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Article: Ami Hirata opens studio for exhibition, sale.
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- The Dominion Post (Morgantown, WV)
- Article date:
- April 19, 2007
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Byline: Katie McDowell
Apr. 19--When Ami Hirata announced a little over a year ago that she would be closing the Garo's doors for good, much of Morgantown's art community was saddened by the loss of such a gallery.
Just before its closing, Bernie Schultz, WVU's Dean of the College of Creative Arts and professor of art history, said, "Garo quickly became more than a place, it was an experience, and one that helped to set the foundation for the wonderful showcase for the arts that our city has become."
Hirata, one of the area's mostrespected and well-trained ceramics artists, had opened the gallery more than 25 years before, with her late ...