A Healing Theater

Issue: October - 2022

The Plateau is a destination hub for fine art and galleries. But what if there were an art gallery that changed you when you visited? I’m not talking about educational and enrichment moments. I am suggesting meaningful changes in your physical and emotional self through ‘invocative’ fine art. Before you squint your eyes, tilt your head, and say, “Really?” consider a cutting edge art gallery in the heart of Highlands that not only exhibits fine art and sculpture, but helps you picture a better existence. Dr. Steve Hinkey and Beata Gola are creators of Highlands’ newest art gallery, Invocative Fine Art, at 521 N. 4th Street. Why did they choose Highlands for their unique gallery? It was a quest to find the perfect place for Beata after 30 great years managing top salon spas in Connecticut. They bought a camper, traveled 42,000 miles in 42 states, when Beata said, “I’m home!” at Lake Sequoyah. Steve is a chiropractor whose life mission is to serve those at the end of their health-care rope. “My specialty is helping the most written-off people, who’ve been told by specialists there is no help. I also created a unique drawing technique that reveals issues pathology testing can’t. People get well. I once showed it as inspirational art, was given a 3500-square-foot show – then another show – and another. Now it bares meaning in both diagnostic and creative realms. Professionals, patients, and the public are fascinated with the process and the beautiful drawings inspired by internal transformation and healing.” The gallery displays positive images by top artists, taken from life, healing, and love. No fighting or violence. No negative calligraphy. Only bright and contemporary work, most of it thought-provoking, if not soul-stirring. Beata says, “We met profoundly aware artists making great art we’ve curated for you. Plus, Steve draws live, during groups of one to 100-plus people, called Healing Theatre, capturing breakthroughs as they unfold. His images function as talismans, keys to seeing internally. When you experience this, it opens your visual spectrum. Every piece of art in the room opens with the same key. You go home and your collection is more alive. Life is more alive.” Many interior walls in Highlands’ beautiful homes await a wide variety of drawings, paintings, and sculptures devoted to enriching transformational impressions and reflections. Invocative Fine Art is staging its grand opening throughout October – featuring in-person and online artist meet-and-greets, demonstrations, discussions, and live drawings.