Welcome New Members to Lakewood Arts

 The Lakewood Arts Co-op Gallery offers opportunities for artists of varied media to display their work in a professional gallery, while offering affordable art in a community setting.  Visitors to the gallery often comment how wonderful it is to see such a wide selection of different media, themes and styles.  This all comes about by establishing a curated group of artists that represent many different mediums. And with all galleries, those artists come and go.  We have welcomed a number of new artists to our gallery in the months since moving to the exciting 40West Arts Hub.  Read on for a sampling of their work, methods and philosophies.

Sandy Guinn joined Lakewood Arts in September and has exhibited her pastels in our recent shows.  Come see her whimsical pieces now hanging in the gallery.

                                                            "Gotcha"

                                                             "Devine Intervention"

 

Ron Isaacson will be bringing his Amazar Avian and Forever Gardens sculptures to Lakewood Arts in October.  You may have seen his intriguing leather 3d works in the 40 West galleries or written up in Create Whimsy publications. He is known for his EcoArt Sculptural creations, for his storytelling and creative re-use of materials.

 

Kim Wright's art is selling off the walls already!  And you can see why when you take in her colorful acrylic florals and other subjects. She joined the gallery in July.  Here's what she says about her art and education:

Kim Wright studied Fine Art at ASU, and received a degree in Graphic Design. After a successful 30-year career in graphic design and photography, she has returned to her love of painting — currently focused on acrylic painting and mixed media. 

“My intention as an artist is to create images that evoke an emotion of joy and have a calming affect on all who view them; art that inspires; art that is uplifting and brings hope, light, and joy back into the world. Images that help us to exhale the past, and breathe in all the beauty we are surrounded by is what inspires me.”

— Kim Wright

                                                      "Joyful Energy"

                                                      "Mom's Apple"

                                                     "Catching the Duke"

 

Mary Ziegler will be joining the gallery in October with her stunning photography. Mary has lived quite a few places including Alaska.  Many of her current photos are of Alaskan scenery.

 

Gary Browning is joining Lakewood Arts, September 1, 2022.   Gary is a 3d artist creating display pottery.   He does Raku firings as well as other unusual finishes.

 

Becky Shorey is the daughter of one of our existing co-op artists, Reno Unger.  She, like her father is an amazing photographer and has already sold many pieces at the gallery after joining in September.

 

Two other artists who have recently joined are Judy McCann who makes functional pottery, and Geneva Hopkins, acrylic painter. 

 

Gallery hours are 12-6 Wed-Thurs, 12-9 Friday, 12-5 Sat-Sun.  Don't miss the First Fridays of the month -- always a fun time with entertainment, live music, art demos and refreshments!

 

Participate in our Citizens of the World Exhibit

Food for thought

 

We are excited to open our Citizens of the World Exhibit. Today’s artists are working to examine our preconceived ideas of citizenship and our responsibility to one another.  Through images of culture, portraits, customs and ideas that celebrate our diversity.

  

A citizen of the world respects and values the diverse interdependent communities who have a right to exist in a just, equal, and healthy world. Everyone can be a World Citizen. These individuals are defined by a sense of empathy and compassion for their fellow human beings, a respect for diversity and a willingness to share in the cultures of others, an awareness of the realities of others, and a desire to create positive change in the world by contributing within their capacity.  Being a Global Citizen means one world, where everyone has an equal chance to thrive.

At no time in the history of the world has our world been smaller, more accessible.  We are more connected through phones and the internet.  We can hop on a plane and be halfway around the world in a matter of hours.  People today work to navigate increasingly global networks to understand and embrace changing ideas of citizenship, national identity and self. We all live in more than one community. Our immediate communities, like our family, friendship circles, schools, universities, and places of work or worship. Broader communities, like our neighborhood or town. Global communities like our countries, and our planet.  Each one is getting broader and more diverse.

Rolina Carter

Gallery Manager