September 6th, 2011
 For all of those out there who have a degree in art, are currently working on getting a degree in art, or just happen to love art and want to make a career out of it, this is a great opportunity for learning from others who have made a career for themselves:
“The College Art Association (CAA), in partnership with the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUarts), will present its next National Professional-Development Workshop for Artists at the Grace Street Theater on Saturday, October 1, 2011. The one-day event, called “Toolkit for a Sustainable Life in the Arts: Ideas XS, S, M, L, XL,” will explore strategies for launching, renewing, and sustaining a career in the arts.”
The workshop is free to VCUarts students, faculty, and staff, and $25 for all other participants. Throughout the day you can expect everything from lectures to panels, buffets to networking opportunities, and a final reception at The Anderson Gallery (all included in the registration price, of course). Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis so be sure to register ASAP. Instructions for registration, more detailed information, and a schedule can be found at the CAA’s Workshops site. Any questions regarding the workshops should be directed to: Susan Schear, CAA national workshop project consultant, at 973-482-1000.
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August 26th, 2011
Due to the possibility of inclement weather tomorrow, we have decided to postpone Monster Drawing Rally. We are sorry for any inconvenience. We just want everyone to stay safe. Please stay tuned for details about a new date for the event.
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August 9th, 2011
1708 Gallery, a 33 year old non-profit space for new art in Richmond, Virginia, is seeking proposals for our 2012-2013 exhibition season. National and international artists working in all mediums including, but not limited to, video and film, new media, installation, painting and social practices, and curators are encourage to submit exhibition proposals. Current students are not eligible.
Proposed work must have been created within the last three years. Submissions are reviewed by 1708 Gallery’s Exhibition Committee, which includes professional artists from our Board of Directors. Selected artists/curators will receive an exhibition at 1708 Gallery and an honorarium.
Please visit http://www.1708gallery.org/exhibitions/about-exhibitions.php for more details and to submit your proposal using our online form. The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2011.
Contact Gallery Coordinator, Erika Koch at ekoch@1708gallery.org or 804.643.1708 with questions.
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August 4th, 2011
Pushing Boundaries: Art as Metaphor in Love and War, 1708 Gallery’s latest satellite exhibition at Richmond’s historic Linden Row Inn, features artists from across Virginia. Curated by local artist and 1708 Gallery Board Member Amie Oliver, Pushing Boundaries will be on view through the month of October.
Pushing Boundaries consists of painting, prints, sculpture, drawing and installation work by artists who contribute to the rich cultural landscape in Virginia. This exhibition coincides with the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War and presents artists who push the boundaries of their medium and as well as reveal personal interpretations of themes embedded in our history, landscape and literature.
 Ed Dolinger, Crux de Belair, 2007 The exhibition features works by the following artists:
Genesis Chapman, Bottom Creek, VA (ink drawings)
Ed Dolinger, Roanoke, VA (mixed media paintings)
Kris Iden, Charlottesville, VA (color intaglio prints)
Greg Kelley, Richmond, VA (mixed media sculptures)
Joshua Poteat, Richmond, VA (mixed media)
Roberto Ventura, Richmond, VA (collaborative installation)
Linden Row Inn participates in the First Fridays Art Walk with a reception the first Friday of every month from 6 to 10 p.m. Visit their website www.lindenrowinn.com for more information. Join us at Linden Row Inn for the Pushing Boundaries First Fridays receptions on Friday, August 5th, Friday, September 2nd and Friday, October 7th.
The proceeds from art sales benefit the artist and the exhibition programs of 1708 Gallery. The proceeds from Roberto Ventura and Joshua Poteat’s “for lucy and yard sale” will be donated to the Daily Planet, a non-profit organization that provides services to those at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness.
For more information about Pushing Boundaries please click HERE.
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August 2nd, 2011
We are pleased to announce that the exhibiting artists for both FEED2011 and InLight Richmond 2011 have been selected!
FEED2011, a national juried biennial exhibition organized by 1708 Gallery, will be on view September 2 through October 22. There were two tiers to the jurying process. The submissions were first narrowed down to a list of semi-finalists. Out of this list, five finalists were selected for the exhibition. Each of the five finalists will exhibit multiple works and will receive an honorarium of $1000.
We were thrilled to receive 338 entries for FEED2011 from 37 states and 8 countries. Jurors Lauren Marinaro, Assistant Director at Zach Feuer Gallery, New York, and Elizabeth Schlatter, Deputy Director and Curator of Exhibitions at the University of Richmond Museums, Virginia, were honored to have the opportunity to review so much dynamic work from all across the country and world.
Congratulations to the following FEED2011 finalists!
Kyan Bishop, Washington, DC
Larissa Borteh, Brooklyn, NY
Shawn Huckins, Middletown, CT
Guy Nelson, Brooklyn, NY
Ruby Wescoat, Greensboro, NC
For more information about FEED2011 click HERE.
InLight Richmond 2011, 1708 Gallery’s fourth annual public exhibition of light-based art, will take place on Friday, October 21. This year’s exhibition will be displayed along the James River, on a site that stretches from Dominion Resources to MeadWestvaco and the Federal Reserve, and that features the American Civil War Center at Tredegar Iron Works. The site will by transformed by art installations selected by Juror Matthew Lyons, Curator at The Kitchen, in NY, presenting a mix of visual, performance and interactive art installed along the river and beach, sidewalks, historic buildings, walls and the surrounding grounds, train trestles, pedestrian bridges and more.
Congratulations to the following selected InLight Richmond 2011 artists!
Mea Adams and Logan Dennison, Lexington, KY
Nina Becker, Los Angeles, CA
Kathryn Bell, Baltimore, NY
Stefani Byrd, Atlanta, GA
Annica Cuppetelli and Cristobal Mendoza, Detroit, MI
Brian Davis, Woodbridge, VA
Paul Mario Elsner, Dresden, Germany
Peter Fraser, Richmond, VA
Max Greis, New York, NY
Riley Harmon, Pittsburgh, PA
Morgan Higby-Flowers, Alfred, NY
Andrew Kozlowski, Richmond, VA
Annapurna Kumar, Richmond, VA
Amanda Long, Brooklyn, NY
The Medeology Collective, Savannah, GA
Dahae Noh, Richmond, VA
Aaron Raymer, New York, NY
Jordi Williams, Richmond, VA
For more information about InLight Richmond 2011 click HERE.
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July 26th, 2011
It’s time to submit your nominations for Richmond Magazine’s 14th Annual
Theresa Pollak Prize for Excellence in the Arts!
Richmond magazine invites you to celebrate the artists whose words, fine art, music, choreography, acting, directing, film and photography enrich our region’s cultural life. Please review the list of prior honorees before making your nomination to be sure an individual or group hasn’t already been recognized.
Many of 1708 Gallery’s current and past Board of Directors and Emeritus Council Members are recipients of this prestigious award including Pam Anderson, Sally Bowring, Richard Carlyon, Don Crow, Gerald Donato and Joan Gaustad, Travis Fullerton, Pam Fox, Cindy Neuschwander and Jay Barrows, Eleanor Rufty, Alyssa Salomon, Diego Sanchez, Gordon Stettinius, Georgianne Stinnett, Javier Tapia, and Willie Ann Wright.
Submit your nominations online HERE. Hurry as nomination closes Aug. 5th!
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July 15th, 2011
 Recent Works by Michael McFalls Andrew Kozlowski; artist, writer, and teacher, provides the latest installment to 1708 Gallery’s online journal project with his response to 1708′s recent exhibition featuring the work of Michael McFalls and Kevin Jones. His piece Enquire Required offers the reader insight into his process of understanding art.
1708 Gallery’s new online journal is made possible through funding by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, which also supports 1708 Gallery’s exhibitions. The journal features essays, interviews and other writings that provide context for 1708’s exhibitions and promote further dialogue about contemporary art. The gallery works with a range of writers, from graduate students to professional writers, to allow for multiple voices and experiences to contribute to this project.
Be sure to check out Andrew Kozlowski’s article as well as past and future articles in the The Warhol Project online!
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July 14th, 2011
1708 GALLERY’S 2ND ANNUAL LIVE DRAWING EVENT
Saturday, August 27, 2011, 3:30 to 9:00 p.m.
 drawing by Leslie Herman Part performance, part art-bazaar, Monster Drawing Rally is a rare opportunity to watch your favorite local artists at work. The event will consist of 4 one-hour shifts with up to 14 artists drawing simultaneously per hour. Watch art come to life then purchase the completed works for only $65. Come hungry and enjoy Nate’s Tacos for dinner with a selection of cold Virginia micro brews on tap! Kids can take part in the action by creating art of their own at the wall-sized coloring station. All funds raised support 1708 Gallery, a non-profit space for new art.
ADMISSION: $5 Donation, Kids 12 and under are free.
Sign up for a 1708 Gallery membership at Monster Drawing Rally and receive $20 off one drawing!
There will be over 40 artists participating in this grand event! Don’t miss out on a chance to take home an original work of art! Click here to find out more about Monster Drawing Rally.
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June 27th, 2011
Come join us on Friday, July 15 for the opening reception of our newest exhibition by Minnesota artist Liz Miller! We invite you to enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and a glass of wine with friends while Liz Miller offers some insight into her work. The reception will go from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will feature a talk by the artist at 6:30 p.m. The exhibition will remain on view through Saturday, August 20.
 Liz Miller, detail of Repetitive Deception Scheme In Illusive Insurgency, Miller offers a narrative about the contemporary “dilemma of unchecked growth.” Miller’s shapes and forms suggest the profound beauty of flora-like forms and charge the exhibit with a seductive power. However, “through their proliferation and movement,” Miller explains, “these forms suggest a more ominous narrative; one that would ultimately envelop and encroach on the viewer through a combination of two-dimensional and sculptural forms.”
Miller configures her repetitive forms and shapes to transform the space of the gallery. The expansive scale and space-altering dimension of her installation stand as metaphors for “issues such as environmental devastation and population growth.”
Liz Miller resides in Southern Minnesota, where she teaches drawing at Minnesota State University-Mankato. She earned her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA from the University of Minnesota. Miller has exhibited her work nationally and internationally in solo and group exhibitions, and is the recipient of a Jerome Foundation Fellowship as well as two Artist Initiative Grants from Minnesota State Arts Board. Miller’s work is included in two books: Tactile: High Touch Visuals and Nature: Inspiration for Art & Design. For more information on Liz Miller and her work, please visit: www.lizmillerart.com.
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June 27th, 2011
Join 1708 Gallery for a night of performance art and video in the beautiful courtyard at Linden Row Inn on Friday, July 8 from 8 to 10 pm.
 Chris Freeman, "Im Gonna be Soooo Tough #1", 2010 SWEAT IT OUT: PERFORMANCE AND VIDEO FOR THE DOG DAYS offers a respite from the dog days of summer. Make your way to the courtyard of Richmond’s historic Linden Row Inn at 100 East Franklin Street and take in an evening of performance art and video by artists from Richmond and beyond. Produced by Richmond artist Michael Lease, this diverse selection of performances and video promises an engaging evening under the leafy boughs in the courtyard of one of Richmond’s tucked away architectural treasures.
Participating artists include Chris Freeman, Greg Stewart, Andrew Brehm, Ha Tran, Egbert Vongmalaithong, Cameron Robinson, Alexa Leister-Frazier, Rebecca Henderson, Kevin Gallagher, Matt Flowers and Miriam Ewers.
Sweat it Out: Performance and Video for the Dog Days at the Linden Row Inn is free and open to the public. Linden Row Inn is located at 100 East Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219. For more information about Linden Row Inn please call 804-783-7000 or visit www.lindenrowinn.com.
Click HERE for more Sweat it Out details.
Support for Sweat it Out provided by 1708 Gallery, Linden Row Inn and VCUarts Anderson Gallery.
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