AGP's "Galleria" Coming Soon!

The Art Guild of Pacifica rings in the holiday season each year with an open studio and open wall exhibition.  Art Guild members can hang as much of their work as they desire in any combination on a seven foot section of gallery wall at Sanchez Art Center, and studio artists there are provided an opportunity to share their unique work environment and their art.  Overall, this exhibition has been a wonderful community offering. 

This year, the Art Guild of Pacifica elaborates on its success with an exhibition aptly entitled “Galleria”.  Indeed, there will be open walls and open studios, but “Galleria” also offers Art Guild members the opportunity to exhibit work, any work, in a varied salon style exhibition.  This exhibition has no theme, but rather encourages artists to include many pieces of art in all shapes and sizes, which adds to the riot of visual stimuli created by salon style hanging.  If that isn’t enough, participation is offered at extremely reasonable fees, and the exhibition extends three full weekends (although artists need to be present for only one). 

A seven foot section of gallery wall at Sanchez Art Center, the open wall portion of the show, is available to AGP members for $50.  Pre-registration using the call for entry form on line (here) is necessary.  As a bonus, however, artists can enter one piece of artwork in the salon style group show at no charge.  For only $15, an artist’s small works (i.e., cards, postcards, small books, and small jewelry) can be added to the Gallery Store, and therefore be one of the first things attendees see.  Interested artists should bring the work (remember, art of all shapes and sizes is part of the salon’s charm) to Receiving on Sunday, November 25, 2012 between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.  Payments based on art size will be taken at that time and on a tiered basis, as follows: 

·         Pieces of art up to 12 inches wide cost only $2.00 each to enter.

·         Pieces of art up to 25 inches wide cost only $5.00 each to enter.

·         Individual pieces of art over 25 inches in width are $10.00 each to enter.

There is no gallery commission charged for sold items during this show, and art enthusiasts who purchase art can leave with their purchase that day (as opposed to waiting until the show’s end).   Artists entering their work must be Art Guild of Pacifica members (individual membership is only $25 – learn more about membership here). 

AGP’s “Galleria” will be open for three consecutive weekends, but artists with open walls are required to be on the premises to represent their work only during the first weekend, which is November 30 – December 2, 2012.  Thereafter, gallery attendants will be on site to handle sales the weekends of December 8-9 and December 15-16, and during Pacifica Performance intermissions in that time period.  Please see the Call for Entry for open wall installation information and more details. 

We hope to see many Art Guild of Pacifica members involved in this wonderful exhibition and bringing their art to the public.  Remember, one doesn’t have to pay for wall space to be included in the salon group show.  For as low as $2.00, any artist can include a small piece of work and be a part of AGP’s glorious “Galleria”!  It’s a wonderful way to ring in the 2012 holiday season!

Get the call for artists here!

By Donna L. Faber

October 19, 2012