Speak-Easy Art Gallery "Re-Purposes" Textiles and Boonton store fronts

June 11, 2010 - PRLog -- For Speak-Easy Art Gallery's upcoming Textiles Re-Purposed exhibit, the gallery set out to find artists who utilized textile elements in ways that viewers are not traditionally used to seeing them, giving the textiles a new "purpose". They decided to showcase three New Jersey artists who approach their work in this way; Diane Savona, Hollie Heller and Katie Truk. The exhibit at Speak-Easy Art Gallery will open Saturday, June 26 from 6-10pm and will be on display through August 1.

Re-Purposing these textiles into fine art, inspired the gallery to re-purpose the empty store fronts on Main street Boonton. The Art Walk on Main Street exhibit will showcase Morris county artists; Jamie Allen, Shaun Checke, Nick D' Andrea, Ellen Some Haunauer, Paul Jach, Michael Paquette, Jim Somers and Barry Zawacki. The gallery's intent is to turn a negative into a positive. The owners of the gallery say "We feel that doing this is a win/win situation for all parties involved, the art will help turn the eye sore of the empty store fronts into something beautiful and help attract people to Main street. In exchange, the artists will receive a great opportunity to promote and sell their work.". Speak-Easy Art Gallery is working with the Boonton Main Street organization and the landlords of the empty spaces to curate this exhibit. The walk will open on the same day as the Textiles Re-Purposed exhibit, Saturday June 26 and will be on display until the last week of August. A list of the store fronts and participating artists will be available at Speak-Easy Art Gallery at 817 Main Street, Boonton, NJ.

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Speak-Easy Art Gallery offers a unique blend of contemporary fine art. Exhibiting artists which represent a cross section of urban-pop, figurative and abstract styles in all media. The gallery features themed rotating exhibits that aim to give both the casual gallery browser and the experienced collector an inspiring experience.