The Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency will host a Ribbon Cutting and Artist Reception for the updated Art Underground Gallery, located in the pedestrian underpass downtown.
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Scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25 in the Art Underground Gallery, the event will be the first opportunity to see the new creations in the gallery and meet many of the artists who contributed their talents to the project. This is the second round of artwork that will be installed in the space. Many of the original pieces will be auctioned off at ARTini, set for August 24, 2018.
The general public is invited to attend and refreshments will be served. It will also be the opportunity to vote for your favorite piece as one winner will receive a $200 cash award as the “People’s Choice†winner. Each vote is $1.
Contributing artists include:
Name                                                 Piece Title
Karen Boussu                                     Western Meadowlarks
Cherrie Dittman                                 I’ve Got Sunshine
Jessie Ellifritz                                    Untitled
Alexis Faure                                       To My Sunflower
Jordan Ferrell                                     Seasons
Kamryn Ferrell                                  Hope
Nazalie Gerkin                                   Playful Sunset
Hilary Huckfeldt                                Simple Soul
Amanda Kloefkorn                            Tiger’s Eyes
Tyson Leckie                                     Untitled
Brent Lemon                                      Doodle
Elizabeth Lemon                                A River Runs Through It
Elizabeth Lemon                                The Great American Eclipse from Ocean Lake, WY
Samantha Lesser                                Untitled
Alexis Lucas                                      Wyoming
Heather Montoya                               Baby Mine
Gwendolyn Quitberg                         GOgraphic
Enshawntae Rall                                Cupcake
Cassie Rath                                        Self Love
Tasha Seppie                                      The sadness of day and night
Andrea Smith                                     Garden Eden
Jordan D Wallace                              A Precious Life
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Nearly 20 pieces of art will be displayed in the gallery. Artists donated over 400 hours of their time to create the pieces.
In order to prep the pedestrian underpass for the Art Underground Gallery, the City street’s department repainted the underpass. The City shop hung all of the new pieces of artwork.
The Art Underground Gallery is a project of the Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency.
It is designed to bring life, color and art to the pedestrian underpass while encouraging the community to get involved by adding creativity to our public spaces. Residents of all ages were invited to create individual murals that are displayed in the gallery. All artwork had to be the artist’s individual work in design and execution. All mediums and themes were welcome.
A limited number of primed canvases (2’ by 4’ plywood) were available for the community to pick up, free of charge. Because there were a limited number of canvases, they were available on a first come, first served basis.
Home Depot donated the supplies for the project while the Boys and Girls Club of Sweetwater County prepared and primed all of the canvases.
