As many of you know, I am the current director of the Carriage Factory Gallery in Newton, Kansas. The Carriage Factory Gallery is the show place for works by the members of the Newton Fine Arts Association as well as guest artists from within the membership as well as outside it.
The Carriage Factory is a privately owned and operated gallery supported by sales, dues and donations and many benefactors with an interest in local arts.
One of the major annual events we host at the gallery is the annual Celebration of Sound & Color. This event began four years ago as a Fourth of July celebration and a grand re-opening after the gallery was closed for a couple of weeks for repainting and new carpet.
This year’s Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, July 12 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
As always, the artist’s reception for the Summer 2008 Exhibit: The Land We Love will be part of the festivities. Our featured artists are Kansas artists Cally Krallman, Don Lind and Carolyn Wedel.
The members of the Newton Fine Arts Association have provided an excellent collection works featuring a wide variety of subjects, media and styles for The Land We Love.
Schedule of Events:
- Historic Flag Exhibit: All Day
- American Snapshots Book Signing by Steven Johnson: 2 to 4 p.m.
- Watercolor Painting with Connie Rhodes: 3 to 4 p.m.
- Prairie Glimpses: The Kansas Song Project - Special presentation by Cally Krallman and Diane Gillenwater of Pastense
- Artists Reception: 5 to 7 p.m.
- Schwan’s Ice Cream: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Band Concert: 7 p.m.
To get a feel for what happens here during Celebration, you can see photographs of last year’s Celebration of Sound & Color at the Carriage Factory Gallery.
If you happen to be in the Newton area on July 12, stop by and say hi.
If you would like more information on this event, you are welcome to contact me directly or at the gallery.
©Copyright 2008 by Carrie Lewis. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit Carrie Lewis’s website.
