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| FLORIDA WEST COAST'S PLACE FOR ARTISTS |
266 S. LINKS AVENUE SARASOTA, FL 34236 | |||||||||||||||||||
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PAINTER AND SCULPTOR JINI MOUNT HAS OPENED THE "NEW" CELERY BARN STUDIOS IN DOWNTOWN SARASOTA'S ARTIST COLONY. A FLORIDA VERNACULAR TWO STORIED TIN ROOFED BUILDING WITH A DISTINCTIVE CUPOLA HAS BEEN ERECTED AT 266 S. LINKS AVENUE ON THE FORMER SITE OF THE 14TH GREEN OF ONE OF AMERICA'S FIRST OFFICIAL GOLF COURSES. IN 1990 JINI MOUNT ARRIVED BY SAIL INTO SARASOTA BAY. SHE BEGAN LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO CONTINUU THE FIGURE STUDY WORKSHOPS SHE HAD BEGUN IN ATLANTA TWENTY YEARS BEFORE. AN OLD BARN WAS FOUND NEAR A CELERY FIELD ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF SARASOTA. LOCAL ARTISTS, BOTH AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL BEGAN GATHERING TWICE A WEEK TO PAINT AND DRAW. eVEN THOUGH THE SUMMERS WERE SWELTERING AND THE WINTERS COULD BE FRIGID(PITY THE MODELS!) THE REPUTATION AS A PLACE FOR ARTISTS GREW. THE BARN RAN OUT OF SPACE AND THE WORKSHOPS WERE MOVED TO LARGER QUARTERS IN A NEARBY WAREHOUSE. IT WAS A PLACE FOR THE ARTIST TO PRACTICE TECHNIQUE,CONVERSE WITH OTHER ARTISTS OR JUST ENJOY A CUP OF COFFEE WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC. BY 1997 THE CELERY BARN WAS BECOMING ENVELOPED BY URBAN SPRAWL.PLANS WERE MADE TO RELOCATE. ON FEBRAURY 1999 THE FIRST NEW WORKSHOPS WERE HELD IN THE "NEW" CELERY BARN. OLD FRIENDS RETURNED, (THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WAS A 2 YEAR PROCESS WITHOUT WORKSHOPS)EXHIBITION AND SHOWS BEGAN AGAIN AND THE CELERY BARN TRADITION CONTINUES. AFILLIATED ARTISTS WILL HAVE WORKS DISPLAYED ON THESE PAGES .WE WILL UPDATE THESE PAGES CONTINUALLY AND PROVIDE INTERESTING LINKS. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL VISIT US OFTEN ON THE WEB AND IN SARASOTA, FL AT THE TOWLES COURT ART COLONY 266 S. LINKS AVE SARASOTA, FL 34236 PHONE:952-9889 E-MAIL [email protected] | WE ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION . WATCH THIS SPACE FOR PAINTINGS, ORIGINAL PRINTS, SCULPTURE AND MORE. | |||||||||||||||||||
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