Art exhibited at Beverly Phono Mart The Xavierite
The 11th Annual Beverly Walk took place on Saturday, Sept. 28, allowing different artists to showcase their newest creations starting at noon. The event consisted of celebrations of art and music; it showcased over 150 artists in 40 venues all across Beverly. A map of the locations were provided at the front of store locations of different businesses participating.
Attendees were able to start their own “self-guided tour at any participating venue,” shared beverlyarts.org.
The event had no cost to attend and was labeled as “family friendly.” Part of the event was The Uprising Craft Market which consisted of homemade treats, ceramics, crochet, handmade jewelry, and more. This part of the event was located at the parking lot of the Bethany Union Church.
Each business that participated exhibited pieces from different local artists on their walls. Attendees were able to walk all across the town and admire locally produced pieces while shopping around.
Beverly Phono Mart, a small business who occasionally collaborates with WXAV (SXU’s Student Radio) by selling records and CD’s on campus, was one of the small businesses that participated in the art walk. They offered free records to people walking past and exhibited art from different artists on the walls of their building. The store was located right next to the Uprising Craft Market.
Another small business that attended and sold at the event was a handmade lotion brand created by Dorothy Straughter.
Customers, captured by the smell of the different natural lotions offered, were inclined to stop and browse her products.
Straughter started to make her product in 2012 when she had breast cancer to use all natural products on her skin. “I found that cancer was a result of having and using all these products with ingredients that we don’t even know the names of,” she explains.
Straughter started by using shea butter, but it was too hard for her skin. Later on, she started to add olive oil and aloe into the butter, since they have moisturizing benefits while also being all natural. Straughter then started to research what other ingredients are beneficial for the skin and then came up with her product.
Each artist was able to sell their products and creations until the event concluded at 5 p.m. For more information regarding the Beverly Art Walk and future events, visit beverlyarts.org.