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- Monton locals were invited to Emma Evans Art Gallery for the ‘Monton in Bloom’ art preview
- The collection takes inspiration from the cherry blossom trees on Monton Green
- Violinist Elijah Chan played for guests in his UK performance debut
Emma Evans invited Monton locals along to preview her newest art collection, ‘Monton in Bloom’, in her Art Gallery above Wandering Palate last Monday evening.
The pieces, many of which are inspired by Monton’s cherry blossom trees, featured lots of bright colours and uplifting messages.
The Leeds-born artist expressed a love for Monton, where she and husband Will now call home and run their wine and charcuterie shop, Wandering Palate.
“A lot of my work is bright and colourful and that really represents the community in Monton.”
In her quest to bring more creativity to Monton, Emma also hosts life drawing sessions in the gallery space on the first Tuesday of every month.
The artist also invited Hong-Kong-born Elijah Chan to play violin as guests perused the collection.
His first performance in the UK, Elijah described the event as ‘relaxing’, and the ‘perfect’ opportunity for musicians.
Looking to the future, Emma plans to open up the gallery space to more local artists to showcase their work.
She said: “I want the walls to be a collective space so there’s going to be a call-out for artists very soon.”
Learn more about the ‘Monton in Bloom’ below:
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