Since the beginning, art has been an important element of the atmosphere at Crook’s Corner.
The dining room is a gallery that features local artists with a six week exhibition time — upcoming and well-known alike. We’re fortunate to have a very talented community of local artists and artisans to choose from. With every exhibit the dining room and bar take on a new look and feel. Price lists for each art exhibit can be found at the bar, and Crook’s does not charge a commission.
Current Artist: John Bare
“It’s when I’m shooting for myself, though, that I can embrace the passions, other than family and faith, that I have nurtured as a Southern California native: architecture, automobiles, and the ocean. Although architecture has been the primary focus of my professional shooting, I still thrill in finding an historic neighborhood, or even a single doorway that exemplifies the style and grace of an earlier era. The sculptural qualities of both contemporary and vintage exotic sports and race cars stimulate the same emotion. And years of surfing and sailing have instilled a love and respect for the vast power and beauty of the ocean. But it is the magic of Photoshop that has enabled me to express these images in a manner influenced by a long-time love for and study of the French impressionists and early-California plein-air painters.” – John Bare
2021 SCHEDULE
Louis St. Lewis
John Bare
Mike Benson
Jake Bower
Jamie McPhail
Jason Wozniak
Bob Goldstein
Hannah Jewel
Elaine O’Neil
About the pig and other sculptures
Bob Gaston’s life size Pink Pig hovers over the entrance and marks your entry or exit to Chapel Hill on Franklin Street depending on which direction you’re driving. Fortunately, no one has stolen the Pig in some time.
On the patio, the water fountain sculpted by Bob Gaston drowns away the sounds of a bustling Franklin Street. Originally, a herd of wooden critters by local folk artist Clyde Jones convened upon the rooftop, but with the years they decomposed and are gone. A few of Clyde’s critters still hide among the bamboo, as well as a multicolored dog near the front door. One critter, Pink Elephant, is a permanent resident at the end of the bar and was given to Gene by Clyde’s Mother.
