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New Artist!
NANO LOPEZ
Look closely at Nano's sculpture and you will discover the bright colors of a Colombian marketplace, animals precariously laden with pots, fruits, vegetables, birds, bees, geckos, Pre-Columbian and contemporary artifacts. Nano Lopez is an artist gifted with the rare ability to see the world as a child sees it, with exploration, wonder, and creativity.
His sculptures describe a world beyond the borders of ordinary maps where an unfettered imagination allows nature, science, folklore and modern industrialism to exist seamlessly together. His work invites us to look at the world more carefully and discover for ourselves the rich interconnections of life. It reminds us that the miracle of life exists at all levels, from the patterns on a leaf to the profound mysteries of the universe.
DREAMWEAVERS
Saturday, May 24th
7:00 pm
Come to the gallery for a 90-minute event celebrating a variety of art forms. Discussing their life in art, nationally acclaimed sculptor C.T. Whitehouse will be accompanied by his wife, award-winning author Barbara Joose. With live performances by poet/musician Kurt Lamkin, and storyteller Lynn Ruehlmann, this event will be an interesting collaboration of different art forms open to art lovers of all ages! Following the program, everyone is invited to attend a reception where they can meet the artists and enjoy refreshments.
Free. Limited seating.
FQGA 20th Anniversary Event
Friday, October 3rd
5:00-8:00
Martin Gallery will be featuring a new body of mixed media paintings by artist Joanne Williams. In a layered abstract study of color, figures gaze at sights unknown, landscapes dissolve into the abstraction of shapes over imperceptible boundaries, and color animates scenes composed of the mystical and the natural. Guests are invited to meet Joanne, enjoy refreshments, and view other eclectic work by over 35 nationally and internationally renowned artists who work in a variety of different mediums. This evening will be paired with live music by local acoustic trio, Caravan. Consisting of two guitars and upright bass, their focus is on French gypsy swing, a la Django Reinhardt, but flamenco and bossa influences are also represented.
FIRST FRIDAYS ON BROAD
First Friday of Every Month
5:00-7:00 pm
Gallery Row is open late on the first Friday of every month! Come stroll the shops and galleries on Historic Broad Street in Downtown Charleston.
**We will be closed on Friday the Fourth of July.
FRENCH QUARTER ARTWALK
First Friday in March, April, May, June, October & December
5:30-7:30 pm
All of the galleries in the French Quarter Gallery Association open their doors late for six months out of the year to celebrate art in Downtown Charleston. Enjoy refreshments as you stroll through the galleries of the French Quarter.
For more information on any of these events, or to join our mailing list...
Email: martingallery@mindspring.com
Benjamin Ham
C.T. Whitehouse
High Cliff Studio
Joanne Williams
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