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Daily
Progress:
Artfelt
When it came time to change careers, Joneses migrated
to their love of art
September 3, 2006
by
David A. Maurer / Daily Progress staff writer
Opening an art gallery can take the faith of a blind cashier
and the guts of a cliff diver.
In a pinch, customers will find that painting or sculpture
likely will come in second to necessities, such as food,
clothing and shelter. And although there are great deals
on original art out there, it also can call for an investment
requiring a payment plan.
Starting and succeeding in just about any business is
a challenge. But as artists and those who represent them
know, survival in this particular field of endeavor can
be daunting.
So it's not surprising that many people who open art galleries
do it because they're following their hearts. This is
certainly the case with Laura Jones and her husband, Robert
"Rob" N. Jones, who opened Migration: A Gallery
in Charlottesville in April.
The Joneses each found success in other careers before
venturing into their new joint enterprise. She initially
worked as an attorney and then became a health/fitness
instructor. He started out working in art galleries and
museums, but when that became too much of a "challenge
financially," he became a security analyst...
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Eye
on Art:
REFRESHING TRAVEL THOUGH "MIGRATION: A GALLERY"
by Brittany Jackson
CHARLOTTESVILLE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY May 2006
Enter Migration: A Gallery, and step out of the
bustle of downtown. Take in the pieces, large or small,
boisterous or unobtrusive. Only moments into the journey,
feel the simultaneous stimulation and refreshment that
an artistically and emotionally rich gallery provides.
This is the atmosphere that Rob and Laura Jones have created
at their new gallery on the corner of Fifth and Water
Street. With eleven years of marriage and a mutual love
or art to their credit, they are (as would be expected)
radiant about their venture. Rob and Laura each bring
unique effects to the gallery, and with a name like "migration"
it can only be expected that their own personal journeys
play a part in the art that they choose...
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Migration
Sophistication
by Caitlin Harpin
THE DECLARATION April 2006
Eavesdrop on any conversation about the Charlottesville
art scene, and you're bound to overhear a multitude of
differing opinions. From one pair of lips, the scene is
staid, comprised of the still-life, the landscape, the
canvas to hang over the sofa. Another voice adamantly
proclaims that Charlottesville art is growing, attracting
artists from beyond the bounds of Central Virginia. The
dichotomy is difficult to reconcile-on the same block,
you may see crayon cartoons with titles like "Jurassic
Park" as well as conservative oil paintings of the
Rotunda. A new commercial gallery called Migration encapsulates
a sense of optimism for Charlottesville as a growing art
venue...
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