WCAGA DRAW 4 DAYS (Day #1): The Set Up at Further Poly Contemporary

ANNOUNCING THE DRAWING MARATHON, AUGUST 2014.

Hallelujah for artists and the arts! Hallelujah for the state of Georgia and the women who comprise the Women's Caucus for Art of Georgia (WCAGA)! Hallelujah for Further Poly Contemporary for hosting the drawing marathon, "Draw 4 Days."

On Sunday, August 17th, WCAGA members gathered on Bennett Street's Tula Art Galleries in Atlanta to set up for the "Draw 4 Days" event. I arrived early to capture artists' arrival, unloading, and gallery preparations. Here are some of the photos that capture the event:

ARRIVAL

(all photos by Ruth Schowalter)

GETTING INTO THE GALLERY

PAUL LIGHT JR. with BABY LIGHT. Owner of Further Polycontemporary Gallery unlocked the doors and let WCAGA members into the Tula Art Gallery space. (photos by Ruth Schowalter)

GETTING THE GALLERY READY. Exhibiting paintings had to be taken down and floors prepped before WCAGA members could move their supplies in. (photos by Ruth Schowalter)

PREPPING THE GALLERY

PROTECTING THE FLOORS. (photos by Ruth Schowalter)

CHOOSING SPACES TO WORK. (photos by Ruth Schowalter)

JES GORDON'S SPACE. (photos by Ruth Schowalter)

FINAL PREP AND MEETING.

ADJUSTING THE LIGHTS. (photos by Ruth Schowalter)

SHARING IMPORTANT INFO. (photos by Ruth Schowalter)

How exciting! We are starting the adventure today! Who knows what we will create! I am open to the possibility of creating something ordinary or something fantastic. I am present to discovery who I am when drawing in public. 

That's Coffee with Hallelujah! SOUL BLOG with me about your Hallelujahs and your love of the arts! And your own artistry! I believe we are all artists to whatever extent we have opened our tool kit to express our individual imaginations!

ARTISTS IN WAITING. Here I am (second from left) with awesome WCAGA members waiting to get into the Tula Art Gallery, Sunday morning, August 17, 2014. (photo by Bill Pope)