Thursday, January 10, 2013
Lori Sturgess said she left the incubator, also known as The Nest, in December.
Lori Sturgess has taken a leave of absence from her position as director of the Norcross Arts Center, also known as The Nest. As director of the incubator for a year and a half, Sturgess said she was sad to let it go in December, but had to because of financial reasons and lack of support. During the later part of 2012, Sturgess and Gwinnett arts advocate G.G. Getz went before the Norcross City Council at policy work sessions to explain the importance of having a Norcross Arts Commission funded by the city. "I think the goal of having an arts commission is something that needs to happen if Norcross wants to be an artist community," she told Patch. The proposal also suggests having a paid arts director, which Sturgess was willing to fill. …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The city's latest art installation, "TalkTalkTalk," is a collection of whimsical sculptures made from salvaged AT&T telephones and their parts.
Do you remember a time without cell phones? Having a phone attached to a wall down the hall? If you do, you'll be in a state of nostalgia Sunday, Jan. 13, at the ribbon cutting for "TalkTalkTalk." The new outdoor exhibit, which is located in Heritage Park in Historic Downtown Norcross, is a collection of 15 whimsical and humorous sculptures made from old AT&T telephones and their parts, salvaged from a Cemetery Street home last year. "It's something to celebrate communication, to look back to a time when we used phones that were tethered to a wall," said Lori Sturgess, curator and creator of the exhibition and former Norcross Arts Center director. "That's something a whole generation of kids will never know." After saving the phones with …
Monday, July 2, 2012
At an open house Saturday night, Norcross residents were invited to The Nest to try hands-on painting, paper mache and sculpture. If you missed it, you can still sign up for art workshops at The Nest.
Maybe you’ve always wanted to learn to paint. Or you’d like to make a piñata for your child’s birthday party, but you’re intimidated by paper mache. The Nest invited the public in Saturday night to its Summerfest see that art is much easier than you think. At the open house, stations were set up for people to try hands-on projects such as sculpture or painting. “We really want people to come in and get a feel for what it’s like to do these workshops,” said Lori Sturgess, director of The Nest, “just to learn a new craft or learn something new.” The Nest opened last year as a place for artists to work and display their art, as well for Norcross residents to experience art – by browsing the gallery, purchasing linen art for sale or taking …
Sally Toole
2:04 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013
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