Dunwoody artists show their works in local businesses
BY JOE EARLE
joeearle@reporternewspapers. net
It looked at this stage like somebody’s
living room was being redecorated. Ceil
ing tiles sat in a neat stack next to a step-
ladder at the center of the small, out-
of-way shopping center storage room.
Freshly painted walls gleamed.
“We’ve been cleaning and paint
ing and getting things ready to go,” Ju
lie Marshall said. “It’s been fun to see
how the whole business looks. We start
ed looking [for a place for the gallery] in
November and got in with the paint last
week. It’s a process.”
Once completed, this process will
produce a new art gallery where Dun-
woody artists can show and sell their
work. The Dunwoody Fine Arts Asso
ciation is calling its new showplace a
“pop-up” gallery because it’s intended to
be open only for a few months, starting
in February.
“We should have some jewelry and
paintings and hopefully some sculp
ture,” Marshall said. “It’ll be fun. It’ll
be a place in the community [for asso
ciation members] to display work and
hopefully people will come see it.”
The new gallery — being cleaned and
decorated by volunteers from the associ
ation — will be up and running in con
junction with the group’s annual “Art
Walk” through the community.
During the walk, which starts Feb. 1
and continues through the month, local
artists display their work on the walls of
dozens of local businesses. The associa
tion has put together the event each of
the past several years, Marshall said.
“Our goal is to bring awareness of the
arts to our community and to showcase
the terrific talent of artists right here in
Dunwoody,” Susan Proctor, president of
the association, said in a press release.
“Throughout the month, all of us will
find our shopping to be a more beauti
ful experience, thanks to the artists who
have created stunning watercolors, oils,
acrylics, pen and ink, and collages, as
well as the businesses that are showcas
ing them.”
Marshall, a painter and member of
the association, said about 200 pieces of
art will be displayed during the citywide
exhibition. At least 30 businesses and
public offices have signed up to show
works. All the works will be offered for
sale, the association said.
“I think the businesses feel happy to
see some new work on their walls,” Mar
shall said. “All artists have works in their
basements and are happy to get it out for
people to see. At least people who come
in for a dentist appointment have some
thing new to see.”
Jennifer Fioward, financial advisor
for Edward Jones, said her office has tak
en part in the association’s show for the
past three years and will again this year.
“I was an early adapter,” she said. “It’s
worked out great. I really enjoy it. It’s
something to
show my cli
ents. I get to
meet some
new artists. It’s
a very nice way
to give back.”
Last year,
she had two
landscape
paintings
hanging in the
office, she said.
“I’m a big na
ture fan, so
the landscapes
work well,” she
said.
The asso
ciation’s tem
porary gallery
will present
additional
works for sale
in the small room off the Courtyard
at Dunwoody Village. “We’re hoping
to get everyone’s work in there,” Mar
shall said during a chat at a local cof
fee shop.
The association plans to launch the
gallery with a party Feb. 23 and then
open it to the public on Feb. 25, Mar
shall said. The 1,000-square-foot gal
lery, installed in what had been a storage
room at Dunwoody Village, is sched
uled to remain open at least through the
end of April, Marshall said.
“ITopefully, it won’t close,” she said.
JOE EARLE
Local artist Julie Marshall, at the Dunwoody Village
storefront where the Dunwoody Fine Arts Association
plans to open a new “pop-up” art gallery in February.
Dunwoody Fine Arts
Association “Art Walk”
and “pop-up gallery”
When: Artworks are displayed
at various Dunwoody businesses
in February. Gallery holds
opening party Feb. 23 and
opens to the public Feb. 25.
How much: Free
For more information:
www.dunwoodyfineart.org
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