Call for Art!

We're working with Lee's Flower and Gift Shop to plan a fantastic flower themed art show during the August 29th Art Walk. Please spread the word to interested artists and let us know if you have any questions- jacksoncountyarts@gmail.com

April 2014 Art Walk Map

Hope to see you at the Art Walk tomorrow night! Looks like the weather should be super!

  April 2014 Art Walk Map

Art Walk Raffle!

Several Art Walk locations will be showing artwork made from repurposed or recycled materials. There will be a raffle of a Mallard Duck collage (8x10 inches in an 11x14 inch frame) made by Katie Lehmkuhl Morris to raise funds for future Jackson County Arts events. Tickets can be purchased for $1 prior to and during the April Art Walk at Sarah's Enchanted Cottage on the west side of the square. The winner's name will be drawn after the Art Walk.

April 2014 Art Walk

The next Jackson County Art Walk will be held Friday, April 25, 2-14, from 5-8 PM. We hope to see you there! A map will be published the week of the Art Walk and will be available at several stops around the square.

North Side of Square

JM Sewing Center- Regina Stewart "magical use of pencil and paint"

5^th Street Sandwich Shoppe- Jennifer Bohlander, painter

White Law Office- Cindy Reichle, drawings and paintings, Joni White, accessories made from vintage findings and buttons
Title Abstract- Judy Swisher, watercolors and more

Edward Jones- April Lemon, glass work
Dick Lake Law Office- Staci Dawn, emerging Kansas artist
Start to Finish- Lisa Adame, abstract art

Lee’s Flowers & Gifts- Gary Cox, stained glass, Flute music by Karen Ford
Hot Spot Coffee Shop- Josh, shoe and bag art

Jim Hunley Studio- Jim Hunley, Jessica Kent, photography
HR Block- Lori Hewitt, feather art

East Side of Square

Uptown Treasures- Melissa Kingman Rau, sculpted figures
Diamonds by Design- Lorie Fleming-Huyett, pottery, paintings
S&A's Antiques- Carol Totten, children's books
Schlaegel's Tax- Rhett Totten, pottery and paintings, Charissa Robbins, mixed media and hats
Complete Chiropractic Care- Keli Van Camp, unique hand painted leather bags

Miller Law Office- Marty Mavrovich, oil and mixed media
Quilting on the Square- Local Students from Holton, Jackson Heights, and Royal Valley

South Side of Square
Heart to Home- Denise Ash, acrylic paintings of classic Hollywood starlets

Homestead Affordable Housing- Kathleen Cobb, featured artist

6 Plus 1 Driving School- Katie Morris, monoprints and paintings- demonstrating from 5-7 PM
The Alleyway Studio and Art Gallery (in the alley behind Lifetime Eye Care)- artwork by local children and teens
Jackson County Museum- Joyce Shupe, china and acrylic paintings, Gin Fox, altered books

West Side of Square

Hutchins Building- Jackson County Arts members, Music by Halbleib family

Rural Water District- Dream Rocket- Fiber art panels made by Jackson County Arts members and 5th grade students at Central Elementary that will be sent to the Dream Rocket project and eventually help wrap the Saturn V Moon Rocket at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama as part of a temporary display. 

Sarah’s Enchanted Cottage- Barbara Diggs, mixed media eco-art, Sarah Devader, mixed media and fibers, Steve Schilt, flute maker, Fred Appelhanz, poetry and dulcimer music, Several other local artists will be showing art made from repurposed or recycled materials.

Denison State Bank- Chris Heineken, acoustic music

Courthouse/Center of Square
Sandy Studebaker-Gilbert and painting students, Kid Activities provided by Kelcie Matousek, Gary Bell Band (Gary Bell, Sherri Durst, Roy Hallauer)

Off the Square

Countryside Studios (112 S. Iowa)- Gerald Copeland, sculptures, wood carvings, drawings, Joyce Shupe, paintings and pottery

August 2013 Art Walk Map

  August 2013 Art Walk Map by Katie Morris

August Art Walk- East Side

As we prepare for this Friday's Art Walk, we wanted to share a little more information about the artists and art you will see. You can view a complete list of participating locations here: http://jacksoncountyarts.blogspot.com/p/final-friday-art-walk.html 

Uptown Treasures- Dusty Snethen

            Dusty Snethen is a life long Kansas resident who credits his love of art to early days spent with crayons and coloring books. Eventually he would take his coloring skills to Kansas University where he majored in Commercial Art. There he quickly realized that he preferred to create art for himself as opposed for others and switched his major to education. “Too me art is very personal, and although I may paint subjects who are fairly mainstream, there is a deep personal reason for me choosing the characters, musicians, actors etc. that I select.” Dusty now teaches fifth grade in Topeka Kansas where he lives with his wife and two children.

Expressions- Brandee Longhofer

Quilting on the Square- Jackson Heights High School Students, teacher: Amy Maiers

            Hammered dulcimer music by Fred Appelhanz 

"I have been playing guitar (6 and 12 string) since 1975 and the hammer dulcimer since 2000. Also have written about 10 songs of my own material.

My style of music would be mostly Folk with a little Celtic."

August Art Walk- North Side

As we prepare for this Friday's Art Walk, we wanted to share a little more information about the artists and art you will see. You can view a complete list of participating locations here: http://jacksoncountyarts.blogspot.com/p/final-friday-art-walk.html 

North Side of Square

5^th Street Sandwich Shoppe- Jennifer Bohlander

Jennifer Bohlander paints or draws what moves her to create, whether it be landscapes, portraits, animals, or flowers.

White Law Office- Cindy Reichle (also check out the mural in the alley!)

A Holton High School graduate, Cindy Reichle works in pencil, colored pencil, and paint. She has recently completed a mural on the back of White Law Office, visible from the alley.

Edward Jones- April Lemon

After dedicating 6 years to service in the Coast Guard and 20 years to family, April started pursuing her dream of becoming an artist. She is studying Glass at Emporia State University where she has participated in juried art shows and won the prestigious Art 96 Scholarship.

"An artist is someone who can look at what most see as a pile of junk and see beauty and meaning within the chaos, then take those elements that they have seen, put the pieces together in such a way as to share their vision with the world. I try to do this in my life as well as my art, and my hope is that when I someday leave this world that the people who have known me and my work might somehow be affected for the good."

Lee’s Flowers & Gifts- Holton High School Students, teacher: Cullen Jackson

Jim Hunley Studio- Jim Hunley

Jim Hunley Photography, located on the Square in Holton, Kansas, provides services to families wanting to preserve memories and commercial services to companies wanting to provide information through pictures.  Jim's love of photography has also resulted in many pictures of nature and architecture.