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Designer Show Coming to art251
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art251 will be hosting an art show and reception specifically for interior designers and decorators to introduce them to our gallery, to our talented artists, and to any clients who have design needs.
This will be an invitation only event, so if you have a favorite designer or decorator, please send us his/her email address to kim@art251.com so we can invite them to this private event.
Also, if you are in need of a designer for your own personal or business use and would like to attend the event to meet some DFW area designers, please send an email to kim@art251.com and we will send you an invitation.
Look for dates, times and more information soon!
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2009 Show Calendar
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We have 6 artist shows scheduled this year. Our third for this year, featuring Art Deco style original and limited edition works by Trish Biddle, just ended. Next up, is photographer with a uniquely refreshing eye, Sean Fitzgerald.
For more details on this show and all other events check out the calendar on the art251 website.
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October Feature: How We Find and Select Artists
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We often get asked this question by both customers and artists. Well, we find artists in a couple of ways: we discover them, and they discover us.
Before we opened art251, Kim and I spend about 4 months looking for artists. We visited galleries, artist studios and art shows. We read art magazines. We looked at artists’ websites. We listened to friends. We used the great tubes of the internet, we used the Google.
So, here’s a quick summary of the process.
1. Search for local artists in local galleries, local artist directories and event / listings services.
2. Search online, search online, and search online.
Collect detailed information (no snooping in artist’s trash) about all artists and their art.
3. Categorize by media type.
4. Group in order of priority (based on our top secret art251 formula).
5. Invite first, then next, group of artists.
6. Go back to #1, and repeat.
Our searching lead us to around 400-500 local artists. We were, and continue to be, amazed at the breadth and depth of local artistic talent.
Recently, and now that the art251 doors have opened, artists have begun to find us. They find us through friends and other artists. They find us via other galleries. They find us through the vastness of cyberspace and, of course, the Google
So, if you’re an artist, especially an emerging one and have yet to expose your work to the world, or the neighborhood for that matter, here’s what to do. Follow our artist submission guidelines, and then take the next step towards finding us and letting others discover you and your art.
We’ll be glad to give you more advice on which is the best option for you. Just come in and ask your friendly art251 staff.
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| Art+Nature+Architecture Collide |
 Phew! One year since the Trinity River Audubon Center (TRAC) opened. So, it’s time to celebrate nature and art together. Visit us at TRAC and art251 Trinity River, breathe some fresh air, take in some beautiful art and nature, and check out the award winning bird-shaped, eco-friendly building designed by Antoine Predock.
During October 10-11 TRAC will focus on works of art from area artists in its Great Hall, seminars on sustainable living in its classrooms, and nature-related activities on the trails. Admission is free… see you this weekend! Click here for the complete schedule.
What is there to do at Trinity River Audubon Center (TRAC) besides art? PLENTY!
• Hike four miles of trails through restored prairie, wetland and bottomland forest habitats
• Take a guided nature walk for visitors of all ages
• Bird more than 100 resident and migrant species
• Enjoy nature from scenic overlooks and bird blinds
• Learn about the area’s habitats and history through hands-on exhibits
• Attend workshops on conservation practices & outdoor skills
• Join a cool nature club: Bug Club, Bird Club, Frog Club, or Adventure Club
• Attend a field trip with field-based education programs for students
• Complete your Eagle Scout or Gold Award project
• Stretch and relax in a yoga class
• Open young eyes to nature in the Children’s Discovery Garden
• Participate in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology eBird tracking program
• Relax and enjoy refreshments on the overview deck or picnic area by the Trinity River
• Attend Free Third Thursday lectures and activities
• Sign up for Summer Camp
• Join an educational program: Birds of Play, Discover Together, Birding 101, Living Green
• Become a TRAC Volunteer Naturalist
Where are we?
TRAC is 8 minutes from Downtown Dallas on South Loop 12
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| October Show: Sean Fitzgerald, Photographer |
In keeping with our nature-oriented theme, we are delighted to announce Sean Fitzgerald will be the featured artist for our next show. The exhibit begins with an opening reception and gallery walk on October 29, 6-9pm, and runs from October 29 – November 28, 2009.
Sean Fitzgerald spent the first 25 years of his life without ever owning a camera. For that matter, he never did much of anything remotely artistic, (unless you can count refurbishing his 1966 Mustang after accidentally burning it up).
Sean majored in political science from Texas A&M. Following law school at UH, he eventually found himself practicing trial law. He did well financially but realized he lacked fulfillment and was bored. He bought a camera and started to take pictures. The right side of his brain started to wake up. He was hooked.
With the great support from his wife, Sean was able to quit practicing law and concentrate on his photography full time. Photography satisfies Sean’s desire to see new things and express himself. He also has an insatiable wanderlust for seeing new things and places, the more surreal the better.
Nowadays Sean’s photographic range is broad and deep, he creates fine art photography, he sells to individual and corporate collectors, interior designers, and commercial art buyers. He shoots for magazines, calendars and commercial clients. He teaches photography and Photoshop.
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| Featured Artist – Jean Storm |
It all began in the fall of 1996, as retirement gave Jean Storm the opportunity to begin a new path. Jean chose the creative direction of jewelry making, and her first pieces were simple pearl and gemstone necklaces and earrings. In those early years, she was self taught.
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Jean Storm’s official jewelry making education began with classes in fabrication, metalsmithing, enameling, silver clay, and beading. Her goal was to learn as much as possible about the jewelry arts. Interestingly Jean had worked in the field of dentistry where she learned to wax and cast, and then learned to bend wires for an orthodontist. While learning fabrication with Elizabeth Knodle in Dallas, Jean also had the opportunity to attend her beading classes in Tucson. She learned Bench Tips and Tricks from Alan Revere and Anticlastic Forming with Rhonda Coryell and their influence turned her back to forging metal. On the softer side of the jewelry arts, classes with Karen Doore and Debbie Cooper taught Jean the techniques of creating unique designs in silver clay. Studying with Sue Gordon at Brookhaven College brought a new focus to what Jean likes to do best, that is, setting stones in silver and then forging the connecting pieces. All of these classes have formed the building blocks for the foundation of Jean Storm’s jewelry designs today.Over the past ten years
Jean Storm has exhibited in many shows and galleries in Texas, including Coppell, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Dallas, Denton, North Richland Hills, Irving, Keller, Southlake and in Grapevine’s Gaylord Texan Hotel.
Jean Storm designs and makes contemporary art jewelry. You may find art clay, sterling silver, gold, copper, brass, glass beads, pearls and semi-precious stones used in a variety of designs from ancient to contemporary with mixed cultural influences.
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Warm Regards,
Your friends and neighbors at art251
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