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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: “Unrealism”
DESCRIPTION:SECOND FRIDAYS IN THE ARTS DISTRICT\nPlease join us Friday\, January 9th from 6-9pm for the gallery opening reception of Unrealism: the Art of Hauptschein\, Stone\, and Vandever. \nGrab a drink at our cash bar and visit with the exhibiting gallery artists\, the resident artists in their studios and shop a sale of functional and giftable pottery in the clay lab. \nOur neighbors at Warehouse 55\, Kiss the Sky\, and Soul Studio will all be open late and excited to welcome you to the arts district! \n\n  \n Opening Reception: “Unrealism” \nJoin us at Water Street Art Studios for the opening of Unrealism!\n\n\n Friday\, January 9\n 6–9 PM\n 160 S Water Street\, Batavia\n\n\nExperience art that bends reality and sparks imagination.\n Exhibition runs January 9 – February 7. Our gallery is open Fridays\, Saturdays and Sundays from 12-4pm.\n\n\nAll are welcome—come celebrate creativity with us! \n\n\n\n\nWatch fashion turn into art live as artist Allen Vandever paints directly onto your jackets and dresses\, transforming each piece into a one-of-a-kind artwork. \nBring your own jacket or dress to be painted live or to be sent home with the artist for future painting. Dress and jacket paintings are around $300 each and will be facilitated directly with the artist. \nCome experience the process\, the energy\, and the art as it happens. \nJoin us for the opening of Unrealism\, where creativity breaks the rules and reality bends.
URL:https://downtownbatavia.com/event/opening-reception-unrealism/
LOCATION:Water Street Studios\, 160 S. Water Street\, Batavia\, IL\, 60510\, United States
CATEGORIES:Batavia Events,Art Events,Food & Drink
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ORGANIZER;CN="Water Street Studios":MAILTO:info@waterstreetstudios.org
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