Studio 659

Studio 659 is participating in Whiting’s Holiday Window Decorating Contest! We’ve got Northern Hemisphere Christmas by Paul DePoy & David Borst and Southern Hemisphere Christmas by David Borst & Paul DePoy Click on this link to vote! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019WindowContest

Sam Z. won our second Live Art Competition and Fundraiser with his Triclops Snowy Feast! Purchase this painting for $60 in the Studio or the inspiration sketch for $20. Also come check out some of the other cool submissions that were completed during the competition!

This is a busy week at Studio 659!! Thursday we invite author Janine Harrison for a reading of poems from her new book Weight of Silence. These are pieces Harrison wrote after spending time in Haiti experiencing their hardships and learning about the people there. She will have copies of the book available for sale. Friday night from 5pm-8pm, we’ll host our second Live Art Competition & Fundraiser! You have the 3 hours to make an awesome work of art. All pieces will be sold at the Studio to raise money for more cool activities, and a small jury will choose a winner to award a $100 prize. And finally,…

Starting at 5pm on Friday November 15, Studio 659 will be hosting a LIVE Art Competition and Fundraiser. Individuals and teams will have from 5pm-8pm to create a work of art. Canvas, paint, and basic art supplies will be provided. Participation is FREE and every participant gets a free Studio 659 tote bag or t-shirt. BUT we’re keeping the art!! A small jury will choose a winning canvas and award a $100 prize. All of the created pieces will be sold in the studio to raise money for more arts events in Whiting. Participants who want to keep their creations must pay $25 to leave with them.

*  Call for Art – An Arm & A Leg Join Studio 659 for our annual Awareness Exhibit Amputate. Sever. Truncate. Whatever you call it, sometimes it is necessary to lop off a body part. We lose pieces of ourselves to accidents and diseases, but we survive and adapt. This is a show to celebrate what we can overcome when we aren’t 100%. Eligibility and Fees: Open to artists of all ages, and art in any medium will be considered. Each artist may enter up to three pieces for consideration. All work must be completed within the last 2 years and not have been previously shown at Studio 659. All…