Tuesday, August 21, 2007

AOTblog is HERE!

WELCOME TO AOTblog!!

Below is all the old news. Keep coming back to stay current on all AOT current and upcoming shows and happenings. LOVE, AOT

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AUGUST

Watch video of August Opening!



Glass artist Callahan McVay
and the Third Annual Glass Float Hunt!
For the third year running, 50 of glass artist Callahan McVay's signature hand-blown glass floats were hidden in Pope Marine Park, downtown on the Port Townsend waterfront.

Once found, the floats were authenticated by Callahan, who was onsite at the park. Additional floats are also available for purchase at the gallery. Watch the video below!



JULY


OPENING NIGHT!!!
with Stefanie Johnson
and Emerald Honor Bailey

And don't miss a special unveiling of new work by four-year-old Miss Emerald Honor Bailey! Watch the video of the July Opening!



MAY & JUNE


: : LIFEDOTDOTDOT: Abstract paintings

Tom DeGroot
Zach Hixson
Counsel Langley
Eric Olson

Life Dot Dot Dot. As in Life etc. As in life and all the rest of it. That and there will truly be a veritable smorgasbord of dots to feast your eyes upon when Artisans on Taylor brings together Tom DeGroot, Zach Hixson, Counsel Langley, and Eric Olson, four abstract painters whose work captures and encodes nothing less than the stuff of life. . . . Watch video below!




APRIL

: : SOLVENTS CD/BOOK RELEASE PARTY!! April 7th, 6 - 8PM

Manresa Castle: a collaboration of audio and visual works
by Solvents & Heidi Tucker

Original prints by Heidi Tucker on display all April



MARCH



: : Assemblage artist Michael deMeng shares his Secrets of Rusty Things . . . .

JANUARY & FEBRUARY

: : HEARTBREAKER: JANUARY - FEBRUARY 15TH

Ever lost in love?! Betrayal, jealousy, unrequited, love/lust, unattainable, unapproachable, unresponsive objects of love/lust, tainted, tortured, led-on, let down
. . . . it’s a HEARTBREAKER.

HEARTBREAKER is AOT'S first group exhibition. Conceived of by painter Counsel Langley and co-curated by Langley and gallery owner Teresa Verraes-Landis, HEARTBREAKER brings together paintings, prints, photography, jewelry, and sculpture by more than twenty-five artists . . . .

DECEMBER


: : TRUNK SHOW X 2: beads. fibres. jewels. chocolate.

2006 CLEARANCE/2007 RELEASE
Premier AOT Artists: Lynne Hoppe, Jackie Pallister, Katherine Van Kleeck, Lisa & Tony Blackwell and Rachel's Chocolates

: : New paintings by local favorite Jacqueline Chisick
and the visual art of world-renowned violist Emanual Vardi
are displayed through the end of December.

NOVEMBER

: : PT Leader Features AOT artist:

Emanuel and Lenore Vardi add musical, artistic talent to Port Townsend's ever-vital arts community

By Kathie Meyer, Leader staff writer

When a California violinist visiting Artisans on Taylor heard that Emanuel Vardi, the world-class viola virtuoso, lives in Port Townsend, his jaw dropped with admiration. Between Emanuel and his wife, Lenore, also a violinist and violist of acclaim, the two have earned great respect in not just the musical world but as visual artists too. . . . READ THE ARTICLE

: : Jim Ball: Paintings
Sofia Christine: Icons
Opening Reception and PT Art Walk
Saturday, November the 4th, 5pm to 8pm

. . . . Jim Ball presents large-scale abstract paintings. His magnificent acrylic based works are made rich with layers of royal colors and mixed mediums, including shining gold leaf . . . .

OCTOBER

: : Saturday the 7th saw the Armed in Eden Artists' Reception. One of our best parties yet. All in attendence were radiant! Thanks to Audioeins DJ Alan Brock-Richmond for keeping the atmosphere sparkling. Congratulations to Lisa and Jeane for a powerful show that has launch a thousand conversations.


: : Armed in Eden -October 1 through Halloween

Lisa Johnson: Assemblage
Jeane Myers: Deconstructed Paintings

Check out Lisa's work in video below!



: : We are celebrating the unveiling our new exhibition space! Come by and see the hole we punched in the wall expanding the gallery and transforming the feel of the space.

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