November 7, 2007
Friday for the Arts, Nov 9 line-up
Read on to see all the goings on this Friday in Petersburg:
Petersburg Area Art League
7 E. Old St., (804) 861-4611, open Tuesday-Saturday, 10:30-2:30, Sunday 1-4
Opening Reception: Main Gallery: “Nature’s Inspirational Treasures,” featuring work by four local women who call themselves “The Artistic Ladies.” They are Savannah Cabral, Polly Taylor, Sylvia Wawner, and Donna Williams. They produce paintings and drawings in a wide range of media, including oils, acrylics, watercolors, charcoals, pastels, and colored pencils. New Exhibit: Upstairs Gallery: “Portraits,” a collection of portraits by local artists. To raise funds for the work of the Art League, the public will have the opportunity to judge the work, & will also be able to participate in raffles for restaurant packages & a new easel.
William R. McKenney Library
137 S. Sycamore St., (804) 733-2387, open Mon. & Wed., 9-9, and Tues. & Thurs.-Sat., 9:00-5:30
Opening Reception: Lower Level Meeting Room & Gallery: “Threads from Penelope”Ôø?Quilts & Wall Hangings by local artist Garry Curtis, who grew up in Petersburg, majored in English at VCU, and worked until retirement in retail & restaurants. Curtis named his sewing machine Penelope, after UlyssesÔø? faithful wife, when she worked like a dream after years of disuse. He approaches the design of his quilts in a “neopsychodelic” fashion: traditional blocks using bright Amish-like colors & wild, vibrant prints, using no pastels or earthy repro fabrics.
Art from the Heart
13 East Washington Street, (804) 732-0274, open Monday through Saturday, 10:00-3:30
Continuing Exhibit: Striking realistic graphite portraits, graphic art, and T-shirts by freelance artist Marlon D. Bowers.
Office of Sheriff Vanessa Crawford
Courthouse Square, (804) 733-2369
New Exhibit: “This Is Your Brain on Art”Ôø?Artwork by students from the Music, Art, & Design Department at Virginia State University.
John Tyler Community College Gateway Outreach Center
218 North Sycamore Street, (804) 862-6420
Continuing Exhibits: Seven John Tyler art students: Martha Brogley (”Found Horizons”Ôø?oils); Zita Ellison (”Thematic Realism”); Pat Farris (”Artwork 2006-2007″); Shannon Gilbert (”Anticipation”); Rani Popli-Aibara (”Fauvism Revisited”); Terry Lynn Smith (”Eyes of the Soul”); & Robert L. Wynne (”Photos from Scotland, Summer 2006″).
Kimberly AnnÔø?s
246 North Sycamore Street, (804) 733-2828, www.ilovekimberlyanns.com, Tuesday-Saturday, 10-5
Continuing Exhibit: Bridget Copa Nelson & her daughter Jessica Frazier continue to show their new collection of wearable, decorative art, with entirely new work. Magician Mr. G will be making props & merchandise disappear right before your eyes.
Dixie Diner
250 N. Sycamore St., (804) 732-7425, open Mon.- Sun., varying hours
New Exhibit: Mixed media artwork by Gilmore McCoy, art teacher at Vernon Johns Middle School. Live music: Michael Redman (sax), with vocalist Evelyn Quaye, 6:00-8:00 pm; The Zac Artis Project (jazz fusion), 9:00 pm.-1:30 am.
Cockade City Grill
305 N. Sycamore St., (804) 862-2537
Continuing Exhibit: New work by local artist Evelyn Quaye, featuring oils, acrylics, & pencil drawings of musicians performing in the area, especially at the Cockade City Grill. Live music: Midnight Train, 9:00 pm.-1:00 am.
Sol Cooper Gallery
306 North Sycamore Street, (804) 240-6859; by appointment only
New Exhibit: “Peninsula Paintings & Monotypes,” by Bobby Lynch. New work. Views of Gloucester & Matthews County. DonÔø?t miss!
Java Mio Coffeehouse & Bistro
322 N. Sycamore St., (804) 861-2700, www.javamio.com, Mon.-Fri., 7-7, Sat. 8-5
Opening Reception: Chester artist, Fil Aquino, will show room dividers and fireplace screens that he creates & paints. His functional art is made from pinewood & oak, and painted with oils & acrylics. Aquino has a fine-arts degree from VCU, and specializes in breathtaking wildlife, landscape, & still-life images. Wine & Beer Tasting from 5:00 until 10:00 pm: Scott Young from Republic National this month will share wines that compliment Thanksgiving dinner. Light meals until 10:00 pm.
The Pink Scottie
408 North Sycamore St., (804) 957-6112
New Exhibit: Handcrafted FabergÔø?-style Egg Pendants from the ARTEL collection. These pendants are handcrafted by Russian master jewelers, in America, from sterling-silver cores, 24-kt gold vermeil, cut Swarovski crystals, fine Italian enamels, and a variety of semi-precious stones. Each manifests the exquisite style of Peter Carl FabergÔø?, whose masterpieces were prized by the czars & are still treasured today. DonÔø?t miss!
Patricia DillardÔø?s Antiques & Oddities
1 E. Old St., (804) 733-7014, www.patriciadillardantiques.com
New Exhibit: Treasures from the Odd Fellows Building.
The Retreat Salon & Spa
12 West Old Street, (804) 861-8104
New Exhibit: Jewelry by Ellen Marie Murphy, whose love of jewelry led her to begin studying the craft while living in Wisconsin. She creates her own lampwork beads from glass rods, adding multiple colors or fine silver to the beads in their molten state.
MariaÔø?s CafÔø? & Italian Restaurant
16 West Old Street, (804) 862-3100
LIve Music: Michael Redman (jazz saxophone), with Evelyn Quaye on vocals, 8:30-11:00 pm.
RiverÔø?s Edge
20 West Old Street, (804) 722-0505
Continuing Exhibit: New arrivals of art and sculpture, plus plenty of holiday specials.
Sycamore Rouge
21 W. Old St., (804) 957-5707, www.sycamorerouge.org
Opening Reception: Gallery: Portraits of women by artist & musician Alison Chase Radcliffe, who paints & draws portraits of women from the imagination, using primarily oils on wood. She sands her previous work & paints on top of it, so that each portrait has beneath its surface layers & layers of women, adding depth & dimension to her work. Included in the exhibit will be a hand-made book. Live music: 8:00 pm: Alison Chase Radcliffe, who sings spirituals from the African-American tradition, in her own arrangements, & accompanies herself on the piano. She sings with power, beauty, & subtlety. Live Music: 6:00 pm: Excerpts from the upcoming production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, presented by the students of the Appomattox Regional GovernorÔø?s School.
Petersburg Regional Art Center
132 North Sycamore Street, (804) 733-8200, www.shockoebottomarts.com, Open Wednesday-Saturday, 10-4
Opening Reception: Juried November All-Media Show. Awards Ceremony & Raffle Drawing for Studio 304 at 7:30 p.m. Juror: Dr. Mikell Brown, Associate Dean, Arts & Sciences, John Tyler Community College. Flowers by Flowers & More. Live Music: Petersburg Festival Chorus, singing Carmina Burana & other pieces, 2 performances, 7:00 pm & 9:00 pm. DonÔø?t miss! Two-Day Raku Workshop, 10 November 2007, 10 am to 3 pm, and 24 November 2007, 4-8 pm, $75 Opening Receptions: Mezzanine Gallery Shows: Derek Smith (colored pencils); Ginny Dumouchelle (watercolors); Gail McCann (mixed); Johanna Stoneking (photography); & Kitty Hedgepeth ( oils). Open House studio shows by 70 artists. Roast & pot-luck dinner in honor of Rusty Davis (Director of the Art Center) & Deanna Thomas (Founder of the Art Center), 4:30 pm, hosted by residents & friends.
St. PaulÔø?s Episcopal Church
110 Union St., (804) 733-3415
Live Music: Concerts by Candlelight: Virginia Benefit Chorale, Steve Davis, Conductor. Donations benefit the Music & Arts Program of Bristol Parish. 6:30 pm.
Carol Anna Meese Atelier
27 Bollingbrook Street, (804) 931-1370, open for Friday for the Arts! & by appointment
Grand Opening Exhibit: “Virginia: 18 New Paintings,” by Carol Anna Meese. Meese will be showing paintings created during the heat of summer, worked from sketches done while visiting central Virginia countryside as well as worked from the imagination. Warm in color, active in brushwork, and evocative, these oil paintings on canvas aim to conjure up sultry summer days & the early autumn heat of this fertile land.
Friend House Gallery
Bollingbrook Street & Cockade Alley, upstairs, (804) 931-1370
Continuing Exhibit: New work by artists in residence Carol Anna Meese & potter Kathryn Hedgepeth.
Therapeutic Massage Center & Boutique
27 Bollingbrook Street (upstairs), (804) 722-1720, open Monday-Saturday, 10-5
New Exhibit: Local watercolor artist Beth Huntley presents Huntley DesignsÔø?jewelry made of freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystals, art glass, sterling-silver, gold-filled wire & other findings. Huntley makes artfully sculpted bracelets & earrings, as well as hand-tied pearls with specially designed clasps & hooks, innovative additions to traditional accessories.
Wabi-Sabi
29 Bollingbrook Street, (804) 862-1365, www.eatwabisabi.com, www.myspace.com/eatwabisabi, Tues.-Sat., 11:00 am to midnight; Sun., 4:00 pm to midnight
Continuing Exhibit: Upstairs: “Koi Series” by Bobby Lynch, of Richmond & Petersburg. New Exhibit: Tavern: Work by Richmond drummer & freelance artist Forrest Young, and other artists from the Illustrators Club of Richmond. Young currently plays drums for the jazz trio, Jazz-Mahne, and has previously played with numerous other ensembles, including The Modern Groove Syndicate. He gives workshops in illustration and sequential art at libraries up and down the East Coast, teaches at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, & is a member of the Illustrators Club of Richmond. He does superb work. DonÔø?t miss! Live Music: Bungalo 6, 9:00 pm to midnight, featuring band leader Mark Ingraham on trumpet, Margaux LeSourd with lead vocals, Trey Pollard & Alan Parker on guitars, Devonne Harris on drums & percussion, Derrick Englert on bass & vocals, Reggie Pace on trombone, percussion, & vocals, Brian Mahne on keys, & Kevin Simpson on sax. A blast! DonÔø?t miss!
AndradeÔø?s International Restaurant
7 Bollingbrook Street (804) 733-1515
Continuing Exhibit: Drawings of the R/UDAT vision for downtown Petersburg by Jay Womack of Illinois & Francisco Behr of California.
Divine Diva
10 Bollingbrook Street., (804) 861-3355, divinedivaboutique@gmail.com
New Exhibit: Fredericksburg artist Pam Brown will exhibit her jewelry. She uses sterling silver & authentic crystyals & stones to make one-of-a-kind pieces. She will also show some of her personalized pieces featuring birthstones & names, & will take orders for these.
Paper with Style
8 Bollingbrook Street, (804) 733-0383, www.paperwithstyle.com
New Exhibit: “NYC 07.” A collection of photographs from a forty-eight-hour trip to New York City capture the essence of the city. The photographic art of Frederic Munro Wiggins, a local photographer specializing in blending photojournalism with artistic styles.
The Oak Antique Mall
400 North Sycamore St. (804) 861-6111, Mon.-Sat., 10-7, Sun. 12-5
First Floor Gallery, Landing: New Exhibit: Born in Columbia, South Carolina, Maggie Chalifoux moved to Richmond at an early age. After studying art at VCU and pursuing a career in computer technology for twenty years, she began pursuing art professionally in 1988. In 2006, she moved to Lake Gaston, where she has a lake-front studio. Her art is diverse. In striving to grow, she tries many subjects & many techniques, and she studies the masters, especially, recently, modern masters. Her paintings exhibit a rich palette and a vibrant use of color, and are found in collections throughout the United States.
Siege Museum
15 West Bank Street, (804) 733-2427
Continuing Exhibition: “Laying the Foundation of a City: PetersburgÔø?s History to 1815,” an exhibition on PetersburgÔø?s early history, featuring copies of maps, portraits, and other images, as well as a few artifacts, including a display of miniature portraits of personalities associated with Petersburg. A Petersburg 2007 Exhibit. Continuing Exhibition: “PetersburgÔø?s Lowndes Stoneware.” Features examples of Lowndes pottery including a rare treasure, an exquisitely adorned pitcher that was recently added to the exhibit. The Lowndes pottery operated in the Blandford section of town from 1806 until 1855. The pottery primarily produced utilitarian stoneware pieces for storing and serving food. A Petersburg 2007 Exhibit.
Charles Leonard Building
20 W. Bank St., open by appointment
Continuing Exhibit: In the windows of the Leonard Building: Work by Midlothian mosaicist Jacki Sowers, who brings a touch of whimsy to the sometimes staid world of mosaics. Using glass tiles, mirror, porcelain flowers, seashells, pebbles, beads, & ceramic figurines, she embellishes mirrors, tables, urns, wall fountains, & mannequin forms, saying, “anything that doesnÔø?t run fast enough faces the risk of being glued, glitzed, & grouted.” Don’t miss!
Bank Street Gallery
27 W. Bank St., open by appointment, (804) 733-6180
Continuing Exhibits: New work by Kirsten Kindler, a grant recipient from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in 2004, who works in oils & extraordinary cut-paper hangings. New oils by former Petersburger Stephen Roebuck, a graduate of U.Va. & Pratt Institute, who teaches at Christ Church School. New watercolors by Petersburg artist Catherine Warnock, who was born in Scotland & lived in California. Her influences are from travel & nature. She is currently studying with Carol Meese. New oils by Petersburg native O. Pollard, who has been painting since 1954. Reception, 7:00-9:00 pm.
Purple Passion Gallery
29 W. Bank St., (804) 863-1943, open Tues.-Sat., 10-6
Opening Reception: New work by longtime local Waverly watercolor artist Kitty Nettles, who will be exhibiting her new mixed-media collage creations, along with her long-popular watercolor paintings.
Mini-Spa for Utopia Spa
23 West Old Street, (804) 732-1234
Continuing Exhibit: “Portrayals of Petersburg.” Second Annual Petersburg High School Art Contest. Portrait photographs of people whom the students believe “reflect” Petersburg.
PennistonÔø?s Alley Antiques
102 West Old Street, (804) 722-0135
Grand Opening Exhibit & Sale: Opening of “The West Wing” & “Ye Olde Christmas Shop,” featuring the “Petersburg Christmas Bell,” made exclusively for PennistonÔø?s Alley by INGE-GLAS of Germany, whose mouth-blown, hand-painted heirloom ornaments are available for Christmas gifts.
Throughout Old Towne
Live Music: The saxophone of Rosshan Monroe.
An updated walking tour map is now available here.