Exhibit Art Gallery in Farmington holds opening Saturday
Published: Monday, April 27, 2009
Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2009 1:18 PM CDT
Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2009 1:18 PM CDT
If you ask John DeBold what art means to him, you might get a long answer about art’s role in history, culture, and even the local economy.
The 23-year-old Fredericktown man loves art and has recently begun showing some of his own work — paintings and ceramics.
Starting on Saturday, his work is on display at the Exhibit Art Gallery located in The Factory building in Farmington. The spring gallery opening will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. The event is free and open to the public. There will be refreshments and music.
Other artists include Anita Alsup, Ste. Genevieve; Greg Elders, St. Louis; Matthew Fels, Bloomsdale; Hwang (Bo) Kim, Lake St. Louis; Elizabeth Koewing, Fredericktown; Scott Mackay, Irondale; Jennifer Roberts, St. Louis; and Adrienne Rosen, Maryland Heights.
Nancy Camden, director, said they have had 100 to 300 people attend the openings. “A wide range of people are interested — people of all ages,” she said.
Camden said it is a casual evening that gives people a chance to see a wide range of art and artists.
The gallery is open every day. The gallery is an open area on the second floor in what is called the Business Arts Center. They have a lot of walk-through traffic with people going to Maya Gierse’s Creations: Paint Your Own Pottery, or the hair saloon or Alexander’s.
The purpose of the Exhibit Art Gallery is to give local and regional artists an opportunity to display their art and to get feedback on their work. All works are priced and have the artist’s name. Only 10 percent of the commission goes to the Business Arts Center, which helps to pay basic costs of the gallery.
Camden said they are constantly looking for regional and local artists of any age. They feature eight to 10 artists at each opening. The next openings will be June 13, July 11, and Aug. 29.
Some of the featured artists are already established professionals; some are just beginning to establish themselves; all are pursuing a dream of making art their life work.
DeBold is one of the young artists who is getting started.
Art has been a hobby since he was a child. As a child, he became very good at drawing.
He didn’t start thinking of art seriously or as a career until about the time he graduated from Fredericktown High School and then when he started taking art classes at Mineral Area College.
He learned about art history. He began experimenting with different mediums, learning how to speak through art. He’s been painting for three years and doing ceramics for two years.
He’s traveled to St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, London, Italy, Germany and Haiti to study art and culture. He’s studied under Jim Wilson and Jerry Walters from MAC.
A couple Christmases ago, he painted three windows at the Parkland Health Center in Farmington and one in Bonne Terre. He said it was neat to see people’s reactions as they walked by and how it touched them.
He’s done commission work from a $50 piece to a $1,000 piece from paintings to race car helmets.
DeBold has been married for almost three years and works for a drilling/excavating company. He’s learning how to market himself and make money from his art.
So far, he’s had his art exhibited in Marquand and Cape Girardeau.
DeBold hopes having something like this gallery will attract tourists and art enthusiasts as well as other businesses to the community.
The 23-year-old Fredericktown man loves art and has recently begun showing some of his own work — paintings and ceramics.
Starting on Saturday, his work is on display at the Exhibit Art Gallery located in The Factory building in Farmington. The spring gallery opening will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday. The event is free and open to the public. There will be refreshments and music.
Other artists include Anita Alsup, Ste. Genevieve; Greg Elders, St. Louis; Matthew Fels, Bloomsdale; Hwang (Bo) Kim, Lake St. Louis; Elizabeth Koewing, Fredericktown; Scott Mackay, Irondale; Jennifer Roberts, St. Louis; and Adrienne Rosen, Maryland Heights.
Nancy Camden, director, said they have had 100 to 300 people attend the openings. “A wide range of people are interested — people of all ages,” she said.
Camden said it is a casual evening that gives people a chance to see a wide range of art and artists.
The gallery is open every day. The gallery is an open area on the second floor in what is called the Business Arts Center. They have a lot of walk-through traffic with people going to Maya Gierse’s Creations: Paint Your Own Pottery, or the hair saloon or Alexander’s.
The purpose of the Exhibit Art Gallery is to give local and regional artists an opportunity to display their art and to get feedback on their work. All works are priced and have the artist’s name. Only 10 percent of the commission goes to the Business Arts Center, which helps to pay basic costs of the gallery.
Camden said they are constantly looking for regional and local artists of any age. They feature eight to 10 artists at each opening. The next openings will be June 13, July 11, and Aug. 29.
Some of the featured artists are already established professionals; some are just beginning to establish themselves; all are pursuing a dream of making art their life work.
DeBold is one of the young artists who is getting started.
Art has been a hobby since he was a child. As a child, he became very good at drawing.
He didn’t start thinking of art seriously or as a career until about the time he graduated from Fredericktown High School and then when he started taking art classes at Mineral Area College.
He learned about art history. He began experimenting with different mediums, learning how to speak through art. He’s been painting for three years and doing ceramics for two years.
He’s traveled to St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, London, Italy, Germany and Haiti to study art and culture. He’s studied under Jim Wilson and Jerry Walters from MAC.
A couple Christmases ago, he painted three windows at the Parkland Health Center in Farmington and one in Bonne Terre. He said it was neat to see people’s reactions as they walked by and how it touched them.
He’s done commission work from a $50 piece to a $1,000 piece from paintings to race car helmets.
DeBold has been married for almost three years and works for a drilling/excavating company. He’s learning how to market himself and make money from his art.
So far, he’s had his art exhibited in Marquand and Cape Girardeau.
DeBold hopes having something like this gallery will attract tourists and art enthusiasts as well as other businesses to the community.
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