1928 - Alderson High School - 1968
ALDERSON MAIN STREET - NEWS RELEASE
P.O. Box 117, Alderson, WV 24910
November 8, 2016
Contact Alderson Main Street
Improving The Community One Project At A Time
Grand Re-Opening of Alderson Artisans Gallery
The
Alderson
Artisans
Gallery
is
excited
to
announce
the
Grand
Re-Opening
on
Friday,
November
25th
from
6
to
9
p.m.
The
public
is
invited
to
see
the
beautiful
renovations
that
have
been
completed
after
the
historic
building
was
damaged
by
flooding
this
past
spring.
The
space
has
been
completely
renovated,
showcasing
improvements
that
were
a
result
of
community
fundraising,
the
generous
efforts
of
the
Alderson
Renaissance
Corporation
and
the
skilled
carpentry
of
Thomas
Building
and
Repair.
The
gallery
will again offer a unique selection of beautiful local artwork in all price ranges.
The
Alderson
Artisans
Gallery
opened
in
April
2015
with
the
support
of
Alderson
Main
Street.
After
a
successful
first
year,
the
community
gallery
suffered
a
serious
setback
when
the
Greenbrier
River
flooded
and
inundated
the
space.
The
gallery
is
a
cooperative,
non-profit
group
of
talented
local
artisans
that
offers
one-of-a-kind
artworks,
provides
arts
and
crafts
classes
and
displays
art
projects
by
local
school
children.
Currently,
there
are
10
artisan
members
of
the
cooperative
and
numerous
guest
artisans
that
display
their
works,
including
pottery,
photography,
jewelry,
painting,
stained
glass,
stone
sculpture,
woodworking and fiber art. The gallery is staffed by volunteers.
The
gallery
will
be
open
on
Saturdays
from
10
a.m.
to
5
p.m.
and
on
Thursdays
and
Fridays
from
11
a.m.
to
4
p.m.
Special
holiday
hours
may
be
added.
Gallery
manager,
Jo
Perez
said,
“I
want
to
thank
all
those
that
have
donated
and
volunteered
to
help
us
re-open.
Everyone
is
invited
to
come
and
enjoy
our
beautiful new gallery and shop for locally made artwork.” Refreshments will be served at the opening.