A glance at the walls in this popular eatery, and what one notices is not the usual restaurant fare. Instead the abstract and the detailed share space, as do oils, acrylics, pencils, watercolors and pastels. There’s just as much variety hanging on the walls of Jack’s Tavern as there is on the menu.

The restaurant has become a gallery space to artists who normally might not have their work displayed elsewhere. In January, the exhibit focused on photography. In February, it’s a balanced mix of work — artists who exhibit coordinator and artist Nancy Scoble has invited to be a part of the revolving show. Scoble met several of the artists through “Brushstrokes,” a group that meets to paint once a month at the Greenville Museum of Art. Others are more local, including Washington High School art instructor Damon Walcott and the youngest artist of the show, Emily Huettmann, a Northside High School student.

There’s no particular theme to this month’s exhibit, but Walcott’s large abstract painting “Land Ho” joins Anna Webster’s more Impressionistic acrylics and Justin Casey’s photo illustrations all provide a colorful backdrop to one’s dining experience.

“It’s a great combination,” Scoble said. “It’s just a nice balance.”

For Scoble, the exhibit has a few different purposes: to encourage artists to put their work on display; as a marketing tool to bring artists and their supporters out to see their work on display; and to ask the public to provide feedback to the artists. When diners come in, they’re encouraged to have a look around while waiting for orders, pick out their favorite piece and submit their choice — a very casual “People’s Choice” award, Scoble said.

“It’s not judged. It’s just if people want to say something to the artist, they can,” Scoble said.

Scoble said she never knows who will respond to the invitation to be a part of the show nor how much work a particular artist will bring, but it’s all for sale, with the occasional exception.

“There’s no commission, which is not normal,” Scoble laughed. “If it sells, the money’s all theirs.”

In the end, the show serves both the artists’ interests, as well as the restaurant’s, by giving patrons a changing view during dinner and prompting artists to share what they’ve created.

“I’m encouraging them to just put it on the wall, to support their art,” Scoble said. “Our work looks different when it’s complete and on the wall. Then it’s time to start a new one.”