5×7 Art Splurge and Social at the Arthouse

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The 5×7 annual fundraiser, art sale, and exhibition benefiting the Arthouse at the Jones Center opens tomorrow night with the Art Splurge, where you will have your first chance to purchase artwork from among 1,000s of original 5×7-inch works of art by emerging and established contemporary artists.

I will have two pieces in the show, part of a new series of small paintings.  (I will unveil the series sometime after the ArtSplurge and ArtSocial have passed, as all works are supposed to remain anonymous until they are sold).

This is a really exciting event.  Patrons can preview the art for about an hour and decide on the pieces they want to purchase; then at a certain hour, a horn is blown and it’s a fun scramble for the patrons to grab their chosen works of art.

Find out more about the 5×7 Exhibit at the Arthouse website.

5×7 Art Social

Or come out to the 5×7 Art Social on Friday night to schmooze with the artists, where you will have your second chance to pick up a 5×7 work of art.   There will be food, drinks, and music both nights.  Hope to see you there!

Controversy at the Arthouse

The conversation Friday night (and possibly Thursday night, too) should be pretty lively, due to the controversy created earlier this year because of the decision by the Arthouse to dismiss their only curator, Elizabeth Dunbar—for financial reasons (after having spent $6.6 million on their year-long renovation and expansion).  Some of the artwork in the 5×7 show is a direct response to this controversy, and you may even see some blank boards in protest of the decision to eliminate Dunbar’s position.

If you’d like to read up on all the details of the controversy, there are several excellent articles online:

5x7 Art Social

5×7 Art Splurge at the Arthouse 2008

5×7 Art Splurge at the Arthouse 2008

Artists’ Preview

Every year, the Arthouse at the Jones Center holds a 5×7 Show, in which hundreds of 5″x7″ paintings donated by local artists are for sale for $100.00 each. The paintings are displayed anonymously – the artist’s name is revealed only after the work is purchased.

View some of the pictures I took at the opening in the thumbnail gallery below – some are shots of some of my favorite paintings from other artists (should any of these be your paintings, I’d love to hear from you and give proper attribution, and should you want a copy of my pic of your art, I’ll be happy to send you one):

Arthouse 5×7 Show

5x7 2008 - My Paintings

This week’s paintings are two 5×7’s that were donated to the Arthouse at the Jones Center.

The Art Splurge and Exhibition begins on May 17th, with an opening from 7:30 – 10pm.