Making summer 'funner'

We stumbled across this adorable and inspiring list of ten ways to break away from the sometimes humdrum pattern of summer and experience something new, enriching or liberating (thanks to Atlanta's own South of Market Blog!). Here are a few suggestions about how you may fulfill some of these activities around Atlanta:

1. Come see us during the Westside Art Walk this Saturday, July 17th, from 11-5!

2. Trips to lakes and beaches are definitely fun, but are also time consuming. If all else fails, splash around barefoot (#6) in a rain puddle.

4. In the city, it's difficult to find space for gardening, and that is where Artichoke Bliss, a community garden off of Edgewood Avenue, comes in. More information and updates are available on their Facebook page (linked above).

5. WonderRoot offers many interesting opportunities. We think the songwriting workshop taking place July 26th at 6pm sounds like a great time.

7. Or maybe give a gift. We love these interesting gift ideas from The Peak of Chic blog's recent post.

10. Revisit literary classics, such as Catcher in the Rye and Walden; or, Life in the Woods, or pick up something touching and more contemporary, like Randy Pausch's Last Lecture, which has enjoyed 94 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller List.

And we're back...

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So sorry for the long delay in posting for the last 6 months or so. Luckily for us, the gallery is very busy at the moment, which makes it a bit harder to devote the proper time and attention to updating the blog. The current exhibition in the gallery is Re-Purposed: The Use of Everyday Materials in Contemporary Art featuring gallery artists Sara Cole, Sherry Williams, Will Corr & Clayton Santiago. The participating artists express their ability to create seemingly traditional work with non-traditional materials, by exploring media such as coffee, tar, sawdust, and rust. The show continues through June 30, 2010. Hurry in to see this wonderful show before it's too late!

In other news, our own Laura Clappier will be jetting off to New York City in just a few days to attend an intensive summer study program at Sotheby’s Art Institute to supplement her education in art history from UGA. What a great opportunity!

We hope that everyone is enjoying their summer, and finding refuge from this sweltering summer heat! More to come very, very soon...we promise!