- April 23, 2024
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The Flagler County Art League will open its instructors-and-students exhibition at the Second Saturday event Aug. 13.
“Our instructors are presenting some of their best work, but I believe you will be surprised at the quality of the student artwork as well,” Director of Gallery Shows and Exhibitions Bob Carlsen said via email.
In addition, the Main Gallery will continue its summer sale, with much of the artists having replaced their art since the most recent show, in July.
“We’ve asked the artists and photographers in this sale to keep their prices low, making their work available to as many people in Palm Coast as possible,” Carlsen said. “We’ve already sold many paintings, mixed media art and photographs.”
Bob Ammon, art league president, is in both sides of the gallery, as a featured artist and as an instructor of acrylic painting.
“Our instructors are very proud of their accomplishments,” Ammon said. “All of them have won awards in our shows at various times, and they’re very good in their field.”
He said the student work is important because it helps to encourage beginners, including the students in Ammon’s class, Brushes and Beer.
“Most of these people had never picked up a brush,” he said. “They are husbands of members and get dragged to all the shows, but had never painted, and I talked a bunch of them into getting involved … We’d paint for a while, and then we’d sit around and drink beer, and then we’d paint some more, and we got to know one another.”
One painting on display at the show is a 30-by-40 inch painting of a scene from Sedona, Ariz., and it’s a collaborative effort; Ammon started it, and the members of Brushes and Beer each had a hand in finishing it.
Instructors volunteer their time to the art league to keep tuitions low, helping some programs, such as the Kids Summer Program, fill to capacity, Carlsen said.
The art league, a nonprofit that began in 1978, has been growing. In the past three months, 35 members have joined, pushing the total to more than 300 artists.
Starting in September, the art league will expand its hours to noon to 4 p.m. weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Classes and workshops are held day and night in addition to the gallery hours.
IF YOU GO
Second Saturday will be held 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, at City Marketplace. The Flagler County Art League and Hollingsworth Gallery join for a night of art and conversation.
