visions | november 2008

Event: Art on the Asphalt
Date/Time: Nov. 8th, 10am-3pm
Location: Kirk Ave. between Jefferson and 1st St.
Cost: Free
Adding to the carnival atmosphere emanating from the Roanoke Arts Festival and the opening of the Taubman Museum of Art will be Art on the Asphalt. An outdoors show hosted by Signature Gallery, with guest artists set-up along Kirk Avenue. There are several new galleries on Kirk Avenue and this is a wonderful time to visit the people involved in each and see over 40 local artists showing off their work. Participating artist include: Eric Fitzpatrick, Annie Trinkle, Harriett Stokes, Ken Motley, Angela Shields, Lee Penny Baker, Michael Farrar, Nancy Newhard, Jane Cunningham, Gail Geer, Leslie Banta, Yolanda Eaddy, Nina McGee, Parvin Pejman, Sue Furrow, Nancy Stark, Gari Stephenson, Sandi D’Alessandro, Tracy Budd, Vera Dickerson, Julie Hamilton, Bonnie Neuhoff, Mark Shepheard, Barry Wolfe, Lyn Jordan, Ben Carter, Robin Poteet, Judy Bates, Julie Gale, Peggy Brandt, Jane Iten, David Eakin, Laura Blue Palmer, Gerrie Brown, Batty Calabria, Winn Ballenger, Carole Davis, Sharon Strite, Peter Wreden, Erin D’Alessandro, and Nancy Cunningham Mauck.

Signature 9 Gallery first opened their doors in a restored carriage house located in historic Southwest Roanoke in 2004. Signature 9 recently moved to it’s new location at the intersection of 301 South Jefferson St. and Kirk. The five local artists that manage the gallery are all actively involved in the local, regional and national art communities. The artwork on display includes painting, collage, photography, sculpture, pottery and jewelry. Artwork varies from nonobjective to landscape to still life. For more information contact Nancy Stark of Signature 9 gallery at 540-798-2030 or visit www.signature9gallery.com

Event: 29th Annual Roanoke City Art Show
Date/Time: Nov. 8th, 11am-4pm
Nov. 9th, 12-5pm
Location: Center in the Square One Market Square
2nd Floor Galleries Downtown Roanoke
Cost: Free
The 29th Annual Roanoke City Art Show is a must see for everyone visiting the Taubman Museum of Art. The show displays works selected by Guest Juror international renowned artist Helen Fredrick, founder of the Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. As one of the most prominent area art shows, the works selected are some of the best the region has to offer. Additionally, the second floor gallery is the former Art Museum of Western Virginia, before it became the Taubman Museum of Art.

The 29th Annual Roanoke City Art Show, presented by Arts Council of the Blue, is sponsored by: Ginny Jarrett, Davenport & Company, LLC; The City of Roanoke, and the Roanoke Arts Commission. This activity is funded in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information call 540-342-5790 or visit www.theartscouncil.org

Roanoke Arts Festival
On the heels of last year’s inaugural Roanoke Arts Festival, the second annual Roanoke Arts Festival, re-timed this year to help celebrate the opening of the new Taubman Museum of Art, will be held Nov. 8-9 with free and ticketed performances and visual arts that are sure to appeal to a wide range of regional audiences and visitors alike.

With the Blue Ridge Mountains as a stunning backdrop, the Roanoke Arts Festival will feature more than a dozen events and exhibits at venues across the city. From an evening with Crystal Gayle to a free rock concert, bluegrass workshop, theater performances, culinary arts and puppets and classical music, there’s sure to be something for everyone.
See the complete calendar of events at www.roanokeartsfest.org or call 540-853-5900.

Event: The Unknown
Date/Time: Nov. 8th, 10pm-Midnight
Location: Wilson Hughes Gallery as The Salon
West Campbell Arts District
117 West Campbell Avenue
Cost: Suggested donation of $20
When things begin to wind down the Wilson Hughes Gallery will be there to reinvigorate the jubilant atmosphere surrounding the Taubman Museum of Art with an exciting late night experience based performance event. The Salon at the Wilson Hughes Gallery will feature a series of events - music, dance, video and performance in a one night only series of continuous artistic pieces called, The Unknown. Collectively the palpable art environment will dissolve the boundary between audience and artist. This promises to be a most memorable toast to wrap up the days festivities.

The Wilson Hughes gallery is a participating gallery in Art by Night and an integral part of the West Campbell Arts District. Owners John Wilson and Suzun Hughes are producing and hosting the series, Saturday November 8th from 10 pm to Midnight. The cost for The Unknown is a suggested donation of $20, with no one turned away for lack of funds. For more information contact Suzun Hughes at 540-529-8455.

Participating artists/performances:
* Mike Adkins and DB Poli in TORTURED ART a Sensual Tattoo Experience
* Llyod Padgett in GIVE UP GAS an Experiential Vapor Auction Seminar
* John Reburn with 8mm PROJECTIONS
* Dickie Eikcid, & Emma Hurley & Jesica Dixon as RITUAL DANCERS in MOVEMENT OF A VERB an Interactive Dance Performance designed by Talia Logan and Jennifer Fowler
* Ralph Eaton in ENDLESS SUTURE / WRESTLING WITH DESIRE
* Chris Prioletti with VISUAL GRAFFITI & PROJECTIONS
* John Wilson in GENE POOL ELIMINATION PROJECT a Fire Performance
* Vanessa Fassie - LOVE LETTERS a Ritual Performance
* Misty Sweet in BIG LICK AND BLUE LAWS a Multimedia Mash Up Portrait of Roanoke
* Jim Leftwich with CELL PHONE POETRY •
* Jeffrey Rigdon and Kimberly Rigdon as VIKINGS of the VALLEY
* Jib Jab and the Talk a Lots in FLESH MEATS BONE a Multidimensional Interactive Musical Collaboration

Taubman Openings
17th Century Florentine Painting: Selections from the Haukohl Family Collection
The exhibition will premiere, for the first time in its entirety, the largest collection of seventeenth-century Florentine art in America held by a private family. Exquisite paintings by Italian artists Cesare Dandini, Alessandro Gherardini, Giovan Domenico Ferretti, and others will delight viewers with their visually stunning renderings of classical themes.

Constructed and Delivered: The New Art Museum
Constructed and Delivered will allow viewers to gain insight into how the Taubman Museum of Art was constructed and to investigate the varous planning and thinking strategies that were involved in its inception. In addition to viewing conceptual drawings and built models, audiences will be bale to watch two time-lapse films of the building’s construction.

Mark Jenkins: Recordings
Internationally renowned street-based artist and Virginia Tech graduate Mark Jenkins will create a series of tape and cloth-based sculptures for non-gallery areas throughout the museum. His eye-catching works reflect his intent to interact with viewers in wonderful and surprising ways. During the exhibition, Jenkins will conduct workshops to teach area artists and other individuals his unique working methods.

Pens and Needles: Drawings for Tattoos
A recent report notes that more than 36% of people between the ages of 18 and 34 have at least one tattoo. Many individuals who sport these colorful, graphic designs travel extensively to amass their own on-their-body art collection. Pulling from various collections and archives around the region, “Pens and Needles” will feature both historic and contemporary look at the drawings created by a unique group of body artists.

Rethinking Landscape: Contemporary Photography from the Allen G. Thomas, Jr. Collection
Rethinking landscape will feature over 20 large scale images from an array of artists that focus on expanding the definition of the contemporary landscape. Covering the past, present and future, the show considers imagery seen, remembered and imagined through constructions that put the real world with the hybrid. Many of the images ask fundamental questions such as what was, what is and what will be? Works by both well-known and emerging national and international artists will be on view, including Taj Forer, Andreas Gefeller, Anthony Giocolea, Bill Hensen, Sarah Anne Johnson, Christ Jordan, Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao, Sze Tsung Leon, Sally Mann, Andrew Moore, Zweleth Mthethwa, Martina Mullaney, Robert and Shana Parke Harrison, Sarah Pickering, and Kerry Skarbakka.

Selections from the Museum’s Permanent Collection
This extenisve exhibition display in three spectacular galleries will offer audiences a stunning arrangment of choice selections from the museum’s permanent collection. Highlights include paintings by Winslow Hmer, John Singer Sargent, Childe Hassam, Norman Rockwell, adn other important 19th and 20th century American artists; a specially created installation of exquisite Judith Leiber handbags; modern and contemporary works by, among others, Romare bearden, Robery Motherwell, Petah Coyne, and Sally Mann; and folk art and contemporary photography.

The Digital Arts Research Collaborative: Revo/Over
Revo/Over is an interactive, digital art installation that uses visual and aural information to create an interaction between viewers and the work. As a self-sustaining system, this live, real time virtual environment features entities that constantly move across a free-form, three-dimensional projection screen. hese entities react to viewer stimulation and emanate sounds, both of their own volition and in response to the viewer’s location within the space. The installation is specifically designed for the Media Lab, taking visual cues from the unique structural elements of the Taubman Museum of Art and reinterpreting those forms into virtual space.

Mei Shu Exhibition at Gallery 108
Radford artist Mei Shu will be the featured artist at Gallery 108 in a show opening Tuesday, Nov. 4 followed on Thursday, Nov. 6 with a “Meet-the-Artist” reception during Art By Night. The solo exhibition, ending Nov. 29, showcases new works by Shu who is known for her watercolor interpretations of floral, foliage, and oriental village scenes. Artists-in-the-Window for November are Petie Stringfellow and Nancy Stellhorn. Gallery 108 is located on the historic Roanoke City Market (across from the Market Building at the corner of Salem & Market Streets). Hours are Tues. - Sat., 10am-5pm and by appointment by calling 540-982-4278. www.gallery108.biz

“Politix, Religionx & Artx” by Chico Harkrader at Pamela Jean Gallery
Meet the Artist Reception: November 6th, 2008 5-9pm at Pamela Jean Gallery. This exhibition will feature new sculpture, paintings, new media video, and live art (6:30-7:30) under the direction of Harkrader. (540) 904.7797 for more information! 115 Salem Ave SE (downtown) Roanoke, Va…located on Salem Ave across from the Taubman Museum.

“Traditions and Innovations” at Signature 9 Gallery
“Traditions and Innovations” features work by all Signature 9 Gallery artists and will open on November 4th just in time for the Holidays! Signature 9 Gallery 301 South Jefferson Street, Roanoke 540.342.0703- A gallery of contemporary artwork representing local, regional and nationally recognized artists with works in sculpture, pottery, painting, photography and jewelry. Tues-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-3 or by appointment. www.signature9gallery.com

“Coming Home” Holiday Show at The Gallery By The James
The Gallery by the James, 19827 Main Street in Buchanan, will host its holiday show called “Coming Home” this year from November 7 to December 28, 2008. A reception will be held on Friday, November 28 from 5 PM to 9 PM. “Coming Home” will feature a large selection of fine hand-made and unique gifts at reasonable prices. Gallery phone 540-254-9708 www.Gallerybythejames.net e-mail: gallerybythejames@comcast.net

Ion Carchelan at The Little Gallery at Smith Mountain Lake
The Little Gallery on Smith Mountain Lake will present an art demonstration by Moldovan watercolor artist – Ion Carchelan on Saturday, November 15th from 1 – 3 PM. Ion’s career spans nearly twenty years and he is considered one of Moldova’s premiere painters. Painting, for him, is a solitary pursuit and deeply personal. For that reason, he prefers to live and work in the small village in which he was born. The subjects of his watercolors are the people, places and things that he sees around him – harvest scenes, distant churches, farm yards, the ordinary activities of daily life. Time spent with a Carchelan is always something of a meditation. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet Ion. The Little Gallery is located at Bridgewater Plaza, 16430 Booker T Washington Hwy, Moneta, VA 24121. Open 7 days a week.

“New Grid Collages” by McCrea Snyder Kudravetz at Angelo in Charlottesville
McCrea Snyder Kudravetz’ recent photographic grid collages focus on closely observed details—horticultural, urban, architectural and edible. Each collage rotates and/or radiates from a central point in a complex square grid. Kudravetz’ goal is for the final creation to be greater than the sum of its parts. The results have been likened to quilt-like patterns, geometric experiments and meditative mandalas. The exhibit runs from November 1 through December 31. There will be an opening reception for the Artist on November 7, 5:30 till 7:30 pm. ANGELO 220 East Main Street On the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville. 434-971-9256

“Sally Grace Branch Paintings” at Nelson Gallery in Lexington
Lexington’s Nelson Gallery, 27 West Washington Street in downtown Lexington, will exhibit works by painter Sally Grace Branch from November 1 through 30. Opening reception will be held on Friday, 7 November, from 5 to 7 p.m. The gallery, an artist’s cooperative, is closed on Wednesdays and Sundays but is otherwise open daily from 11 to 5. The public is invited to the opening reception and to enjoy the changing monthly exhibits. For more information, call 540.463.9827 during business hours or visit www.nelsonfineartsgallery.com.

Posted: November 1st, 2008 under Visions.

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