It was full circle for four artists when the Grover Gallery reopened last Saturday under new management.
Max Grover, Tracy Grisman, Julie Read and Larry Crockett started …
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It was full circle for four artists when the Grover Gallery reopened last Saturday under new management.
Max Grover, Tracy Grisman, Julie Read and Larry Crockett started thinking about opening a gallery together about a year and a half ago and the idea was tested last December with a group show at the Grover Gallery on Taylor St.
Everything clicked and the friends started looking for a space to rent. They were about to sign a lease when Northwind announced they were giving up theirs on that space. The artist's dream gallery became available in August, and they took it right away.
For November, the four are showing “Pets & Critters,” the only “one-theme group show” on their agenda, with 10 percent of the sales proceeds going to the Humane Society of Jefferson County. Red dots were flying on opening night and viewers embraced the pictures of animals and the spirit of giving to the animal shelter.
“We are considering every November being a benefit show,” said Read.
Each artist will have one of the four walls. A high level of production is required.
Crockett, the newest artist in the group, is getting used to the schedule of painting and preparing for an empty studio if all the pieces sell.
Grover says that most people don’t realize that art requires a lot of commitment if you are showing and selling. “You need to know what you have to do today for a show one year from now,” he says. “Successful artists have discipline.”
The four have equal parts in the business, sharing the pressure of costs and allowing them to take in most of the proceeds from sales. For guest artists, they are offering 70 percent of the profit—as they say, a very artist-friendly model.
For now, Read is spearheading classes with her famous Pizza and Sip nights. Grover says he is thinking about open studio hours and Grisman will continue to teach at Northwind Art.
The gallery will be open to the public Thursday to Monday 12-5 p.m. with extended hours every first Saturday of the month for the Art Walk. Tuesdays and Wednesdays the space is available for rent and for classes.
More information at www.thegrovergallery.com.
