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Maria Castellano-Usery, Artist

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Sugar Shack

From December 2015 to February 2020, each one of my “Paint-a-Thon”s took place in public settings, with the first one ever being at The Mix. I came to develop a monthly residency of sorts just outside Indrani’s of Brunswick, which I knew would eventually be changing due to an upcoming major reconstruction project at the Tontine Mall…but I never would have guessed what would actually be the catalyst for evolution.

In March 2020, Covid lockdowns caused me to pivot. I didn’t want to stop doing what I was doing, so I set up in my garage and had my “Paint-a-Thon”s there for the next thirteen months. May 2021 brought another change: a used maple sugar house became my outdoor art space, and my monthly “Paint-a-Thon”s have taken place in the Sugar Shack Studio ever since.

Sugar Shack, August 2025
When the Sugar Shack was new to me...Summer 2021
When the Sugar Shack was new to me...Summer 2021
Having "Paint-a-Thon"s in the garage during Covid lockdowns, 2020

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