A few photos of the reception on June 8.
Henry Reggans, friend of the gallery,came and provided background
music on the keyboard. The food was one of the best with
homemade sausage, giant meat balls in sauce, double espresso
brownies, cheeses, fruits ,and much more.
The art work covered many medias with photography,
paintings, glass, and sculptures.
Call to Artists/Prospectus
4th
Annual
Competition Exhibit
This year’s Competition includes an additional Merit Award,
provided by the family of Dr. Billie McRae in her honor as a lover
and supporter of the arts. This brings the total award purse to
$1600.00 for awards for 2013. A complete listing of awards is
provided on the Call to Artists, along with an event calendar.
The juror
for the 2013 Competition Exhibit is Alyssa Fridgen, the Curator of
the Alexandria Museum of Art in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Click Here for the Form"Call to Artists"
Alyssa Fridgen :
2013 Competition Juror
The juror for the 2013
Competition Exhibit is Alyssa Fridgen, the Curator of the Alexandria
Museum of Art in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Ms. Fridgen is responsible
for researching and developing new exhibitions for the Museum,
conducting scholarly research on the permanent collection, and
overseeing the care, presentation, and interpretation AMoA’s
permanent collection.
Prior to Alexandria Museum of Art, Alyssa
lived and worked in New York City, where she had been curating art
exhibitions for over seven years. Alyssa has curated exhibitions of
international artists for Art for Change, Moti Hasson Gallery, and
other major organizations. She also coordinated an annual public
arts festival for Art for Change, consulted Artnet on development of
a new art market index, and led the SIGHT unSEEN tour for
SoHo20 Chelsea.
As Archivist and Auction Liaison at Spanierman
Gallery, Alyssa coordinated major 19th-21st century American Art
exhibitions, researched art for catalogue raisonnés, bid on art at
Sotheby’s and Christie’s auctions, and catalogued Winslow Homer
drawings at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
She has
presented guest lectures and workshops on art and public policy at
Yale University and New York University. Alyssa studied art history
at Columbia University, received her Certificate in Fine Art
Appraisal Studies at New York University, and graduated summa cum
laude with a B.S. in Marketing and International Business from
Arizona State University.
GALLERY ONE EIIIEVEN is pleased to
have Ms. Fridgen as Juror this year, and she will conduct a short
gallery talk at the opening reception for the exhibit on Saturday,
September 14 at 6:00.
For more information and
Registration
Click Here
We Got Mail..
Arts Council of Central Louisiana
Monthly News Letter from the "Arts of Central Louisiana" for
the Month of
March..Click
Here
All Links in "We Got Mail" takes you
off the gallery web site.
NOMA News letter from New Orleans
Museum of Art-
Click
Here
Cite' des Art News Letter
located in Lafayette .
Click Here
The official Entry Form: Click Here.
Where to find local original artist's work and local made
crafts in Leesville Main Street District.
Click to enlarge.
Gallery Is Looking For Volunteers
The gallery is putting in a call for volunteers for a gallery attendant. If anyone wants to help bring the Arts into our community and into your lives, then this is your passport.
Contact Tony:
galleryoneellleven@gmail.com
Paula:
paula_sche@yahoo.com