Lifting the winter chill and bringing you a hint of Mediterranean warmth and energy, The Odyssey Within is coming to Agora Gallery. The exhibition begins on December 23, 2011 and runs until January 12, 2012. The opening reception will take place on Thursday, December, 29, 2011, so if you’re feeling down after Christmas and can’t wait for New Year, come to the reception for some inspiring distraction to meet some of the artists and admire their impressive works.
The Odyssey Within presents the work of talented contemporary artists from Greece and Italy, bringing the light, vibrancy and compelling atmosphere of these two European countries to New York. Each artist chooses different subjects and themes, but the rich historical and cultural background of two nations known since ancient times as [...]
Around Thanksgiving we talked on the blog about all the benefits that having art in your life can give, and what it brings into your world to be thankful for. There’s certainly more to say on the subject, but with Christmas coming up it seems appropriate to look at another aspect of how art can influence our existence and consider how it can improve other people’s lives – and how artists can help do so too.
In many ways it is no struggle to try to imagine how art and artists can be an influence for good and use the beauty and talent that belongs to them to make people’s lives better. With some professions it can be harder to see obviously where the good might lie, but art seems to be [...]
A new solo exhibition is coming to Agora Gallery, presenting the work of Carlo Proietto, a talented Italian artist whose ingenious works will provide his audience with considerable food for thought. The show will begin on December 23, 2011 and will run until January 12, 2012. The opening reception, which all art enthusiasts are warmly encouraged to attend, will be on December 29, 2011.
Carlo Proietto grew up in an artistic family – his grandfather worked iron, his father painted, and his brother is a sculptor. He feels that the continual presence of art in his life, and the importance that those he was close to placed on it, has had a deep and abiding influence on his own form of creative expression. The various difficult life experiences he has lived through [...]
Gallery representation is an important part of a professional artist‘s portfolio, and being represented by a spread of galleries in a range of locations, perhaps over a long period of time, is a good way to build both your reputation and your self-confidence. But you shouldn’t rely just on galleries to show your work – it will often happen that you’ll meet someone, either at an art fair or other art event, or perhaps in a context that isn’t so closely related to your field, and they’ll express interest in your work. Don’t be embarrassed when this happens, be delighted – it’s a sincere compliment. A good way to follow it up is by suggesting a studio visit to the interested individual.
Of course, this isn’t something you should do all [...]
Three new exhibitions will be opening at Agora Gallery, to bring light and color to the cold days. Marvel at the passion and power of the creations of Russian artists in one exhibition, transcend the maze of abstraction to find enlightenment in another, and enjoy the individual creativity and innovation of inspired artists in a third. The exhibits begin on November 29, 2011 and will be open until December 20, 2011. The opening reception will take place on December 1, 2011. Entrance is free and all art enthusiasts are warmly encouraged to attend.
In The Pursuit of Excellence: an Exhibition of Contemporary Russian Art, talented Russian artists bring the energy and rhythm of their cultural heritage to New York. Their works employ a mastery of color and form, [...]
