Enjoy a casual evening getting to know a local artist!The artists will present their work and share their perspective on inspiration, art materials, techniques, and what being an artist means to them.The presentations will be followed by coffee, snacks, and informal conversation with the artists.
Ben Martin Photojournalist, photo by Steve Norman
Thursday January 7 6:30-8pm Age 14 through Adult Not Yet a Member $10, Members $8, ARTPartners $5
As the first staff photographer for Time Magazine, Ben Martin has traveled the globe photographing famous people, places and events.
From Martin Luther King to Mickey Mantle,from Lana Turner to Tennessee Williams,he has photographed them all.
Enjoy an opportunity to meet Ben and hear more about his exciting career as a photojournalist.
Ray Moose, Sculptor
Thursday, January 14 6:30 -8 pm Ages 14 through adult Not Yet a Member $10, Members $8, ARTPartners $5
A self taught sculptor, the artworks of Ray Moose reflect his experiences and travels. He works predominantly in bronze and his comissions include:
a lifesize bronze of a Cherokee Hunting Priest for Cherokee Country Club
a lifesize bust figure of a colonial era Tuscarora for Tuscarora Yarns
a lifesize bronze of a Cherokee UKU for Cherokee Country Club
a nine foot bronze sculpture of SELU, the Cherokee mother of corn, for Harrah's
Robert Toth, Painter and Sculptor
January 21 6:30 -8 pm Ages 14 through adult Not Yet a Member $10, Members $8, ARTPartners$5
Robert graduated from the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art, where he majored in Fine Art. His post graduate studies were at the Art Students League, New York City, and the Cape School of Art with Henry Hensche, Provincetown, Mass.
He has worked in industry creating architectural renderings and designing trophies. For several years he was on the design staff with Congoleum Industries. In 1975 he established the "Island heights Studio of Art" and RT-DESIGNS USA.. He presently resides and is working from his new studio facility in North Carolina now the home of RT-DESIGNS USA.
His work is displayed in private and public collections in this country and throughout the world.
Mimi Howard, Mixed Media Artist
January 28 6-8:30 pm Ages 14 through adult Not Yet a member $10,Members $8, ARTPartners $5
Before moving to Salisbury, Mimi Howard spent 25 years as an exhibiting artist, participated in over 20 solo shows and numerous regional and national professional juried and invitational exhibitions/work held in several public and private collections. Mimi spent 14 yeras as a middle school art teacher before moving on to 25 years of university teaching. Mimi was owner and operator of Howard Studio, a pottery studio located in Southern Indiana before moving to Salisbury.
