LAUNCHES NFT ART GALLERY
Mars Landing Galleries celebrates its one-year anniversary, Saturday, July 23, 2-8 pm in downtown Mars Hill, with the launch of its NFT Art Gallery. The celebration will include art demonstrations and workshops, live virtual reality painting, free NFTs, local food vendors, live music, ice cream by Meadowsweet Creamery, as well as an art raffle benefiting the Madison County Community Housing Coalition.
The gallery is on the pulse of art and innovations. Mars Landing Galleries launches its NFT division, led by world-renowned VR artist Alissa Christine, aka LUVRworldwide, as the NFT Projects Director. In May, the gallery co-sponsored an NFT Crash Course, hosted by Artivive, an Augmented Reality app, for Artists to learn how to sell and authenticate their art in the new crypto economy. A second online course is scheduled for July, in partnership with CODAME Art + Tech incubator.
In its first twelve months, Mars Landing Galleries has showcased and curated the work of 28 artists, facilitated art workshops, and recently hosted the opening season reception for the Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre.
April 2022 marked the inception of the gallery’s monthly rotating solo exhibition series, which to date has included ceramicist Robert Milnes, sculptor Robert Winkler, and the watercolors of multimedia artist Molly Sawyer. Additionally, 2 Corten steel outdoor sculptures by Robert Winkler are currently on display through December. Artists rounding out the year with upcoming solo shows are abstract watercolorist Celia Reigle and mixed media artist Leah Waldo.
Mars Landing Galleries is comprised of 6000 SF of exhibit space for works by emerging and established artists under-represented in the Blue Ridge and beyond. The current resident studio artists are kiln-formed glass artist Amanda Taylor, poet and mixed media artist Tiffany Narron, and polymer clay artist Barbara A. McGuire.
For a full listing of all represented artists and event details, visit our online hubs:
Linktr.ee/MarsLandingGalleries
https://www.instagram.com/MarsLandingGalleries/
Mars Landing Galleries is located at 37 Library Street, Mars Hill, NC 28754.
Tel 828-747-7267
