Preston Arts Center, located in Louisville, Kentucky, held their 8th annual Materials and Methods Expo last month. The two-day weekend event gives customers a chance to try out art materials and get a better understanding of how to use them.
As people came in, they were greeted and signed up for door prizes. No one was left out! “Children were given a present so that they would not feel bad that they could not sign up,” Kathy Brennan mentioned. Preston Arts Center kept the prizes coming and continued to draw a few names every hour.
In addition to hourly prizes, workshops and demos were continuous throughout the event.
Customers learn about Pentel Products with local artist Paul Reynolds, Piñata colors by Jacquard Products by Jacquard Artist Lynn Busch, GOLDEN techniques with KC Eddy and Dawn Johnston.
For $15 customers could sign up for a 1.5 hour art experience, led by an expert, with supplies included. Manufacturers were represented either by a distributor, an independent rep, local artist, or a staff member from the manufacturer. Included in the lineup:
- Ecoline by Justin Vining, Royal Talens Artist
- Stillman & Birn by a local artist Lloyd Kelly
- POSCA, MABEF, Masterpiece by MacPherson’s Account Manager Tim Dugan
- Marabu Marbling & Ecoline by Kathryn Cahill, SLS
- Jacquard Products by Jacquard Artist Lynn Busch
- Richeson Pastels and Craftech Plein Aire Boxes by Daran Bair
- Pentel & Princeton by Scott Hammer and Local Artist Paul Reynolds
- Connoisseur Brushes, Graham Paints & Bee Paper by James Goodridge
- Gamblin Paints by Local Artist Wini Harrison
- GOLDEN Paints & Sakura by KC Eddy
- GOLDEN Paints by Preston Arts Education Director Dawn Johnston
- Touch Markers by Local Artist Justice Naim
- Faber-Castell by Don Colley
A customer discussing sketching techniques with Don Colley while Scott Hammer shows off a world of brushes.
A happy teen customizing planters with POSCA paint markers. Below, Account Manager Tim Dugan says hello with wildlife artist George Metz.
Congratulations Preston Arts Center on another successful Expo!
