Roland Andre dit Delbosco fils—Summer Exhibition

Summer opening for Roland André, Delbosco fils, in Manosque. Check out his work at cezanne-ecole See also an article written including an audio interview with Roland as he explains how to use light in painting. 

                                            

Comments on the Show...

Tom Wrote:
We went to see the show at the Legacy. Everyone produced, what I think, was their best efforts.  I hope you were pleased with them.  Jac's piece, was, I have to say, my favorite... it has that "take no prisoners" directness that appeals to me.


Jim Poole wrote:  
About the show: if I had to sum it up in one word I'd say 'slick'. Carefully arranged and hung - it made for a relaxing walk through where you could enjoy the pieces. And a great cross section of work, that hung well together. Normally I would bring a hankie to mop up the sweat - these openings can be stressful and claustrophobic. But it was cool - no sweat. I read the program over morning coffees on Sunday - great job! The show left me wanting more, and that's a good thing. I bet it was tough to make the final selections - you did a great job! And you made me look good - cheers!

Thanks again

Bill Message wrote: 

Thanks for working so hard to put a great show together.  Things looked amazing!  It was clean and professional and intriguing and compelling.  You managed your speech with grace and good humour.  All it all a very well done production.

Thanks for letting me be in the show, I was honoured to be included.  Thanks too for the gift of the book and poster and cd of photos, I will enjoy looking at them over and over.

Here's hoping lots of folks manage to come by the Legacy Gallery in the next couple of weeks to experience what Hope in the 21st Century might look like.

Will you be able to post a couple of pages from the Catalogue on your blog so folks can see if they are interested in purchasing?  You know, see what they are buying?  Just a thot...

Thanks again,

Bill


Jean Jacques wrote:
What I would love to see as yet another finishing touch is the photos of the gallery with all the work in place. Has  Matt been able to do it or is it too late? 
Encore une fois felicitations pour un  superbe travail dans tous les  details... including the gift to the artist, a delightful finishing touch with the personalized CD, posters , catalogue and even tea to sober up ! 
Un grand, grand bravo and hugs all around, jj


Jac wrote:
You guys did a fantastic job of setting up the show, the dynamic interplay between the pieces works well. I always love water where it's not expected (in the art gallery scheme of things) so that piece is a fantastic anchor. I like all the pieces. 

Some Background on Isa Sevrain's Piece Mandala

Enjoy the short video that provides background on one of Isa's pieces in the show, Art Beyond Beauty.

EXCITING NEWS! WE'RE MOVING!

Yes, it's true!  After 15 years in Market Square we are excited to move to a more serene part of town.  We are moving to 1183 Fort Street.  A beautiful heritage building built in the 1880's, "The Gables", was part of the Dunsmuir property.  Originally built as a home for their Minister and later Victoria's first Apartment building, and now, all these years later... our new design office!

The team enjoys champagne from the deck!  

August 1st we will officially be in our new "home".

Art Beyond Beauty... Opening Day!

A wonderful celebration of hope expressed!  Irma and Bianca gave a few speeches and artists were individually recognized and thanked with a gift from André & Associates.  Many Exhibition Catalogues were sold and there are still some left if you want to order them.  The catalogue gives the artist's in depth explanation of their pieces.

Please be sure to comment on Facebook or here on this blog!  

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the thee and the exhibition!

Grand Opening Celebration Wine & Cheese

Saturday, July 17th at 3:00 PM at the Legacy Art Gallery we will celebrate the official opening of Art Beyond Beauty: Hope in the 21st Century with a few short speeches and some wine and cheese.  It is by invitation only, so please print out a copy of the invitation and bring it along.  If you have problems printing it out, then a copy of this blog entry will do.

The artists will be in attendance.  We are all keen to hear your feedback, so please let us know.  Comment on any of our relevant blog entries, on Twitter, or on Facebook... or just simply give us a call or send us an email!  Looking forward to hearing from you!

It is Finished! Hope in the 21st Century

Art show opens today at 10 AM!
We hope to see you there!

Contacting the Artists...

This show was created by inviting 12 artists.  As this is a public show the art will not be for sale during the exhibition.  The works have been created specifically in response to the theme "Art Beyond Beauty: Hope in the 21st Century".

The full description of the artist's feelings toward the theme and a description of their pieces is available in the exhibition catalogue.   It will be for sale at the Grand Opening on Saturday, July 17th and after that it will be available by order from André & Associates.

Please contact us and place your order:  (250) 389-1677

List of participating artists:

Bill Message, Metal Sculptor (bill-message@shaw.ca)
Dan Kahan, Cinematographer (dankahan@shaw.ca)
Delayne Corbett, Sculptor (sculptin@gmail.com)
Isa Sevrain, Clay Painter (isas@shaw.ca)
Jac André, Photographer (jacandre@telus.net)
Jean Jacques André, Visual Artist (jjandrejj@shaw.ca)
Jim Poole, Painter (jim@shawcable.com)
Joan E. André, Artist and Poet (andrejjac@shaw.ca)
Karen Lancey, Metal Sculptor ( karenlancey@yahoo.com)
Matt Brouwer, Photographer (mattbrouwer@gmail.com)
Miko Betanzo, Painter (miko_betanzo@yahoo.com)
Yvette André, Mixed Media Artist (bluedragonstudio@shaw.ca)

Home Stretch for Art Show Installation!

Fun for the whole team... sunny day and a gallery around the corner...  and 18 hours 'til opening calls for ACTION!

Ashley and Andy haul plinths...

Delane installs his interactive piece...

while Yvette touches up some of the finer elements...

...Ashley and Tom install Jac's Work...

...and a gaggle of designers hold up this beautiful (but heavy) ceramic feature...

...I think Irma is having fun!

Thank you Royal BC Museum!

Many thanks to the Royal BC Museum for the loan of their plinths for our internship art show "Art Beyond Beauty: Hope in the 21st Century".  Especially to Mark and Kate for getting things ready for us! Here Ashley is painting the plinths, giving them the touch up before the installation on Monday!

Go Green... Go BC Transit!

Amy and Bianca meet with the team at BC Transit to help them create a traveling exhibit to share their holistic approach in community development and sustainable planning practices.  The exhibition is to open August 20th, providing visitors the opportunity to share how they feel about BC Transit and how it is working for them!

Did you know that only 10% of Victorians have ever ridden the bus? Incredible!  Our goal is to create awareness and involvement in helping the community provide input to create the vision for BC Transit for the next 25 years!  Amy is the project designer as we go forward with the BC Transit team!

HAPPY CANADA DAY EH!

After a big flurry of deadlines we all enjoyed taking Thursday and Friday off to celebrate Canada Day!

See you Monday!