716: Fine Art

	“Juxtaposed” Mixed Width: 12” Height: 12” $600

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	“Where The Hell Am I?” Mixed $500

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Everett Thomas is an emerging modern folk artist who brings a soulful, emotive voice, simple yet striking arrangements and poetic, relevant songwriting to the modern music scene. He has readily connected with an audience who prefers the satisfaction of depth and inspiration over the quickly-fading pleasures of today’s sugar-coated pop.

The man himself is deeply conflicted yet at complete rest, his lyrics are richly poetic yet accessible and his music, at once haunting and uplifting. These distinct tensions spring from a life which has experienced the pains of brokenness, disappointment and injustice as well as the joys of love, redemption and hope. His self-released debut EP, Fools and Thinkers, reveals this tension and showcases his vulnerability as a writer and performer. Thomas comments on his songwriting, “I don’t feel like we can escape the things that happen to us in our lives. They become a part of shaping and molding us into who we are. What we can do is decide how we let these things mold us. I began to write. I never really sit down to write something that sends a message. But, I know there is so much more than what this commercial, televised, material world has to offer. There is hope. It took me a long time to realize that. Yet I’m still constantly in motion, trying to realize that. I think this record represents that journey, or whatever it is that I find myself on, in my mind and in my heart.” Click HERE to learn more about Everett Thomas from his myspace page.

716’s Inside the Music concert series offers a different kind of concert. This is your chance to get to know musicians on an entirely new level. Hear what got them started in music, why they write songs, where certain songs come from, and all kinds of things you won’t learn at a show in other venues.

• Everett Thomas’ concert is April 26 at 7:30 pm
• 716 is located at 401 Main St, Racine.
• Shows are all ages, but this is a fine art gallery. If you are under 21, please show respect!
• Being an art gallery, it is also a non-smoking environment.

I want to be Jack Kerouac, Sans the Booze – sonya ferdinand

F

illed with a mix of acrylics and metalwork, new artworks created by Chicago-based artist Sonya Ferdinand will soon fill the walls of downtown Racine’s 716: Fine Art. The show, titled “Preceding Red” opens April 3.

Breaking away from the conventional ideas that go into two-dimensional paintings, Ferdinand uses her skills as a Metalsmith to incorporate found objects into her acrylic works.

With her muse inspired by artists like Robert Rauschenberg, Lee Bontecou, Piet Mondrain, Barnett Newman and Frank Lloyd Wright, Ferdinand delights in “layering colors, shapes and various items to create a pragmatic idea of art.”

“Coming from a long line of tailors who painstaking sat sewing together garments for a living,” Ferdinand stitches together a “collective celebration of intellectual and physical performance” in her upcoming show.

“Preceding Red” runs from April 3 through April 22. The opening reception is Friday, April 4 from 6-9 p.m.

716: Fine Art gallery is located at 401 Main St. in Racine, Wis.

Contact Info:
716: Fine Art
David Geisler
dgeisler@716fineart.org