Lookout Mountain artist Meg Aiken’s “Warehouse Row” is among the 36 pieces that will be part of Women Painting Women: (R)evolution 2013.
“Talking Stick” by Nicole Alger is part of a series based on Native American lore and ceremony.
This pencil on paper drawing by Angela Cunningham is titled “Safe Keeping.”IF YOU GOWhat: Women Painting Women: (R)evolution 2013Where: Townsend Atelier, 201 W. Main St., through Sept. 28.Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment; opening reception is 2-9 p.m. Saturday, with Art Throw Down from 5-8 p.m. featuring Cindy Procious and Mia Bergeron.Information: 423-266-2712, townsend@atelier.com
Peggy Townsend knew the idea was a good one, she just never pictured it taking on an international flavor.
She knew that bringing part of the Women Painting Women exhibit to the Townsend Atelier gallery would draw interest because it has garnered plenty of attention elsewhere since its creation in 2008. What she didn’t expect was more than 500 entries from 26 states and countries such as Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Canada and the Philippines.
“We were just overwhelmed,” she says.
Townsend says the series seems to have resonated with people — especially, but not unexpectedly, with women — because each work tells an individual story, but collectively they tell much more.