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Written by Erin Frustaci
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Thursday, 28 September 2006 |
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Like many who forever remember their first home, Jim Benest of Fort Collins won’t forget his starter gallery. Soon Benest, owner of The Collective Fine Art Gallery, will close his doors at 218 Linden St. and open new doors at 109 S. College.
“This is a much anticipated— and needed— move. We’ve literally outgrown the Linden Street space,” he said.
Filled with mixed emotions, Benest is sad to leave the location where he built his foundation, but excited about the expansion. The Collective Five Art Gallery has enjoyed two years of success at its current location.
The new location means three times the room. Before, the gallery represented 16 artists, but the new room will feature 30 artists.
“I wanted to bring in more types of art,” Benest said.
In addition to paintings, the gallery will feature bronze sculptures, photography, jewelry and stained glass.
The Collective Fine Art Gallery will officially open Oct. 6 during the monthly gallery walk. The grand opening with a raffle drawing is scheduled for the following gallery walk. Though the move is a giant step up, it is still not Benest’s full vision.
“I would like to have some working studios, but this is not going to happen. It will be the vision for next time because we aren’t going to have the space.”
Already, Benest has quickly filled the extra square footage with new art.
“Even if I had a warehouse, it would still become too small at some point,” he said.
Still, Benest hopes to host several events in his new location.
“The new gallery gives us more options and more room to house entertainment,” he said.
Starting Oct. 7, the gallery will feature live demonstrations. A selected artist will come in two to three times a week for a couple hours and work on a piece of art in the window. The public will be able to view the progress and walk through the steps of creation with the artist.
“Motion creates motion, so putting motion in the window will hopefully create people coming in,” Benest said. | Only registered users can write comments.
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