See me at #Artisphere2016

Coldwell Banker Caine Main Street Gallery, exhibition view

Greenville South Carolina's international art festival, Artisphere is getting ready to happen in just a few weeks, May 13-15.  I plan to be down at the Coldwell Banker Caine Main Street gallery throughout the weekend to answer questions about the work and meet people.  Come say hi.

Artisphere© has become a BFD for Greenville over the past few years.  Attendance appears to be growing, and this year the number of visitors may well creep into six figures.  It's a great time of year to visit SC, the temperatures can still be moderate (relatively speaking) and the city is in bloom.

Though not officially part of the festival, my exhibit at CBC gallery runs through this month and next, and the location (428 S Main Street) is highly visible.  Look for the glass blowers on the Reedy River bridge, and the gallery is right there.

Thanks to all who came out for the opening reception last month.  All of the work is for sale and Teresa Roche at Art & Light gallery has agreed to handle all sales on my behalf.  Because May is Mental Health Awareness month, I am going to give a percentage of all sales this month to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, a non-profit charity that "is committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research."

Metal health issues increasingly touch our society, as seen all-too-often in the cases of mass shooters, military veterans who return from service with PTSD and other mental/emotional issues, and the family members who suffer along with those individuals with disorders and illness.  As an artist, this is a very personal issue for me and I wanted to do something.

Hope to see you at Artisphere!