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Published: October 22, 2009 02:22 pm
New gallery opens in Medina
Shawn’s Gate to feature local artist and offer classes.
Staff Reports
The Journal-Register
MEDINA —
Officially opening to the public Friday, Shawn’s Gate Art Studio and Gallery, 409 Main St., will feature local artists and offer many classes to the public.
“Shawn’s Gate is a place where people can come and produce art in an atmosphere of celebration and encouragement,” said owner Barb Gray.
Opening day will feature the work of the late Shawn Fintak and a student show of work from the Shawn’s Gate artist group. Grand opening is from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Gray said Fintak painted for approximately two years and has a collection of almost 30 paintings.
“Shawn was a man who loved flowers, the color red, loved animals and he loved people,” Gray said. “He was also a man who lived with autism.”
The studio was named after Fintak and the last piece he created before he passed away. Gray said that in it, he painted a white gate that the family felt signified leaving the gate open for others.
The fine art studio will feature a new local artist every four to six weeks on a rotating basis.
There will also be artists from the Lockport and Buffalo areas.
Gray encourages any local artist who would like to show their work or is a teaching artist to stop by her studio.
In addition to art exhibits, Gray said Shawn’s Gate will be a working studio offering classes in drawing, painting, mixed media, paper making, papier-maché and pottery.
In Shawn’s honor, his family has established a memorial foundation through the sale of his prints.
“It’s a scholarship so other artists like Shawn can take lessons,” Gray said.
A reception will be held with Fintak’s family from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. The students displaying art will also be on hand to speak about their work.
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