The First 5 Years

June 12, 2015
jshartman

The key to this business is personal relationships. Suddenly, it was all pretty clear. The answer was fewer clients.Jerry Maguire

A big, fat thank you to those we believe in.

How do you advertise without advertising? Get out of the way. You don’t wear our t-shirts. We wear yours. We’re here to help artists get from point A to point B, whatever that may be; tiny or big steps; workshops or private sessions; a place to create. You deserve all the credit and glory. It’s all about encouraging that personal motivation and incentive to grow at something meaningful to you. The more transparent we are, the more visible you are. Thank you for sharing your time and talent with us and for the privilege of growing together in skill as artists and arts advocates.

Home is where the “art” is. A personal relationship can strengthen the professional one. We are always willing and eager to personally mentor and produce independent artistry. We like nothing better than to see each artist enjoy and experience their own artistic sovereignty. Studios should only be interested in furthering your career, not the other way around.

There’s a very thin line, if any, between who we are and what we do as artists, so please know that supporting/subscribing to anything Hickory Arts and affiliated artists is very much appreciated.

Produced by Carol Anne Hartman Photography and Plastic Moon Pictures at Hickory Arts.

Additional footage courtesy of Garrick Lane, Bill Rahn, and, of course, Cameron Crowe.

Music by Jeff Hartman

“Home is where the art is.” hickoryarts.com | Follow us on Twitter! @hickoryarts

Junk Cast Album (Sneak Peek)

April 14, 2015
jshartman

The Original Cast of Junk recently hit the studio to record 13 songs for the soundtrack from the Bass/Hartman musical comedy that premiered with a sold-out run in The Firemen’s Kitchen at Hickory Theatre. Directed by Pamela Livingstone. Developed for the Stage at Hickory Arts & Hickory Theatre.

Track 10, “The Extra,” is an ode (a very bloviated ode) to musical theatre and a reminder that (in the immortal words of The Rolling Stones) “you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, well, you might find you get what you need.”

Nathan Crabtree delivers a showstopping performance, supported by his very own Greek chorus. Nathan, as “The Extra,” proves the smallest roles can pack the biggest punch.

The album will be available by summer on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and more. In the meantime, you can catch a sneak peek at the video for “The Extra.”

Happy?

May 27, 2014
jshartman

Happy? | Les Misérables

Can the cast of Les Misérables hold it together for one more weekend?

Les Misérables
An Operetta Performed on the Mainstage in the Jeffers Theatre
Hickory Theatre
30 Third St. NW
Hickory, NC 28601
828-327-3855
hickorytheatre.org

Performances:
May 9-June 1, 2014
Thursdays from 7:30 pm
Fridays and Saturdays from 8 pm
Sundays from 2:30 pm

Produced by Carol Anne Hartman Photography and Plastic Moon Pictures at Hickory Arts

Special thanks to The Crabtrees for their hospitality!

Les Misérables

May 19, 2014
jshartman

Client – Hickory Theatre
Product – Les Misérables | Trailer
Title – “Les Misérables”
TRT – 1:50
Date – 5.19.14
Produced by Carol Anne Hartman Photography and Plastic Moon Pictures at Hickory Arts

Les Misérables
An Operetta Performed on the Mainstage in the Jeffers Theatre
Hickory Theatre
30 Third St. NW
Hickory, NC 28601
828-327-3855
hickorytheatre.org

Performances:
May 9-June 1, 2014
Thursdays from 7:30
Fridays and Saturdays from 8 pm
Sundays from 2:30 pm