{"id":11250,"date":"2018-09-06T17:40:55","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T23:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/?p=11250"},"modified":"2018-09-13T23:23:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T05:23:59","slug":"arch-avenue-goes-artsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/2018\/09\/06\/arch-avenue-goes-artsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Arch Avenue goes artsy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Art Alley is one of the newest projects within the Think ART Project. This initiative allows artists the opportunity to paint a section of a local downtown alley.<\/p>\n<p>Art Alley is located just west of the court square in downtown Searcy and is a space where amateur and professional artists alike can display their artistic abilities on the walls of an old alley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSearcy does not have an abundance of cultural features right now and this is one that\u2019s new,\u201d Mat Faulkner, owner of Think Idea Studio and member of the Think ART Project committee said. \u201cIt\u2019s a way for local artists to represent themselves and the culture they see, which will change over time since it\u2019s an ever-changing project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There have been a number of Harding students and alumni who have contributed to the work in the alley these last few months.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11255\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11255\" class=\"wp-image-11255 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/IMG_9774-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/IMG_9774-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/IMG_9774-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/IMG_9774-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/IMG_9774-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/IMG_9774-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/thelink.harding.edu\/the-bison\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/IMG_9774.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Ryann Heim<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI really liked the experience because I felt like it brought people together,\u201d junior Meredith Palmer said. \u201cI got to talk to a lot of new people and work on a project I haven\u2019t worked on before. I have done things of that scale before, but it was on glass and not on something with that texture, which was fun and a learning experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Art Alley is meant to bring people of the community and tourists together in one spot. The art in the alley is always changing due to a three-month time limit which is meant to keep things fun and new for the town.<\/p>\n<p>On the first Friday of every month, local artists fill the alleyway to paint live. There is live music, food vendors and people walking around watching the artists paint away.<\/p>\n<p>Harding graduate and Art Alley artist, Taylor O\u2019Dell, thrives during the live painting sessions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe atmosphere is like no other. There are so many people walking around watching you paint which is fun because people will ask you questions about your work and it just creates a great environment,\u201d O\u2019Dell said. \u201cI think having new art in the alley is a great way to keep things new and exciting in Searcy without being over the top.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next live painting is today at 6:30 p.m. in Art Alley, across from Sowell\u2019s Furniture in downtown Searcy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art Alley is one of the newest projects within the Think ART Project. This initiative allows artists the opportunity to paint a section of a local downtown alley. 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