An unexpected health situation gave
Old Town artist Carolyn Haun no choice but to close the doors of the Banyan Gallery, formerly located at 1208 on Turner. However, it didn't deter her from returning to the art world.
So when 1212 Turner Street became available, Haun jumped at the opportunity and she's now back on the Old Town gallery scene.
Haun has teamed up with four others who also have art and business experience — Donna Randall, Joni Sztykiel, Barb Mann and Rebecca Stafford — to open Gallery 1212, a fine art studio and gallery, where artists can come together to create art in its studio, and many can come to enjoy art in a gallery setting.
It took these women a month to get the gallery up and running, including painting, offering workshops, fitting laundry tubs (which Haun is ecstatic about) and getting the space ready for its first show.
"I am almost breathless to be in Old Town again," says Haun exuberantly. "We hope to provide a space where people can come together to create and enjoy art."
Gallery 1212 celebrated its opening with workshops and participation in Old Town’s first Sunday Gallery Walk on Nov. 7.
Source: Carolyn Haun, Gallery 1212
Writer: Suban Nur Cooley
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