OPEN EYES – A Round Table Discussion on Art and balm WHITE SHOW Closing Reception

b.a.l.m. Event Invitation:

OPEN EYES – A Round Table Discussion on Art

with WHITE SHOW Juror Samuel W. Kho & Artists and Closing Reception
(A list of Artists attending to follow)

Date:	Thursday, January 14, 2010
Time:	7:00pm – 8:30pm
Location:	Signs of Life Gallery
Street:	722 Massachusetts Street
City/Town:	Lawrence, KS

You are cordially invited to hear balm WHITE SHOW juror Samuel W. Kho and a portion of the artists involved in the show discuss Art in a context of seeing. Mr. Kho will talk about the idea of how shows connecting us to food and its preparation can help us view art better and then discuss these concepts and more with the artists. Following the discussion, there will be a closing reception and time to connect with the Juror and Artists.

The last day to view the balm WHITE SHOW is January 16th, 2010 before it travels to Hausmann Millworks in San Antonio, TX February 19th – March 31st 2010.  Thank you to all who have attended various events, artists who have been involved, patrons who have purchased art and sponsored events and to Signs of Life Gallery for hosting this show and events.

For more information on the show or to rsvp see the above invites or links below.

Call for Entries

Juror Selection

Opening Reception

Opening Recap, Awards, Artists and Video of Opening

Jon Keith Swindell – Artist Talk – From the Faraway Nearby

Stephen Johnson – Artist Talk

Please contact us with any questions or for a full list of artists,
their work and a WHITE SHOW Artists Price List .
All work must be purchased through Signs of Life Gallery.

b.a.l.m. WHITE SHOW Opening and Awards

The b.a.l.m. WHITE SHOW opening at Signs of Life Gallery was a great success
with a constant flow of art lovers and interested visitors.  We are thankful through
our sponsors to be able to offer $2,000 in awards with juror Samuel W. Kho choice
of artists.  Below is a list of the winning artists work and amount of the award.
Please be sure to thank our sponsors by supporting their goods or services.  Thank
you again to Signs of Life Gallery for hosting this show in their beautiful space.
The show will run through January 16th, 2009.  We will have one to three artists
talks per month tba.

ARTIST AWARDS:

Leah Busch HELLO, FITZGERALD $500

Evan Conley UNTITLED $400

Stephen Johnson WISH NO. 7 $250

Kristine Luber BLANCHE $100

Larry Cole WHAT IS PURE? $100

Sunny Belliston-Taylor FIREHOUSE WHITE $50

TR Erickson MEMORIAL DAY $50

K Hawkom Thomas STUDY IN VALUES $50

Jane Flanders NO 1, 2 & 3 BONE Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)

Brian Horsch EXPLORERS Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)

Betty Wright PARKER Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)

Matthew Farley TAKO TSUBO Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)

Betsy Timmer DRESS Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)

Barry Osbourn WHITE CAULKING Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)

Ben Ahlvers TIGHT Gift Certificate ($25 Cottin’s Hardware)

Lynn Hodgman JUSTLY FOLDED Gift Certificate ($25 Blick Studios)

SPONSORS:

DEMDACO, Blick Studio, Central National Bank, ColeCom,

Display Direct, Douglas County Bank, Hava Studios, Kring’s Interiors,

Lazer 105.9, Mass Street Music, White Art Studio

This juried show brings national and regional, established and emerging artists
together with the inspiration “What is White?”  A b.a.l.m. collaboration with
Rex Hausmann, allowed us to produce an interactive performance piece for
the opting that illustrates the concept of digging beneath the surface of a piece
of art to reveal the pinata-like nature of art as it is experienced by people of
diverse agesand backgrounds in different ways.  We hope this piece frees the
gallery viewer to experience art in a curious and engaging way.
Please see the video below of this interactive collaboration.

Please contact us with any questions or for a full list of artists,
their work and a WHITE SHOW Artists Price List .
All work must be purchased through Signs of Life Gallery.

balm WHITE SHOW at Signs of Life Gallery Invitation

b.a.l.m. announces:

the WHITE SHOW at
Signs of Life Gallery
722 Massachusetts St
Lawrence, KS 66044

Juried by Samuel W. Kho

Opening Reception Friday October 23rd 7-10pm

Please join us for the opening reception which will feature an interactive installation
of a 3-D painting by Rex Hausmann in collaboration with b.a.l.m., 49 artists from
19 States and Puerto Rico, including established artists such as TR Ericsson,
Stephen Johnson, David Parker to name a few, and many emerging as well as local
and regional artists.  Also provided will be hors d’œuvres, live jazz, and the
presentation of the artists awards.

Show runs from October 23rd through January 16th, 2010.  There will be 1-2 artist
talks at the gallery per month while the show is running.  Stay tuned for artists,
topics and dates.

Click on the images below to enlarge.

For more information about the show or the artists contact us here, or 785.550.3856.
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