Exhibitions |
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Tallahassee and Leon County. |
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CURRENT EXHIBITION
Exploring the routine, these artists offer alternative takes on the rituals of daily life. The sculptures of Chicago artist Gagik Aroutiunian give ordinary objects new properties and new memories. John Henry Blatter of Virginia records and sculpts experience through film. New York artist Mari Ogihara's constructions reflect the female beautification process/ritual. In the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery, Art from the Heart, an art contest for children in grades 3, 4 &5 in Leon county, is being hosted by Lee's Place, a non-profit grief and loss counseling center and sponsored by Florida Commerce Credit Union. The theme of the contest is expression of emotions. We have selected 60 pieces to be exhibited and further judged. Our judges are Eluster Richardson (local artist), Eileen McCann ( local artist and therapist) and Samantha Strickland ( Marketing Director at Florida Commerce Credit Union). We will be awarding prizes to the first and second place winners of each grade and then an overall winner. Lee's Place will have cookies and lemonade at the reception on First Friday from 6-9 P.M. For more information about the art contest or Lee' s Place in general, please check out our website, www.leesplace.org and/ call 850.841.7733. UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS The 621 Gallery is the place to be this Halloween night! Join us for the end of the world! Performance is invited. Political art is encouraged. Wear a costume and bring a flashlight! If you would like to show art or build an installation, please deliver it to the gallery between Wednesday, October 24th- Sunday, October 28th or Halloween Day. New hours M-W, 11-6 Sat. Sun. 1-5. Pick up date is Thursday Nov. 1st between 11 am- 6 pm. (If the work is not picked up during this time, it is considered a donation to the art auction that takes place November 16th. Sorry, there is no extra room for storage) In the NBMG, Perdita Ross The Annual Art Auction for The 621 Gallery is our best attended annual function and is the major fundraising event for our non-profit art gallery. It is an evening of entertainment, wine and finger food as well as an opportunity to purchase original art from Tallahassee’s finest and most well known artists. This year’s auction will take place on Friday, November 16th. Click here for more information on this exciting event! Stories The 621 Gallery is transformed into a labyrinth of hallucinations. Stories features insight into an array of childhood traditions with the work of Tallahassee artist Kelly Boehmer, Matthew Hopson -Walker of California, and Kristin Skees. Kelly Boehmer’s soft sculpture revelations address nostalgia and memories of youth through form and texture. Matthew Hopson-Walker portrays demented fairy tales in his work. Explore the real versus imaginary role of wifely duties through the forms of Kristin Skees. In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League Culture of Conflict The 621 Gallery addresses a Culture of Conflict in January. As today’s digital culture blurs the distinction between entertainment and reality, artists Carola Dreidemie of Miami, Michael Heroux of Washington D.C., and Claire Rau of South Carolina address the affect of media on social interactions, particularly conflict. Carola Dreidemie’s installations comment on conflict and confusion in society. Michael Heroux addresses the effects of digital culture, entertainment, and news. Claire Rau investigates the concept of war as sport in her sculptures and prints. In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League Connected The 621 Gallery addresses Connected with the February exhibition. Artists Matthew Borgen of Philadelphia, Jeff Eisenberg of San Francisco, and Charles Matson Lume of Minnesota explore the internal relationships between language, science, and history. Matthew Borgen comments on perceptions of the past and the failure to recreate history. Jeff Eisenberg’s drawings examine spatial relationships inspired by science. Charles Matson Lume explores light and transforms aesthetic experiences through the language of art. In the NBMG, Randy Pulumbo Put Together Assembly comes to the forefront at The 621 Gallery in the March exhibition. Put Together addresses how we assemble ourselves inside and out with the work of Charles E. Birnbaum of New York, Jeana Eve Klein of North Carolina, and Marcy Sperry of Chicago. Charles E. Birnbaum reveals the construction of identity through ceramics. Jeana Eve Klein explores the disconnect between souvenirs and the places they represent by recreating tangible memories through quilting. Marcy Sperry’s images reveal a resistance against obsessive body modification. In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League Primal The 621 Gallery is going Primal in the April exhibition. Artists Gabi Etenberg of Nevada, Linda Frost of California, and Jane Hesser of Rhode Island explore the relationship between primitive nature and humanity. Gabi Etenberg uses the camera to capture people and places that explain the tension of displacement within herself. Linda Frost addresses the suffering of animals in the name of science. Jane Hesser explores the inner, primal nature of humanness that is expressed through animalistic imagery. In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League Industry The 621 Gallery explores the effects of production in society with Industry in May. Artists Mark Abrahamson from Washington, Ira Hill from Tallahassee, and Gil Scullion from Connecticut comment on the effects of industry in the social environment. Mark Abrahamson’s aerial photographs are a global warning of how industry impacts the environment. Ira Hill stretches traditional sculpture techniques in the creation of 3-D social commentaries. Through assemblages of stencils and templates, Gil Scullion illustrates how traditional construction practices are being applied to science with genetic manipulation and selective breeding. In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League ANJE III July 4th - 27th, 2008 Petra Kralickova, Tannaz Farsi, and Elissa Cox |
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