That’s Right, We Have Art in the Library!
Kindness Takes Flight birds created by visual arts students at Williamson County high schools
By Lance Hickerson, Reference Department
Williamson County is home to many artists whose creative efforts enrich our land. We naturally think of musicians (Music City everyone), but not to be overlooked are the many who spend their greatest efforts creating visual art. The library offers two areas where visual artists are able to display their works for a month at a time. These are the Meeting Room Gallery Hall and the Grid Row of the Rotunda, both on the first floor as patrons enter the library. Our local artists showcase a wide range of art media to the delight of many visitors. Just last year alone the library recorded 465,445 patron visits. That’s a lot of exposure for those looking to share or create awareness of their work.
When visiting the library, why not take a moment to enjoy the many creative visual expressions on hand? If you are an artist, why not share your work with our patrons by a display at the library? The Grid Row Gallery is sponsored by the Arts Council of Williamson County, but local artists in all media are invited to exhibit their work in the Meeting Room Gallery. The exhibits change monthly and there is a waiting list, but that just means that you have time to get your art display together. For information about exhibiting their own works, artists should call (615)595-1250, ext. 1.
The varieties of art displayed over the last two years include watercolor, acrylic, and oil paintings of many subjects involving landscapes, portraits, still life, and the surreal. There are ceramics, mosaics, art masks, as well as many interesting fine-art photographs. Samples from each month’s artist on display are penned to the library’s pinterest page under Art@WCPLtn.
A representative sample from the last few years of exhibits is shown in the photographs included here.
Janet R Petrell
Carol Curtis
Sketch Bourque
Nell Vaughn Henderson
Together Ministries
Lindsay Castor
Robbie Lask
Christine Parachek Marshall
Sketch Bourque
Ann Light
Quilt by Joyce Oberle
John Rinker
Jen Vogus
Posted on November 10, 2017, in About Us, Library Services and tagged art, Lance Hickerson, Library Display. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
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Don’t forget there is student art in the children’s area, and in each branch. After the Library Foundation’s Student Art Show each spring, the fourth grade Art is displayed for one year – until new art replaces it the next spring!
That’s right! Thank you so much for reminding everyone about the student art. It’s just as fun to look through.
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It’s true, we have two galleries in our library that regularly display different artists. If you are interested in viewing local art or even displaying your own, come visit the library!