When I heard that Ken Nebel (along with his partner Jim O'Donnel, who also runs the movie theater) bought Village Arts, that it would be more than just a store. The new store, now located at 216 DP Road, will be a valuable local resource for all kinds of creative people.
Ken said, "I never saw myself as a business owner, but already I'm living out some dreams....I have al sorts of ideas forming in my head. It will take awhile to get to some of them."
Just walking into the store you can tell that he's approaching the business with a sense of fun and creativity. Monsters, hand made by Nebel and his co-workers Alicia Gore and Kelly Riebe hang in the front window.
The front of the store is currently featuring the photography of Peter A. Csahadi. Nebel is thinking of buying one of the photos of animals for the store and is asking people to vote on their favorite.
The cash register sits on the original bar from the historic Fuller Lodge - O'Donnel found in someone's basement and bought it. Behind that you can where they do the framing, and behind that there is the "one-fanny workshop," a woodworking shop, and a practice room for musicians. In February or March they will start to have classes there. The classes will be short workshops where people can complete the class in one day.
He's not going to sell home decor like they did in the old store, but instead broaden the art supplies section. He said, "There's a lot of things people do in town." He wants to be able to accommodate as many art forms as possible. He even wants to start yarn, needles and embroidery supplies. "If there's something you don't see, or need, just let me know."
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