A new exhibition, ‘Teapots and Time Capsules’, is showcasing young artists' talents as well as what they learned over the course of their yearlong fellowship.
Over the past year, Rosalie Haizlett, an illustrator and graphic designer, and Hannah Lenhart, a ceramics artist, traveled from town to town in West Virginia, meeting with residents, artists, and gallery owners.
The pair are the first ever fellows for the Tamarack Foundation for the Arts' Emerging Artists fellowship program. One of the goals of the program is to connect artists who are that the beginnings of their careers with more established and recognized figures in the arts community.
Renee Margocee, the executive director of the foundation, told the Charleston Gazette-Mail that the plan was to connect the pair with mentors as early as possible.
Fellowship programs can use Print shops to distribute information about the program and the requirements for aspiring artists. The Tamarack Foundation for the Arts reached out directly to area schools, seeking out the top art students. Nominated students then went through a rigorous interview process.
The exhibition opened at Taylor Books, near South Charleston, in the middle of February. It will be on display until March 31.
On display at the exhibition are tea sets created by Lenhart and rug-hook wall hangings by Haizlett. Both artists' works are inspired by the places they visited over the past year and the people they met.
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