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May 2010
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NEW! Still-Life Painting Atelier Shows at Fountainhead Gallery May 6-30 Opening Reception: Saturday, May 8, 5:00pm-7:00pm Gage artists from the Still-Life Painting Atelier led by Gary Faigin show their work at Fountainhead Gallery this month in the exhibition The Objects of Our Attention. Artists include Suzanne Burnell, Larine Chung, Kreina Clement, David Ellis, Haena Reed, Charles Smith, Julie Stonebraker, Susan Torrance and D. Lisa West. Apples in a Shiny Bowl by Julie Stonebraker. |
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Summer Registration begins May 10! NEW! You told us you wanted more options for summer classes, so we’ve restructured the summer quarter to feature TWO five-week sessions. Our first summer session of exciting programs begins the week of June 26! Those summer classes and workshops can be found online starting May 1, with online registration available for your convenience. Cover art by Frederick Brosen |
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Best of Gage is Around the Corner! Friday, June 18, 6:00pm-9:00pm; FREE Gage students celebrate a year filled with artistic creativity and intensive study at the 18th annual Best of Gage, a multi-floor exhibition of art. Did you take a class or workshop at Gage this school year? Then submit your work for the show! See details further down. Select works from the show are available for sale, and the Vernissage offers an exclusive private showing from 5:00pm-6:00pm — before the general public arrives. E-mail Caroline Bobanick or call her at 206-323-4243, ext. 16, to purchase your ticket. |
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Gage ArtTalk Series: Dan Corson Thursday, May 6, 12:30pm-1:30pm, FREE Sculptor Corson’s public art installations combine a powerful sense of drama with a masterful use of materials and technology. Among many topics, he discusses shaping work to fit the environment where it will be experienced. Space Forms, Beacon Hill Tunnel Station, by Dan Corson |
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Gage Guest Lecture: Art & Process with Timothy Cross Friday, May 21, 7:00pm; FREE Artist Timothy Cross discusses his current work and his ongoing obsession with drawing. His art combines abstraction, found imagery, truth, fiction, and both actual and imagined places, resulting in lush compositions that convey dreamlike worlds. Come early for the concurring Artists' Reception starting at 6:00pm! Lake, by Timothy Cross |
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Gage Artist's Tool Kit Series: Artist Grants: How, What, Where? Thursday, May 27, 12:30pm-1:30pm, FREE Heather Dwyer of 4Culture shares how artists can find funding and professional development opportunities, what selection panelists look for and where artists should focus their energy when applying for support. |
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May Teen Art Studios - Capitol Hill: 3-D Design with Jeanne Dodds Fridays, 6:30-9:30pm/Ages 13-18/FREE Gage Academy of Art, 1501 10th Ave E, Seattle All materials provided. All levels welcome. Explore a variety of media and styles to develop a body of 3-D work. Use paper, metal, fabric and more to design unique sculptures based on your preliminary drawings. Bring your ideas to life while learning new processes and building your visual thinking skills. France 6, by Jeanne Dodds |
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May Teen Art Studios - Rainier Valley: Print Extravaganza! with Romson Bustillo Saturdays, 6:30-9:30pm/Ages 13-18/FREE The 2100 Building - Art Studio, 2100 24th Ave. S (off Rainier Ave.), Seattle All materials provided. All levels welcome. Learn the basics of printmaking using water-based inks. Explore relief, monotype, stencil, dry point and collograph techniques to create prints and print collages. Focus on combining different media, selecting imagery and approaches to composition in this fun mixed-media class. Art by Romson Bustillo |
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| GAGE NEWS | |||
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Sharon Arnold Joins Gage as Youth Programs Manager Gage bids a fond farewell to Olivia Britt as she moves on to the Seattle Art Museum, and welcomes local artist and educator Sharon Arnold into the role of Gage Youth Programs Manager. Sharon studied at Pratt Institute in New York, focusing on sculpture and art history, and completed her last year and a half magna cum laude at Cornish College of the Arts in 2006. Welcome Sharon! Nixe, by Sharon Arnold |
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Survey Says! On-Site Snacking Options You told us you wanted snacks on site; we’ve acted. A snazzy new vending machine on the first floor takes cash, credit and debit cards, and offers bunches of better-for-you-snacks. All proceeds from the vending machine go directly to the Gage Scholarship Fund. |
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Visit Gage on Facebook! Check out the new Gage Academy of Art Facebook page! Just click the "Like" button after the Gage name to keep up-to-date on the latest happenings at your favorite art school! |
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| GAGE EXHIBITIONS | |||
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Steele Gallery Colloquial: an Exhibition of Local Ceramics Through May 15 This exhibition showcases Northwest ceramists who use clay to depict subtle narratives that range from universal allegories to specific personal experiences. Exhibiting artists include Diem Chau, Geo Lastomirsky, Akio Takamori, Tip Toland and Patti Warashina. Dutch Grandmother With Frame, by Akio Takamori |
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Coming Soon to the Steele Gallery Sketch and Repeat May 19 – June 11 Artists’ Reception: Friday, May 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm, FREE This exhibition examines how ideas evolve as a piece is created. From the most linear translations to more spontaneous solutions, this show illuminates the varied processes of participating artists including Timothy Cross, Dawn Cerny, Robin Crookall, Gage Youth Instructor Ryan Finnerty, Julia Freeman and Matthew Offenbacher. Don't miss the concurring lecture by Cross on May 21. Cascades, by Timothy Cross |
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Rosen Gallery From Pencil to Paint Through May 14 Students from the Mark Kang-O'Higgins Drawing & Painting Atelier present art based on independent projects that link observational studies and creative expression. Art by Aron Hart |
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Coming Soon to the Rosen Gallery New Classical May 17 – June 11 Artists’ Reception: Friday, May 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm, FREE Juliette Aristides’ Classical Atelier students present new drawings and paintings founded in traditional academic techniques, highlighting each artist’s observational skills. Beatrice, by Juliette Aristides |
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Entry Gallery Works by the Still-Life Painting Atelier Through May 3 The Still-Life Painting Atelier students of Gary Faigin present their most recent paintings focusing on the detailed style of the still-life tradition. Art by Larine Chung |
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Coming Soon to the Entry Gallery: The Classical Graduate May 17 – June 11 Artists’ Reception: Friday, May 21, 6:00pm-8:00pm, FREE Walker Hall exhibits his final paintings upon his completion of the Classical Atelier’s four-year intensive program of study. Art by Walker Hall |
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Kathleen Moore Exhibits at Semantics Gallery Through May 24 Artists' Reception: Edmonds Art Walk, Thursday, May 20, 5:00pm-8:00pm Semantics Gallery, 110 4th Ave. N, Edmonds Artist and Gage alumna Kathleen Moore shows her latest still-life pastel works. Onion 2, by Kathleen Moore |
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Tenley DuBois & Pamela Durga Robinson Exhibit at the OK Hotel May 6 - 28 Artist Reception: Thursday May 6, 6:00pm-9:00pm OK Hotel, 212 Alaskan Way S, Seattle Two Women ... features the work of current and former members of the Drawing & Painting Atelier at Gage, Pamela Durga Robinson's Playing with Dolls and Tenley DuBois' Elemental. Blonde With Baby Doll, by Pamela Durga Robinson |
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Christopher Martin Hoff at Linda Hodges Gallery May 6 - 29 Artists' Reception: Thursday, May 6, 6:00pm-8:00pm Linda Hodges Gallery, 316 First Ave. S, Seattle Artist and Gage student Christopher Martin Hoff presents At the Wall In His Wake, a series of urban landscape paintings inspired by Moby Dick. The Pulpit, by Christopher Martin Hoff |
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Jennifer Frohwerk shows at Fountainhead Gallery May 6 - 30 Artists' Reception: Saturday, May 8, 5:00pm-7:00 pm The Fountainhead Gallery, 625 W McGraw St., Seattle In her solo exhibit Structure, Gage alumna Jennifer Frohwerk exhibits portrait and figure paintings showing the interaction of individuals with their environment. A-tisket, A-tasket, by Jennifer Frohwerk |
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Gage Classical Atelier Print Exhibit at Sev Shoon Artists' Reception Saturday May 8, 6:00-9:00pm Sev Shoon Arts Center, 2862 NW Market St., Seattle Student artists from the Classical Atelier at Gage produced beautiful etchings and drypoints on copper in the studio at Sev Shoon Arts Center. After Whistler's "Balcony", by Jordan Parinetti |
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Charles Krafft & Mike Leavitt: Pitchfork Pals May 13 - 30 Stolen Space Gallery: Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery; 91 Brick Lane, London The variety of handcrafted items in Charles Krafft & Mike Leavitt’s Pitchfork Pals transform Stolen Space Gallery into a sinister souvenir shop with dictator teapots, life-size human bone china shovels, cardboard tennis shoes and artist action figures. Nitrous Bunnny, by Charles Krafft |
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Patty Haller Exhibits at Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk, Friday, May 14, 6:00pm-9:00pm & Saturday, May 15, 12:00pm-5pm Woodland Park Presbyterian Church, 225 N 70th St., Seattle Artist and Gage Landscape Atelier graduate Patty Haller was juried into the 15th Annual Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk, and has a solo show featuring her landscape oil paintings at the Woodland Park Presbyterian Church. Edifice, by Patty Haller |
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| ARTNEWS | |||
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Margie Livingston Receives a 2010 Neddy Artist Fellowship Congratulations to artist Margie Livingston, recipient of a 2010 Neddy Artist Fellowship in Painting. The award is an annual artist fellowship named in honor of painter Robert E. (Ned) Behnke. Coiled Painting, by Margie Livingston |
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Gabrielle Bakker Wins Academy Award in Art The work of teaching artist Gabrielle Bakker was recognized with an Academy Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts & Letters and is in the exhibition connected with the awards. The Academy Awards honor exceptional accomplishment and encourage creative work. Art by Gabrielle Bakker |
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May Demo & Book Signing with Mitchell Albala Sunday, May 2, 2:00pm-4:00pm; FREE Blick Art Materials, 1600 Broadway, Seattle In Gearing Up for Plein-Air Painting, author and landscape painter Mitchell Albala covers easels and materials, and how to travel light and organize yourself with convenience, with Q&A and book-signing time. Plunge, by Mitch Albala |
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| CALL FOR ARTISTS | |||
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Best of Gage Wants You! Were you enrolled in a Gage class or workshop between June 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010? Your work could be seen by guest juror Derrick R. Cartwright, Director of the Seattle Art Museum! Drop off your Best of Gage submission from 10:00am-4:00pm on Friday, June 11 or Saturday, June 12 in the Steele Gallery. Questions? Contact Lauren Klenow by phone (206.323.4243, ext. 18) or e-mail. Artwork by Elizabeth Zanzinger, Best in Show in 2009 |
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Silent Auction to Benefit WARN Deadline: Friday, September 10 Auction: Thursday, September 16, 6:00-9:00pm Fremont Abbey, 4272 Fremont Ave. N, Seattle Gain exposure and aid victims of human trafficking - consider donating art (no nudes) to the nonprofit Washington Anti-trafficking Response Network coalition's silent auction. All proceeds go to individuals served by the Refugee Women's Alliance. Questions? E-mail Catherine. |
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SUBMISSIONS WELCOME: The Drawing Board welcomes submissions from Gage instructors, students and alumni as well as community artists and arts groups.
Please send your event notice to Susan@GageAcademy.org by the third Monday of the month.
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