2011 Art Shows!

Jan. 29th, 2011- Mar. 5th, 2011

Downstairs Gallery: Soosen Dunholter Encaustic Exhibition

Upstairs Gallery: Book Arts Group Show featuring:
Johanna Finnegan Topitzer, Michelle Ray, Gail Smuda Reception: February 5th, 2011, 5-7pm

Mar. 17th, 2011 - May 14th, 2011

Annual Master Artists Show (Artist List TBA)
Reception: March 19th, 2011, 5-7pm

May 26th, 2011 - Jul. 30th, 2011

Upstairs Gallery (2 Solo shows)
Mary Graham, new summer images
Kasey Keeler, encaustics

Downstairs Gallery (2 Solo Shows with Ceramics)
Doug Prince, new images from Prodigal Light series
Andrew Lucas, new images
Belinda Bodnar, Eric Maglio & Al Jaeger Ceramics
Reception: May 28th, 2011

Aug. 9th 2011 - Oct. 22nd, 2011

Annual Taking Flight Exhibition (Artists TBA)
Reception: August 20th, 2011, 5-7pm

Nov. 8th, 2011 - Jan. 21st, 2012

Annual Precious Show
Reception: November 5th, 2011, 5-7pm

Hanging weekend!

Oh man, time has flown by...OCTOBER IS GONE!! Wow...we are hanging Precious starting on the 6th :) Can't wait.

I expect you all to come to the opening on November 13th :) In fact, here's a link to RSVP via facebook! http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=132899896728345

Active Art World-ites

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to show off some GREAT pictures of our Soo Rye Art Gallery staff workin' it at Art Attack 2010 (Victory Park, Manchester, NH) and the Emerging Artists show in Exeter. We are big fans of community involvement. We hope to help contribute to the strong seacoast area in a big way.

Some teasers for Precious

Here are some of the WONDERFUL works we have chosen for Precious (which opens November 13th, 2010, 5-7pm)

DEADLINE EXTENSION

The deadline for Precious has been revised due to popular demand, the new due date is October 1, 2010

PRECIOUS

An exhibition featuring works of a small size for an affordable price. Art can be precious like a trinket or an heirloom…show us what you can make that is under 10x10x10 (inches). All artwork must be priced under $250.00. All artist mediums are accepted including jewelry, ceramics, paintings, photographs, sculptures, books etc.

Open Call for Submission

PRECIOUS

An exhibition featuring works of a small size for an affordable price. Art can be precious like a trinket or an heirloom…show us what you can make that is under 10x10x10 (inches). All artwork must be priced under $250.00. All artist mediums are accepted including jewelry, ceramics, paintings, photographs, sculptures, books etc.

Important Dates:

Images are due to us (for promotional purposes/juroring): September 24th at the latest. Please send a CD with the following:

-300ppi images with the longest dimension measuring to 10” labeled as follows: gfournier1.jpg -Image list that states: 1. gfournier1.jpg (your first initial, last name, title, medium, price, year, dimensions)-Resume, Biography & Artist Statement -Your contact information (name, email address, physical address, phone number)-$5.00 certified check/money order (entry fee for up to five images)Soo Rye Art Gallery(Precious)11 Sagamore Road,Rye, NH 03870
Artists will be notified of acceptance on October 8th/9th

All accepted artwork is due to the gallery: November 5th/6th (all work must be wired or wall-hangable, sides of paintings must be painted in a clean and solid manner (for instance white or black), all other work must be framed. The gallery reserves the right to decline artwork at the time of its arrival if it is damaged or was no represented correctly by the images. All postage costs are the artist’s responsibility. Please send a check with the cost for the shipping to have it sent back to you (if it does not sell). If it does sell, we will add that money to your sale profit and send it back to you.

Opening Reception/Opening Day: November 13th 2010

Exhibition ends: January 21st 2011

Pick-up Artwork: January 28th/29th (Artist MUST pick up all artwork on one of these days as we do not have storage space... if there is a problem with these dates, please call us immediately... a liaison may be arranged, however you MUST tell us who that person is so we can insure the artwork’s safety).
Gallery Commission:
The gallery will take a 40% commission on all sales with the remaining 60% going to the artist. Please allow a two week period for us to process payments.

Call for Entries

A Personal Landscape

This exhibition will be centered around photographer, Gary Samson who has traveled extensively. He will show images from his travels to Cape Breton and Ghana. Gary Samson is the current chair of Photography t the New Hampshire Institute of Art. This opportunity allows both established and up-and-coming artists to supplement a well-known photographer. Mr. Samson will be juroring this exhibition himself with the help of the gallery director and owner. Artists may submit any interpretation of the title for consideration, for example: literal landscape, bodies that look like landscapes…be creative! All mediums are accepted.

Important Dates:

Images are due to us for juroring: July 1^st, 2010 at the latest

Please send a CD with the following:

-300ppi images with the longest dimension measuring to 10” labeled as follows: gfournier1.jpg

-Image list that states: 1. gfournier1.jpg (your first initial, last name, title, medium, price, year, dimensions)

-Resume, Biography & Artist Statement

-Your contact information (name, email address, physical address, phone number)

-$25.00 certified check/money order (entry fee for up to five images)

Soo Rye Art Gallery

(A Personal Landscape)

11 Sagamore Road,

Rye, NH 03870

Artists will be notified of acceptance on July 20^th

(Juroring will be taking place from July 4^th-July 17^th)

All accepted artwork is due to the gallery: August 31st (all work must be wired or wall-hangable, sides of paintings must be painted in a clean and solid manner (for instance white or black), all other work must be framed

The gallery reserves the right to decline artwork at the time of its arrival if it is damaged or was no represented correctly by the images. All postage costs are the artist’s responsibility. Please send a money order or certified check with the cost for the shipping to have it sent back to you (if it does not sell). If it does sell, we will add that money to your sale profit and send it back to you.

Exhibition Open to the Public: September 17^th 2010

Opening Reception: September 24^th 2010

Exhibition ends: November 5^th 2010

If you are a local resident then you may choose to pick up the work on the following dates:

November 5^th 10am-5pm & November 6^th 11am-5-pm

(Artist MUST pick up all artwork on one of these days as we do not have storage space and we cannot insure the artwork’s safety after these dates).

Gallery Commission:

The gallery will take a 40% commission on all sales with the remaining 60% going to the artist. Please allow a two week period for us to process payments.