{"id":191779,"date":"2012-05-27T16:15:06","date_gmt":"2012-05-27T21:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ktbb.com\/post\/?p=191779"},"modified":"2012-05-28T16:29:42","modified_gmt":"2012-05-28T21:29:42","slug":"gallery-main-street-announces-6x6-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=191779","title":{"rendered":"Gallery Main Street Announces 6×6 Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>TYLER \u2014 The City of Tyler\u2019s Main Street Department has announced a new project aimed at raising funding for the operation of Gallery Main Street, as well as involving hundreds of people in the arts. The project, \u201c6\u00d76@110\u201d will take place in September, but now is time for preparatory work, said Main Street Department Leader Beverly Abell. \u201cWe will need the support of our entire artist community, our leaders and the public in order for this project to succeed,\u201d Abell said, adding, \u201cIt will be great fun to be part of the event.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 6\u00d76 part of the project\u2019s title is, of course, due to the use of 6\u201d x 6\u201d canvases. The 110 in the title refers to the gallery\u2019s address, 110 W. Erwin. Artists are being asked to do paintings on 6\u201d x 6\u201d canvases that the gallery supplies. But, Abell said, the request isn\u2019t limited to artists. \u201cWe are going to ask leaders and celebrities on local, national and even international levels to join in the fun,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re sending canvases and a request to create art to many, many people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The goal is to have 500 canvases to hang in an exhibit that will begin with an opening party on September 6. Each work of art will be sold for a set price. The key is that the purchaser will not know who painted the piece until the purchase is completed, and the canvas is turned over to reveal the artist\u2019s name. Not only will oils and acrylics be part of the event, but watercolors, photography and even 3-D items will be accepted for the exhibit as long as they can be mounted to the gallery-provided canvas and not extend beyond the 6\u201d x 6\u201d dimensions of the canvas.<\/p>\n

Since the event is being underwritten by AT&T, 100% of the proceeds of 6\u00d76 will go back to the gallery. \u201cAT&T understands the importance of a healthy, vibrant downtown, and the importance of the arts in the movement in revitalizing downtown,\u201d Abell said. \u201cWe are grateful for their support and vision.\u201d Those who would like to participate in 6\u00d76 should call Gallery Main Street at 903-593-6905. Full guidelines on how to participate are available online at http:\/\/www.cityoftyler.org<\/a> on the Main Street Department page. Canvases and guidelines are also available at Gallery Main Street, 110 West Erwin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TYLER \u2014 The City of Tyler\u2019s Main Street Department has announced a new project aimed at raising funding for the operation of Gallery Main Street, as well as involving hundreds of people in the arts. The project, \u201c6\u00d76@110\u201d will take place in September, but now is time for preparatory work, said Main Street Department Leader … Continue reading Gallery Main Street Announces 6×6 Project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-02 11:59:17","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=191779"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192029,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191779\/revisions\/192029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=191779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=191779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=191779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}