By Kevin Wurm
Motlow Buzz Reporter
MURFREESBORO,
Tenn.— “Boro Art crawl” drew hundreds of art lovers to downtown Murfreesboro
and beyond on April 8, providing outlets for local artists to show their work,
exposing the locals to new art and mediums, and getting local businesses
involved.
Although
Murfreesboro is home to the largest undergrad university in the State of
Tennessee, the “art scene” is nonexistent and a few pioneers in Murfreesboro
changed this. Two art gallery owners and Middle Tennessee State University
affiliates took this into their own hands. These Murfreesboro art pioneers
later created a committee that formed the “Boro Art Crawl”.
This event showcases local artists’ work in
local art galleries and small businesses around the city. Galleries that are
participating are Tone-Two Art Gallery and Moxie Art Gallery. A few of the
local businesses that participate in the crawl are Liquid Smoke, Mayday Brewery,
Top of the Block Salon, and Cultivate Co-Working.
“Cultivate
Co-Working is a small business located in downtown Murfreesboro where
work-from-home business owners and entrepreneurs can come and rent office space
to work out of,” said Gretchen Bilbro. “Also we have a local Murfreesboro magazine
renting space here as well.”
She also noted
that this is a great way for small businesses to get exposure and an even
better way to get people in their doors.
Beth
Moore of Gallatin, Tennessee, was an artist showing her mixed-media pieces at
Cultivate Co-Working. Not only is she an artist, but Moore is also a kindergarten
through fifth grade art teacher. One might ask, “What is mixed media, and what
does it look like?”
“Mixed-media
is art with more than one media,” Moore explained.
One of Moore’s
pieces was titled “Sting”. After just a few moments of looking at “Sting”, one
could easily see why it was titled that. There was a honeycomb and waxed paper
with a poem written on it, encased in an old wooden frame --a gorgeous piece
that would complement any wall. Moore would later sell this piece, and she went
home with more cash than she came in with.
Two-Tone
Art Gallery featured local pop artist and fashion designer Liz Kelly Zook. Zook
displayed a wide variety of painted pop-art pieces. There were paintings of the
nude female body, and there were pieces with a Neil Degrasse, Bill Nye, and
Barak Obama selfie. Zook is a stay-at-home Mom and full-time artist who makes a
living selling her work.
“I
have been doing Art pretty much all my life,” Zook responded when asked how
long she has been painting. “Things got serious when my husband told me I
should stay at home to take care of our child and take on my art full-time.”
Zook also sold
several pieces and made new networking opportunities.
The “Boro Art Crawl” is
a bi-monthly event that takes place on the first Friday of every month. The
next crawl will be a two-night event in June. The first night’s will occur from
6-9 p.m. on June 9, and the second night’s event will occur from 6-9 p.m. on June
10. With this being estimated as the largest “Boro Art Crawl” to date, there
will be several new locations participating in the city.
More
information about the event can be found at www.BoroArtCrawl.com or the
Facebook page, www.facebook.com/BoroArtCrawl.
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