“Simulaneity” explores artistic viewpoints using the photography of Arthur Hall, paintings created by Oscar Montes under the name of Trek6, and clay objects made by Josh Copus. A feature of this show will be two LIVE ART PIECES created during the opening reception by Trek6, one in combination with one of Art Hall’s photographs. The exhibit opens with an artists’ reception on February 6, 2026. Live art is something new for us and we are honored that Trek6, who is well seasoned in this category of art, is willing to put on a show. You won’t want to miss this first of its kind opening reception.

Arthur Hall concentrates on abstract and documentary photography. He uses form, light, time, fragmentation, and simultaneity to explore themes of passage, loss, disappearance, and recovery. His original training is in architectural history and design. Building on this background, he explores the various and complex ways we construct meaning from space and time. The resulting images call for seeing differently, asking new questions, and imagining new meanings. Hall uses available light to capture images “in camera.” He relies on the lens’ unfiltered view, restricting post-processing to balancing light, shadow, and color to achieve his vision. “I embarked on this collection seeking to capture, through the power of reflections, unprocessed presentations of what is before me when the shutter opens and to reveal the mysterious worlds beyond,” Hall said. “When my camera’s shutter opens, it captures all that is there: it does not select, edit, or ignore anything permitted by the magic of light. However, our brains filter our sight to what is useful in the moment. Ironically, when confronted with a minimalist scene, our minds may add imagined content to complete a narrative anchored in the ‘normal.’”

Oscar “Trek6” Montes has created a vast and unique body of work that spans over three decades, a diversity of mediums, and multitude of cities and cultures. His works are an experiment with resonance through the use of color, line, and rhythm that examines historic, indigenous, and regionally relevant iconography. His portraits clash against lines that get smashed by color patterns and fragmented by shapes creating dynamic and vibrant compositions. The duality between being traditionally schooled in art versus his graffiti-writer upbringing allows for a variety of techniques and styles to converge in his work. Trek6 has traveled the world participating in many street art and neighborhood beautification projects. In 2013, he was awarded Street Artist of the year by Miami New Times. In 2015, he became the first live painter and street artist to be featured in NYC Fashion week alongside designers Naeem Khan and Christian Louboutin. That same year, his work was selected for the Blue Moon Brewing Company label commemorating their 20th anniversary. “I’ve created this cosmic slop where mysticism, Afro /Puerto Rican culture, and urban life can sit together in unison,” Trek6 said. “This has given me the space to explore everything, from my
ancestors, to growing up in Miami during its most violent times in the 1980s and ’90s, to graffiti
and abstract concepts in a cohesive but loose language that’s visually interesting but
not restricted to any thematic or aesthetic other than my own artistic thumbprint.” Trek6 and Art Hall will be doing a live collaboration during the Artists’ Reception at 7 p.m. on February 6.

Josh Copus is an internationally famous ceramic artist who has travelled the world as a teacher, conference presenter and leader in the field. He has worked extensively in Australia, Mexico, China, and throughout Europe. His work is found in numerous museum and personal collections in the world. His work in ceramics deals primarily with local materials and place-based making processes to create work that is both personally significant and relevant to the contemporary world. He is the Founder of the Clayspace Collective in the River Arts District in Asheville, which is a studio and gallery space that has been supporting artists for over 20 years. In 2007 Josh established his woodfired pottery compound in Marshall. Using wild clay, clay that Copus digs himself, gives an elemental connection to the place where he lives and works. “My current body of work in ceramics is built on a place-based making philosophy that emphasizes the use of local and non-industrially processed materials to create a connection to place and establishes the materials, the experiences surrounding them, and the people of those communities as a valuable source of influence,” Copus said. “I use the natural world around me as a source of inspiration for shapes and surfaces, interpreting the visual language of place to make work that comes from somewhere deeper than just my hands or my head.”

Please join us for the opening, which starts at 6:30pm, with the performance starting at 7:00pm. This event is open to the public and free. Light refreshments will be provided, as always. We look forward to seeing you there!