Handwork, Ithaca's Artisan Co-op
Located at 102 West MLK Jr. Street, downtown Ithaca
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Several Handwork Artisans and musical guests METKU: "Creative Legacy"
Join us at Handwork for Ithaca Gallery Night as we celebrate intergenerational arts with a special window display exhibit and musical guests METKU. Handwork Cooperative member artists and their relatives: “Creative Legacy” This window display features work by several of our artist members alongside handcrafted pieces made by their creative relatives. Handwork member artists include: Betsy Gram, Laura Burch, Kari Robertson, June Szabo, Chet Salustri, Carol Howell, A Few Good Bananas, Elizabeth Andrews, Lisa Gillis and Julia Bonney. Often artists find that our creativity is inspired, supported, and nurtured in part by other creative members of our families, that our creative inclinations are inherited in a social or familial (if not genetic) way. “Creative Legacy” explores and shares how that intergenerational thread of creativity shows up in the families of some of our member artists. Musical Guests: METKU Trio will honor their ancestral heritage by sharing traditional Finnish Dance Music of the Finger Lakes. They will perform at Handwork 5:30 pm-7:30 pm. METKU – Michael Ludgate (mandolin, kantele, banjo) and Katrina Mackey (fiddle, flute) have both been inspired by their Finnish ancestral heritage to learn more about the traditional music and dance of Finland. The result is the band Metku. Katrina and Mike play as a duo and for this event are fortunate to have the super-talented Philip Robinson (guitar) join for a trio. Metku recently published a music book of tunes and local history titled “Finnish Dance Music of the Finger Lakes” by Richard Koski, Michael Ludgate, Katrina Mackey. www.metkumusic.org
