Tonight I attended the reception for the “Summer Breeze” exhibit at Stirling Art Studios & Gallery in Dunedin, Florida. The theme was open to the artist’s interpretation and I enjoyed looking at many different interpretations and expressions of summer. At Stirling, there is gallery space mostly around the perimeter of their space. In the middle are studios for individual artists to rent in order to create and sell their artwork. One artist explained how she makes most of her sales from her studio because people like to look at all of her work, meet her, talk about art and really get to know the artist they buy from. Art buyers and collectors want to form a relationship with the artists they buy from. Her comments underscore how important it is for artists to not only have space to show their work, but also have a space where they can create and sell their work.
The ”Summer Breeze” exhibit will be up through August 27 and I highly recommend visiting Stirling Art Studios & Gallery. If you have time, talk to some of the artists and let them tell you about their work and their process.