Please Join Us!
AGOSA galleries will be OPEN until at least 9pm for the celebration of the festive and fun
October First Friday Artwalk!
Enjoy local art, complimentary refreshments and live music during the festive First Friday Artwalk! Call 904.829.0065 or 904.825.4577 for more information. AGOSA represents the finest St Augustine galleries with more than 25 member galleries featuring local art, glass, pottery, jewelry and more. This is a FREE event and everyone is welcome!
First Friday AGOSA Artwalk
Friday, October 2nd, 2009
5pm to 9pm
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Show Openings & Artist Exhibits
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| Rembrandtz Art Gallery - 131 King Street - 829.0065
Every
once in a while, you come across an artist who has infused their work
with a radiance that transcends the chaos of our over-scheduled and
challenging times. Joan Baliker has spent a lifetime helping others,
and her sculptures are powerfully evocative of unity, peace and
tolerance. Her sculptures include "Mother Theresa", "Peace," "Love,"
"Vision Quest" and others depicting spiritual leaders from all
traditions.
We are also welcoming Tim Peterson with his 2009 collection of original
hand-painted ornaments. With vivid scenes of St Augustine, these
beautiful miniature paintings are all one of a kind.
Please join us for a special evening Friday, October 2nd from 5pm to 9pm. Both artists will
be featured during the First Friday Artwalk. www.rembrandtz.com
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| Joan Baliker's sculpture, "Miriam", part of an exhibit titled, "Kindred Spirits," opening Friday, October 9, 2009 at Rembrandtz Gallery in St Augustine, Florida. |
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| Pasta Gallery - 214 Charlotte Street
St. Augustine's oldest running gallery will be celebrating their 25th year anniversary throughout the month of October. Jean Troemel founded the Professional Artists of St. Augustine in 1984. Pasta Gallery has been through many transformations showing over 700 artists. The newly expanded gallery now encompasses 23 regional and local award winning artists that feature acrylics, oil, watercolor, mixed media, photography, woodturning, sculpture, and jewelry. There will be a special collaborative art piece on display from each member from October 1-31. There will be a anniversary celebration October 2, from 5-9pm at Pasta Gallery: 214 Charlotte St. St. Augustine. 904-824-0251 www.pastaartgallery.com
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Palm Coast artist, Thery McKinney merges mixed media and calligraphy in her featured works on display at PASTA Gallery, September 1-30th. Her creative ventures involve her novel combinations of traditional materials, techniques, and multi-mediums, creating unique expressions and images. This can be found in large collages, calligraphic compositions, or hand-bound books. Opening reception is Friday, September 4th, 5-9pm. 214 Charlotte St. St. Augustine. 904-824-0251
www.pastaartgallery.com
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Carolyn Hayes Kelso will feature her watercolor paintings, August 1-31 at Pasta
Gallery. Her latest work is a commentary on our world
and outerspace . She portrays both in a whimsical manner. Opening reception
is Friday, August 7th, 5-9pm. 214 Charlotte St. St. Augustine. 904-824-0251
www.pastafineartsgallery.net.
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| Butterfield Garage Art Gallery
137 King Street St. Augustine
August 7th “First Friday Artwalk- 5 to 9 pm
Phone: (904) 825-4577
Butterfield Garage Art Gallery in St. Augustine brings us to the “Annual Garage Sale”. It’s always a surprise what you will find at unbelievably low bargain prices. Some of the region’s most popular artists exhibit at Butterfield, and one of the reasons they do, is for the opportunity to experiment with their work without the pressures of a traditional gallery. Once an artist becomes popular for a certain type of work, a traditional gallery will invest quite a bit of time and money promoting their artists’ styles of work. This leads to pressure on the artists to create a consistent look to what they create. The Butterfield artists often use the Annual Garage Sale as a venue to sell work that may be excellent, but does not fit into their normal body of work for a cohesive exhibit. The sale opens August 7th at St. Augustine’s “First Friday Artwalk” with a reception from 5 to 9, and runs throughout the month of August and is located at 137 King Street in St. Augustine. Call the gallery at (904) 825-4577 for more information.
Picture is “Rice Creek”, a 24 X 40” oil on textured canvas by Sydney McKenna
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Zoë Pischke featured at 57 Treasury
Artists Statement
BFA Fall 2008
I have realized that the most satisfying work I create comes from letting go of a controlled outcome. Although I am letting my mind loose to work freely, my hands continue to work and I am often entranced into a meditative state while working with my sculptures. This is very spiritual for me and that is why my process plays such a big role in each of my pieces. It is as if each sculpture I work on gets a little piece of my soul because of the care and love I have put into it.
I mainly work with found objects, most of which come from trees. I find trees fascinating and graceful so it is only natural for me to use them as art. It is important to me to use only the things that I find on the ground, the things that have been retired. I think of it as giving them a kind of encore performance. There is something inside of me that lights up when I find a wonderful stick on a bike ride or some glorious leaves on a walk. These little treasures excite me and so the conversation between the material and myself begins. This hands-on conversation that I have with the material is essential to each piece as it evolves. Because I love natural found objects, it is important to me to maintain their integrity as I work with them. I love the contrast and combination of materials and am always aware of the harmonious balance of color and texture.
The lines of the human figure excite me in a similar way that nature does. These lines mimic each other and flow freely within the same aesthetic grounds. The lines of branches and veins of leaves are so beautiful and alive just as the sensual lines of my figures are.
I enjoy leaving certain elements hidden form the obvious, but gifted to those who wish to investigate. My pieces are intimate, and although often large, are quiet and tranquil. I am of course pleased when my results are beautiful, but my art is within my process. My recognition of my passion for nature has stirred me and my art is a reflection of that excitement.
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| Pasta Gallery - 214 Charlotte Street
Port Orange artist, Beau Wild, journeys to boulevard cafes of Paris and Provence in her featured show at Pasta Gallery, July 1-31.
Painting in oils and acrylics, Beau offers the viewer a glimpse into the emotions of being in Paris and Provence. She uses French cafe scenes to set the stage for the drama of people and the possible stories of their lives. Opening reception is July 3rd from 5-9pm. 904-824-0251 www.pastafineartsgallery.net
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| St Augustine Photographic Art - 35 Hypolita Street
Art Adkins Book Signing Event - Saturday, July 4th from Noon to 4pm. Click on the pdf (see left) for more information!
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| Teri Tompkins at PASTA Fine Art Gallery |
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| PASTA Fine Art Gallery - 214 Charlotte Street
Local St. Augustine artist,
Teri Tompkins will feature her collection of oil portraits that
depict unique places, creatures, and characters to the area.
Her various paintings include works with mythology, charismatic
figures, and plein air landscapes.
Show runs June 1-30. With an
opening reception June 5, from 5-9 pm at Pasta Gallery. 214
Charlotte St. St. Augustine. 904-824-0251 www.pastafineartsgallery.net
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| Peter Cerreta's "The Board" at PASTA Fine Art Gallery |
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| PASTA Fine Arts Gallery
Peter Cerreta will feature his whimsical acrylic paintings that reflect human behavior at Pasta
Gallery, May 1-31. Peter's work is inspired by perceptions of life,
that are portrayed visually subtle or bold in nature. Opening Reception
is May 1, from 5-9pm. Pasta Gallery, 214 Charlotte St. St. Augustine. 904-824-0251 www.pastafineartsgallery.net
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| Joan Dorrill at PASTA Fine Arts Gallery |
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Joan Dorrill's experimental art often brings her to unexpected imagery. Lately she has been using collage elements from her own handpainted and printed papers along with found objects. Celestial imagery can be found in her recent compositions which vary in color range. Her work can be seen April 1-30 at PASTA Fine Arts Gallery in St Augustine. Opening reception April 3rd, 5 to 9pm, 214 Charlotte Street, St Augustine. www.pastafineartsgallery.net 904.824.0251
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| New work by Manila Clough - Rembrandtz Gallery |
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| Rembrandtz Gallery - 131 King Street
Featured Artist Manila Clough - April 3, 2009 First Friday Artwalk
Please join us for the Opening Reception 5pm to 9pm
Original Stained Glass Mosaics by Local Artist Manila Clough
Manila Clough was born in Florida, but grew up in Puerto Rico where her parents retired when she was young. She completed her BA at Florida State University with a double major in English Literature and Studio Art. Manila has lived in Sevilla, Spain, Madrid and Belgium, as well as Louisiana and Washington, DC. Working as a gallery director, a college professor and an artist, Manila earned her MA from Georgetown University and two years of her Ph.D at Tulane.
From a lifelong love of art, Manila has now been very successful in creating her one-of-a-kind stained glass mosaic art pieces in St Augustine, Florida. From large scale commissions for the Anastasia Library and Flagler Hospital, to three panel triptychs for private collectors, Manila's work never fails to gain an appreciative audience. Each original piece is hand cut from beautiful sheets of colored glass normally used in stained glass work. Manila sketches directly on to cement board (so the pieces may be hung in exterior or interior spaces), then begins layering in hundreds of individual pieces to create her truly unique works of art. To enhance the gorgeous hues of the glass, Manila also uses many colors of grout in any one piece. Her work as a painter is evident in the subtle shading, balance of light and color and incredibly intricate designs she creates.
Her work may be seen at Rembrandtz Gallery in downtown St Augustine at 131 King Street. 904.829.0065
www.rembrandtz.com
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| Butterfield Garage Art Gallery |
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| Butterfield Garage Art Gallery interior |
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February 2009 exhibit at Butterfield Garage Art Gallery to feature 10 Years – Past and Present
Butterfield Garage Art Gallery will celebrate its 10th anniversary in historic, downtown St. Augustine with an exhibit featuring the artwork of current and past members. All art will be sized in a 12” X 12” format, allowing the diverse works of this group to be offered at affordable prices for the art enthusiast. Additionally, gallery founder and owner Jan Miller will formally announce the opening of Butterfield Too, a new gallery and workshop space adjacent to Butterfield Garage.
The anniversary exhibit will be held at 137 King Street on Friday, Feb. 6 from 5 pm until 9 pm during the First Friday Art Walk. The
event is free and open to the public with live music and refreshments.
According to Jan Miller, Butterfield founder and fine artist, the milestone event will celebrate long-time gallery members and new
members of the gallery who have been instrumental in helping the business achieve great success in St. Augustine along with notoriety among hundreds of thousands of visitors to the well-known historic city. “It is an honor for me to host the February exhibit and formerly announce our new venture next door, Butterfield Too. We look forward to welcoming more of the area’s top artists to our gallery family and will offer locals and visitors many new workshops and more new art to view,” said Miller. “The 10 year anniversary at Butterfield Garage Art Gallery and the new business will position us among the largest sellers of original and unique fine art in the area,” she said. “We are fortunate to have continued our business and we are happy to be attracting serious and professional artists who work in a wide variety of mediums.”
Since the early 1990s, Miller and her husband Max have established their galleries in St. Augustine to feature only original art and
sculpture, along with fabric arts and furniture, just to name a few. Beginning on Charlotte Street with their original gallery, the Miller’s
refurbished a historic, downtown St. Augustine home to become Jan’s gallery on the first floor and the Miller’s residence upstairs. The
Millers sold the property and invested in a building in 1998 at 137 King Street which was originally an auto repair shop called
Butterfield Garage (circa 1929). Today, the Miller’s are renowned for supporting professional artists and art collectors and attracting
established and emerging artists who are based in the northeast Florida area.
For more information about Butterfield Garage Art Gallery, call 904.825.4577 or visit the website at www.butterfieldgarage.com . The
gallery is open seven days a week from 11 am until 5 pm.
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