Yard pARTy 2024

A one-day community potluck pop-up art show
where community artists are invited to demo, talk, perform, display their work in the gallery and on the lawn.

Yard pARTy
August 16th, 2024, 6-9pm

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Featured Artists

• Faith Belt - Shadow Puppet Performance / instagram

• Alan Beuris - Exhibiting Artist (Printmaking & Photography) / instagram

• Kayla Byrd - Metalworking & Jewelry / instagram

• Ben Conley - Exhibiting Artist (Oil Painting) / instagram

• Andrew Gibbens (aka Lyberarchelulo) - Video Album Release / website - instagram

• Travis Goyette - Interactive Live Perforamance (CRT Installation) / instagram

• Kelly Hall (aka Books & Cleverness) - Blind Date with a Book / website - instagram

• Vianna Isbister - Storytelling / instagram

• Mary Mullins - Ceramics / instagram

• Taylor Norris - Paper Collage & Mixed Media / instagram

• Eric Drummond Smith - Live Art Demonstration (Mixed Media) / instagram

• Southern Appalachian Dance Collective - Live Performance / instagram

• Anna Whitted - Exhibiting Artist (Oil Painting) / instagram

• Kat Yarbrough (aka Side Hustle Custom Cookies) / instagram

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Exhibit View

Yard pARTy’s exhibit featured work by Alan Beuris, Ben Conley, Taylor Norris, and Anna Whitted.

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Here’s what happened—

A sudden rainstorm after the start of the event drove all the artists inside.

Eric Drummond Smith painted a new piece right on site, answering questions for attendees.

Travis Goyette's CRT video installation played in the darkness of one of the rooms.

Friends and neighbors brought and enjoyed refreshments and food.

Conversation in the gallery and in the kitchen.

Printmaking and photography by Alan Beuris on display.

The evening ended with a storytelling performance by Vianna Isbister.

A map of the pARTy, with the featured artists and other activities outlined.

Mixed media collage work on display by Taylor Norris.

A double-act shadow puppet performance by Faith Belt.

Attendees curled up in the living room.

A view behind the puppeteers' curtain.

Side Hustle Custom Cookies provided unique treats for all to enjoy.

The community that showed up brought and enjoyed food to share with others.

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Credits

Very special thanks to all the artists for the gift of their work, and the grace to pivot in the sudden storm that befell our pARTy. Many thanks to Waymakers Collective for the grant funding. Thanks to photographer Robert King for documenting the event. Special thanks to all the guests who persisted through the weather, brought food, and bore witness to new work.