GALA OPENING FOR ARTISTS, GUESTS AND PATRONS – FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30 AT 7:00 PM
Show & Sale Runs: November 30 -December 22, 2018
Special Christmas Shopping Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 6 pm (closed Sundays, Mondays, and mornings)
Artcite’s annual holiday FUN(d)raising exhibition and sale which takes place every December! This annual event is not only important to Artcite as a fundraiser but is also an opportunity for many artists (some of whom have never previously shown their work) to exhibit and sell their works. It features an immense amount of artworks by over many artists from the area, and-as always, many pieces are created specifically for this special exhibit by old and new Artcite members (and many non-members). New to 2018, all work is $300 or less!
Artcite Inc., Windsor’s non-profit, Artist-Run Centre for the Contemporary Arts, is pleased to present “Doin’ the Louvre”: Artcite’s 37th annual holiday show and sale. Give the gift they will enjoy for years to come: give the gift of ART! (Or add to your OWN fine art collection!)
ORIGINAL ART–paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, mixed media, sculpture–and artist-made gift items (ornaments, books, toys, cards, ‘art wear’, jewellery, etc.) created by established and emerging Windsor and Detroit area artists will all be exhibited “salon style” (floor to ceiling, just like “The Louvre”).
Can’t decide from all of the choices? Want something really special and expensive for that special someone? As in past years, we will be offering our gallery visitors the chance to win original artworks by distinguished Windsor artists. This year, the Artcite raffle wall features works by Ober-Rae Starr Livingstone, Asaph Maurer, Christopher McNamara, Matthew Hawtin, Sergio Mazzotta, Owen Swain, Nora Harvey, and Katherine Roth. Tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10!
HOW TO DO THE LOUVRE: All the art on the walls and shelves has tiny control numbers affixed at the bottom right hand corners. We will have a supply of “DTL Price Lists” by the door. Grab one, look up the number and see the artist, title and the price. Opening night might be too crowded to get a big work down from the walls, but a deposit will “red dot” it and reserve it for you to pick up soon after. See something you want that is already sold? Let us know and we’ll call the artist to see if they have more, or similar.
This year Artcite is pleased to announce the participation of over 60 artists in DTL, both returning exhibitors and some new names as well!