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Thursday, 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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Monday, 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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Monday, 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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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
Springtime is here and there are plenty of things to do! Richmond’s lovely First Friday Art Walk is May 6th which includes 40 venues offering great food, art, and entertainment.
Here at 1708 Gallery, we are showcasing the exhibitions of Michael McFalls’ Recent Work and Kevin Jones’ Chemtrail. These highly sculptural exhibitions inspire us to investigate the objects that make up our world and the cultural significance of these objects. Jones’ work examines the base elements derived from scientific research and what, if any, meaning that holds. McFalls’ work investigates the dualities that exist between the natural and the man-made, and pushes the viewer to contemplate the societal implications of both. For further information regarding these exhibitions please visit the event page. There will be a First Friday Reception including food and beverages from 6 to 10pm on May 6th.
Also, don’t forget to check out the current exhibition at our satellite space, Richmond’s historic Linden Row Inn, Art as the Mother Tongue: A Dialogue between East and West, curated by Richmond artist and 1708 board member Amie Oliver. This exhibition explores the universality of art over obstacles like language barriers and cultural diversities. For more information and location, visit the event page.
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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
FREE and open to the public
1708 Gallery is pleased to host THE FORUM 2011, an invitational program for currently enrolled college students. Each year, students are nominated by their departments and invited to present their most recent work for critique by their peers, professional artists, curators and community members. These presentations are highlighted by a dialog between the artist and the audience providing unique and informed feedback and perspective. This year’s critic is Erling Sjovold, Associate Professor of Art at the University of Richmond.
For more information, visit the event page here.
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Friday, March 11th, 2011
talk20 is not a lecture but a gathering, an open forum for the dissemination of ideas in art, architecture and design. Participants will present up to 20 slides of their work with 20 seconds to discuss each slide.
Join 1708 Gallery and C3 (The Creative Change Center) as we present Richmond’s 4th Edition of talk20.
Tuesday, March 22nd, 6 to 8 p.m.
The Corrugated Box Building
201 West 7th Street, Richmond, VA
This round of talented presenters includes:
Ellie Basch, chef and caterer of Savor/The Lunch Porter cafe. www.ChefEllie.com and www.TheLunchPorter.com
Bentley Boyd, creator of history comic books www.chestercomix.com
Arthur E Chadwick, president of Chadwick & Son Orchids Inc and co-author of ‘The Classic Cattleyas’ book www.chadwickorchids.com
Suzanna Fields, abstract artist, www.suzannafields.com
Margaret Hancock, art and design educator, www.margarethancockstudio.com
Amanda Robinson, founder and and current Executive Director of Gallery5 (NFP) www.gallery5arts.org
Ed Trask, Visual Artist www.edwardtrask.com
This is a FREE event, but please register HERE. The event will include complimentary appetizers and a cash bar.
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