THIRD THURSDAYS
NOON – 1:00PM
All artTALK programs are free and open to the public. No reservations required. Bring a lunch – beverages and desserts provided! The artTALK program is sponsored by West Quality Foods.

Adam Trest on the Road to The Lantern House
Thursday, July 21
From the initial sketches and early paintings to the printing proofs and final layouts, join us as Laurel-native and artist Adam Trest discusses his journey to create the perfect illustrations for the beautiful words penned by Erin Napier in The Lantern House.  

Andrew Bucci: Fashion Forward
Thursday, August 25
Please join us for a conversation between Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Kristen Miller Zohn, Elizabeth Abston, and Margaret Bucci about Andrew Bucci’s life and his figurative artwork. Abston is a curator and owner of fine arts appraisal and advisory business Elizabeth Abston LLC. Margaret Bucci is the artist’s niece and executor of his estate. 

Wyatt Waters: The Watercolor Road
Thursday, September 15
Join us as artist Wyatt Waters discusses his new book The Watercolor Road. With an impressive collection of 133 paintings, 21 essays, and an array of adages that depict both the South and Wyatt’s relentless trek to be a better painter as a mindset rather than a destination, the book beautifully captures Wyatt’s longing ambition to explore and present this place called home in plein air watercolor.
Book signing to follow.

Image Credits:
Andrew Bucci, Study, “Women and Pigeons,” Parsons School of Design, New York City, NY, 1951