Editor’s note: This is the first in a series.
North Shore Arts Alliance works on behalf of artists in Chautauqua County. The organization is home to artists representing painting, photography, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, fiber arts, wood, and mixed media.
Our signature event is the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Art Trail, though we help create and promote a variety of arts-related events. This year, the Hub Crawl will take place Saturday and Sunday, May 29 and 30.
Here are some of the artists participating in the event: ¯ Dale Anderson I am a self-taught welder/artist who has been making garden art and whimsical sculptures from scrap metals for 20 years. I repurpose visually interesting metal shapes that would otherwise be destined for the smelter. The process involves cutting and welding scrap materials with no other manipulation. My work evolves from what kind of “junk” I’ll find next. My goal is to transform objects of little or no value into things that will make me,