August 3, 2024 -- The Westport Book Shop is pleased to welcome local artist Rachel Waldman as guest exhibitor for the month of August at the Book Shop’s Drew Friedman Art Place. Rachel will be exhibiting a selection of her anime-inspired drawings.
Rachel Waldman is a Westport native. She is a self-taught artist who has been exhibiting her artwork for over a decade. Rachel specializes in freehand drawing, water colors and digital art with a focus on Japanese anime. Her earliest influence came from the movie "Kiki’s Delivery Service”, which launched her love for this particular genre of art.
Rachel is a graduate of Eagle Hill and Maplebrook Schools. She currently attends Transition CT, and is an active member of Westport's Club 203.
The Westport Book Shop will hold a reception for Rachel and her exhibit on Tuesday evening, August 20, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Space is limited; please RSVP to the Book Shop at 203-349-5141 or by email to bookshop@westportbooksaleventures.org
The art exhibit is open to the public during the Book Shop’s regular business hours: Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from Noon to 5 p.m. Rachel Waldman’s artwork will be on exhibit at the Book Shop through August 31, 2024. All artwork on display is available for purchase.
Westport Book Shop, a nonprofit independent used book store, is downtown Westport’s only source for gently used and antiquarian books, vintage vinyl records, CDs, DVDs and audio books. It is located at 23 Jesup Road, right across Jesup Green from the Westport Library.
The Book Shop’s “Drew Friedman Art Place” is an area of the store dedicated to exhibiting the work of community artists year-round, on a rotating basis. Miggs Burroughs, a Trustee of the Drew Friedman Community Arts Center, and a founding member of The Artists Collective of Westport, curates these exhibits, which change monthly.
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