by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Gallery Years, Uncategorized
In the years when our nonprofit Art Gallery was known as The Falls City Community Art Gallery, it was housed as a guest of the City of Louisville in the lower level of Founders Square when the unique glass-enclosed structure was located in a park-like area on...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Gallery Years, Uncategorized
The Cloister Community Art Gallery was incorporated by three art groups in the Louisville area. The Crit Club, The Palette Club, and the Southwest Artists joined in making the non-profit organization a recognized participant in Ray Schumann’s endeavor in...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | PAINTING YEARS, Uncategorized
The road trip to Chicago was uneventful until our convoy of artists reached the Dan Ryan Parkway. Mickey Hackett had made arrangements for Revella Coffman and me to participate in the summer show and was in the lead car with her husband George. This being...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | PAINTING YEARS, Uncategorized
Before Thunder Over Louisville began, the Phoenix Hill Tavern Art Show titled, “Spring Phling” drew large pre-Derby crowds to the downtown area. Cortland Rose managed the Tavern and welcomed artists and craftsmen to the Tavern’s parking lot for the annual Show. ...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | PAINTING YEARS, Uncategorized
In the years when artists and craftsmen had to stand on their spot in order to claim it, I found my first years at the Saint James Court Art Show as ones, not unlike the great gold rush days. The first year, my paintings and easels were dropped out of the...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 18, 2023 | Florida Trip, Uncategorized
While the head of the house was stationed on an overseas tour, Uncle John came up to Jacksonville, North Carolina in a “Drive Away” car. He picked up D.J. and they headed up the east coast where he delivered the vehicle and picked up another one that was...
