We are excited about making the announcement of whose work has been chosen for this fabulous exhibit to begin March 1- 29th. Opening reception will be March 3rd, 2012 2-4 p.m.

More details to follow:

Come and meet the artists, opening reception of “Small Works, Great Art” begins Sat. December 3rd 2 – 4 p.m.  Give the gift of art, from local and not so local artists, plenty of creative inspiration to be seen and enjoyed.  Remember to LIKE us on FACEBOOK too, we are still recording all our LIKES into the Nov/Dec draw for a piece of work from this show….head on over to our FACEBOOK page, LIKE us and you will be automatically added to the draw.  Keep checking back for more great news.

After decades of engraving primarily landscapes, Clive has turned to more abstract concepts. His graphic background and printmaking experience make these strong visual, and thought provoking, images. Visit http://clivelewisprintmaker.com/

Open Book – An Exploration of Books as Art

DESCRIPTION:

We love books! We like reading, holding, storing, annotating, stacking and altering books. As artists we are interested in the book as objects and as ideas. The phrase Open Book can be interpreted in many ways.  For this exhibition the curators will be looking for submissions that expand on this idea and definition of book and will include art works in a variety of mediums.

Types of works we are most interested in receiving include (but are not limited to):

• work about books, on books, built with books
• painting – all mediums
• mixed media and found materials
• assemblage and three-dimensional
• sculpture
• photographs
• paper
• print

 CURATORS:

Rebecca Erickson is a visual artist interested in collaborative work. She is working on a project with books at www.waxedbook.ca

 Supria Karmakar is a visual artist who uses encaustic mixed media and altered book mediums within her artwork. She will be teaching “The Altered Book” at the 6^th Annual International Encaustic Conference in Mass., USA in June 2012. http://encausticconference.blogspot.com/

 DEADLINE:  Friday January 13^th, 2012 (post-marked by midnight); there is no fee to enter

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

• 3-5 images, 300 dpi, jpeg, maximum 1.8 MB each, on a CD mailed to: Whitestone Gallery, 80 Norfolk Street, Guelph, ON. N1H 4J2.  Marked Attention: “Open Book – An Exploration of Books as Art”; your CD will not be returned
• An image list with title, medium, size (height, width, & depth)
• Please label your images in the following manner:  number- title – name of artist. i.e.:  01-Flowers in the wind-JaneDoe.jpg
• A brief paragraph of your background and experience related to art (short bio.)
• Contact information: Name, mailing address, email, website, and phone number(s)
• Artist will be contacted by email the week of January 22, 2012 about successful submissions
• All accepted artwork for the exhibit must be installation ready, clearly labelled and with clear directions on any special installation requirements and delivered by 18 February 2012.  If mailed, sufficient postage for return mail must be provided.
• Please note that Whitestone Gallery does not insure art work in the gallery.
• All work sold will be subject to a 25% commission fee.
• For more information contact whitestonecollective@gmail.com

Here is the video – enjoy:  http://www.photoshow.com/watch/He9gY3qY