Gecko Art Back on Display
After Last Year’s Cancellation, Gecko Season Kicks Off with First Official Event Make way for the Gecko Art Show! Ten artists will each create a work of art for this year’s Gecko Art Show, a mostly reptilian representation of Gulfport’s signature festival that culminates in a live charity auction during Gecko Ball. The popup exhibit will take over the Catherine Hickman Theater lobby, 5501 27th Ave. S., from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, August 6. After a gecko-free year during the pandemic, the art show is back but with fewer lizards, says Gecko Ball Chair Brittney Sherley. “This year we are going to have a mix of some gecko pieces and some artist favorites,” Sherley said. “I hope people will be receptive and open because the reasoning all comes back to COVID.” A late call to artists due to pandemic uncertainties led to less time for local creators to prepare. Regardless, attendees will get to pre-bid on the pieces on August 6, and the highest bid will double as the starting bid for the eventual live charity auction at the August 28 Gecko Ball. For the three weeks that each creation awaits auction, the pieces will live at various Gulfport Merchants Chamber-affiliated businesses. “We really don’t know what to expect this year, but usually the [ball] sells out,” Sherley said. “I’m optimistic.”
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Wide Range The list of selected artists is dotted with seasoned Gulfport artists like Jack Providenti and Ray Domingo as well as fresh faces such as woodworker Tim Stellar. Other artists who have donated pieces for the event include Eagle Finegan, Eric Folsom, Janet Folsom, Berkeley Grimball, Elizabeth Neily, Monika Watson and Anna Ayres. Neily, one of the original creators of Gecko Fest and an official Gecko Art continued on page 12
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