Stolzer, Gurbo Galleries Add To City Of The Arts
ONEONTA
It's a pattern artist Michael Stolzer hopes to see replicated in downtown Oneonta. "I saw this over and over in The City," he said. "Undesirable locations became desirable when galleries and restaurants moved in. Food for the body, food for the soul."
Stolzer, who opened his gallery at 97 Main St. in October, is gearing up for his first summer of Fabulous Friday openings and art walks in hopes the vision of Oneonta as an arts community will continue towards fulfillment. "This is such a great town," he said. "My art, my space shows that our inner lives are connected. It speaks to everyone, and I want it to be a stepping stone in that direction."
And a few doors down, at 77 Main St., formerly Thrifty Operations, artists Zena Gurbo and her husband, Simone Mantellassi, are hanging paintings in their new gallery, More Art Space, for the Friday, May 16,opening of their first show, "Hatch."
"At first, I was reluctant to take on another thing," said Gurbo, who also is curator of the Main View Gallery, two doors down. "But I got in my car to drive home, and by the time I got there, I realized that this was my chance to have my own gallery!"
