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In the recent expansion, two separate rooms were created and have been rented out to two artists — Gary Gresko is showing his sculptures, wood craft and drawings, while Kathleen E. Bailey has an array of paintings and giclee photographs for sale in her room. Interior windows, to let in light, let the visitor get a preview before entering.

Gary Gresko’s room, a permanent exhibit that will have a changing array of Gary’s work through the year.

Finally, there is yet another room, the first of the expansions for the Village Gallery. More local artists work is shown there — a range of furniture, paintings, pottery, sculpture, glass work. The work is sold on consignment.

The sunny front room at Village Gallery where several artists display their work and sell it on consignment. Here for example, are paintings and in the foreground a chair by area wood artist, Michael Brown. This was the second room of the Gallery to evolve.

The original gallery – with the work of a core 2 dozen artists — appears to be doing well, with work selling and the displays ever changing. Judy Wayland says that the gallery has been “strict” with what gets in and works to “keep it fresh.” Virtually every month brings a new guest artist. In February, the gallery is teaming up with the Pamlico County Arts Council to present a traveling exhibition of photographs of African-American musicians from North Carolina.

For decades, artists have come to Oriental. There’ve been occasional classes. Several artists see the Village Gallery expansion as a way to capitalize on that building reputation. It could, they say, “put Oriental on the map” for art.

The main room of the Village Gallery, which comprised all of the art display space in the first years. Robin Griswold-Ott, one of the gallery’s home team of artists, drew and sketched while working the front desk one afternoon this week.

While the Village Gallery expansion helps bring a still wider array of works than before, it also is using several approaches to meet the financial challenges faced by the arts. (The gallery, which is a non-profit also gets some grant funding from the NC and Pamlico Arts Council.) Judy Wayland says that one other way to help sustain the operation may be renting the space out for events, such as cocktail parties.

Visitors are welcome to come to the gallery Wednesday through Sunday 10a-5p and browse. (Allow more time than before to go through all the rooms.)

On the next few pages, a tour of the newly expanded Village Gallery.

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Posted Saturday January 12, 2013 by Melinda Penkava