For gallery owner-director Justin Carafotes, His Daughter Paloma at 26 Church St. in Lenox is not simply a place to show and sell art. Itâs a place to celebrate the collaborative nature of art not only among the artists exhibiting there, but between the artists and their audience â buyers and collectors for sure, but, just as important for Carafotes, those who simply want to come and look; experience a variety of contemporary art up close and personal.
âItâs not scary [because] art matters, said Justin Carafotes of opening a new gallery right now.Ben Garver â The Berkshire Eagle
The gallery opens Saturday, with a launch party from 5 to 9 p.m. The show comprises contemporary abstract and sculptural work and photography primarily by nine artists from the Berkshires and environs, Midwest and West Coast â Kelly Rossetti, abstract and figurative paintings; Suzanne Scott, oil paintings; Michaela Flatley, abstract paintings; Amy Stone, abstract paintings; H