Thanks to everyone who came out to the card deck show!  We know that it’s a very busy time, so it was great to see so many of you!  There are  23 pieces of original art that were not drawn at the show. There are some fantastic pieces that will need new homes!   Southport press will conduct a silent auction for the remaining pieces.   The list is available below, so bid people!  

We have sold a ton of card decks but there are still plenty of decks available!  You can pick up decks here at ArtWorks or at any of the following Kenosha retailers:  The Pollard gallery-Lemon Street Gallery-Heim’s Downtown Toy Store-Deberge’s-Carolyn’s Coffee Connection.  In Racine:at Northern Lights Gallery-The Racine Arts Council.  The decks are $12 and will make great stocking stuffers!

Please be aware that Figure Drawing is canceled during the holidays!  We will start again in Janurary!

On the horizon:  The Pin-up? show opens Jan.8th (Second Saturday)

Kenosha/Racine arts network members are encouraged to enter the KRAN member sh0w.  For this show we are limiting entries to 1 piece per artist and please no huge work!   ArtWork is due before Janurary 2 at ArtWorks.  Racine folk who would like to save a trip can drop off artwork at the Racine Arts Council from 3-6 pm on Jan. 3rd.  We are hanging the show that evening and the opening reception will be held on Jan. 7th at the RAC  it’s a pot luck so please bring a dish to pass!

ArtWorks will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving!

We reopen on Friday at 10:00….just a little hint, from 6-9 every thing in the store is 25% off!  Come and join us for our Black Thursday sale!

We are offering an “extended pose” session on Sunday Nov. 21st from 1-4.  This is a great opportunity don’t miss it.

Give us a call for details:  (262) 652-5911

Please Note that the dates have been revised on the “Luck of the Draw” exhibit and card launch.

The show will run Nov.24-December 18

and the reception will be on Saturday December 18!!!

“Monster”

The fun happens Saturday!  6-9 be there!

2011 ArtWorks Art Gallery Schedule:

“Pin-Up?” Artists reinterpret the classic pin-up.
Invitational
Janurary 8-Februrary 19     Opening reception 6-9 Saturday Jan. 8th.

“A Secret Art” Creative visions in a post apocolyptic world.
invitational/Juried
Februrary 26-April 12th  Opening reception 6-9 Saturday March 12th

“Parkside University senior student art exhibitions”
April 16th-April 30th  Opening Reception TBA
May 7th-May 21  Opening Reception 6-9 Saturday May 14th.

“Pixels redeux” a survey of digital photography and art.
Juried exhibition
May 28th-June 25th  Opening Reception 6-9 p.m. Saturday June 11th.

4 person art exhibit (tba)
invitational
July 1st-August 14th  Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Saturday July 9th.

“Paper Works” survey of artist works on paper.
Juried exhibition
August 24th-September 30th  Opening Reception 6-9 p.m. Saturday September 10

“Monster” 4th annual art exhibit of the macabre!
Juried exhibition
October 8th-November   Artist Reception (costume party) 6-9 p.m.  Saturday Oct 29th

TBA
November 12-December 3rd  Opening artist’s reception 6-9 p.m. Saturday November 12th

“Play” Art to toy around with!
Invitational/juried
December  10th- Janurary 21st 2012  Opening reception 6-9 p.m. Saturday Janurary 14th

We are scheduled to receive a large shipment of the required art supplies for both Carthage and Parkside.  We are open at 10 A.M.  We currently have most items in stock, but many of the harder to find supplies should be in the store on Tuesday afternoon!

ArtWorks will be open on Monday Sept. 6th. from 10-2  We will reopen our regular hours on Tuesday!

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