Chandeliers in trees and other ideas...

The LAC's 2017 Garden Tour offered up an array of intriguing outdoor decorating ideas, lots of beautiful flowers to photograph, vegetable gardens to drool over and a fun time with friends and family.  The kids, and kids at heart enjoyed two railroad gardens, complete with manicured plants scaled to the miniature train towns.  The weather couldn't have been better, and back at the gallery, lunch was served for the 170 ticket holders who enjoyed the delicious salads, gazpacho and drinks.  Lots of garden art on the walls and shelves made it home with gallery visitors, and representatives from the CSU Extension offered advice on everything from bee-keeping to emerald ash borer prevention. Putting on a fundraiser of this magnitude required a lot of hard work and time from many volunteers, and thanks go to them for all their hard work, as well as the homeowners and gardeners who volunteered their beautiful and well-tended gardens for the tour.  And now, we look forward to next year's tour!

Sneak Peak at the LAC Garden Tour

If you haven't bought your tickets for the LAC Garden tour yet, here's just a little enticement to do so.  The weather will be perfect, the gardens are well watered and in bloom, and the gardeners' creativity and hard work is showing in many ways.  Volunteers and volunteer gardeners were allowed a preview this evening, since we'll all be busy tomorrow.  Here's just a sneak peak at what you'll see tomorrow!

Mountainside Art Guild at Lakewood Arts Gallery

Stop in to see the latest from the Mountainside Art Guild, currently on display at the Lakewood Arts Gallery through the end of the month.  Lots of colorful, creative pieces ready to go home to grace your walls.  Here's just a taste:

New Art, New Artists

Being part of a co-op gallery, as I have for the last 8 years, provides inspiration and excitement from seeing new artwork show up on the walls and in the display cases every couple of months.  On Saturday, the 30 or so members of the Lakewood Arts Gallery Co-op showed up for a potluck meeting and art change-out.  We've recently added some new members, from jewelry artisans to potters to painters.  You'll just have to stop by the gallery to steep yourself in this wave of creativity!  Here's a few photos from the recent change-out.

Fun at First Friday!

April's First Friday Art Walk brought out the crowds at the Lakewood Arts Gallery.  Many were there to see the exhibit in the Acorn Gallery: Milestones IV featuring the work of longtime LAC member, Kathleen Brandes Douglas, Dr. Larry Douglas and family, along with Michelle Lundquist.  The exhibit was diverse and interesting, and sales of artwork were being rung up at the counter.

 Kathleen and some of her succulent photos.
 
 Two of Michele Lundquist's large pieces grace the walls.

Entertainment was provided by the Zant Duo performing their music,
 
and artist Joan Paschall was doing demos and delighting the visitors.


Of course lots of good food and drink was well received as visitors enjoyed the gallery

 Linda Harris mans the buffet table.
 
 Shirley Coen shows off her husband's latest jewelry creation.
 
then moved on to the other locales included in the 40West Arts District First Friday Art Walk.  Be sure to join us next month!

LAC Celebrating 2 years in new space!

When the Lakewood Arts Council was told it needed to find new space due to the current location at 85 S. Union being demolished, it became a laborious task trying to secure a spot that would meet all our needs and be affordable.  Eventually the current space next to Casa Bonita became available with some help from 40 West and the owners of Lamar Station Plaza.  Many of our members and coop artists became demolition and construction experts in order to turn this run-down location into the beautiful light and airy community center and gallery that it is now.  And this week, we celebrate 2 years at our new address!  Look back on all that went into creating our new space -- here's some photos provided by Ann Quinn. 

And if you haven't stopped in the gallery recently -- come on in and check out the art and all the class and event offerings!