This late-night post is brought to you by espresso! Feeling pretty foggy at the opening tonight, and finding myself in a coffee shop, I chose the not-so-smart solution of caffeine. Caffeine has a pretty serious effect on me – I try to use that effect to the greater good whenever possible. However, I will be paying the price for the next several hours and … most of tomorrow morning as well. Oh well, might as well get some good out of it right? And I have plenty to blog about, so here we go.
The TAG group painting will be raffled off on Dec. 18th at Elsewhere Coffee shop. Nine artists contributed to this painting! (I will take the time to get a decent photo in the near future... but paintings always look better in real life -hint, hint!)
(Please read the previous post for a little background info on “Read to Me: the Art of Literacy” if you need it.)
The opening was fantastic. Another one of those jewel-like situations where people come together and the results are exponentially wonderful in many directions. I’m convinced there’s a Japanese term that perfectly describes this phenomenon. Meeting new and interesting people, chatting with good friends, ideas flying to and fro like gleeful canaries. Yes, canaries. Let’s just say it was a very fertile environment for the creative mind.
There are so many things I love about this show. First and foremost, the fact that two young, enthusiastic organizations have come together to share their resources and talents with such great success. Secondly: The Artist’s Group is a very giving organization, we all love the fact that our passion for creating artwork has given us this opportunity to benefit OCALS and our community. And because of this, the collaborative piece is fantastic – everyone wants to win it! It is steeped in the sentiments that went into it’s creation. I’m telling you, you can’t get 9 artists to create one painting without a lot of love!
Contributors to the group painting, from left to right: Tom Zangerle, Mike O'Keefe, Pat Greene, Connie Moser, Kim Martilotta, Stacey Kirby and Lori Groth. Contributors not pictured: Arthur Barnes and Tony Barry
And guess what! Raffle tickets are only ONE DOLLAR. Truly, there are few things that can be purchased for $1, and a chance to win this painting is a very good option, in my humble (completely objective) opinion. Tickets are available for purchase wherever the painting is on display (destinations listed below), as well as a few other locations (details coming soon).
· The Book Shoppe, 519 Main St., Medina from Nov. 23 – Nov. 29
· Dr. Daniel Schiavone, DDS, 69 Public Square, Holley from Nov. 30 – Dec. 5
· Yates Community Library, 15 N. Main St., Lyndonville from December 7 – 12
· Swan Library, 4 N. Main St., Albion from December 14 – 18
The theme show itself – about 20 pieces by members of TAG – will be hanging in Elsewhere until mid January. As usual, it’s really fun and interesting to see completely unique interpretations of the same theme. The closing reception for the show is December 18th at Elsewhere, where we will find out the lucky winner of the raffle!
Thank you to everyone that attended the opening, for showing your support and making the opening such a successful event!
