We had a fantastic turn out for our artists’ reception celebrating the opening of re-ART ’08! A million thanks to the artists who were able to attend – this show could not have happened without your fantastic contributions. Without a doubt, the over all consensus was positively outstanding when it came to the quality of [...]
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in the gallery…re-ART ’08 – October 18 – November 29
October 2, 2008 – 6:38am
The response to our call to artists for re-ART ’08 was awesome. We received 130 individual entries of art from recycled materials from nearly 30 different artists in a great variety of mediums. Our jurors did a great job bringing the overall number down to a manageable amount, while keeping the show interesting and fun. [...]
…in the gallery – “Apophenia” (EXTENDED to 10/11!)
July 31, 2008 – 9:02pm
The spontaneous perception of connections and meaningfulness in unrelated phenomena. …or in our case… Finding meaningfulness in the work of two phenomenal South Sound painters. We are excited to present Apophenia featuring the paintings of Dale Witherow and Angel (Fred) Matamoros. Apophenia opens with an artists’ reception Thursday August 21 5:00 [...]
…in the gallery – re-Art ’08
July 9, 2008 – 10:11am
ATTENTION ARTISTS! FINAL CALL FOR ENTRIES! This fall we are excited to present re-ART ’08, October 16 – November 29, a juried art exhibition about re-USING, re-NEWING and re-THINKING our throw-away minded culture. As Americans, we produce on average 4 ½ pounds of garbage each day and for every can of trash we haul out to [...]
…in the gallery – “From the Garden” June 19 – Aug 2
June 18, 2008 – 9:52pm
We are excited to present a show perfectly suited for the arrival of summer! From the Garden features new works by painter Lili Kin and ceramicist Gene Phillips. Ms. Kin’s history with Madera goes back to our first show – Square One. With The Garden, she has taken a departure from her large, colorful and [...]
…in the gallery – “Re-Ply!”
April 24, 2008 – 10:27pm
Madera’s craftsman extraordinaire, Steve Lawler, has launched his own new line of custom furniture made from 100% recycled plywood. The first available piece in Steve’s “Re-Ply” line, a coffee table, is now on display in the gallery, and is available for $900.
…in the gallery – “F is for…”
April 5, 2008 – 9:49pm
Our current exhibition features 8 up and coming artists from the Tacoma Artworks Group. The show, inspired by our 6th letter, is a fund raising effort in support of the Tacoma Community College Foundation Arts department. TAG is a sanctioned club through the Associated Students of Tacoma Community College (ASTCC). The mission of TAG is [...]
…in the gallery – A Path of Flame
March 13, 2008 – 9:07pm
Through the end of March Gallery Madera is exhibiting works from 11 contemporary wood fired ceramic artists as well as Sumi paintings by Tacoma artist Selinda Sheridan and multi-media paintings by Port Townsend’s Rae Belkin. This show has proven to be one of our most popular to date. (We even had a couple drive in [...]
