Grand Opening & Inaugural Exhibition, May 26, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 26, 2017 Different Trains Gallery Contact: Shawn Vinson 404.939.2787 shawn@vinsonart.com
DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY SET TO OPEN IN DECATUR NEW ART SPACE WILL LAUNCH DURING DECATUR ARTWALK
Decatur, Georgia - An art gallery with a difference is about to open its doors in Decatur. The Different Trains Gallery, the brainchild of art lovers Sarah Garvin and Shawn Vinson, will launch with a special event during the Decatur ArtWalk on May 26, 2017 from 5 to 10 p.m. Different Trains, located near the railway track on East Howard Avenue, will show paintings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and photography, among other art forms. Some of the local and international artists scheduled so far include Eben Dunn, Ruth Franklin, Masako Kelly, Cynthia Knapp, Flora Rosefsky, Mark Sandlin, Marek Tobolewski and Kosmo Vinyl. “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,” said Garvin, a longtime collector who began buying pieces of art while still in college. Plans call for 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 said. Exhibitions of works by Jon Eric Riis and Toshi Yoshida are also coming up. 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 added. “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 wife, said, “I’ve always felt that art should be accessible and inclusive, not exclusive; that’s the whole point. Approachability is important.”
WHAT: New art gallery Different Trains opening in Decatur
WHEN: May 26, 2017 from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m.
WHERE: 432 East Howard Avenue, # 24, Decatur, Georgia 30030
DIFFERENT TRAINS GALLERY SET TO OPEN IN DECATUR NEW ART SPACE WILL LAUNCH DURING DECATUR ARTWALK
Decatur, Georgia - An art gallery with a difference is about to open its doors in Decatur. The Different Trains Gallery, the brainchild of art lovers Sarah Garvin and Shawn Vinson, will launch with a special event during the Decatur ArtWalk on May 26, 2017 from 5 to 10 p.m. Different Trains, located near the railway track on East Howard Avenue, will show paintings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and photography, among other art forms. Some of the local and international artists scheduled so far include Eben Dunn, Ruth Franklin, Masako Kelly, Cynthia Knapp, Flora Rosefsky, Mark Sandlin, Marek Tobolewski and Kosmo Vinyl. “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,” said Garvin, a longtime collector who began buying pieces of art while still in college. Plans call for 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 said. Exhibitions of works by Jon Eric Riis and Toshi Yoshida are also coming up. 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 added. “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 wife, said, “I’ve always felt that art should be accessible and inclusive, not exclusive; that’s the whole point. Approachability is important.”
WHAT: New art gallery Different Trains opening in Decatur
WHEN: May 26, 2017 from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m.
WHERE: 432 East Howard Avenue, # 24, Decatur, Georgia 30030
