21st Annual Best of Gage
Student Art Exhibit, Awards & Sale
Student Art Exhibit, Awards & Sale
Friday, June 14, 2013
6:00pm-9:00pm FREE
Join the Gage community to celebrate the Best of Gage, showcasing drawings, paintings and sculptures by Gage student artists.
Select works submitted to the exhibition, as well as pieces from the Gage Ateliers, are for sale during the Friday evening event only! This is your chance to collect beautiful pieces of art at affordable prices and support the talented artists who made them.
pictured: Big and Small, by Josh Pemberton, 3rd Place, Figure, 2012
Exhibition & Awards
Join the celebration as students, artists and art lovers alike peruse three floors of artwork exhibiting diverse media, subjects and individual style.
Awards are given in seven categories: Abstract, Beginner, Figure, Landscape, Portrait, Sculpture, Still Life, and are chosen by guest juror Beth Sellars (see below). First, Second and Third Place will be awarded in each category, with the winning works featured in the Steele Gallery. Three additional prizes will be awarded – Best in Show, the annual People's Choice Award, and new in 2013, a Best Drawing award.
pictured: Devotion, by Ioulia Kouskova, 3rd Place Portrait 2012.
GUEST JUROR: Beth Sellars
Beth Sellars has served as a museum curator in the Pacific Northwest since 1975, and more recently as curator of the City of Seattle's Portable Art Collection, where she managed the 3,000-plus artworks that make the rounds of Seattle's publicly owned buildings. Sellars currently works as an independent curator, and serves as curator of Suyama Space, a gallery she co-founded in 1998. She has served on numerous regional and national jury panels, museum and arts organization boards and committees, and has lectured internationally. Under Sellars' stewardship, Suyama Space has featured artists of national and international reputation in site-specific format, and is lauded as one of the Northwest’s premier contemporary art spaces.
Art Sale
For one night only, Gage offers the opportunity to purchase select works from the Best of Gage exhibition and the studios of our dedicated atelier students starting at just $25. Take home an original piece of art while supporting your favorite artist and your favorite art school!
pictured: Junk Drawer, by Daisy Mazzoncini, 2nd Place Still-Life 2012.
Vernissage
Patron Reception & Preview Art Sale:
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Purchase your Vernissage tickets for just $50 each, and you can enjoy the perks of this exclusive early reception. As the first guests of the evening, you have an exclusive opportunity to add to your art collection all while enjoying complimentary wine and hors d'ouevres.
Make sure you have first access to the artwork you want by purchasing tickets below:
pictured: 2011 Best in Show: Song, by Zoey Frank
Artwork Submission Details
WHO
Any student who has been enrolled in a Gage class, workshop or Atelier program between June 25, 2012 and June 14, 2013.
WHAT
One entry per artist – your very best work! There are no size or medium restrictions for artwork, and the work can be independent from Gage coursework. Artwork does not need to be framed, but must be ready to hang (preferably with wire).
HOW
Choose your best piece of work created in the past year, and select from among these categories:
ABSTRACT
FIGURE
PORTRAIT
LANDSCAPE
SCULPTURE
STILL LIFE
BEGINNER
First, Second and Third Place will be awarded in each category, with the winning works featured in the Steele Gallery. Three additional prizes will be awarded – Best in Show, People’s Choice, and new in 2013, a Best Drawing award.
WHERE AND WHEN
Drop off your submission from 10:00am-4:00pm on Wednesday, June 5 through Saturday, June 8 at Gage Academy of Art/Curatorial Office/Third Floor.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Shelly Leavens, Curator/Public Events, at Shelly@GageAcademy.org or 206.323.4243 x18.
STUDENTS: opt to sell your artwork at Best of Gage!
While your work is part of the exhibition through July, you can still let Gage be your gallery for one night only! There’s no obligation, but if you choose to participate in the sale, you will be supporting educational programs at Gage while receiving 70% of the sale price. Contact the Curator for more details.
Thank You to Our Sponsors
Best of Gage is sponsored by:
Prize Sponsors:
Artist & Craftsman Supply
Baas Framing Studio
Bellevue Art & Frame
Blick Art Materials
Dakota Art Store
Daniel Smith Artists’ Materials
Frame Central Capitol Hill
Gamblin Artists Colors
Golden Artist Colors, Inc.
NCECA
Tacoma Art Museum
University Bookstore
Utrecht Art Supplies
pictured: Primrose Wombat, Mythos, by Catherine Longacre, 2nd Place Sculpture 2012
