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The Friday Experience: Imaginary Gardens - Sharon Weinberg

The Friday Experience: Imaginary Gardens – Sharon Weinberg

Art is a glorious journey through an artist’s soul; they are left naked, vulnerable to the eye of the beholder to gaze upon their work at an art exhibit. Sharon Weinberg is inviting you, the audience, to take this journey, with her by your side this Saturday, May 18th.   “My current show is called...
The Friday Experience: Jennifer Gudgel Getson - Pastels

The Friday Experience: Jennifer Gudgel Getson – Pastels

From across the room, your eyes are fooled into believing that you are gazing upon a colorful photograph, yet upon closer examination, there is softness, a blending of color from sky to prairie so realistic, it is art that only a true artisan can create. Jennifer Gudgel Getson is one such artist that takes her...
The Friday Experience: Sen Nguyen and Bridging Hope Gallery

The Friday Experience: Sen Nguyen and Bridging Hope Gallery

  Artistic expressions can blossom from a small bud into an impressive colorful orchid, or come to those as simply as the daily sunrise, yet each sunrise is a work of art. Such is the case with Sen Nguyen, artist and founder of Bridging Hope Gallery located on Tennyson Street.   “I remember the expression...
The Friday Experience: Artist for All Times Carolyn Barlock

The Friday Experience: Artist for All Times Carolyn Barlock

    Caroyln Barlock has taken her porcelain work using ancient techniques by her use of 22-Karat Florentine Gold and ancient Persian Luster’s to yet another level of artistic creativity.  It may have old-world style yet is with a new-world flare that keeps it fresh and everlasting.   Carolyn Barlock is not an artist that...
The Friday Experience:  Cultural Appreciation For The Arts

The Friday Experience: Cultural Appreciation For The Arts

  When looking up the definition of culture, as a noun, these are a few of the 9 definitions that you will come across: 1. art, music, literature and related intellectual activities, 2. enlightenment and sophistication acquired through education and exposure to the arts.  Then onto a lengthy biological material definition of culture, to 3....
The Friday Experience: Lapis Gallery/Design and Build Celebrates 15 Years

The Friday Experience: Lapis Gallery/Design and Build Celebrates 15 Years

This April 5th First Friday, Lapis Gallery/Design and Build celebrates their 15th year at their Tennyson Street location, offering a little something for everyone.     While the purpose and business direction has seemed clear from the beginning, it took time to metamorphosis into the business they are today. During the mid to late 1980’s...
The Friday Experience: The Gallery Exchange

The Friday Experience: The Gallery Exchange

Not everyone has to have a background in the arts to have a passion for the arts. Such is the case with entrepreneur, Kay Wilson, owner and creator of The Gallery Exchange. Forget what you thought about the on-line art gallery, it’s flat, stale way of viewing artwork. Wilson has taken on the old model...
The Friday Experience: Robert Davis Garner

The Friday Experience: Robert Davis Garner

As we plod through our daily lives, we may or may not notice the subtle influences that direct our path. It is those of us with the creative eye that expose and sifts through those influences to create works of art. It is through these daily influences that Robert Davis Garner takes his audience on...
The Friday Experience: Germinal Stage - Part One

The Friday Experience: Germinal Stage – Part One

The Germinal Stage has been a constant stop for many who enjoy live theatre. With 100 seats their productions take the audience on an intimate journey, Ed Baierlein and Sallie Diamond have been an important reason for this. “On December 28th, 2012, the Germinal Stage sold it’s building at 44th and Alcott, which has been our...
The Friday Experience: Patrick McGirr - Inspiring Art

The Friday Experience: Patrick McGirr – Inspiring Art

Living, working and creating art with “True Grit”, an indomitable spirit, nearly says everything you need to know about Patrick McGirr.  However, it is his passion for sharing his talents and getting involved with the youth of our City excited about the arts that place him at a different level of artistry.   Patrick McGirr...
The Friday Experience: Dancing with Color - Stefan Geissbuhler

The Friday Experience: Dancing with Color – Stefan Geissbuhler

“Create what you feel, what you believe and be as fearless as you can”. It is this direct and honest approach that Stefan Geissbuhler takes with his artwork. “I take my work, but not necessarily myself seriously”. As Geissbuhler explains it “Like most artists, I have been driven to create art since I was a...
The Friday Experience: Out and About - Rethinking Western

The Friday Experience: Out and About – Rethinking Western

The Friday Experience is not just about a story to be told it’s about adventure in our Culture; it’s about getting yourself out and about in our society. Rethinking Western the current art show at Gallery 1261, showing through February 23rd , takes the audience on a visually updated journey through what the “West” means to...