January | 2020 | Berkeley Arts Council

Opening February 5, the Berkeley Arts Council will showcase the designs and artwork of more than 10 local tattoo artists with shops in historic downtown Martinsburg. The exhibit called “Tattoo and Beyond”, will feature tattoo designs as well as work in other media by several local artists. Tattoo art has enjoyed increased popularity over the past several years.

Brandon Murphy at work.

“Dog with Ball” by Kim Taylor

“Trifecta Arm” – Boomtown Tattoo

Arms – JJ Hayden, Cherry Bomb Tattoo

The exhibit will include artwork by owners and artists from these seven parlors:

Ambition and Ink
Black Pearl Tattoo Studio
Boomtown Tattoo
Burke Street Tattoo and Gallery
Cherry Bomb Tattoo & Body Piercing
Drawin’ Attention tattoos
True Love Tattoo

The idea for the exhibit came about with the help of the Martinsburg city Department of Economic Development as a way to feature the talent of these local artists and business people.

The show will run from February 5 through 29, 2020, at the Berkeley Art Works, 116 North Queen Street, Martinsburg. Show off your “Ink” at the opening reception on Sunday, February 9 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Also in conjunction with the show, join us at the Art Works on Friday, February 21 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm to hear participating artists discuss their work.

The Berkeley Art Works is open every Wednesday through Friday, 11am – 5pm, and Saturdays 11am – 4pm.

We are excited to announce a new series of open art critique sessions, starting Friday, January 17th at 6:30 to 8:30pm at the Berkeley Art Works. The group will use the historic Edmund Burke Feldman approach to art appreciation. The first session will open with an introduction to the Feldman Method by Dr. Doug Kinnett, painter, member of the Artists at the Works co-op, and former coordinator of Shepherd University’s Art Education Program. He will guide the group through a critique of Pablo Picasso’s historic painting, Guernica, which was completed in 1937.

Open critiques will be held the 3rd Friday evening of every month, from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Visual artists and creatives working in any medium are invited to bring a work in progress to gain critique, encouragement and positive feedback from a team of Berkeley Arts Council’s Artists at the Works co-op members and regional artists. The critique series is free and open to all, so mark your calendars and come to the Art Works!