Austin Peay Art Graduates exhibit new work at Downtown Gallery

Clarksville, TN – Shortly after Clare Coyle Taylor’s husband passed away, she gathered her children together and began creating works of art with them. She’d studied at Austin Peay State University, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in pottery/ceramic sculpture and painting, but in the years after she graduated, she gradually found less time to practice her art.

Then, following her husband’s death, the act of creating took on a new meaning for her.

“I’ve become even more aware of, and awed by, the healing nature of the process,” she said. “There can be a catharsis about the expression and introspection achieved with color, mark making, and material manipulation. Emotions can be released where there are no words.” [Read more]

May’s First Thursday ArtWalk

Written by Kendall Welsh

Clarksville, TN – You’re invited to join the merchants of Historic Downtown Clarksville for the monthly Art Walk, which will be held this month on May 5th from 5:00pm – 8:00pm. Kendall Welsh from ARTifacts sent us this information about May’s artistic extravaganza.

Participating merchants include ARTifacts Emporium, The Framemaker, Hodgepodge, the L&N Train Station, The Peg Harvill Gallery in the Roxy Regional Theatre, and Rogates Boutique.

Participating artists include Susan Bryant, Lisa Cook, Monica Quatrrochio, Nikki Romero, Rebecca Sower, Bob Williams, Leigh Averitt-Nepurud, Jennifer Ford, Miranda Herrick, Clare Coyle Taylor, Bettye Shely Holte, Konrad Hack, Rhonda Taylor and Eunice Kern. [Read more]