ArtFly Talk & Meet The Artist: Thomas Gardner
Schedule
Thu Aug 28 2025 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Menomonie Market Food Co-op (Menomonie, WI) | Menomonie, WI
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Join us for our FIRST ArtFly Talk here at Menomonie Market Food Co-op. This is a free event, where you'll have the opportunity to meet Thomas Gardner and chat about his art process and artwork, and connect with local community members while providing feedback in a fun, supportive atmosphere during this ArtFly led art talk. Light appetizers and refreshments will be available. This event is Free, but registration is appreciated to get an idea of attendance - please register via the ticket link._______________________________________________
About ArtFly:
Local curator, ArtFly, and Menomonie Market Food Co-op are pairing up to adorn MMFC’s dining area with local artwork. ArtFly believes in providing opportunities for artists of all skill levels to show their work through various exhibitions, zines, murals and more. Each exhibition will feature an ArtFly talk, providing the community with the opportunity to meet the artist, offer feedback, and engage in meaningful connections—all while enjoying the art in a fun and uplifting environment.
Thomas' Artist Bio:
Tom Gardner is an Eau Claire artist, writer, arts -activist, etc. Working through a variety of media, Gardner looks at his creative work as equal parts celebration and elegy, of what is and what was; and what might be. Recombined elements of the familiar assume new meaning. Form, color, the play of light, off moving water or the leaves of trees. And all of it speaking so loudly.
The acrylic panels are part of an ongoing series, entitled, “When There Were Fireflies,” and were originally meant as a sort of visual roadmap for the truest of friends: where we’ll meet on that other side, when it comes time to join together again. And when we do, the trees will be alight.
“My hope is that throughout these various works, a sense of wonderment comes forth, spun out of the various fascinations, loves and passions I’ve known felt throughout this ride...those are things that have, for all intents and purposes, saved me, time and again.
Peace & Love,
TG
*Purchasing artwork can be done directly through the artist by contacting them at: [email protected]
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Where is it happening?
Menomonie Market Food Co-op (Menomonie, WI), 814 Main Street E,Menomonie, Wisconsin, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
