Arizona
Celebrating Art of the West Valley III For the third consecutive year, new work by ArtistsRegister.com member H.C. Gilmore will be included in the juried exhibition Celebrating Art of the West Valley. This fine art show honors the work of artists residing in Phoenix's own West Valley. The exhibition continues until July 27th at the West Valley Art Museum, 17420 N. Avenue of the Arts, Surprise, AZ.
Day of the Cowboy Art Show and Sale July 25, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member Denise Landis will be showcasing her new "Cowboy Series" of acrylic paintings on canvas at the Day of the Cowboy Art Show and Sale in Gold Canyon, AZ. Denise uses the pointillism and impressionism styles of dabbing bright colors together to create her unique portraiture. For more information regarding the show and sale, go to www.artistsofthesuperstitions.com.
Masters of Illusion-Unveiling the Mystery of Trompe L'Oeil May 3-August 2, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com members Craig Cheply and Cynthia Peterson will be exhibiting in the juried exhibit Masters of Illusion-Unveiling the Mystery of Trompe L'Oeil at the new Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, AZ. Phone: 480.350.2867. Reception: May 3 from 6:00 to 9:00pm.
Natural Dye Workshop August 8-10, 2008. This 2 1/2 day comprehensive workshop taught by ArtistsRegister.com member AristsRegister.com member Jane Hoffman shows you how to create a rich palette of beautiful, lightfast and washfast color from natural dyes. We will be using native, cultivated, and imported dye material including plants from Jane's dye garden. She will share her knowledge and methods for producing many shades of color from each dye-pot. You will learn to prepare the dye, to mordant and dye protein fiber (i.e. wool, silk, mohair, alpaca), and to experiment with color by using post-mordant baths, exhaust baths and over-dyeing. Class fees: are dependent upon number of participants: 4 = $240; 5 = $192; 6 = $160; 7 = $138; 8 = $120; 9 = $107; 10= $96. Materials will be provided. Materials fee: $25 Location: Jane Hoffman's Blue River Wilderness Retreat, directions can be found at www.blueriverretreat.com
Nicole Royse at Su Vino Winery Exhibition continues through August 14, 2008. Su Vino Winery proudly presents 13 works by ArtistsRegister.com member Nicole Royse. Su Vino Winery. 7035 E. Main Street, Suite 110, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.
Table Manners An exibition featuring ArtistsRegister.com members Ginger Bowen and Deborah McMillion-Nering and Cynthia Peterson, Table Manners continues through September 14, 2008. This exhibition offers a refreshing look at artwork and objects created from an imaginative range of materials, and celebrates decades of artists transforming the family table and kitchen devices into objects of beauty, whimsy and wit. The messages of the materials, and their very familiarity, add layers of content and the delight of recognition. Arizona Museum for Youth, 35 N. Robson, Mesa, AZ 85201.
Tapestry Weaving Workshop Saturday and Sunday August 23rd & 24th, 2008. Hours: Saturday: 8:00am-5:00pm / Sunday 8:00am-3:00pm. Waugh Mountain Alpacas presents a weaving workshop taught by return instructor and AristsRegister.com member Jane Hoffman. Beginning level introduction to tapestry weaving at our beautiful ranch setting. Fellowship with friends old and new. Advance registration required. Cost: $175 per person, includes cost of the loom (yours to keep), materials, and breakfast and lunch both days. Visit the Events page at www.waughmtnalpacas.com for more details, information and directions to the ranch.
The Luminous Object Exhibition continues through September 7, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member Cynthia Peterson's solo exhibit The Luminous Object will be on display at the West Valley Art Museum, 17420 N. Avenue of the Arts in Surprise, AZ.
Celebration of Women August 2 and 3, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member Sharon Dwyer will be participating in the exhibition, Celebration of Women at the Office of Sylvia Meier, MFT, 11740 Dublin Blvd., Suite 201, Dublin, CA.
Ione Citrin at Long Beach Public Library September 1-October 31, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member Ione Citrin will be having an art exhibition at the Long Beach Public Library - Main Branch, 101 Pacific Ave, Long Beach, CA 90822. For information about library hours, go to: www.lbpl.org
Kathyanne White at La Jolla Fiber Arts The La Jolla Fiber Arts Gallery will feature a solo exhibition with ArtistsRegister.com member Kathyanne White's work. The exhibition opens August 1, 2008 and runs through mid September 2008. La Jolla Fiber Arts, 7644 Girard Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037.
Dispersion: a 15-part drawing Exhibition continues through July 27, 2008. Dispersion: a 15-part drawing and other work by ArtistsRegister.com member Priscilla Fowler will be exhibited at Sliding Door Gallery. Opening reception: July 18, 5:00-9:00pm. Sliding Door Gallery, 554 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80246.
Plein Air Artists of Colorado Juried Exhibition July 11-26, 2008. Plein Air Artists of Colorado (PAAC), a national organization, presents a juried show of their members' finest original paintings created "en plein air" in the past year, inluding work by ArtistsRegister.com member Leslie Allen. The work will be for sale at Abend Gallery, located at 2260 E. Colfax Ave, Denver, CO 80206. The Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony will be on Friday, July 11, 2008 from 5:00-9:00pm. There will be voting for an Artists’ Choice Award and the public is invited to vote for a Peoples’ Choice Award. Admission is free, and light refreshments will be served. www.pleinairartistscolorado.com
Politics and Art in America July 25-September 10, 2008. The Art Students League of Denver is proud to present Politics and Art in America, a group exhibition of League students, members and faculty. What a time to live in America! In an election year, politics is a subject that everyone has an opinion on. What topic are you most passionate about? From civil liberties and global wars to health care, religion and more, we have called upon our community of artists to communicate their political opinions through art. Opening Reception: Friday, July 25, 2008, 5:30-8:00pm. Participating artists include ArtistsRegister.com members Michael Gadlin, Gayla Lemke and Tony Ortega. Art Students League of Denver, 00 Grant St., Denver, CO 80203.
The Rocky Mountain Biennial October 3, 2008-January 3, 2009. The Rocky Mountain Biennial is a juried exhibition of works from artists from the seven Rocky Mountain states, including ArtistsRegister.com member Sami Alkarim. This is the ninth biennial exhibition organized by Ft. Collins Museum of Contemporary Art (FCMOCA), and presents the scope of contemporary art created within a seven-state region. Originally organized as the Colorado/Wyoming Biennial, the expanded exhibition now fills the museum's two large galleries, providing a signpost of new directions in regional contemporary art. This exhibition is open to artists residing in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. FCMOCA, 201 S College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524. For more information, go to: www.fcmoca.org
We'll Be Seeing You Exhibition continues through September 7, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member and MCA Denver Artist-in-Residence Jack Balas creates maps and chronicles to reveal connections in unexpected places. Often incorporating painting, photography, and other media, his work presents open-ended possibilities. For his project at MCA Denver, Balas publicly exposes portrait making. We'll Be Seeing You involves a consensual arrangement between volunteer sitters and the artist to create art together. The resulting images, on view for public comment and enjoyment, illustrate the interconnectedness of communities and individuals. Each sitter selects the next participant, moving the story along in seemingly random, unpredictable directions. The result is a progressive and participatory roadmap of new and uncharted paths. MCA Denver, 1485 Delgany, Denver, CO 80202. For more information, go to: www.mcadenver.org
Ethan Hirsh at Town & Country Bank July, 2008. More than two dozen framed photographs by ArtistsRegister.com member Ethan Hirsh will be on display at Town & Country Bank in Leawood, Kansas. There will be a reception with light refreshments from 5:00 to 7:00pm on Friday, July 11. Fifteen of the photos on exhibit relate to the power of Nature to reclaim whatever man has abandoned. A series titled "The Joy of Rust" brings out the detailed textures, abstract patterns and diverse colors of rusting metal, while other shots show the hollow stillness of long-abandoned houses. Town & Country Bank, 4707 West 135th Street, Leawood, KS.
Ways of Seeing May 3-July 31, 2008. Gallery Fifty has brought together three artists for Ways of Seeing. In this group show you will see three unique perspectives from Delbert Michel, ArtistsRegister.com member Debra Lanning and Jennifer Gardiner. Gallery Fifty is located at 830 Cottageview Drive in Traverse City, Michigan. www.galleryfifty.com
Needles & Pins: Textiles and Tools Exhibition continues through January 4, 2009. Some of ArtistsRegister.com member Cathy Haight's Indonesian tools are on loan to the Museum of International Folk Art for its Needles & Pins: Textiles and Tools exhibit. The exhibit encompasses a worldwide view of textiles and how they have been made and decorated over history. Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, NM.
Art in the Heart - Centerville, OH September 28, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member Mary-Sonya Conti will be participating in Art in the Heart in Centerville, OH. For more information, go to: www.heartofcenterville.com/news_detail.php?ID=16
Art on the Commons - Kettering, OH August 10, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member Mary-Sonya Conti will be participating in Art on the Commons in Kettering, Ohio. For more information, go to: www.ci.kettering.oh.us/newweb/departments/cultural_arts/cularts_artcommons.php.
Taste of Troy - Troy, OH September 20, 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member Mary-Sonya Conti will be participating in Taste of Troy in Troy, Ohio. For more information, go to: www.troymainstreet.org/taste_of_troy
Christine Pendergrass at the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center July 1-30, 2008. Ceramic sculpture by ArtistsRegister.com member Christine Pendergrass will be featured in a 2-person exhibition. Included will be her unique water works where masses of undulating rivulets of clay suggest falling water. Elsewhere, traces of life appear in imagery drawn from medical diagnostic tests and as footprints mingling with animal tracks. Her signature ceramic fans will also be shown. Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 E. Main St., Hillsboro, OR 97123. Phone: 503.615.3485.
One Woman GhostFest October 2008. ArtistsRegister.com member Laurel Hausler's show GhostFest will be exhibited at Nevin Kelly Gallery, 1517 U Street, NW Washington, DC 20009. For more information, go to: www.nevinkellygallery.com
