1708 Gallery

Richmond Magazine hosted the awards ceremony for the 9th Annual Theresa Pollak Prize for Excellence in the Arts on Wednesday evening. There was a very inspired collection of artists and audience in attendance to support the award recipients and listen to master of ceremonies Harry Kollatz introduce each person. The photos included here are just a sampling of the awards given. More information on Theresa Pollak and the artists who received awards can be found in the September issue or by clicking here to read a previous post regarding the awards.

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accepting their awards on Wednesday:
Starr Foster, The Artist Collective FEAST, Ashley Kistler, Alyssa Saloman and Myron Helfgott

…is what I’m doing today. According to the log, there were 498 people here last night for the Sue Papa and Paula Owen Symbiosis show. That is very cool! And I’ve given out a bunch of Wearable Art entry forms today, so if you are interested just call or email and I or someone else will get one out to you, pronto. 1708′s Wearable Art is better than Project Runway, even the first season.

And I know some of you (you know who you are) are at work and are feeling artistically thwarted. If so, revive yourself by clicking here.

Also, stay tuned for an interview with painter Paula Owen later this week…

1708 Gallery will be open Friday, September 8th from 7-10pm for the First Friday artwalk that was mostly a wash last Friday because of the storm.
Brad got some good surfing in, so he was happy. Remember to send him your artist proposals, due on October 15th!

1708 Gallery board member Rob Tarbell’s solo exhibition Birding will be opening at Piedmont Virginia Community College’s North Gallery.
The show of new paintings and drawings will run from September 8th through October 5th, 2006. It’s less than an hour from Richmond, so go!
The opening reception will be on Friday, September 8, 2006, from 5-8pm. For more information, visit Rob’s website.

1708 Gallery invites all artists, students and professionals alike, to submit entries to the 9th annual Wearable Art Fashion Show. Compete for prizes and fame!

This year’s theme is Uber: let your imagination loose….

Wearable Art is a signature Richmond, Virginia event providing scholarships to art and design students and awards to professional artists.
A stunning fusion of fashion, sculpture, media, and performance, Wearable Art showcases the fashions of students representing a wide variety of design schools and universities.
In addition, guest professional artists are invited to showcase their creativity and compete for juried honors and scholarships on the catwalk.

Since its inception, Wearable Art has provided $8,700 in scholarships and prizes. Take a look at the sidebar, under 1708:Now and Then to view slideshows of past Wearable Art events.

Please email wearableart@1708gallery.org for an entry form, or contact our uberwomen Aimee Koch, akoch@1708gallery.org, or Maria Dubon, mdubon@1708gallery.org if you have any questions.
Entry forms must be received by October 16, 2006.
Wearable Art #9: Uber will be held at La Difference on November 11th, 2006…more information to come!
(Image and dress by Kristin Healey, modeled by Annie Givler, 2005…)

Get out your Rain Coats and Galoshes….
1708 is braving the weather tonight!
Opening at 7pm: SYMBIOSIS
PAULA OWEN, Painting SUE PAPA, Sculpture
September 1-29, 2006

On view September 1 – 20 at Plant Zero:

“Paper View(s),” recent work on paper by Gregg Carbo, Don Crow and Amie Oliver is on view at Project Space at Plant Zero September 1 through 20. Due to severe weather warnings and the fear of Ernesto’s potiential flood waters, the artist reception has been rescheduled to Friday, September 8 from 8 to 10pm.

The gallery will be open Friday, from 6-9 pm, September 1, as scheduled, unless severe weather requires early closure.

Project Space is located at 0 E. 4th Street in Plant Zero Art Center. For more information please contact Meredith Timberlake, Director, Plant Zero Art Center at (804)564-4998,
mtimberlake@plantzero.com or get directions at www.plantzero.com

Installation for September’s exhibition Symbiosis has begun!
Opens September 1, 2006 from 7-10pm

1708 Gallery is looking for interns and volunteers!

Interns commit to a regular schedule and receive hands-on experience in all aspects of the Gallery’s operations, including:
-Gallery openings and receptions
-Fundraising, grant research
-Press, publications, design, and marketing
-Archiving records and resources
-Databasing
-Installation/Deinstallation
-Non-profit gallery administration

We are also looking for volunteers interested in helping with:
-First Friday’s and preview receptions
-Silent Night – Small Works Silent Auction Event
-Annual Art Auction in March
-Wearable Art 9
-Exhibition Installation/Deinstallation
-Institutional Archive Project

Please email us to tell us your interests and availability. We’d love to meet with you to talk to you more about the opportunities and needs here!
Contact:
Maria Dubon, Gallery Coordinator, mdubon@1708gallery.org
or
Aimee Koch, Gallery Administrator, akoch@1708gallery.org

Alyssa Salomon and Starr Foster, current 1708 Board members, have been awarded the 2006 Theresa Pollak Awards for Photography and Dance. Congratulations to you both!

Myron Helfgott, sculptor and professor emeritus at VCU and one of the original 1708′ers was honored with a Pollak Prize this year. Cheers, Myron…

Congratulations also to Ashley Kistler, curator at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond and long-time 1708 Gallery friend and supporter, on her 2006 Pollak Prize.