Artists from Hot Springs and surrounding areas are bringing together their talents and original artwork for the inaugural YART Sale, to be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at 200 Violet St. in the historic Quapaw-Prospect district in downtown Hot Springs.
The idea of hosting a YART Sale originated from event organizer Rosemary Wootton's daughter, after Wootton sold three pieces of her original artwork at a neighbor's garage sale.
"It was my good, new stuff; it wasn't anything tacky, it was good stuff," Wootton said. "My daughter said, 'mom, you need to do a YART sale,' and from that moment on my head just exploded with ideas."
Wootton is expecting more than 10-15 artists to display their work during the sale on Saturday and Sunday and said shoppers can expect the art to range from traditional to "the bizarre," including paintings, driftwood sculptures, journals, ink/alcohol tiles, upcycled furniture, and collages.
"We have this guy that makes these lamps out of foam," she said. "He's going to be a character. He's got some pretty wild stuff."
Work by the following artists will be for sale: Tansill Stough, Wootton, Patricia Peterson, Karen Parker, Deborah Dispensa, Jim Pafford, Chuck Smith, Kathy Schrader, Elizabeth Lindsey, Regine Skrydom, Prinn Love Vandegrift, Victoria Brennemon, Gala Rice, Eric Hardy and D.G.C. with Diane Bishop.
In addition to the sale, live music and art demonstrations will be performed throughout both days, and two young girls will have refreshments available for purchase at a lemonade stand.
"It will be neighborhood appropriate sound," Wootton said of the live music. "We have jams out here on our patio probably a couple of times a month, nothing more than that. We've got about five guys and a couple gals that play and sing and they'll just be doing it off and on during the day, and then we'll have a DJ running a CD the rest of the time."
Live music will be provided by Gordon Arnold, David Schrader, Kim Austin, Hartley Wootton and Pearl Brick.
Wootton said the YART Sale is a "first practice run," adding that she hopes to continue to have YART Sales at least three times a year from now on.
"I've got some really, really fresh artists that haven't exposed their art to anyone. They're young artists and they're so excited about having a place to show without a lot of pressure," she said. "There are probably three that would fit into that category that just want to launch out a little bit, and this is a very safe group of people to do that with."
Email Wootton at [email protected] for more information about the sale or to sign up to sell artwork in upcoming sales.
Entertainment on 06/23/2016