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Infamous Art Collective’s June 25 fine art exhibit to ask, ‘What are they thinking?’

Graphic courtesy Infamous Art Collective

BUCKHANNON — The Blaxxmith Shop and Infamous Art Collective present their next fine art exhibition set for 6 p.m. Saturday, June 25. 

Thoughts blaze trails across our minds like streaks of lightning, ripping through the clouds of our lives, our joys, our struggles. Grasping for anything present to help articulate these fleeting emotions, we splatter and scratch our visions into reality. Join The iNFAMOUS ART COLLECTIVE if you’d like to know “What Are They Thinking?”

The Infamous Art Collective boasts the skill of local artists: Rachal Mercado, Heather Coleman, Danielle Coleman, Stacy McLaughlin, Julie Bettis, Ava Hibbs, Sara Golden, Alice-Gervais, Jennifer Walsh, George Walsh, Holt Thomas, Jon Benjamin, Abigail Benjamin, Max Stewart, Christina Hooker, Ryan Spangenberg, Ryan Zirk, Sailah CreelFox Hill, Eric Bee, Sherri Butler, Alan Stephens, Emily Stephens, MaeKenzie Caroline, Lori Gould, Sonja Snyder, Brittani Kosan, Orryah Wagner, Tim Hibbs, and The Infamous Band.

Everyone is welcome. More information about the free event may be found here: https://fb.me/e/3mCnYcwfT

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