The human brain has two halves, each responsible for different tasks. The left half is logical and problem-solving, good with conceptual thinking and staying organized. The right is creative, artistic and visual. Though it’s not a perfect metaphor, this division of labor helps explains the newly split storefront of the former Anderson Creative studio in downtown Canton. While Anderson Creative remains the artistic workspace of Kevin Anderson, the north storefront has reopened as a gallery called Translations, operated by Anderson’s partner, Craig Joseph. Translations will host monthl...
Censorship be damned, here’s to a month with meaning October is National Anti-Censorship Month (and Banned Book month) and several Stark County organizations have banded together to bring you a series of events on artistic license and responsibility. With these events comes the hope for a dialogue, a discussion of the freedom that art brings, but also the grave accountability that comes with that freedom. Uncensored National Juried Show Kicking off the month-long extravaganza sanctioning the unsanctioned is Anderson Creative. They will present their first national juried show, UN...
By Bradley Maxwell Got Jesus? Or rather got Jesus Art? Anderson Creative Studio does. The availability of contemporary religious art has largely faded from mainstream art circles. In older times, for many centuries, it was mostly the church that was commissioning art to be made. Though back then there was far more traditional rules to abide by. In those times, there wasn’t much room to innovate. Realism was king, and many art forms had yet to exist. On April 1st 2010 Anderson Creative Gallery in honor of holy week held two services coinciding with their “Stations of the C...
