ArtWorks on Main Gallery will be open one door south at 109 N 1^st Street, starting May 1, 2026. Snowensville restaurant owner and chef, Dan Breeden, saved the gallery from a seemingly impossible search for a new location. He literally walked through the front door with a shining armour lifeline!

Owensville’s mayor, Kevin McFadden, heard about the pending change on 1^st Street at the city Chamber of Commerce Meeting in March. He engaged Breeden, a city alderman (Ward 1), shortly thereafter and suggested that the recently vacated storefront he owned could be a perfect fit. Both the original gallery at 113 and 109 N 1^st Street are at the center of the city Hub, making it of interest to the whole community to keep things lively there.

Mayor McFadden said, “My ultimate goal was to keep this business on Main Street [1^st Street] and keep our central business area attractive with diverse offerings.

“This was a three-way win. The empty building is now occupied, ArtWorks remains on Main Street, and the Hub Business District maintains a healthy offering for our town!”

“To me, ArtWorks on Main represents Main Street in the same foundational way the Community Theater does,” Breeden said. “They bridge the gap between creative talent and the public, preserving cultural heritage while driving economic and educational growth.”

He continued, “The heart of Owensville is filled with Antique shops, florists, restaurants, bars, accounting shops, boutiques, the Senior Center, furniture stores and more. ArtWorks on Main provides a healthy ecosystem and I’m happy they are able to find a permanent home.”

Volunteers, the engines keeping the gallery going, are all beyond happy to be newly installed on Main with the aid of enthusiastic advocates for the City of Owensville.

Breeden added, “I look forward to seeing the people they inspire and the memories they make through their art. Owensville is a better place with them in it.”

ArtWorks was established by Anna Mae Rodemacher in 2015. She was a teacher and business leader, very active in the community. Her wish was to provide a place to feature artists, offer events and classes in art and humanities and provide scholarships to area youth. It evolved into an all-volunteer 501 c3 to serve those who appreciate art, the creative community, and students of all ages in the Owensville area.

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