- April 23, 2024
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Hollingsworth Gallery’s contribution to Second Saturday is “All Hands In,” a showcase of the work of instructors from the gallery’s SECCA School of the Arts. The instruction staff includes Peter Cerreta, Weldon Ryan, Linda Solomon, J.J. Graham, Richard Schreiner, Tom Gargiulo, Audrey Rosen, Michael Toth, Carmine Giglio, Betty-Jo Sansbury and William Brant.
“It’s a show that shows what we have to offer from an educational standpoint,” said Graham, who is also curator of the gallery. “If anyone wants to learn art, they’ll get a sense of what we have to offer.”
The gallery is supported, by and large, by the rented studio space and the revenue generated by the classes offered by the instructors.
“These are the people who keep us alive,” Graham said. “If it were just me teaching, I wouldn’t make it.”
Like most of the instructors, Ryan considers himself an artist first and a teacher second.
“As an artist, you’re never finished learning, but when you get to a certain level, the teaching part comes natural because you’ve been part of the academia of art,” he said.
Ryan hopes that his work, and the work of the other instructors, will spur the curiosity of future artists. By showing potential students a range of styles, Ryan believes that people will embrace a variety of media.
The show will last two months, with a re-opening on September’s Second Saturday event. At that show, a book of the artists’ work will be available for sale.
“Flagler’s not known for art, and especially not Palm Coast,” Ryan said. “Second Saturday is an establishment of something creative, something great, something that shows there is a colony of artists that exists here. It’s an exciting thing.”
For Graham, who typically selects artists from around the region to show art at Hollingsworth, this show is a way to thank the instructors.
“I want to make sure I take care of the home team and do this at least once a year,” Graham said.
