Leeds Arts Council Reception Honoring Artist Royal Miree this Sunday January 5

Leeds Arts Council Reception Honoring Artist Royal Miree this Sunday January 5, 2014 from 1:30-3:30 PM.

The opening reception for the Leeds Arts Council’s January artist will be Sunday, January 5 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Leeds Theater and Arts Center, 8140 Parkway Drive, downtown Leeds.  The public is invited to come meet the artist and enjoy the very interesting and creative sculptures by Royal Miree.

Over the past twenty-five years, the artist has been exploring various techniques.  He has experimented to show texture and movement in uncommon ways.  The artworks of this event are kind of a storyboard…a visual style of  illustration from the very simple early to the modern complex.  Inspiration stretches from the human form to the bold graphic.   He  uses blowtorches and knives to create work that includes materials that range from heavy paper and ink all the way to pure copper.  Some works are quite literally from napkin sketches for ideas while others present in future in metal forms.

Traveling the country with his art, Royal has works placed in private and corporate collections in the United States and overseas.  He has many awards from museums and arts organizations from Chicago to Miami.  Closer to home, there are several large art works at  UAB’s North Pavilion and Volker Plaza.  He also has work at the Barber Motorsports Museum and Children’s Hospital.

Gallery hours are from 10:00  a.m. to 2:00 p.m.on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays and during Leeds Arts Council’s events. There is free street parking and our facility is handicap accessible.  For information and/or reservations for other LAC events, call the arts center at 699-1892.  In case of inclement weather, call ahead.

Pamela Ayres
Leeds Arts Council
205-699-1892
www.leedsartscouncil.org