The art building at 401 Richmond Street was buzzing with life with fundraiser art sales in Gallery 44 and Open Studio, the Opening Reception at Red Head for Inside / Outside, a group show, and artisans selling their Holiday crafts on the hallways. The galleries were overflowing with people and the demo for the printmaking was especially interesting at Open Studio. There was a festive spirit everywhere.
Open Studio’s Annual Artist Proof Sale and Open House
Opening Night Fundraiser& Open House: Thursday, December 6, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Open Studio—one of Canada’s premier printmaking studios and galleries—hosts a celebration of printmaking every December, giving art lovers a chance to connect with and purchase unique works of art.
The Artist Proof Sale and Open House featured many original, one-of-a-kind fine art prints, ranging from $50 – $300, by established and emerging artists, limited edition original, handmade artists’ greeting cards, printmaking demonstrations with special guest artists Luis Jacob & Fiona Smyth, a rare opportunity for the public to experience Open Studio’s printmaking facilities; and a festive and fun atmosphere, with food and cash bar!
Luis Jacob demonstrates the art of printmaking
Sale continues till December 22, gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 12:00 to 5:00 pm.
Red Head Gallery had an Opening Reception for a group show titled Inside / Outside.
Artists Margie Kelk and Teri Donovan in front of Donovan’s Untitled 1, 2 & 3, 2012
In this exhibition, fourteen artists have created work that grapples with the meaning of inner and outer restriction. The material of a box says much about the entity they were built to envelope, and by whom — thus, instead of focusing on the content within, these artists have made the boundary itself the subject of their experiment. Using their own artistic practices as a reference point and the box shape as a point of entry, each member of The Red Head Collective has found a way to address different facets of ‘the box’ and its implications in a 21st century world.
Margie Kelk, Opera at the Fun House, 2012
Colin Carney, Inner Monologue, 2012
It was also an Opening Reception for Wall to Wall, an exhibition of contemporary photography in Gallery 44 with its annual party and sale.
With a membership base of over 300 active photographers and artists, this group exhibition is always innovative, vibrant, and exciting.
Thoughtfully arranged salon-style, the exhibition will include a diversity of photographic mediums including: alternative processes, gelatin silver prints, chromogenic prints, and archival pigment prints, many of which were created in Gallery 44’s production facilities.
The show features affordable editions of unframed prints priced at $40, $60, and $100, and the gallery walls will be filled with collectable artwork at accessible prices.
Wall to Wall is a fundraiser for Gallery 44’s award-winning education and exhibition programs. Committed to photography as a multi-faceted and ever-changing art form, Gallery 44 offers exhibition and publication opportunities to national and international artists, award-winning education programs, and affordable production facilities for artists.
Photo: Fox Martindale