For Immediate Release
March 14, 2016
Contact:
Karen Mack
Mike’s Art Truck
www.mikesarttruck.com
mikesarttruck@centurylink.net
678-357-2778
“Flowers Will Return: Hopeful Paintings by Bob Hart”
on view at the Alexander Dickson House
March 19, 2016 through May 19, 2016
Hillsborough, N.C. – The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and Mike’s Art Truck welcome spring to the Alexander Dickson House in Hillsborough, NC, with an exhibition of paintings by self-taught artist Bob Hart. “Flowers Will Return: Hopeful Paintings by Bob Hart” will be on display in the historic building which houses the Hillsborough Visitors Center from March 19, 2016 through May 19, 2016.
Not the stereotype we think of when we hear the “folk art” label, Bob Hart is an example of the artists who spend their working lives in other professions, putting their artistic drive “on hold” until their later years. Since retiring from a career in education, Hart now follows his artistic passions, devoting himself to what makes him happiest.
Bob Hart is a hopeful and happy man by nature. Finding hope in the lyrics of the Pete Seeger song “Where Have All the Flowers Gone,” in this group of paintings the artist shares with us the joy of “young girls” who “have picked them every one.” The images were inspired by the profound happiness he observed at the spring wedding of a young relative, and they evoke the hopefulness that the season and the event so often bring.
Aside from being an artist himself, Hart is known for his support of the other artists in his community through the operation of “The Art Place,” located in the small town of Crawford, GA. From there he spreads the word about artists in the area and provides a place for their work to be shown. Visitors in the area are welcome to walk the Memorial Trail dedicated to those who lost their lives on 9/11/2001, created by Hart on his property near Athens, GA. The trail is open to the public with no admission fee.
Longtime collectors of “outsider art” & friends of many artists, Greg and Karen Mack founded Mike’s Art Truck to promote and sell the work of self-taught living artists. Mike’s Art Truck has no physical gallery location, and the truck is only an imaginary one driven by their cat Mike. Artwork is shown through cooperation with other businesses and public spaces and is displayed and sold online. Since moving to Hillsborough in 2012, the Macks have curated folk art shows for the Orange County Public Library, the Chapel Hill Public Library, the Hillsborough Visitors Center, and the Orange County Historical Museum.
Exhibition artwork is available for purchase directly through Mike’s Art Truck and can be picked up after the conclusion of the show. Contact Mike’s Art Truck for information by email at mikesarttruck@centurylink.net, or visit their website at www.mikesarttruck.com.
The Alexander Dickson House and Hillsborough Visitors Center is located at 150 E. King St., in downtown Hillsborough. Admission to the exhibit is free and open to the public during regular visitor hours. Free parking is available. For more information about Historic Hillsborough, including the Visitors Center, please visit http://www.visithillsboroughnc.com.
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