IHS Talent Art Show

Hello!

This month we are supporting local high school artists in our annual IHS Talent Art Show! This exhibition runs from March 8- April 3, 2017 and the opening night is tonight, April 10 at 6pm. Please stop in to support our talented high school students!

Hannah Wood
Snow-Capped Mountains Acrylic
23x28    NFS

Iris Rogerson
Splatter Set Ceramic
5" Tall   POR

Ashleigh Bowman
Belisana Pendant
2x2   NFS

We hope to see you in The Artists Hand to view the rest of the student artwork and enjoy wonderful seasonal coffee from our Espresso Bar. 

Follow our Facebook page and website, www.theArtistsHandGallery.com, for more information and updates! 

Meet the Artist!

Happy Saturday!!

This week's blog features the artwork of Alan Affolter. This local artists moved to Indiana in 1980 as a hired hand on a dairy farm. He left the farm but loved the area and made Indiana his home, where he still resides with his wife and two children. Allen has professional artists on both sides of his family so inspiration was plentiful. he specializes in pencil, pen, ink, and watercolor and characterizes his work as "illustration".

A variety of Allen's coasters and plaques are displayed in our gallery. My personal favorite is the "Falling Leaves" plaque and coasters (plaque pictured below).

Falling Leaves Plaque
$22

"I love the challenge of capturing the moment, the action, the mood, or the personality of the character. Hopefully that's what you see in my art."
-Alan Affolter

This piece certainly captures a blissful moment shared in the heart of the Fall season.


Please stop into The Artists Hand to purchase some of Alan's work and enjoy wonderful seasonal coffee from our Espresso Bar. Also, please check our Facebook page and website, www.theArtistsHandGallery.com, for more information!


-Ali Walker and the rest of us at The Artists Hand Gallery :)

Upcoming Events

Hello Everyone!

The Artists Hand has some great events coming up!

Join us for a fun night of painting at our Eat Drink Create this Saturday, February 18th from 6-8pm. You bring the food and wine and we provide the art materials with a local artist for instruction. At the end of the session, you get to take home your own original artwork. It's not too late to sign up so please visit www.theartistshandgallery.com, call (724)463-8710, or stop in to make a reservation. This session is $35 per person.

Our Kid's Classes are from 1-2:30pm on Saturday, February 18th and Saturday, February 25th. Classes are geared towards Grades 1-4.


Our next Art Lesson takes place from 5-6:30pm on Tuesday, February 28th. Classes are geared towards Grades 5-8.



Both the Kid's Classes and Art Lessons are instructed by IUP Future Art Educators. Each session is $20 with a 10% discount available.


For updates on our upcoming events please visit our Facebook, website (www.theartistshandgallery.com), Instagram, Twitter, and blog!

-The Artists Hand Gallery & Espresso Bar

We are back!

We are pleased to announce that our blog is back in business! As the Artist Hand's new intern, I am looking forward to sharing artwork along with upcoming events on this blog. One piece of art that has already caught my eye belongs to our featured artist, Hsiao Busch. From drawing on walls and glass windows in Taiwan as a child to teaching art in Pennsylvania, this artist has always had a passion for artistic expression. Her work is mainly inspired by random objects and landscapes in her daily life.

Hsiao's exhibition "Metamorphosis" displays work that reflects a combination of old and new experiences. "Reminiscence of the exact location is not my focus, rather to capture the memory or the experience of the moment when I visited the place." Hsiao gives viewers a taste of her experiences with room to place their own.

Sunset Creek
$350

Pictured left is my favorite piece from Hsiao's exhibition "Metamorphosis". When I first walked past this piece, familiarity tickled the hair on my arms. Much like Hsiao, I can't put a specific location to this piece but I can remember the touch and sound that I experienced. Even though my body is stuck dragging through slushy sidewalks, this painting leaves my soul lounging on cool grass.




Please stop into The Artists Hand to purchase some of Hsiao's work and enjoy wonderful seasonal coffee from our Espresso Bar. Also, please check our Facebook page and website, www.theArtistsHandGallery.com, for more information!

All best,
Ali Walker and the rest of us at The Artists Hand Gallery :)

Buying Art

It's been quite a summer! On Friday, July 10, we celebrated our third Anniversary with an art opening and a members party.

We also kicked off our Green Hand Campaign, an effort to draw more art patrons in to the Gallery.The goal of the campaign is to sell art and help sustain and grow the Artists Hand so that it can continue to be a hub of creative activity in our community.

Between now and Thanksgiving we would like to have 100 patrons committed to purchasing art for $550 or more. That may sound like a lot, so we want to make it easy.  You can pledge $50 per month for 11 months, and then you can choose $550 dollars worth of art. Begin to pledge today and you can do your Christmas shopping at the Gallery (see one of our baristas for details). If you make the pledge or purchase work out right, we will make you a Sustaining Member, with all of the benefits and perks given to our Charter Members.  That is you will have a Green Hand displayed in the Gallery with your name engraved, coffee drinks at a 10% discount, a 5% discount in the gallery, and invitations to special events. You can also use our regular layaway plan and pay 50% down and make the remaining payments over 3 months. Whichever way you choose, we want to extend the invitation for you to come out and look at the high quality work we have here at the Gallery, by artists who may even be your neighbors.

We also kicked off our own Artists Gallery website through Fine Art America. Here you will find the work of select artists, that is currently hanging in the gallery. Folks from all over the world can view the work of our artists and make purchases. We can ship work easily within the continental United States, and have shipped to further destinations as well. Just click over here,  http://the-artists-hand-gallery-and-espresso-bar.artistwebsites.com/index.html and see what's available.

Shanghai; Bill Double

Morning Chores; Harold Miller

We continue to strive to bring the Indiana Community a quality art experience. And to provide high quality art for purchase at a reasonable price. The Collector's Corner continues to be a favorite place for patrons to find a work of art by their favorite artist, at a price that is a little easier on the pocket book.

In addition to selling art the Gallery and Espresso bar has been host to several events, both public and private, this summer. We've hosted four showers, Eat, Drink Creates, and the filming of a commercial by a local film company.

Please feel free to contact the Gallery or Espresso Bar if you have any questions about events, the Green Hand campaign, or the purchase of art. Our baristas and gallery managers, Sandy & Sam, are always happy to help. Thank you for continuing to support this dream of an arts destination in Downtown Indiana. And we'll see you soon for a cup of coffee and a tour of local artwork.

The Artists hand Gallery & Espresso Bar

732 Philadelphia Street, Indiana

724-463-8710

contact@theartistshandgallery.com

TheArtistsHandGallery.com

Summer's Here!

What's Happening in June at the Gallery and Espresso Bar?

The Indiana Art Association will host its Annual Spring Show here at the Gallery beginning June 3rd. The public reception is Friday, June 5 from 6 to 8. Mark your calendars.

Our Friday nights continue to be a good time.
               Friday, June 19, 6 to 8, Open Mic- Bring and instrument and play or BYOB and enjoy the music.
               Friday, June 26, 6 to 8, Lit Nite- our hugely popular gathering of poets, writers and such. Stop in                                                                      and be entertained or share your own deep thoughts.

On select Saturday mornings Children's Make and Take will continue with a variety of Do-It-Yourself activities at a nominal fee.


Saturday,  June 20, 6 to 8, Eat, Drink, Create with Barb Kubala
        Bring along the eat and drink and we'll provide the create. $35 per person

Chidren's Make and Take will continue in a modified way. Since our instructors are home for the summer we will offer the workshop and materials for $10 per student, select Saturday mornings from 10 AM to 11:30 AM. Children and parents are welcome to work together to create with the selected materials for the week.

Saturday, June 6  Decorate a Box     June 13 Pop-Up Cards   

June 20 Origami                              July 11     Watercolors             

August 1 Paint  a T-shirt (Bring your own shirt)  August 8  Paint a clay house    

August 15  TBA                  August 22  TBA

As always we have incredible work by local and regional artists at reasonable prices. We have a generous payment plan as well. So stop in this summer and see all that's happening at the gallery.

732 Philadelphia Street

724-463-8710

contact@TheArtistsHandGallery.com

May Schedule 2015

May promises to be just as interesting here at the Artists Hand as April. So mark your calendars and we'll see you soon.

May's Art show; "Putting It Together: Five Collage Artists"
                                  May 5 through June 1
                        Public Reception; Friday May 8, 6 to 8
                         Member Pre-reception 5:30

May 15: The Old Saw Story Slam  Theme: Mother!    6 to 8
                Stop in share a story or just listen

May 16: Eat, Drink, Create  6 to 8
                    Bring a friend and some snacks

May 22:  Open Mic! 6 to 8
                  Bring a guitar, bring a friend!

May 29: Lit Nite 6 to 8


Don't forget we have great art by local artists. When you buy art you help support local artists and artisans. It's easy to buy art!

We have great baristas and great coffee drinks!

Stop in and say hi sometime!