Carlsbad Art and Culture

The seed of an artistic culture has been pushed deep into the sandy soil of our village by the sea. Its shell has gently broken open and has allowed a foundation to slowly grow. Roots expanded as the soil became accepting and nourishing. In the two years since that optimistic planting, our village has become alive with creativity. The community has embraced the arts and culture has begun to grow.

Creativity and craft usually flows wild at UpState, but on this early Fall night, the opposite side of State Street vibrated with artistic energy. Cars began filling the usually sleepy neighborhood and groups of art enthusiasts and village crawlers scampered towards the night’s destination. A widely open room radiated under overhead lights, bright paintings danced in celebration and local minds connected in new thoughts and friendships. Scissors, combs and shampoos bottles were all slid into drawers, station chairs stashed in the back and the walls scattered with local art as Bakerloo Salon transformed into a Carlsbad Village hot spot gallery.

The main room, long and wood floored, remained packed from when the doors opened to the end of the evening. An overflow of guests poured into the roofless patio as the swollen moon grabbed its belly in laughter. Refreshments poured wild and a mellow acoustic set danced with the stars. Lightning bolts swaggered in the wind and one lonely light bounced off a wall casting long shadows within the village.

Art connects minds and creates stories. Each painting ignited conversation and the room buzzed with the excitement of a growing scene. As the bars bounced in the distance, they could not help but to think that something new is in the works, something creative, healthy and determined to one day blossom in uncontrollable color.

To see the work in person, visit Bakerloo Salon (MAP)

Do you have a body of work and want to show it?

Go to streetfancy.com for the night’s fashion!