August Issue 2002
EnPro Industries Discovers Treasure Trove of Local Art at Charlotte Art League Gallery in Charlotte, NC
EnPro Industries, a new company spun off from
Goodrich, Inc. found treasure at the Charlotte Art League's Spring
Into Art Juried Show, annually sponsored by Helms, Mulliss
& Wicker. CAL runs a gallery in Charlotte's historic South
End, for its 375+ members, all regional artists, who also volunteer
to staff it. Though CAL has existed for over 37 years its members
sometimes refer to their gallery as the best kept secret in Charlotte,
despite the fact it offers more original art by more different
artists than any other facility.
Gaines Brown of Gaines Brown Design Inc. introduced EnPro's CEO
Ernie Schwab, Human Resources Vice President, Dick Driscoll, and
Executive Secretary, Cheryl Allaire to CAL during one of Charlotte's
Friday Gallery Crawls. They returned for CAL's Spring Into
Art Show and enjoyed the talent and diversity of the show
so much that they opened their checkbook. EnPro perused their
initial selections in the gallery or on (www.charlotteartists.com)
a creation of CAL member Jim Antley. CAL President Timmy Hord
and Publicity Chair Terry Thirion arranged for a showing of the
selected pieces to an audience of EnPro executives, their families
and Design-Planner Jaren Wells of Gensler Architects. EnPro purchased
27 original works totaling $22,760 in the biggest single sale
event in CAL's history.
The Charlotte Art League would like to thank EnPro for their support
of the artists who live and work in Charlotte's community. As
member Schelly Keefer observed, "The sale is a wonderful
marriage of EnPro's desire to say something unique about their
business and the League's mission of enabling artists to sell
original art produced in the Charlotte area. It is refreshing
in these days to see a corporation concerned with both the arts
and the community."
For more info on the CAL call 704/376-ARTS, e-mail at (calart@bellsouth.net) or on the web at (www.charlotteartists.com).
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