Working art studio Attic 506 held its first open house of the year last Friday, allowing community members to get an inside look into the creative process of local artists.
Located on Franklin Street, Attic 506 is a second floor studio above music venue and bar, Local 506. Since the studio opened in 2018, a number of artists have taken residency and used the working space for their endeavors.
The current artists at Attic 506 are Ben Alper, Chris Musina, Fig Hendrick and Wayne Marcelli. While Hendrick has been in the space longest, everyone else arrived either late last year or earlier this year, according to Musina, who paints realistic pieces.
Each artist has a designated room in the studio they can utilize for their creative pursuits and visions.
Marcelli is an abstract artist and painter and Hendrick's work includes sculpture, painting and video. Alper, who works mostly with photography, runs a small publishing company out of his studio space and Musina also uses his space to design and sell T-shirts.
“It gives a place for artists in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area a place to make work and experiment,” Musina said.
During the open studio on Friday, each artist got to decide how to organize and display their space. Alper said he hopes to use his photography to foster connections with others, including whoever may come in off the street.
Nuvan Rathnayaka, a local resident, said he heard about the Attic 506 open studio and other art walk opportunities in the area through INDY Week.
Rathnayaka said he was particularly intrigued by Hendrick’s studio room, which was very multifaceted.
