Join us for 1708 Gallery’s 22nd Annual Art Auction, CATCH 22 on Saturday, April 14! Enjoy an evening of food, drink and energetic bidding! Proceeds support 1708′s 34th year of presenting exceptional new art.
CATCH 22 will include Live and Silent Auctions featuring an exception group of over 60 artists. As a special feature, we are excited to also present works by Auction Honorary Chair James Prosek. We will also raffle a trip for two to Art Basel Miami Beach.
Thanks so much to everyone that attended our second Monster Drawing Rally on December 10th! This event is quickly becoming one of our favorites. The energy that both the artists and the audience bring is really wonderful to witness.
Did you miss out on the fun or wish you had gotten that one drawing? Check out the drawings in the slideshow below. All are available for just $65 each. Contact us at info@1708gallery.org to purchase.
For more information about Monster Drawing Rally, click HERE.
TELLING TALES presents video by Sara Pomerance, Lydia Moyer, Jennifer Sullivan, and Keren Cytter. Each employs specific narrative devices to explore a variety of themes from relationships to cultural phenomena.
Join 1708 on Saturday, February 4 at 11:00 AM for the final screening of all 4 artists’ works, including a Q&A with Sara Pomerance and Lydia Moyer.
Sara Pomerance, Everything is Under Control (Running time: 27:11)
Part home movies, part staged scenes, Sara Pomerance’s string of mundane, everyday exchanges between family members poignantly combines humor and pathos.
Followed by a 10 minute Q&A with Sara Pomerance.
Lydia Moyer, Paradise(Running time: 36:09)
Lydia Moyer examines five sites of societal and environmental disasters, from Jonestown, Guyana to post-Katrina New Orleans, and hints at, though often without fully revealing, the dark stories that inhabit these locations.
Followed by a 10 minute Q&A with Lydia Moyer.
Jennifer Sullivan, Adult Movie and One-Week Walden (Running time: 35:00)
In Jennifer Sullivan’s videos, the artist turns the camera on herself in two semi-autobiographical works that address, in tongue-in-cheek fashion, an artistic struggle for depth of purpose and authenticity.
Keren Cytter, Four Seasons and Konstruktion (Running time: 20:08)
Drawing from an archive of influences that includes soap operas and Michelangelo Antonioni, Keren Cytter’s fragmented, non-linear style conveys situations of anxiety and distress in relationships, often imparting a sense of anxiety in the viewer.
1708 Gallery is pleased to present a screening of the award-winning documentary, I Am, by VCU Professor Sonali Gulati on December 16th. The film features Gulati’s return to New Dehli eleven years after the death of her mother, to whom she never came out as a lesbian, in an effort to confront the past. On her five year journey, Gulati interviewed twenty-one Indian families, revealing the difficulties of coming out and its effects on family life. I Am raises important questions and inspires crucial discussions about gay rights in India where homosexuality was decriminalized only two years ago.
I Am has been featured in film festivals all over the world and has received several awards, including Best Documentary at the Queer Lisboa Festival and the Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award and Best Documentary Feature at the Asian Film Festival of Dallas. For the trailer, reviews, and more information about the film, click HERE.
Please join us for this special event on Friday, December 16th. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the film will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. A Q&A session with the filmmaker will follow the screening. There will be light refreshments and a cash bar. Admission is $8 per person and can be purchased in advance HERE. Seating is limited and expected to sell out so please purchase your admission early. Proceeds benefit the filmmaker as well as 1708 Gallery.
1708 Gallery’s Monster Drawing Rally has returned just in time for the holidays! Part performance, part art-bazaar, the event will consist of 4 one-hour shifts with up to 16 artists drawing simultaneously per hour. Watch art come to life firsthand with your whole family! The completed works make for original holiday gifts for only $65. Kids can exercise their own creativity at the wall-sized coloring station. Holiday treats will be served, as well as a selection of local beers!
Get a head start on your holiday shopping and support a great cause! The Monster Drawing Rally is on Saturday, December 10th, from 12:3opm to 6pm. All funds raised support 1708 Gallery, a non-profit space for new art. For more information and a full list of participating artists, click HERE.
Congratulations to the InLight Richmond Award winners!
Best in Show: Riley Harmon,Trace
Best in Green: Jordi Williams, Shine n’ Swim
People’s Choice: Peter Fraser, Inspiration Generation
Thanks so much to everyone that attended this year’s InLight! We were thrilled with the turnout and everyone’s engagement in the art!
Special thanks to all of the generous InLight 2011 sponsors: Altria, MeadWestvaco, VCU, Style Weekly, NBC12, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Union First Market Bank, Madge Bemiss Architects, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, RVAnews, Markel Corporation, Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Reynolds III, Marcia and Harry Thalhimer, Burt Pinnock and Willie Anne Wright.
Lastly, a huge THANKS goes out to the numerous volunteers, without whom InLight would not be possible!
Information about all of the artists who participated can be found HERE and a slideshow of images from InLight 2011 can be found on the Richmond Times Dispatch’s website HERE. We hope to see you all next year for our 5th annual InLight Richmond, and thanks again to all who participate and make this Richmond tradition a huge success.
InLight is Friday, Oct 21 from 7pm to midnight along RVA’s Downtown Riverfront at historic Tredegar. It is FREE. Paid parking is available at the Federal Reserve parking deck (5th and Bragg) and the Crowne Plaza parking deck (5th and Canal) as well as along the streets.
Come out and enjoy the juried exhibition featuring 18 installations and performances; the Community Lantern Parade, which begins at 7:30; performances by Jonathan Lee / Anduin and rva dance collective; community projects by Art on Wheels, University of Richmond, James River Association, and MeadWestvaco! There will be food trucks and beverages, wine and a beer garden!
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.
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.
