Opening Reception for Appalachian Strings and Anima Appalachia
Venue: The Floyd Center for the Arts, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre
Cost: Free

Description:
The Floyd Center for the Arts presents the Opening Reception for Appalachian Strings and Anima Appalachia on Saturday, June 10, 2023.

Opening at The Floyd Center for the Arts will be two new exhibitions: Appalachian Strings in the Hayloft Gallery and Anima Appalachia by Lauren Cooper in the Falcon Gallery. Both exhibitions will be on display from June 10th through August 5th.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

About the Appalachian Strings Exhibition:
Curated by local luthier, Mike Mears, luthiers across the New River Valley will be showcasing their impressive and gorgeous builds, featuring musical instruments as you've never seen them before. The wealth of creativity in Appalachia never ceases to amaze!

"Appalachian Strings" will also include an Instrument Show & Sale on Saturday, July 8th and Sunday, July 9th. Interested in having a booth to sell? Please contact us at programming@floydartcenter.org

Finally, we will come together to celebrate once more at our closing reception with a concert by The Mike Mitchell Band on Saturday, August 5th from 5:00-7:00 PM.

About Anima Appalachia - Solo Exhibition:
"In selecting pieces for this show," states Lauren Cooper, "I am attempting to pay homage to the animistic spirit of the land and inhabitants of my home for the past 33 years in the Appalachian mountains of Southwest Virginia. My work is an expression of my connection to the spirits, ancestors, and ghosts of these beautiful mountains, of our old vernacular farmhouse home, and the surrounding gardens and woodlands that make up Greenstar Farm and Apothecary."

"I enjoy working in a variety of media and am especially happy to include several paintings from an ongoing new series on homemade rabbit skin parchment in this exhibit. We have kept a rabbitry for over 12 years as part of our family self sufficiency endeavors, and recently figured out how to process meat rabbit hides into parchment suitable for painting and calligraphy."

"All my work attempts to express my animistic vision of my world. I am concerned with ideas and pursuits of shape shifting, experiences with animal allies, healing with plant allies, practices of folk magic, and in general, art making to assuage ecological grief. Ultimately I attempt to inspire creativity and resilience in myself and others moving through climate change and other daunting challenges of the 21st century. All my work is rooted in our local terrain and community."
- Lauren Cooper

This is sure to be a unique and eye-opening experience!

The Floyd Center for the Arts is located at 220 Parkway Lane South, Suite 1 in Floyd, VA.

For more information, visit: http://floydartcenter.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/FloydArts or call 540-745-2784.

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