’s here to get children and adults excited about art and inspire creativity.
She said when people come into the Glass House to make pottery, they are often leery and worried about not doing a good job but she said everyone has ended up having a blast. She said it is a laid-back atmosphere and people don’t have to worry about getting messy or messing up.
She said the resident artists all have their strong points and weak points and they help visitors and each other. Some are painters, some are sculptors.
She hopes the center will be able to continue to expand and expose people to varieties of art forms.
“I think there’s an art form for everyone, they just need to try it out,” she said.
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