December 2011 

The 815 Presents: Artists on the Edge at Indigo Bridge Books, Aimee Smith at The 815, Nora Rolf & Katie Frisch at the Grand Manse Gallery. 

 

Indigo Bridge Books Partners with Artists on the Edge and The 815

The 815 is proud to announce a new artistic partnership. Beginning this First Friday, The 815 will display selected works by the Artists on the Edge at Indigo Bridge Books.

“This partnership is another opportunity for the Artists on the Edge to share their work on First Fridays,” said Cheech Sorilla, Visual Arts Director for The 815. “It also gives the Artists on the Edge the opportunity to have people view their art all month long.” Indigo Bridge Books is located in The Creamery Building at 701 P St.

 

The Grand Manse Gallery

The Grande Manse Gallery will feature artists Nora Rolf and Katie Frisch. Rolf’s show is entitled 'Fibers and Forms,' and will feature a visual sampling of architectural and natural objects she has constructed. She describes creating her art as a "sort of push and tug process of exploring materials and figuring out ways to effectively apply it." Currently an Artist in Residence at the LUX Center for the Arts, Nora teaches classes in Painting, Sculpture, and Mixed Media to youth and adults as well as teaching classes from the Art Van deLUX at the Youth Services Center.

Katie Frisch creates one-of-kind textile pieces.  Her latest work, "The Calendar Project," involved making one nuno felted sample every day and arranging the accumulation of pieces into the grid of a calendar. Nuno felting is the process of layering wool and cloth (usually silk) before felting.  Frisch will also be showing between 3 and 5 larger wool pieces that are variations on organic shapes exploring positive and negative. For more information visit Frisch’s website at www.feedingthelake.com.

Art displayed each First Friday at the Grand Manse will remain on the walls and accessible to be viewed by personal request until the next First Friday. The Grand Manse is located at 129 N 10th St. To view the display, enter the central doors on the eastern side of the building off 10th St., or the northeastern doors on the north side of the building off P St.

 

The 815 Downstairs

Aimee Smith’s abstract paintings will be on display for the first time this month. Created with strong feelings in the midst of stress as an emotional outlet, Smith does not name her pieces, instead leaving the observer to draw their own conclusions about message and meaning. Smith hopes that you approach her work with an open mind, and plans on placing pen and paper near some of the pieces so visitors can record what they see or feel. She will also display a number of illustrated envelopes mailed to her by an inmate in a display she’s calling “Letters to Home.”

 

The 815 Upstairs 

In addition to showing selected pieces at Indigo Bridge Books, Open Studio's Artists on the Edge will continue to feature 45 to 60 new pieces on the main level of The 815 each month. Open Studio provides an outlet for artists who are living with mental health problems to express themselves. It is a collaborative effort between the Lancaster County Community Mental Health Center, CentrePointe, which specializes in helping people who struggle with substance use and mental health disorders, as well as Lincoln Parks and Recreation. Artists on the Edge is the name for this group of over 200 artists who gather twice a month to continue healing through artistic expression.

Open Studio’s partnership with The 815 allows these artists to gain exposure in the Haymarket area. Through the act of artistic expression, coupled with the ability to have their art viewed in public and potentially purchased, the individuals who make up Artists on the Edge are provided with a valuable opportunity to use their skills and abilities to stay well.