The UnVacant Lot
The UnVacant Lot
MORNING at the FRESH SPRING
Joe Cowdrey | Artist
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Exhibition
November 10, 2022Â |Â Ongoing
The UnVacant Lot | 217 W. Jackson St.
Opening Reception + Wildlife Arts Festival Kick-Off
Thursday, November 10Â |Â 6 – 7:30 pm
The UnVacant Lot | Free
Due to Hurricane Nicole, we are moving the celebration indoors to our partners at Empire Bagel who will be serving up some tasty bites within a few steps of the installation!Â
Drawing inspiration from the iconic attributes of the Red Hills Region, Joe Cowdrey portrays the fresh and clean water of our region and honors it as a critical resource to conserve. Using vibrant blues and greens, contrasted by the color of the cypress trunks, Cowdrey creates an artwork that is so compelling; it holds your attention and allows you to stop thinking, to let go, and standing there you’re even more aware of the power of water, and what it can do.
Joe Cowdrey is a self-taught painter from Tallahassee, FL. He draws his main inspiration from the natural landscapes he explores on a regular basis, wherever he may be located. Environment is very important to him, and it is his hope that people are able to share his appreciation for the beauty of the forest after seeing his works. Joe currently lives and works in Northern New Jersey.
Live Painting
In October 2022, Joe Cowdrey demonstrated techniques and engaged with our community as he painted a ground mural, Morning at the Fresh Spring, depicting a typical stream found in the Red Hills Region. Visitors watched as he incorporated some of the unique features that are abundantly found in our part of the world, and talked about the value that it brings to our environment.
on LOCATIONÂ
katherine sandoz | Artist
On Location_Water, 2021
Water-based media on Historic Brick + Mortar
Field studies of the Red Hills region are documented in this installation of two vistas: one water and one field + forest. Creating a sense of one being at the bottom of a field, pond or swamp, this view depicts a high bluff, and a lower-lying lake with a constellation of water loving flora: pitcher plants, sagittaria, and water-lilies.
On Location_Field + Forest, 2021
Water-based media on Historic Brick + Mortar
Field studies of the Red Hills region are documented in this installation of two vistas: one water and one field + forest. Creating a sense of one being at the bottom of a field, pond or swamp, the composition features pines, native grasses, flora, and insects typically found where the field meets the forest.
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Katherine Sandoz studies details that inspire exhibitions and public art installations; highlighting vistas, plants, unique marshes, waterways and flora, Sandoz intentionally designs an experience to enrich the visitor’s understanding of native plant life and regional ecological diversity, and to enhance their understanding of abstract work.
“Public art is a reflection of how we see the world – the artist’s response to our time and place combined with our own sense of who we are.”Â
Association for Public Art
