Venus Envy - Quad Cities 2010

Several of my encaustic pieces have been juried into the Venus Envy -Quad Cities 2010 show.

Sixty visual artists will be showcased along with musical performances, dance, installation performances and interactive workshops on Saturday, May 1st, from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in downtown Davenport, Iowa .   


The exhibit runs through May 28 during Bucktown's normal hours of operation, Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Venus Envy Reception

*From 5/3/08)
Last night was entertaining at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport, IA. I attended the Venus Envy artist reception, viewed the exhibit of the art (which includes 2 of my pieces mentioned in the last post), and wandered through some of the artist studio/galleries. There was a lovely assortment of appetizers (including chocolate dipped strawberries - yum!), a bar, and chair massages for the artists. A very nice surprise since last week I'd mentioned to my art group friends that nothing short of a chair massage would impress me after I read an email that said we'd be "pampered"!

Tonight I return the Bucktown Center for the actual event of music, dance, and theater performances.

Quad City Arts Exhibition Gallery

I submitted a CD of artwork to the Quad City Arts Gallery in Rock Island, IL, which is just across the Mississippi River from the Bucktown Center. It's a great gallery of work from artists within a 250 mile range. I won't find out if my work is accepted for a couple of months, so in the meantime, I'm going to keep exploring some ideas that have been percolating for awhile!

Anne Von Ehr Pastel Workshop

More catching up today... A couple of weeks ago I participated in a pastel workshop in Sycamore, IL sponsored by KVAL. It was the first time I'd really used soft pastels and I learned so much. Anne Von Ehr is truly a wonderful teacher and someone I actually worked with years ago near the start of both of our teaching careers in Oswego,IL. Imagine my delight to be able to catch up a bit with her after so many years!

A lovely surprise arrived via email the other day - two of my acrylic/mixed media pieces have been accepted in the Venus Envy show at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in Davenport, IA.

The May 3rd event is billed as "VENUS ENVY All Women's Art Extravaganza in the Bucktown District". Forty-six visual artists will be showcased along with musical performances, dance, installation performances and theater on Saturday, May 3rd, from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. at the Bucktown Center for the Arts in downtown Davenport , Iowa . Some of the events will also take place along Pershing Street, adjacent to Bucktown. The artwork will hang until May 30th.


The two pieces selected for the juried show are "Mardi Gras" and "Renewal"