Watkinsville Artscape | The Oconee Leader
Two pieces of sculpture went up on Main Street in downtown
Watkinsville over the weekend, continuing the city’s commitment to being
the “Artland of Georgia.”
Cindy Farley, the director at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation,
said the sculptures are part of the 2016 Pop-Up Sculpture Exhibit, which
is partially funded by a Georgia Council for the Arts grant. The
exhibit will see fie sculptures erected in downtown Watkinsville.
“What we thought was that for years we have had all these artists
working in their studios all around Oconee County,” Farley explained.
“That’s why Watkinsville is the Artland of Georgia. Our thinking was
that we should bring this art out into the community.”
Farley, who serves on the city’s Arts Advisory Council, said that
group initiated the campaign. A total of five sculptures will go up
around town.
Saturday afternoon, Joni Younkins-Herzog was putting up her sculpture
Scopa in front of the AT&T building on Main Street. The piece is
made with a Styrofoam core, metal and stucco.
“Someone driving by recognized what it is, so that was nice,”
Younkins-Herzog said as she applied stucco to the piece. “They asked me
if it was an angel trumpet flower.”
The sculpture is called “Scopa,” a medicinal extract from the angel trumpet.
Younkins-Herzog said she hopes people will stop and spend some time
looking at her sculpture. The inside of the flower is painted, and
includes a “surprise” if you get down and look inside it.
Also Saturday afternoon, artist William Massey installed his
sculpture “Object of Wo(man)” on the property across from the Courthouse
and next to the Eagle Tavern. ~ Rob Peecher
Watkinsville Artscape | The Oconee Leader
Watkinsville over the weekend, continuing the city’s commitment to being
the “Artland of Georgia.”
Cindy Farley, the director at the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation,
said the sculptures are part of the 2016 Pop-Up Sculpture Exhibit, which
is partially funded by a Georgia Council for the Arts grant. The
exhibit will see fie sculptures erected in downtown Watkinsville.
“What we thought was that for years we have had all these artists
working in their studios all around Oconee County,” Farley explained.
“That’s why Watkinsville is the Artland of Georgia. Our thinking was
that we should bring this art out into the community.”
Farley, who serves on the city’s Arts Advisory Council, said that
group initiated the campaign. A total of five sculptures will go up
around town.
Saturday afternoon, Joni Younkins-Herzog was putting up her sculpture
Scopa in front of the AT&T building on Main Street. The piece is
made with a Styrofoam core, metal and stucco.
“Someone driving by recognized what it is, so that was nice,”
Younkins-Herzog said as she applied stucco to the piece. “They asked me
if it was an angel trumpet flower.”
The sculpture is called “Scopa,” a medicinal extract from the angel trumpet.
Younkins-Herzog said she hopes people will stop and spend some time
looking at her sculpture. The inside of the flower is painted, and
includes a “surprise” if you get down and look inside it.
Also Saturday afternoon, artist William Massey installed his
sculpture “Object of Wo(man)” on the property across from the Courthouse
and next to the Eagle Tavern. ~ Rob Peecher
Watkinsville Artscape | The Oconee Leader
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