Put Together
March 7th - 30th, 2008

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

Connected
February 1st - 29th, 2008

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 Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery, Randy Polumbo

Culture of Conflict
January 4th - 27th, 2008

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.

Fertile Compilation Release Show
January 25, 2008, 6:00 PM

Looking for some fun? Come out to The 621 Gallery on Friday, January 25th @ 6PM as Cloud 13 Records presents The Fertile Compilation Release Show to benefit the Brehon Institute. Special performances by Keepbullfighting, The Intoxicators, Cox Populi and Oenyaw. Beverages contributed by Tri-Eagle Sales.

Kenda North is a photographer from Texas who takes underwater images of people in various iconic positions all in swimming pools. A woman in a dress feels the skirt rise over her knees and suddenly she personifies Marilyn Monroe. The cool blue of the pool establishes a dramatic backdrop for players on an aquatic stage. Insoon Ha creates sculpture installations that draw attention to the barbarity that is allowed in the name of progress. Her work combines human and animal images in a graphic display of what can occur when science goes awry. Julie Anand is a photographer/installation artist from Arizona who draws on a background in Ecology and Biology to create organic images and objects that focus on the intersection of matter and meaning.

Physicality
February 2nd - 23rd, 2007

Ronnie Cramer is a multi-media video installation artist from Denver who combines synchronized electronic music with lurid images from paperback novels which morph from one to the next on video screens. Jason Scuilla is a printmaker from Sarasota, FL. He makes intesely passionate, large scale etchings on wood panels dealing with human physical interaction. Boris Shpeizman is a glass artist from New York who defies tradition by using his media in extremely non-glass areas of design and sculptture, such as lingerie.

Prison Art: Inspired by Love
February 16th - 23rd, 2007

An exhibition of artwork created by inmates in North Florida prisons. The works on display in the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery include pencil drawings on cloth handkerchiefs and illustrations on envelopes dyed from coffee grinds. Alls proceeds from the exhibition go to the non-profit corporation, Inspired by Love of North Florida. Issac Williams, founder of Inspired by Love of North Florida, gives a presentation about the exhibition. FSU professor of Art Therapy, Dave Gussak, discusses the subject of Art Therapy in prisons. Internationally renowed vocalist Pam Laws wraps up the opening with a performance joined by Issac Williams.

Bike-Power
March 2nd - 30th, 2007

Bike-Power is curated by Florida State University’s Associate Professor of Digital Arts, Keith Roberson. An accomplished international artist, Keith is also a daily bike commuter, a mountain bike endurance racer and is in his yard right now, trying to teach his kids to ride. The exhibition features over 50 artists from Tallahassee, across the United States and Canada. Please visit www.bikepower.com for more information. This exhibition is sponsored by locally owned Joe’s Bike Shop & Higher Ground of Tallahassee, SORBA’s FatOfTheLand.org and TallyCat.org.

Southern Exposure: a Dean Gioia exhibition
April 6th - 27th, 2007

A solo exhibit of a prominent Tallahassee painter. Dean Gioia is well known through the region for his pensive paintings of the lush north Florida landscape including images of our canopy roads and freshwater springs.

Art of Language
May 4th - 25th, 2007

This exhibition is a multi-media environmental performance. David Lobdell, Shereen Lobdell, Ashley Carlisle, David Higginbotham and Todd Christensen are four artists and a poet from New Mexico. These artists create live performances in which a ceremonious burning is conduced to poetry at sunset while numerous sculptures surround.

Marcella Stasa
May 4th - 25th, 2007

Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery presents Marcella Stasa, a sculptor who uses found objects to explore the beauty she finds in death and decay.

ANJE II
June 1st - 29th, 2007

In its second year, the All-media National Juried Exhibition (ANJE) features a variety of work from outstanding artists from all over the continental United States. Juror Cynthia Hollis Has hand-selected 25 individuals from the applicant pool to form the exhibition of various media.

WINNERS:

Best In Show
Anna Druzcz, Landscaping Nature V

First Place
Mehmet Ayanoglu, East Meets West in Istanbul

Second Place
Steven A. Ramsey, A Lecture on Articulation

Third Place
Victoria Goro-Rapoport, Sinking of the Empire

Honorable Mentions
Lauren Cohen, The New Farm
Caryl Gordon, A Matter of Light

Exhibiting Artists: Christie Ashley . Daniel Baird . Kim Beckmann . Dustyn Bork . Mary Becker . Youngsoon Chon . Dale Clifford James Glaser . Betsy Gandy . Dolores Glover Kaufman . Carrie Kersey . Jeemin Kim . Jamie M. Lee . Sean Lyman . Jessie Lovano-Kerr . Melissa McCutcheon . Jill Olm . Michael Reedy . K. Terumi Shorb

Sugar & Spice
June 1st - 29th, 2007

The Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery features Sugar & Spice, artwork by a group of FSU MFA students: Julie Guyot, Becki Rutta, and Erin ElizabethGainey.

Assemblage
July 6th -27th, 2007

Janis Brothers is a sculptor from Live Oak, FL who uses interactive video installation to deal with the issues of life, death, mourning and healing. Denise Bookwalter is an artist from Cincinnati, OH that combines prints, installations, and animation to address the evolution of high and low technology and their influences on contemporary culture. Ryan Adrick is a photographer, sculptor, and digital artist from Jacksonville, FL whose work deals with relationships formed between artist and subject.

Journeys
September 7th - 29th, 2007

Quickly becoming a tradition of The 621 Gallery, the September exhibition is a time to showcase the work of local art professors. Journeys features the work of three FSU faculty including the Jessie Lovano-Ker Professor of Art Education, Tom Anderson, Art Department Foundations Director, Mary Stewart , and newcomer to the Art Department faculty, Tracy Longly-Cook. Tom Anderson used text and photographs to chronicle the situations he encountered on his expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro. Tracy Longly-Cook’s photographs emphasize the continuous undercurrent of physical and psychological change in our lives. Prints by Mary Stewart explore connections among visual and ecological complexities.

Hands Off!
September 7th - 29th, 2007

Hands Off! is a digital photography-based exhibition showcasing a new phenomenon in art: the ability for the artist to create a finished piece without ever touching the artwork. Juror and image-maker Robert Fichter selected 30 images from across the globe for this unique opportunity. Over $1000 in prizes distributed among the top 6 artists. Visit http://www.handsoffat621gallery.blogspot.com/ for more info about the show and artists.

WINNERS:

Best in Show
Jennifer Fairfax

First Place
Richard Desmarais

Second Place

Donna Callaghan

Third Place
Bryan Ghiloni

Honorable Mentions
Beatrice Geller
James McClean

Exhibiting Artists: Jeffery Abt . Jerry Atnip . Peter Chamberlain . Janae Corrado . Gloria DeFilipps Brush . Colleen Ellis . Stephanie Fysh . Scott Geraci . Karen Joslin . John Math . Lynette Miller . Anna Norton . David Olsen . Steven Rubin . Jamie Runells . Beate Sass . Mark Surloff . Dean K. Terasaki . Pauline Thomas . James Wendell . John Wall . Elizabeth Williams . Thomas Wolf . Lindsey Wollard

Ritual
October 5th - 19th, 2007

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.

Blacklight Art Project
October 26th, 2007 - 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

In the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery, Blacklight Art. Imagineers Perdita Ross & Gordon Halleck present a Nu2ART performance featuring interactive painting and rhythmic music. This art event is free for people of all ages and skill levels. Nu2ART performance is a way to engage people in a creative activity that recycles materials and produces artwork with community participation. The artwork created during the performance will be documented. There will be a closing reception on Halloween Night, Wednesday, October 31st after dark. Their motto: “Make Art Have Fun!” For more information call (850) 222-5444 or visit www.perditaross.com for upcoming Blacklight Art Events.

26th Next to Last Armageddon Show
October 31st, 2007

The 621 Gallery is the place to be this Halloween night from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM! Join us for the end of the world! A 26 year old tradition, Armageddon is a free-for-all exhibit about the end of the world. The Gallery opens after sunset and visitors get to explore artwork in the dark. the only light will be the glow from your own flashlight! Live music from The Ums and readings by the Tallahassee Chapbook Collective. 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)

Business After Hours
November 8, 2007 - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

The 621 Gallery in Railroad Square welcomes you to “Business After Hours” presented by the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Capital City Bank on Thursday, November 8th from 5:30 - 7:30. Join us for an evening of food, live music and an exclusive preview of work in The 621 Gallery’s 14th Annual Art Auction. Get to know the plans for Tallahassee’s largest outdoor exhibition space, The 621 Gallery Sculpture Garden Project. For more information visit http://events.talchamber.com or contact Dana Lashua at dlashua@talchamber.com.
Hope to see you at the Square.

The 14th Annual Art Auction
November 16th, 2007 - 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Please join The 621 Gallery on Friday, November 16th for our 14th Annual Art Auction. Emceed by Mark Hinson and Steve McQueen, this event will prove to be an exciting evening of entertainment, drinks and finger food as well as an opportunity to purchase original art from Tallahassee’s finest and most well know artists. Silent Auction runs from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm and the Live Auction begins at 8:00 pm.

Featured Artists:
Beth Appleton, Barbara Balzer, Debi Barrett-Hayes, Michele Beaudin, Linda Van Beck, Nicole Belanger, Donna Betts, Hazel Blumberg, Becky Boothe, Carly Brady, Michael W. Brennan, John Callis, Kim Campbell, Pamela Casey, Terrie Corbett, Kim Daniel, Holly Daniels, Mark Dickson, Mary Donahue, Diane Beauvais Dyal, Richard I. Ferrall, Bob Fincher, Cheryl Fontenot, Steve Fox, Lillian Garcia Roig, Jim Gellepis, Elaine Grace, A.C. Green, Linda Hall, Rob Hall, Robert Hargrave, Janice Hartwell, Jaye Houle, Nathan Illig, Lisa Cesare Jordan, Roopali Kambo, Amy Koontz Knipple, Patty Maney, Jean Marani, Junia Mason-Edmunds, James Alan McClean, Tana McLane, Meredith McMackin, Mark Messersmith, John E. Metcalfe, Jim Miller, Timothy Moore, Judith Nable, Nick Nelson, Lesley Nolan, Susan Peacock, Caroline & Joan Picart, Donalee Pond-Koenig, Mary Proctor, Barbara Psimas, Olan Quattro, Matt Ralph, Teresa Reaver, Kime Salesses, Beate Sass, Gil Scullion, Ansley Simmons, Richard A. Stafford, Olan Wayne Thornton, Leon D. Wiesener, Kathleen Wilcox, John Lytle Wilson, Gwen Woods and more!

Sponsored in Part by the following:

Class A Electronics . Su Ecenia . Flower Peddler . Russell B. Rainey, D.M.D.

The Gem Collection . R.J.D. Unlimited Investigations, Inc.

Refreshments Provided by:

Bagelheads . Bahn Thai . Banditos Burritos . Cabo’s Island Grill & Bar . Gordo’s Cuban Cuisine . Hopkins Eatery

Jasmine Cafe . Luna’s Italian Food . Paula’s Cabana Cafe . Renaissance Coffee & Tea Company . Soul Vegetarian . Starbucks

Click here for more information on this exciting event!

Stories
December 7th - 29th, 2007

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

Artists: Ron Yrabedra and Barbara Psimas
FAMU Professor Yrabedra creates fabric and gold leaf images that form a bridge between ancient iconography and American quilt designs. Local artist Barbara Psimas’ paintings involve robust colors and flowing movement while her newest work educes sensual sculptural forms from materials far more humble in origin. Sponsored by The Gem Collection.

Identity
February 17th - March 18th, 2006

Tennessee native Libby Rowe deals with perceptions of gender, sexuality and taboo through mixed-media sculpture and painting. Texan Jade Walker, textile sculptor, transforms traditional symbols of power and submission (neckties and hoopskirts, embroidery and knitting) to shed light on sexual identity. Local artist Dom Guarneschelli explores nostalgia and longing through photography that mixes new self-portraiture and vintage snapshot images.

Domesticity
March 24th - April 22nd, 2006

New Mexico’s Christine Chin makes food sculptures recast in glorious cookbook photography format to offer humorously twisted recipes like “Eavesdrop Soup” and “Finger Sushi Rolls” - Betty Crocker beware! University of Central Florida’s award winning Professor, Rebecca Sittler, photographs the intimacies of house and home using an unlikely cast of characters. Well known Tallahassee artist Donnalee Pond-Koenig offers drawings mixed with collage and hand made papers as well as watercolor on special processed and treated papers.

TEXTure
April 28th - May 27, 2006

Abstract forms speak volumes. Sarah Raulerson creates large-scale cast iron and fabricated steel sculptures with organic qualities. Bill Humphries’ photography and painting captures miniscule detail in everyday objects, forcing the eye to focus in new ways, crafting order from chaos. Miami artist Michael Hunnewell paints the incongruity of a gritty urban landscape and its unplanned architectural jumble with mixed media including limestone, concrete, sand and wood.

ANJE
June 2nd - 30th, 2006

All-media National Juried Exhibition (ANJE) - Features a variety of work from outstanding artists from all over the continental United States. The jurors were Dr. Ronald Nasgaard, Director of the Art Department at Florida State University and Omar Thompson, Art Professor at Florida A & M University. They hand selected 25 individuals from nearly 120 well qualified applicants to form the exhibition. Awards include a $500 Best in Show prize and two $250 “Runners Up” prizes.

Adrianne Little
June 2nd - 30th, 2006

Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery: Adrianne Little is a video installation artist from Buffalo, New York. She uses video to explore trauma and ritual by questioning the presence and absence of the maternal body. The work literally transforms spaces while incorporating metaphor gleaned from nostalgic items related to motherly instinct, which is embedded in what she calls the matrilineal ghost. Little’s “ghost” serves as a vehicle for her cultural and personal history that can all be seen through video.

Trainsitions: An FSU MFA Exhibition
July 17th - 28th, 2006

Summer is a time for transitions in the Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) program. The second-year students have finished their thesis work and are preparing for new lives in art and teaching. First-years students have completed one year of learning and creating and are now ready to be leaders both in the program and in the classroom. This show will highlight contemporary works in a wide variety of media: painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, print-making and mixed media.

Julia Morrisroe
July 17th - 28th, 2006

Julia Morrisroe is an installation artist from Gainesville, Florida who plays off of popular culture, engaing with issues including consumerism, originality and ownership. She works in a variety of media. Her drawings, installations and objects provoke a sense of the familiar while exploiting the tension between a copy and an original.

Blank Walls
First Friday, August 4th, 6:00 - 9:00pm

621 will kick off the new exhibition season on First Friday, August 4th, 2006. This year we are planning to start the year with something a little different from our usual activities. Starting at 6pm we will have “Blank Walls” at the Gallery. We will have crayons and open frams mounted in the Gallery so that our new members can fill the empty walls because without their support that’s all we would ever have. Blank Walls is a membership drive to help support the Gallery and raise money for the upcoming exhibition seaons. All membership dollars go to support the exhibitions and other events at 621. We are planning to bring you a new and outstanding exhibition each month next year with an opening on each First Friday. Come and show your support, listen to some live music, draw on the walls and become a member!

Sense & Perception
September 1st - 29th, 2006

Local artists and professors from Florida State University, Florida A & M University and the University of Central Florida. Holly Hanessian creates a visual narrative based on items gained or lost in our lives. Objects hang from delicate ceramic chains suggesting that our lives are not as straight forward as we may think. Todd Bertolaet, a nature photographer, documents endangered environments including both natural and manmade characteristics of the Florida landscape. E. Brady Robinson explores the notion of play, absuridty and repitition as a form of alteration and art making. “Excerpts” features early and recent video work where the mouth is the locus of task oriented performance art.

Suspended Dreams
October 6th - 22nd, 2006

Massachusetts artist Gary Duehr is a photographer who captures the moments between events, in which narrative is fragmented, something has just occurred or is about to happen. Tallahassee artist Linda Hall creates creepy images and nightmarish sculptures that evoke uncomfortable feelings related to otherwise nurturing environments. Also from Tallahassee, up-and-coming artist John Lytle Wilson paints colorful cartoon-like images of animals with human qualities.

Armageddon
October 31st, 2006

Our annual non-juried all media exhibition. It its 25th year, Armageddon celebrates the rule of misrule by offering the Gallery walls to local and emerging artists. The exhibition is historically placed near Halloween and the reception is done in the dark with only flashlights for illumination. Many arrive in costumes and the result is a fun and funky event filled with eclectic artwork and eccentric clientelle.

Seconds
November 3rd - 5th, 2006

This brief exhibition is a group show that features the work of artists who are on the verge of hitting the national art scene. Each artist is enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts Program at Florida State University. These outstanding and energetic young artists will produce a cohesive exhibit involving cutting edge contemporary art. Featuring works by second-year students: A. Light, Andrew Ross, Becki Rutta, Brad Williams, Cathering Morris, Jeff Crawford, Julie Guyot, Kazuyo Hira, Kegera Matthews-Lawrence, Phil Gleason, Resa Groff and Tadj Dragoo.

13th Annual Art Auction
November 10th, 2006

Auctioneers: T&W Auction Company
This year’s auction promises to be our best yet, with an outstanding selection of the finest in art going to the highest bidder in what has become a much anticipated Tallahassee social event. The auction attracts a well-informed crowd of art patrons and connoisseurs and is a high point in the 621 Gallery exhibition season. With new works from the regions best and brightest artists on display, the community gets a chance to view world class artworks in Tallahassee’s trendiest gallery space. We invite you to join us for an exciting evening of live and silent bidding, food, wine and of course great art.

Out of Context
December 1st - 29th, 2006

Randy Polumbo is a sculptor from New York City that takes everyday objects and transforms them into intricate, sometimes mechanized and often elegant objects that are at odds with their original function. Amy Fleming is from Fort Myers, Florida and uses scratchboard to draw images of urban salvage yards. These works depict the detritus of consumer culture as a source of useful items for those who know what to look for. Trash to one becomes trasure to another. Jeremy Colbert is a sculptor in Tallahassee who uses metal, ceramics and natural matierials in his exploration of symbolism.

Artists: Tim Dooley, Bill Oterson, Jeff Zenick

Fleshview
February 18th - March 18th, 2005

Artists: Aaron Board, Zoë Charlton, Deanne Dunbar

Bodies in Motion
March 18th, 2005

Artists: Ballroom and Tango Dancers

Retrospect
April 1st - May 6th, 2005

Artists: April Flanders, Rebecca Nolan, Charles Badlands

Life: New & Used
May 13th - July 1st, 2005

Artists: Bill Wharton, Carol Prusa, Nate Hill

Fiesta del Sol
June 4th, 2005

Summer Music Series
June 9th, 2005

Performers: Craig Reeder & Kim Fristachi

Summer Music Series
June 16th, 2005

Performers: Panhandle String Band, Dos Divas

Summer Solstice Festival
June 24th, 2005

V89 Benefit Concert

Summer Music Series
July 1st, 2005

Performers: Tocamos Band, Brett Wellman

Unoccupied Minds
July 14th, 2005

Artists & Film-makers: Balata Refugee Camp Films and Children’s Art

Terrible Things
September 2nd - October 8th, 2005

The 2005-2006 season opens with an exhibition of three faculty members from the Florida State University Art Department: Terri Lindbloom, Paul Rutkovsky and Kirsten Simonsen. Each creates proactive works that incorporate multimedia installations involving non-precious materials and unconventional surfaces like mylar, paper bags and garbage.

National Photography Invitational
October 14th, 2005

Fall Fever
October 15th, 2005

An all day outdoor festival with food, drinks, live music and art all in Railroad Square.

The Next to Last Armageddon Show
October 29th, 2005

Come celebrate the rule of misrule in your Halloween costume. Bring a flashlight! A fierce crew with a captain bold: The Alaskan Pirate and his Salty Seamen will entertain you with songs from the 1600’s to present day. Photography by Andrew Ross. Click here to see showcard larger.

Twelfth Annual Art Auction
November 19, 2005

621 Gallery’s largest fundraising event of the year. More than 50 local artists donated artworks for this excting evening of fine food, fine music and fine art going to the highest bidder!

Artists: Beth Appleton, Lillian Garcia-Roig, Dean Gioia, Charles Hook, Deborah LaGrasse, Mark Messersmith, Donald Odita, Eluster Richardson and Paul Tamanian

Sponsors: Bandidos Burritos, Bella Bella, Decent Pizza, The Gem Collection, Leah Gentry Cleaning Services, Gordo’s Cuban Cuisine, Martin Hayes - Attorney at Law, 97.9 Smooth Jazz, The Law Offices of Jeff Peters, Karen Ladzinski & Tom Stahl, Lucy Ho’s, The Wine Warehouse

Mindfields

Artist: Meredith McMackin

Sex & The 6:00 News
January 9th - February 14th, 2004

Artists: John Gleason, Paintings; David Jones, Sculpture
Sponsors: Condomology Superstore

Breaking Up is Hard To Do
February 20th - March 27th, 2004

Artists: Jacquelin Boulanger; Mary Donahue; Barbara Aleene Edwards; Marianne Bernice Kearsely; Joan Matey; Susan Peacock; Lynn Priestley; Leslie Puckett

Curators: Viki Wylder & Marianne Bernice Kearsely

Seeing Red: A Low Tech Adventure
February 27thh - March 13th, 2004

Artist: Charlotte Williams
Sponsors: Prominant Placement, Inc of Atlanta; Stacy & Matt Williams; Hartsfield Home Construction, Inc; SG Bridal

The Land of Growth
March 17th - 31st, 2004

Bookmaking Workshop: March 20 & 27th, 2004
Artist: Janae Easton

Dis/Place
April 2nd - May 2nd, 2004

Artists: Ljiljana Obradovic-Edminson; Daniel Kariko; Maura Schaffer

MasquerAid to benefit the gallery.
April, 2004

People were invited to come to the event dressed as there favorite art piece or favorite artist. There were live tableaux throughout the evening. A curtain was drawn and revealed recreations of famous artist’s works with live people styled as the figures in the masterpieces of Frida Kahlo, Jan Vermer, Velasquez, Van Gogh and others.

Of Church and State
May 14th - July 10, 2004

Artists: Steve Jones, Alejandro Mendoza, John Raulerson

A Mysterious Clarity
September 3rd - October 16th, 2004

Artists: Mark Messersmith, Lillian Garcia-Roig, Ray Burggraf

Wildlife Refugees
September 3rd - 18th, 2004

What Flew Out of Bird Sink
October 22 - October 30th, 2004

Artists: The VanChamier’s - Chris, Michael, Mona, Celine, Amy, & Maria
Reception Musical Act: Kill Clouseau

Eleventh Annual Art Auction
November 13th, 2004

make believe
November 19th - December 18th, 2004

Artists: Janae Easton, Patricia Dahlman, Carol Golembowski

Exploring Divinity with a Creative Perspective
December 3rd - Dec 10, 2004

Artists: Leanne Burchell & Deirdre Honey Hilliard

Artists: Jacquie R. Fort, Janet B. McIntyre, Peter L. Smith

Other Places, Other Times:
A Rediscovery of Ourselves in Ceramic Sculpture and Vessels
February 21st - March 29th, 2003

Artist: Mary Donahue

Sponsors: The Gem Collection, Frank Helms Exterminators, Lynne Liska, Explorers Club, Jay Boynton & Susan Peacock, Allison & Derek Street, Linda Johnson, Susan Harris, Fran Kautz, Marylin Proctor, Kim Salesses, Kathy Donald, Randall Smith, William Roberts, Leslie Puckett, State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, The Arts Council, Rose Printing

Students: Betton Hills Prepatory - Kim Salesses, Ft. Braden School - Pat Poitinger, Gilchrist Elementary - July McBride, Lincoln High School - Marilyn Proctor, Reudiger Elementary - Lynne Peteron & Marcia Meale, Rickards High School - Joyce Keuling & David Worrell, S.A.I.L. High School - Jennifer Carter, Sacred Heart Home Educators

Three Expressions of Nature
April 11 - May 17, 2003

Artists: Gay Hanna Drennon, fountains; Susan Peacock, oil paintings; Linda Van Beck, acrylic paintings

Earth, Wind & Fire
June 6th - August 2nd, 2003

Artists: Denise Choppin; and the Potter’s Guild

Sponsors: LithoHaus Printers, Inc.; Herrie Communications Group

Morphology of Organisms
June 13th - July 6th, 2003

Artist: Janae Easton

Equinox: A Hermetic Journey
September 5th - October 11, 2003

Artist: Teresa Reaver, in loving memory Opal Rannell Reaver

The Cabaret: A Benefit for 621 Gallery
September 26th, 2003

Artists: Michael Powelson & Outer Circle; Dianne Roberts; Patrick McKinney; Gary White; Michelle McDowell; Bucky McMahan; Steve Jones; Cynthia Hollis & The Fruit Flies; Lytha Belrose; Dave Morris; Alisha Loyd

EmCees: Joan Matey & Gordon Halleck

Queen of the Ding Dongs: Perdita Ross

Special Thanks: Kehren Barbour; Margot; Bruce Belrose; Bruce Boehrer; George Blakely; John Gleason; Randy Harrison; Calvin Jones; Alec Kercheval; Nansi McDonald, Jay Scott

Next to the Last Armageddon Show: Altars
October 31st, 2003

Artists: Non-Juried Group Show

The 10th Annual Art Auction
November 8th, 2003

Sponsors: Bill’s Art City

Dark Marks
November 21st - December 20th, 2003

Artists: John Mann, Nancy Hamlin-Vogler, & Jan Master

Sponsors: Reaver Enterprise

Artists: Pat Baldwin, Julia DeHoff, Julie Gray, Susan Hensel, Eliza Holliday, Roberta Lavadour, Nancy Ruth Leavitt, Beth Lee, Emily Martin, Elizbeth McKee, Ljiljana Obradovic-Edminston, Sherri Trial, Bobbi Yoffee

Sponsors: State of Florida Department of State, Division of Cutural Affairs, The Florida Arts Council, Denise Choppon, Catalogue Designer, Lithohaus Printers

Woman’s Work
February 22nd - March 30th, 2002

Artists: Stephanie A. Dal Pra, Elizabeth Heller- Mason, Monica Naugle

Sponsors: The Gem Collection, The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters

Mindframes
April 5th - May 11th, 2002

Artists: Charles M. Dorn and Chris Valle

Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, House of 10,000 Picture Frames

Songlines, Walkabouts and digeridoos: Dreamtime Journeys, Australian Style
May 17th - October 5th, 2002

Artists: Authentic Australian artwork on loan from Alani Davis & Stephanie Duty; Marianne Kearsely, Rick Linkstrom, Regina Manes, Leslie Puckett, Steven Neale, Viki Thompson Wylder

Sponsors: Ben Franklin Crafts, Bill’s Art City, Eppes Decorating Center, The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, State of Florida Department of State, Division of Cutural Affairs

Special Thanks to: Ainslee Beery, Jennifer Carter, Mary DeHoff, Julia Frederickson, Linda Johnson, Qadira Lutfi, Amanda Matthews, Pauline Masterton, Rosalind Osterby, Perdita Ross, Barry Sager, Katey Tykinkski, Wafa Elsaka, Pam Wallheiser

Tallahassee Teachers
September 6th - October 5th, 2002

Artists: Kayce Bayer, Cynthis Braswell, Julie Childers, Cathy Hathaway, Fran Kautz, Joyce Keuling, Marcia Meale & Kristin Miller

What Happens in the Attic
October 17th & 18th, 2002

Artists: Kehren Barbour, Kayce Bayer, and Kristin Miller

Armageddon/Day of the Dead
October 27th - Novemeber 3rd, 2002

Artists: Unjuried, local group show

Untitled
November 22, - December 21, 2002

Artists: Bruce R. Frank, and Ronald M. Boyett

Artists: Mark Abrahamson, Jessie Lavano-Kerr, Bernard Phillips, Beth Reynolds

Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, Capital Photo Lab, Frame of Mind

Looking in Looking Out
February 16th - March 10th, 2001

Artists: Cheryl Tall - Mixed Media Sculptures, Lyda Toy - Oil Paintings

Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, oM Cafe

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March 21st - April 6th, 2001

Artists: Suzanne Ally - Mixed Media, Harry Paul Ally - Painting

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March 23rd - April 21, 2001

Artists: Susan Kempton Floyd - Oil Paintings and Mxed Media Sculpture, Junia Mason - Oil Paintings

Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, oM Cafe

Adopt a Village
April 8th, 2001

A benefit for Adopt-a-Villiage Missions and Humanitarian Universal Connexions. Over 50 pieces of Haitian, Latin American & Caribbean art including internationally recognized artists, as well as Haitian folk art

Sponsors: Aid Associations for Lutherans, The Wine Club

Auctioneers: Col. John W. Jacobs

Donations of Art: Julie Bowland, Peter Byle, Gustavo Castillo, Mary Donahue, Rene Duran, Nina Allen Freeman, John Gleason, Pedro Ipina, Gloria Helena Jaramillo, Carmen Lagos, Thomas Moddi, Hernando Mora, Pilar Tobon, Amelia Von Bergen and more

Northern Spectrum II: A Regional Juried Exhibition of Fine Crafts
May 4th - June 2nd, 2001

Artists: Cass Allen, Terry Arthur, Brian Bachman, Marcus Collier, Terrie Corbett, Mary Donahue, Gay Hannah Drennon, Raymond C. Ferguson, Bob Fincher, Mark Fletcher, Connie E. Forneris, Stephen J. Fox, Valerie S. Goodwin, Teresa M. Gutierrez, Robert Hargrave, Dennis Howland, Nitin Jayaswal, Elizabeth King, Linda Lube, Amanda Matthews, Eleanor A. McCain, Sherry McCall, Linda Menke, Kate S. Murray, Lesley C.S. Nolan, John Penrod, Kenneth Reshard, Ellen West, Kathleen Wilcox, Charlotte A. Williams

Juror: Karen Valdes

Sponsors: Applebee’s; Business Communications, Inc.; Ddenise Choppin Designs; Conservation Properties; Creative Residential Design; Kool Beanz Cafe; oM Cafe; R. Timothy Jansen; Reaver Enterprises; The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters; Thomas Stahl & Karen Ladzinski

Bill Pericola - Memorial Retrospective
June 6th - June 22, 2001

Sponsor: Reaver Enterprises

Fabric Options
June 15 - August 11, 2001

Artist: Ellen West, Rickards High Art Teacher (623 Gallery: Students from Ft. Braden School, Sullivan, Reudiger, Hawks Rise, Bond, & Lemoyne After School Art Program

Located Landscapes
August 31 - October 6, 2001

Artist: Nitin Jayaswal

Sponsors: Florida Dept. of State, Div. of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council; oM Cafe; The Jeff G. Peters Law Firm

8th Annual Art Auction
November 9, 2001

Artists, Patrons, Collectors: Albert Allen, Cass Allen, Artzania, Brian Bachman, Julie Baroody, Ben Bivins, John Brett, Alana Long Brice, Amy V. Brown & Alex Ward, Brabara Aleen Edwards, Terry Carley, Denise Choppin, Mary Adore Colony, Terrie Corbett, Julia DeHoff, Mary Donahue, Charles Dorn, Gay Drennon, Ken Echternacht, Mary Proctor, Bob Fincher, Mark Fletcher, Carolyn Flowers, Susan Floyd, Beverly Frick, John Gleason, Georges Han, Bob Hargrave, M.A.D. Keatley, Joe Kotzman, Deborah LaGrasse, Gabrielle Wu Lee, Jessie Lavano-Kerr, Linda Lube, Will Luck, Chuck Manning, Jean Marani, Junia Mason, Amanda Matthews, Matthew McCarron, Meredith McKinney, Ellen McMahill, Linda Menke, Mark Messersmith, Judy Nable, Jon Nalon, Lesley Nolan, Cynthia Pararo, Susan Peacock, Pelican Place, Bernard Phillips, Donalee Pond-Koenig, Dana Preu, Leslie Puckett, Sean Pushor, Tony Quickle, Kenneth Reshard, Clint Samples, Perdita Ross, W. Carl Shiver, Annemarie Tankersly, Lyda Toy, Linda Van Beck, Velvet Vintage, Steve Waller, Ellen West, Fae & Bud Mellichamp

Sponsors: Reaver Enterprises Art Supplies; Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters; Catering Caper; Hopkins Eatery; Lucy Ho’s; Marriot Corporation; Mr. E.’s Cafe; oM Cafe & Lounge; Tasty Pastry; The Wharf; The Artist League; Dream Tree; Northwest Chapter of FLorida Goldsmith’s Society; Tallahassee Little Theatre; Talleon Independant Artists of Tallahassee

Brush, Lens & Lathe
November 16th - December 22, 2001

Artists: Julie Bowland, paintings; Bob Fincher, woodturnings; Barbara Aleene Edwards, photographs

Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters

Artists: George Bedell & Deborh Groover

Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters; Katz, Kutter, Haigler, Alderman, Bryant & Yon, P.A.

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March 3rd - 26th, 2000

Artists: Kate Kretz & Carianna Rambuski

Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters

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March 31st - April 23rd, 2000

Artists: Jim Buonaccorsi & Alex Weiss

Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters; Katz, Kutter, Haigler, Alderman, Bryant & Yon, P.A.

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May 5th - June 3rd, 2000

Artists: Deborah Thompson - Construction Drawings and Willy Scholten - Scupture

Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters

621SUMMER2002
June 17th - August 12th, 2000

Artists: Jeff Pullen - Painting on Brick Walls andMichael Chaney - Masks

Activities: Found Object Artwork by Local Artists and Hands-on for Children

H2O Project
August 25th - October 7th, 2000

Artists: Mark Abrahamson, Corrine Adams, Karen Andrews, Beth Appleton, Nancy Dillen, Donne Bitner, Laima Adomaitis Brown, Linda Egendorf, Amy Brown, Pamela Crimmins, Barbara Davis, T. Barney, Daron Dean, Gay Hannah Drennon, Deborah LaGrasse, Tolbert, Martin Groffman, Patrick Hanson, W. Carl Shiver, Joel McEachern, Walter Hnatysh, Lydia Keith/Bil Myers, Sharon Tauber, Irena Kononova, Ellen Smith, Xuhong Shang, Monika Lidman, Will May, Richard Cary, Katherine Hannigan, Cathy Hathaway, Michael Eble, Barbara Edwards, Richard Schwarzchild, Sol Levine, Kathleen Kelly

Sponsors: National Endowment for the Arts; Florida Dept. of State, Div. of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council; Cultural Resources Commission and the City of Tallahassee; Nan Boynton and Railroad Square, Sue Chaires Boynton; Thomas W. Stahl & Karen Ladzinski; The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters

7th Annual Art Auction
October 20, 2002

Do Not Try This at Home
November 17th - December 20, 2002

Artist: Gary Keown, Sculpture

Artists: Kosmas Ballis, Bob Bocz, Deborah Kate Groover, Lydia Keith, Bil Myers, Robin Duke Rodgers, Maura Schaffer, Randy Rains

Sponsors: The Gem Collection; House of 10,000 Picture Frames

Feminine Metaphors
January 29th - February 14th, 1999

Artists: Paintings by Pamela Hiller, Uncomfortable Clothes by Lydia Nelson Friedland

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February 19th - March 7th, 1999

Artists: Etchings by Diana Jacobs, Digital Prints by Robert B. Stewart

Sponsors: The Gem Collection, House of 10,000 Picture Frames, The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, Wild Women Gallery

10 Women in Art
March 12th - 28th, 1999

Artists: Becky Beerensson, Donne Bitner, Nancy Baur Dillen, Lydia Nelson Friedland, Carol Garutti, Susan Martin, Ellen Pavlakos, Lynn Murray Spencer, Glenda Taylor, Lynne Whipple

Sponsors: The Gem Collection, House of 10,000 Picture Frames, The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, Wild Women Gallery

Crafts for the Senses IV
July 10th - August 21st, 1999

A hands on exhibition of works designed to be experienced by all children and adults, with a special emphasis on physically and emotionally challenged individuals.

Artists: Grace-Anne Alfiero, Andrea Beane, Laura Militzer Bryant, Robert Hargrave, Doreen Horn, Betsy Orbe Lester, Benjia Morgenstern, terraqua Reed, Barry Sager, Kelly Sari, Eva Walsh, Ellen West, Lynn Whipple; Hands On Music and Art Projects with Linda Hall, Susan Campbell, and Barry Sager

Truth in Form: Abstract Painting in the South
May 14th - June 13th, 1999

Artists: Harry Ally, Sarah Thomas Ballis…[no further record]

Artist’s League First Annual Pre-Millenium Show
November 6th - 22nd, 1999

Artists: Eric Sapronetti, Francis Baudoin d’Adjoux, Jacqueline Amantia, Christopher Casault, Lawrence Tobe, Richard Drake, John J. Fenno III, Melody Slimak, Barbera Psimas, Peter Murdock

Art Mart
December 17 - 19, 1999

Artists: over 40 local artists including: Jon Nalon, Darcy Abbot, Rebecca Wallick Babbitt, Patricia Burger, Michael Chaney, Melinda Copper, Terrie Corbett, Barbera Davis, Mary Donahue, Gay Hannah Drennon, Jennifer Dunn, Barbera Aleen Edwards, Bob Fincher, Rosemary Gallagher, Grant Gelhart, Robert Hargrave, John Harte, Elizabeth Heller-Mason, Louise Horesovsky, Nancy Juster Johnson, Mariann Kearsley, Mary Keatley, Lydia Keith, Alexa Kleinbard, E’Layne Koenigsburg, Joe & Josefa Kotzman, Jean V. Marni, Don Matthews, Tana McClane, Sharri Moroshok, Judith Nable, Audrey Padilla, Donalee Pond-Koen, Bernard Phillips, Joy Pound, Barbera Psimas, Masian Reid, Perdita Ross, Eden Rush, Barry Sager, Carl Shiver, Randall Smith, Rob Smith, Morris Springer, Laura Stover, M.R. Street, Lyda Toy, Steve Waller, Waxed Out Candles, Carol Wintermute, Laine Wyatt…

A Brush With Nature
December 3rd - 19th, 1999

Artist: Nina Allen Freeman, watercolor and collage

Guestbook: Dr. Janet A. Thompson, Steve Chandler, Steve Waller, J. Pund, David and Elizabeth, Amy Owen, Jennie Lane, Donalee Pond and Peter A. Koenig, John P. Mahony, Chuck Manning, Elaine Saleh, Lloyd Tribley, Tim and Janet Moos, L. Flowers, C. Blessing, George & Becky Allen, Steve & Suzie Larding, Jennifer Harvey, Bob Carton, Barbera Psimas, Janet & John Siamis

Sponsors: House of 10,000 Picture Frames, The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters; Katz, Kutter, Haigler, Alderman, Bryant, & Yon, PA