Pop Up Shop and WALK Gallery add color to King Street
Updated 01:41 p.m., May 28, 2009
Pop Up Shop will be on display through June 22.
Pop Up Shop
Thursday evening marked the much-anticipated opening of Pop Up Shop. Often seen in larger cities, "pop up retail" is when businesses open temporary store fronts. In our lucky case, Pop Up Shop features clothing, bags and jewelry from local lines like Troubadour, Clewis Reid, Library, Theodosia, Proud Mary and Julie Wheat. Shoppers flooded the old English Rose Antiques building from 4 p.m. until way past the 8 p.m. ending time.
At one point Lindsey Carter gracefully asked people to leave as "they all had to work in the morning!"
All lines were merchandised together by color, giving a unified feel to the shopping experience. The huge space was impressively styled with paintings by Kate Long Stevenson and home furnishings by Ross Kenan Interiors. In short, it looked great. Genuine excitement from designers, artists and the community was in the air. A miming performance and delicious sangria certainly didn't detract from the celebratory atmosphere. If opening night crowds detracted from your shopping, don't stress. Pop Up Shop will be with us until June 22. Don't miss the chance to support!
WALK Gallery
WALK Gallery celebrated their kickoff last Thursday with a celebratory fete at the Billy Reid store. If you aren't familiar, WALK Gallery is a public art project displaying local artists' work in abandoned store fronts on King Street (with one installation at 45 John). The goal is to promote local talent while beautifying empty buildings once home to thriving businesses.
Participating artists include Fast and French's Gwylene Gallimard & Jean-Marie Mauclet, Nathan Durfee, Sally Benedict and Christina Bailey. The opening reception gave participants the chance to meet the artists and organizers of WALK.
The kitschy yet polished décor of Billy Reid was the perfect platform for display. The store's old photographs and charmingly framed images mixed beautifully with WALK's pieces. Curious guests were invited to mingle downstairs in the "basement turned gallery" where the exhibition continued. Wooden walls and thick beams made for a cozy space where one could focus on each piece.
After getting acquainted, all were encouraged to stroll down King Street to view the installations. All art will be on display through June 27th.
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