Arts Community
The Makers Series–a monthly artist discussion series
On the second Friday of the month, we gather together to experience and discuss art, creativity, and the process of making.
Each evening of the monthly series features three artists (a musician, a poet/writer, and a visual artist) who share their work and discuss their creative process. A musician may play a few intimate, acoustic songs and talk about what music means to him. A poet may read several poems and discuss how she went about creating them. A painter may show slides of her recent work and talk about why she feels she must create.
After each artist has shared for twenty minutes, all three artists sit together around a tiny table onstage and take questions from the audience. The ensuing discussion ranges from conversations about specific elements of an artist’s work to broader questions about the purpose of art to intimate meditations on the process of creating.
For each event, Meade Hall is transformed into a intimate, coffeehouse-esque setting with the help of a few living room lamps, several strands of white lights, and a roomful of tiny tables covered in old vintage fabrics. Of course, there is coffee available for the artsy, intellectual types and plenty of appetizers for those who are used to the elegant spreads of the local gallery scene.
We hope the Makers Series provides a creative forum for deep, meaning-full, subtle engagement with specific works of art, local artists themselves, and concepts related to the creative process.
Please join us on the second Friday of the month from 6-8 pm in Meade Hall for an evening of creativity, conversation, and community!
The Garage
The small garage on 1st Street by the Hill and Wood funeral home has recently been turned into an alternative art space/concert venue/amateur movie theater/silk screen print studio/potluck dining hall/etc.
For the schedule of events at The Garage, visit here.