Fans and patrons of the arts can enjoy an indoor art
festival of sorts year round at Copper Moon Gallery in
New Albany. Owner Kim Murphy Johnson has been the
director of Sellersburg's Art in Speed Park for the last 20
years. Ten, On Nov. 1, 2013, Johnson opened her gallery
in a quaint, yet beautifully renovated historic building at
221 Pearl St., putting art back into the heart of downtown
New Albany.
"Tis building was built in the 1800s. Te white tin
ceiling, wood foors and brick walls make a natural
backdrop for the art work," Johnson said. "I have always
wanted to open a gallery. Why should you have to wait
every season to see new art? I love the pleasure people
experience when they connect with the right piece. Art
is emotion."
By Stacy Th mas | Photograph By T ny Bennett
Copper Moon is a gallery of American artists and
craftspeople from across the nation. Johnson travels to art
fairs and shows across the country – personally curating
a collection – to bring back the experience of an art fair
to her customers. "I have found my favorite artists and
art pieces and brought them inside, under one roof, year-
round," Johnson said.
Johnson, who believes that art should be available and
afordable to everyone, and even ofers a fexible payment
plan to customers, admits to having small pangs of
heartbreak when her favorite pieces sell. "I choose things
I would buy for myself, or put in my own home, or give
away as gifts. I truly love what I do – the art and the artists,"
she said.
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