A Look Back at 2009

Gallery IS presents a retrospective by local artists Erika Schulz and Jeri-Lynn Ing.

"Deja-view: A Year Of Artwork" is a look back on Erika and Jeri-Lynn's One-A-Day challenge in 2009. Both artists completed one piece of artwork every day in 2009, and this exhibit will be a commentary on the experience, and also a comparison featuring works from the first and last months of the project.

There are never before seen pieces, as well as familiar works. Be sure to make Gallery IS a destination in February.

This exhibit will run from Feb 2 to 27th.
Opening reception will be on First Friday, Feb 5th from 6-9pm.
Everyone is welcome.

Visitors will also be able to preview the exciting 2010 projects, in progress in our artist studios.

Swim

Queen

Kiss

Gallery IS, is once again pleased to be presenting a collection of new work by Red Deer artist Lauren Cowles.

"Today I dream of......." is the second solo exhibit by Cowles at Gallery IS. This show features her unique mixed media and collage work. The themes in this show are from dreams. Each "dream box" will be a representation of a dream that is either personal to the artist or a dream that was shared with her.

Cowles will be blogging about her progress, charting the creation of these works and also the daily life of an artist. This exhibit features the beginning of a journey. The 30 works in the series will be the first, with many more to come.

"Today I Dream Of ..." will be on display from Jan 4th to 30th.
The opening reception is Jan 8th, First Friday, from 6-9pm.

The artist will be in attendance. Everyone is welcome.

See you soon.

Lauren's website: http://www.laurencowles.com/

Gallery IS 4th Annual Miniatures Exhibit is in full swing. Make sure you pay us a visit during the holidays.

There are many, many artworks in all sizes by all of your favorite artists.
The Mini's exhibit runs until the end of December.

Rikki Renard is having an excellent sale of her artwork. 20% to 50% off of a great selection of her work.
Visit the gallery to see these pieces or visit her website.
www.rikkirenard.webs.com

Happy Holidays to all our friends.
We hope you have a great one.

The Gallery's hours over the season will be as follows ...
Dec 21, Monday - 11:30 to 5:00 pm
Dec 22, Tuesday - 11:30 to 5:00 pm
Dec 23, Wednesday - 11:30 to 5:00 pm
Dec 24, Thursday - 10:00 to 1:00 pm
Dec 25, 26, 27 - Closed

Dec 28, Monday - 11:30 to 5:00 pm
Dec 29, Tuesday - 11:30 to 5:00 pm
Dec 30, Wednesday - 11:30 to 5:00 pm
Dec 31, Thursday - 10:00 to 1:00 pm
Jan 1, 2, 3, 4 - Closed

Regular Hours resume on the 5th of January.
Happy New Year!

Submissions for the 4th Gallery IS Miniatures Show

Hi everyone! Its that time of year again and we are so excited about our 4th Annual Miniatures Exhibit and Sale. Our 4th year! Can you believe it.

Many of our artists have already been hard at work creating dozens of tiny treasures, but we are looking for many more artists to submit even more mini masterpieces.

This show is our exciting Christmas Sale. We gear these pieces for people who are looking for that special gift. 2D works must be 50 square inches or smaller, and 3D works must be 6 inches tall or less. We encourage all media and are interested in different interpretations. In the past we have had tiny felt shoes, handmade necklace pendants and bracelets, paintings as small as postage stamps, and small handmade boxes.

All media are acceptable.
Professional, emerging and student work will be considered.

We are only accepting 3 submissions per artist for this exhibit. If your work is chosen to be included there is the possibility to show more than three (so get busy).

*Submission guidelines are outlined on the right hand side of this blog.*

The deadline for submissions is Monday, November 23rd.
Notice of acceptance will be given on November 24th.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS EXTENDED TO SATURDAY, NOV 28TH!
Delivery of accepted work must be made by Monday November 30th.

Official show dates are December 1st, 2009 to January 2nd, 2010.
Please send all submissions to our email address. Digital images are required.
If you have any questions please feel free to email or call us.

Norma Barsness Solo Show

Norma Barsness is having a solo show with Gallery Is for the month of November 2009.

The show titled "Art and Soul" is full of Norma's familiar bold rich colours and local landscapes that are sure to warm your soul.
Artist Statement: “Celebrate each of life’s moments by viewing nature and simple everyday life experiences. Turn commonplace into something special.”

Please join us in celebrating with Norma for the First Friday event- November 6- 6pm to 9pm when the artist will be in attendance. The Gallery Hours are 11:30 to 9pm on Friday.

Hope to see you there.

HUGE SALE OF ERIKA'S ARTWORK

This is a HUGE SALE everyone.
From October 19th to the 30th only.

This is an excerpt from Erika's Blog
"My studio is about to go through some renovations, so instead of trying to pack these pieces away, I would rather you take them home and enjoy them. So, I am offering them at seriously reduced prices. Some of them are 40, 50, 60 and 75 percent off!

If these selected works have not sold by the 30th, I will be painting over them and recycling them into new artworks. They will not exist anymore. SAVE THEM!"

Visit her blog for the complete list of pieces. Seriously discounted stuff in there. http://tempeststudios.blogspot.com/

She will accept Paypal, which means you can pay however your heart desires.
She will ship to you if you live outside Red Deer.

If you are in Red Deer you can come into the Gallery and pick up your piece. We can accept Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, or Debit or Check.

Contact Erika to reserve your new artwork.
Email: tempeststudiosart@yahoo.ca
Remember to tell all your friends too.

Special for Halloween

New for Halloween 2009.

SKULLIES!

$5.00 each.

Great for a Halloween display for just for fun. Each decoration is 2 inches and made from felt by Erika Schulz.

Each one is unique, and they are only available untill the end of the month.

New New New

In case you are a fan, we want to pass on some important info.

Rikki Renard has started up her first website. You can see a large collection of her work, both past and new.

www.rikkirenard.webs.com

Lauren Cowles has created a blog featureing the Gallery and the Collective of artists working in it.

http://theartscollective.blogspot.com/

She has also updated her website, so be sure to check that out too.

Have you been paying attention to the blog of Erika Schulz and the website of Jeri-Lynn Ing? Well, if you want to keep up with their artwork-a-day project, they are the places to visit for the most current additions to the challenge.

http://tempeststudios.blogspot.com/
www.jerilynning.com

One Week Only / Feature Artist Liba Labik

Gallery IS, is pleased to be featureing a collection of outstanding paintings by Calgary artist Liba Labik.

"Decoration With Hands" is an ongoing series of oil and mixed media works for Liba. The subject of hands is for Liba a way to show the greatest untapped potential in all humans. They are one of the greatest symbols of humanity and something we can all relate to. They portray emotion and age.

This is a must see exhibit! It is only on display at Gallery IS for one week from the 29th to the 3rd.

Artists reception is First Friday, October 2nd from 6-9pm. Everyone is welcome. The artist will be in attendance.

www.libastudio.com

Alexander Way Festival

Join us for the Alexander Way Festival on Saturday the 19th. Gallery IS shall have a booth on the street with many new artworks, and we will also have the Gallery open for your viewing pleasure.

You can also take advantage of our special attraction, Henna Tattoo's!

Erika Schulz will be creating this temporary body art between Noon and 4:00pm.
You can get $5.00 small tattoo's, or larger designs for $10 and $15 dollars.

Alexander Way Festival will be happening right beside the gallery, so make sure you pay us a visit.