The community will celebrate local artists and their work on April 3rd during the Franklin Art Scene, a free event that allows the public to appreciate Williamson County culture every first Friday of the month.
Coordinated by the Downtown Franklin Association, the art crawl boasts more than 30 participating locations, with locations dispersed in and around downtown—including the Second South District and Bridge Street, as well as up and down Columbia Avenue.
Friday’s locations are slated to offer a sweeping variety of magnificent work ranges from mixed-media pieces and handcrafted jewelry to turned wood to original paintings. In addition, the public will enjoy six new stops on the Franklin Art Scene, including:
Ecco Salon, 341 Main St, is featuring “The Art of Hair,” bringing Franklin Art Crawl patrons a unique look at hair styles from the fab to the fantastic of the European fashion shows. Interact with stylists and models at this “living art” show.
Landmark Bank,198 E. Main Street, is showcasing the works of Wendy Fiedor. Fiedor is a talented local painter and photographer, who donated a portion of her net sales to Samaritan’s Purse in 2014, specifically to provide relief to Christians who are being persecuted by ISIS in the Middle East.
Pedego Franklin–a new electric bike company located at the corner of First Avenue and E. Main Street–is showcasing the work of Ricky and Lisa Smith, a husband-and-wife duo who make up Smith Fine Art Photography. The pair specialize in photographing the outdoors, including waterfalls, sunrises and sunsets, wild flowers and historic architecture in Tennessee.
Hope Church, 1820 Downs Boulevard, is hosting Tucky Myhre, an artist with a desire to inspire. Tucky co-founded “Ignite Life 1010″ ministries and has a passion to inspire people through the arts.
Nurture House, 232 Third Avenue North, is hosting work by award-winning artist Cheryl Buehring, who is one of less than a dozen people around the globe that makes coffee painting their primary expression of creativity. A professional watercolorist, she also periodically uses juice from other organic materials to add a splash of color to her sepia-toned natural artwork.
Puckett’s Boat House, 94 E Main St, is promoting local artist Marilyn Farnsworth Wendling, whose zest for life is evident in her plein air-style land and waterscapes. Wendling uses a very limited palette of only red, yellow, blue an d white. She has a strong command of light and color harmony.
Many of the galleries and working studios serve complimentary refreshments during the evening, and some offer live music. Free trolley rides, provided by Williamson Source, circulate among all the stops, and patrons can jump on and off at will from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
In addition to an online map and QR code, a Franklin Art Scene smartphone application is now available on Google Play. The download gives users up-to-date information on the upcoming art crawl and its locations.
For more information on the event or to download maps and applications, visit www.franklinartscene.com.
