Art is Alive in Park Hill

An artisan fair in the GPHC garden June 20 showcased neighborhood talent

The Greater Park Hill Community, Inc.’s first Evening of the Arts event on Thursday, June 20 showcased local art, music and food and brought together community members to enjoy the summer night in the garden.
Nine wonderful artists donated 30% of their proceeds from the artisan fair to the GPHC, including: Pat Clarke, Michael Gadlin, Carolyn Martyn, Peg Meagher, Paul Myrick, Susan O’Connell, Melia Reece, Becky Richardson and Vicky Smith. Musician
Mackenzie Gault played viola on one side of the well-tended GPHC garden – which serves as a source of fresh produce for food pantry clients – while artist Devin Montagne painted a scene of City Park, with his hands and from blank canvas. He donated his painting to be raffled off later in the evening.
Oblio’s Pizzeria provided the beer and wine, The Garden Restaurant provided hot appetiziers, Latke Love provided cold appetizers, Cake Crumbs Bakery provided desserts and Johnson and Wales made a donation toward food.
GPHC Board Member Shannon O’Connell had the vision for this event and, with support from her committee – Melissa Davis, Roberta Locke, Sherri Montagne, Robyn Fishman – did the legwork to organize the artists, nail down sponsorship, pull a raffle permit from the city and even prepare the gardens!
Other volunteers to thank include: LeAnn Anderson, John Beltz, Joanie Bock, Dawn Brown, Tommy & Nicole Gilhooly, Ryan Hunter, Lynn Kalinauskas, Bernadette Kelly, Tommy Kubitsky, Tracey MacDermott, Heather Shockey and Erin Vanderberg.
The community was abuzz with positive comments about the event “It was amazing to see the local artistry that we literally have in our backyard,” said Heather Shockey.