On Saturday August 2nd, Take 121 will host the opening of Anthony Billup's show entitled Around Town. This show is the night of the monthly gallery crawl event.
Anthony Billups expresses his love for music, and for Nashville, with his large scale mixed media pieces that layer sheet music, newspaper and appropriated imagery of Music City, with text of music lyrics."I do art not only to show what it looks like, but to show what it feels like to be here. I love stories, I love history and what I absolutely love about this city is that everywhere you turn, there are those stories and that history." Billups came to art somewhat accidently. Originally attending college to play baseball, a rare illness took Billups's sight.
His love of music helped him through the difficulties of struggling with losing his eyesight. When he realized the illness had impaired his ability to play ball, he fell back on his love of music and art. Billups has since overcome the illness that took his eyesight to focus his career on the arts. "I know whole-heartedly that I appreciate where I am so much more from that experience. I take in what I am seeing and what I am experiencing in a fond appreciation for that place and moment."
Take 121 will hold an opening reception on Saturday August 2nd as part of the August Gallery Crawl from 6-9 pm. The event is sponsored by Digital Rodeo and Cadillac Ranch and Yazoo beer and San Antonio Taco Company will provide refreshments.
We are proud to showcase Dr. Ming Wang's Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration as our featured charity for the evening. A portion of the proceeds from the night of the event will go to The Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration. Acoustic music will be performed by Luke Amelang and Anthony, with a special musical performance by Dr. Ming Wang.
For more information concerning the Wang Foundation for Sight Restoration please visit the Wang Foundation website
or contact Elisa Flores at 1801 West End Ave., Ste. 1150
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 321-8878
We look forward to seeing you August 2nd!
