Artists Network Receives Grant from Wells Fargo Bank

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On Sept. 29, the Lawrenceville Main Street Artists Network received its second Wells Fargo Foundation "Community Partnership" grant valued at $1,000.

The Artists Network won a similar grant last year.

Manager of the Wells Fargo Lawrence Shopping Center office, Adebimpe Baderinwa-Olajide, presented grant applications and information on various organizations in the community, and Wells Fargo selected the Artists Network to receive this $ 1,000 grant to support the network’s mission of fostering a wider appreciation of the arts in the community.

The Lawrenceville Main Street Artists Network is a community-based artist cooperative.  It maintains a gallery where affordable art made by local artists is sold. The gallery is located on the corner of Main Street (Route 206) and Gordon Avenue in the heart of Lawrenceville Village.

The Artists Network formed in November 2009 under the auspices of Lawrenceville Main Street, a not-for-profit organization located at 16 Phillips Ave.

 The Network's nearly three dozen artists, who work in diverse media, are extensively involved in creating and reinventing an inviting gallery space to display and sell their art, in sharing their artistic methods and visions, and in providing educational programs for children and adults.  In addition to sales of artwork and classes, the Artists Network uses its gallery space for festive monthly artists receptions, lectures and workshops open to the public.