During the month of February, local artists will display their work in the shop windows of downtown as a part of the exhibition Snowflakes on Display.

This is the first year for the exhibition, which will be a feature of the BG Arts Council’s annual Winterfest, said Jamie Sands, event coordinator.

Snowflakes on Display is a free event for both artists and guests and gives the public a look into the talents Bowling Green artists have to offer.

There will be an indoor portion of the exhibit at Myles Baker Street during Winterfest, Feb. 14-16, while the storefront displays can be seen throughout the whole month, Sands said.

The largest displays will be in the windows of the Library, Serenity Salon and Spa, Main Street Photo, Main Street Antiques and Aardvark Printing, she said.

“Bowling Green [has] a lot of very talented artists and it’s always a great thing to be able to highlight their talents and their efforts especially when it’s … all throughout downtown,“ Sands said.

Sands said this is a great way to expose people to art.

“Whether people are thinking that they are going out to see art or not, they are going to see it,” Sands said. “I think that’s a really great thing when people are exposed to art either purposefully or randomly; we are all the better for it.”

Senior Chelsea Maurer, assistant coordinator of the event, likes that the theme of the event is snowflakes, which she hopes artists will have fun with.

“I am excited to see what people do with the theme,” Maurer said. “Snow can be interpreted in many different ways and I know we will see a lot of interesting pieces,” she said.

Artists are allowed to create their piece in any medium, excluding moving pieces such as video.

Maurer said artists are doing 3-D works, paintings and one work will be done using broken glass.

Becky Laabs, owner of Art-A-Site, has her own winter-themed window display set up.

“We are going to have samples of art [from the store] with a winter theme,” she said.

Art-A-Site will be displaying winter themed paintings, snowflake jewelry and hand crocheted stocking caps because they are “practical items for winter,” Laabs said.

As the owner of a store that sells art from local artists year round, Laabs said she likes that so many artists will be drawn to the area.

“I think it’s a great idea and I look forward to seeing all of the other windows,” she said.