Artists and art lovers will fill the sidewalks and businesses of Madison Avenue on May 17th, for another Madison Avenue- Lakewood ArtWalk. The Lakewood ArtWalk (formerly the MAMA LIA ArtWalk) was designed to increase exposure for participating local artists, organizations and area businesses, as well as further establish Madison Avenue as a vibrant and evolving neighborhood with a meaningful connection to arts and culture.
The Art Walk is a collaborative effort between MAMA (Madison Avenue Merchants Association) and LIA (Lakewood is Art) with the support of the Lakewood Observer and Cox Cable(who will be filming the event this time). Committee Members from LIA and MAMA worked together to give the community another opportunity to gain exposure to the various art that is abundant in our area.
Pop Shop Gallery Owner, Rich Cihlar, Wobblefoot Owner, Tubal Cogar, Justine Cooper and Artist, Jeff Hulligan, who are MAMA members; along with Ruth Koenigsmark and Barbara Michel of LIA both of whom volunteered their time to work closely with Madison
Avenue business owners in generating enthusiasm for the Show, encouraging businesses to find their own artists.
Lakewood is Art volunteers worked with business owners and artists, placing additional artists of all kinds. An illustration by Jeff Hulligan on the ArtWalk show cards captures the essence of the walk as being family friendly. “Artwalk attendees will see and experience local art once again in some non-traditional spaces like Silhouette Dance Studio that will host an art show for Harding Middle School Students, the Beer Engine that will have an interactive art display called the Art Carpet and Carol Lynn’s Salon Plus will have several artists and a glamour shots photographer on hand, just to name a few,” said Ruth Koenigsmark, LIA Chair. “It’s an alternative way for people to see art.” Speaking on the ingenuity of MAMA members, Justine Cooper, MAMA Chair said that “business owners were also attracted to the idea of finding another way of connecting with the community.”
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