About DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY:
DIFFERENT TRAINS is an Atlanta art gallery showing original artwork by local and internationally recognized contemporary artists. We also offer personalized and professional art consulting services for corporate, healthcare and residential clients, plus cleared art rental and licensing for Georgia film and television productions.
- Our main gallery is in Decatur's Old Depot District, a quick stroll from the Kimball House and Kelly's Market.
- Our satellite space, DTG2 at Cornerstone Bank of Decatur, showcases work by Georgia-based arts groups, as well as students and teachers from area schools, colleges and universities.
- The WADDI ATL is our sister space in the heart of Atlanta's historic Inman Park neighborhood. It features a large gallery and courtyard, and it will soon be available to rent as an event venue.
PRESS RELEASE: April 2017
by Kevin C. Madigan
DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY, the brainchild of art lovers Sarah Garvin and Shawn Vinson, launched with a special event during the Decatur ArtWalk on May 26, 2017. Located in Decatur's Old Depot District, six miles east of downtown Atlanta, the gallery shows contemporary art by local & internationally recognized artists. Featured artists include Ruth Franklin, Luzene Hill, Chris Pig, Marek Tobolewski, Harry Underwood and Kosmo Vinyl. Works by other contemporary artists are also available year-round.
“I call it uncommon common sense. You have a wonderful setting with two or three- dimensional art, you draw people in for the experience, and there’s this neighborhood feel to it - that’s a wonderful thing,” says partner Sarah Garvin, a longtime collector who began buying art while still in college.
The gallery also hosts pop-up dinners, wine tastings, artist talks, and live music events several times a year. “We want to mix it up. These are going to be happenings, to use an old-fashioned term,” Garvin notes.
Garvin and Vinson have a combined 60 years of experience in the art world, and Different Trains represents the culmination of their endeavors. “Shawn and I have spent a lifetime connected with the arts, and we’ve managed to accumulate this rather vast network of wonderful talent,” Garvin adds. “Now they have a place to come and talk about their work. Throw in music, food and wine, how can you go wrong?”
Garvin was an art history major at Tulane University and spent many years in the corporate world before returning to her art roots. Vinson was a founder of the Decatur ArtWalk and ran The Vinson Gallery from 1998 until 2008. British artist Ruth Franklin, Vinson’s partner, says “I’ve always felt that art should be accessible and inclusive, not exclusive; that’s the whole point. Approachability is important.”
by Kevin C. Madigan
DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY, the brainchild of art lovers Sarah Garvin and Shawn Vinson, launched with a special event during the Decatur ArtWalk on May 26, 2017. Located in Decatur's Old Depot District, six miles east of downtown Atlanta, the gallery shows contemporary art by local & internationally recognized artists. Featured artists include Ruth Franklin, Luzene Hill, Chris Pig, Marek Tobolewski, Harry Underwood and Kosmo Vinyl. Works by other contemporary artists are also available year-round.
“I call it uncommon common sense. You have a wonderful setting with two or three- dimensional art, you draw people in for the experience, and there’s this neighborhood feel to it - that’s a wonderful thing,” says partner Sarah Garvin, a longtime collector who began buying art while still in college.
The gallery also hosts pop-up dinners, wine tastings, artist talks, and live music events several times a year. “We want to mix it up. These are going to be happenings, to use an old-fashioned term,” Garvin notes.
Garvin and Vinson have a combined 60 years of experience in the art world, and Different Trains represents the culmination of their endeavors. “Shawn and I have spent a lifetime connected with the arts, and we’ve managed to accumulate this rather vast network of wonderful talent,” Garvin adds. “Now they have a place to come and talk about their work. Throw in music, food and wine, how can you go wrong?”
Garvin was an art history major at Tulane University and spent many years in the corporate world before returning to her art roots. Vinson was a founder of the Decatur ArtWalk and ran The Vinson Gallery from 1998 until 2008. British artist Ruth Franklin, Vinson’s partner, says “I’ve always felt that art should be accessible and inclusive, not exclusive; that’s the whole point. Approachability is important.”
Personalized & Professional Art Services:
- art consulting/advisory for corporate, healthcare & residential spaces
- art sourcing & acquisition assistance
- cleared art rental & licensing for Georgia Film & Television Productions
- evidence based art, framing & installation for healthcare environments
- custom picture framing
- art delivery & installation
- art repair & restoration
- event space rentals
Affiliations & Links:
- ArtsATL - Atlanta's source for art news and reviews
- Atlanta Celebrates Photography - the largest annual community-oriented photo festival in the US
- Atlanta Printmakers Studio - a non-profit community printmaking studio
- British American Business Council - Georgia
- Decatur Arts Alliance - supporting and enhancing the arts in the City of Decatur
- Decatur Book Festival - the largest independent book festival in the US
- Georgia Production Partnership - the voice of Georgia's film, TV and digital entertainment
- Printmaking Today - the authorized journal of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers
- SGC International - connecting artist of original prints, drawings, books and handmade paper
- Soccer in the Streets - transforming lives and communities through the beautiful game
