The Collectors Corner

Why collect art? What does it mean to be a collector? What is the difference between buying art and collecting? Questions such as these arise everyday as people travel through the gallery. Collecting art is more than just acquiring pieces that coincide with one's personal aesthetic: it is a yearning to support the arts, to be a part of art history, to tell a story and create a unique grouping of works that reflects one’s taste, a specific historical period and ideas. Collecting requires a niche to see art as it does a deep desire to live with and care for important and beautiful objects. Throughout history, collectors from all eras have used this concept to shape art history in both overt and subtle ways. Here at The Artists Hand our Collectors Corner is geared towards people who want to begin a journey down the path of becoming an art collector. Prices range from $35 to $75 and there are pieces to suite each collector's desires. Art collectors here at The Artists Hand have had this to say:

"I own an art gallery and studio, The Artists Hand, where our mission is to create a space in which anyone can be apart of the arts. Each time you buy a piece of art, attend a class, rent a space, or even rent a space from the espresso bar you are a contribution to the collection of work that the gallery offers." Brian Jones, owner, The Artists Hand
 
"Art makes me excited to be alive, it gives me well being." Catherine Raeff, local collector

"I collect paintings because they are evocative moments and they sing to me; they speak to me." Berry L. Barta