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Freeland explains that for the more than 200 artists on site, Lowe Mill is not a retail mall but a maker’s space. While some of the artists have wares for sale, the primary function of the converted mill is artist studio. And you never know what artistsponsored classes or event will pop up next. Lowe Mill’s calendar of events is constantly changing with opportunities for classes in wheel throwing, letterpress, comic book art and illustration, digital painting, soap making and swing dancing.
Every Saturday, Flying Monkey Arts hosts an Artist’s Market from noon to 4:00 p.m., giving area artists the chance to set up a booth and sell their creations. Concerts on the Dock offers free spring and fall concert series on the lawn. The third Wednesday of each month, Out Loud! is an open mic opportunity for poets and speakers hosted by spoken-word powerhouse Kimberly Casey. On Aug. 1, 2015, Lowe Mill hosted Good Night, an end-of-summer night of camp-style games for grown ups with
rowdy round of human hungry hippos, retro video games, a poker room, a roller derby grand prix and a black light water balloon fight. Lowe Mill renovated 30,000 square feet of the north floor, adding 28 studios in 2014. Today the facility totals 128 working studios and seven art galleries rotated every six weeks. For more information and for detailed profiles of each artist on site, visit LoweMill.net.
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