1998 Archive
For Man Birth and Feeders
Feb 6th - 22nd, 1998
Artist: Jaquelin Amantia
Fem’-i-nie n women collectively: womankind
February 27th - March 29th, 1998
Artists: Amejo Amyot, Beth Appleton, Diane Banks, Annie Bates Winship, Holly Boruck, Nancy Baur Dillen, Lydia Nelson Friedland, Teresa M. Gutierrez, Pat Hankins, Krista Harberson, Nicole Havekost, Sarah M. Howard, Jonnie Ihlefeld, Brenda Jones, Ursula Kammer-Fox, Mariann Kearsley, Lydia Keith, Jacque L. Keller, Debron Keller-McCartney, Yeonglan Kim, Deborah Kruger, Deborah LaGrasse, Melanie Lankford, Gabrielle Wu Lee, Lynne Farmer Lehman, Alma Lopez, Sally Mankus, Corinne Martin, Ellen K. McMahill, Susan S. Miller, Donalee Pond-Koenig, Barbera Power, Carol G. Prusa, Carrie A. Rambuska, Mary Curtis Ratcliff, Beth Reynolds, Rose Ann Samuelson, Gloria Sed, Judith Segall, Francesca Soans, Laura Stamper, Tracy Wascom
Jurors: Sara Bates, Yvonne Edwards-Tucker, Viki D. Thompson Wylder, PhD
Sonsors: Railroad Square, Bill’s Art City, Hopkins Eatery, Dena Glazer - Theraputic Massage and Yoga, Jacquelin Amantia, M. Laine Wyatt
Tallahassee Sculptors: 40 Artists from the Tallahassee Area
April 3rd - 26th, 1998 at 621 Gallery
Artists: Jacquelin Amantia, Patricia Tinajero Baker, Barbera Balzer, John Birch, George Blakely, Bob Bocz, David Breault, Tracy Cornette, Emile Dickens, Mary Donahue, Gay Hanna Drennon, Paige Forshay, Michael D. Jernigan, Mariann Bernice Kearsely, Deborah LaGrasse, Mark Lindquist, David Moynahan, Jon Nalon, Anne Phillip, Barbera Bower, Mary Procter, Dennis Raitt, Teresa Reaver, Tom Riley, Lalo Robles, O.L. Samuels, Diane Sams, Sarah Schenzinger, Chris Smith, Tonya Solley, Paul Tamanaian, AnneMarie Tankersly, Yvonne Edwards Tucker, Mifflin Uhfelder, Jay “Animal” Williams, Sandra Witschy, Andy Young
Paintings & Constructions
May 29th - June 14th, 1998
Artists: James Bojarzuk, Dean Warren
Sculpture, Tapestries, and Idle Hands
September 4th - 20th, 1998
Artists: Sculpture, Barbara L. Power, Tapestries by Ulrika Leander, “Idle Hands” by the Temporary Theatre Ensemble (September 18th & 19th)
Sponsors: Florida Arts Council, and the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs
Innocence & Experience and Fountains
October 9th - 25, 1998
Artists: prints and Drawings by Mary Ogburn Scott; fountains by Gay Hanna Drennon
Sponsors: Tallahassee Nurseries, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Arts Council
1999 Archive
7 Ceramists and Abstract Painters
January 8th - 24th, 1999
Artists: Kosmas Ballis, Bob Bocz, Deborah Kate Groover, Lydia Keith, Bil Myers, Robin Duke Rodgers, Maura Schaffer, Randy Rains
Sponsors: The Gem Collection; House of 10,000 Picture Frames
Feminine Metaphors
January 29th - February 14th, 1999
Artists: Paintings by Pamela Hiller, Uncomfortable Clothes by Lydia Nelson Friedland
Untitled
February 19th - March 7th, 1999
Artists: Etchings by Diana Jacobs, Digital Prints by Robert B. Stewart
Sponsors: The Gem Collection, House of 10,000 Picture Frames, The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, Wild Women Gallery
10 Women in Art
March 12th - 28th, 1999
Artists: Becky Beerensson, Donne Bitner, Nancy Baur Dillen, Lydia Nelson Friedland, Carol Garutti, Susan Martin, Ellen Pavlakos, Lynn Murray Spencer, Glenda Taylor, Lynne Whipple
Sponsors: The Gem Collection, House of 10,000 Picture Frames, The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, Wild Women Gallery
Crafts for the Senses IV
July 10th - August 21st, 1999
A hands on exhibition of works designed to be experienced by all children and adults, with a special emphasis on physically and emotionally challenged individuals.
Artists: Grace-Anne Alfiero, Andrea Beane, Laura Militzer Bryant, Robert Hargrave, Doreen Horn, Betsy Orbe Lester, Benjia Morgenstern, terraqua Reed, Barry Sager, Kelly Sari, Eva Walsh, Ellen West, Lynn Whipple; Hands On Music and Art Projects with Linda Hall, Susan Campbell, and Barry Sager
Truth in Form: Abstract Painting in the South
May 14th - June 13th, 1999
Artists: Harry Ally, Sarah Thomas Ballis…[no further record]
Artist’s League First Annual Pre-Millenium Show
November 6th - 22nd, 1999
Artists: Eric Sapronetti, Francis Baudoin d’Adjoux, Jacqueline Amantia, Christopher Casault, Lawrence Tobe, Richard Drake, John J. Fenno III, Melody Slimak, Barbera Psimas, Peter Murdock
Art Mart
December 17 - 19, 1999
Artists: over 40 local artists including: Jon Nalon, Darcy Abbot, Rebecca Wallick Babbitt, Patricia Burger, Michael Chaney, Melinda Copper, Terrie Corbett, Barbera Davis, Mary Donahue, Gay Hannah Drennon, Jennifer Dunn, Barbera Aleen Edwards, Bob Fincher, Rosemary Gallagher, Grant Gelhart, Robert Hargrave, John Harte, Elizabeth Heller-Mason, Louise Horesovsky, Nancy Juster Johnson, Mariann Kearsley, Mary Keatley, Lydia Keith, Alexa Kleinbard, E’Layne Koenigsburg, Joe & Josefa Kotzman, Jean V. Marni, Don Matthews, Tana McClane, Sharri Moroshok, Judith Nable, Audrey Padilla, Donalee Pond-Koen, Bernard Phillips, Joy Pound, Barbera Psimas, Masian Reid, Perdita Ross, Eden Rush, Barry Sager, Carl Shiver, Randall Smith, Rob Smith, Morris Springer, Laura Stover, M.R. Street, Lyda Toy, Steve Waller, Waxed Out Candles, Carol Wintermute, Laine Wyatt…
A Brush With Nature
December 3rd - 19th, 1999
Artist: Nina Allen Freeman, watercolor and collage
Guestbook: Dr. Janet A. Thompson, Steve Chandler, Steve Waller, J. Pund, David and Elizabeth, Amy Owen, Jennie Lane, Donalee Pond and Peter A. Koenig, John P. Mahony, Chuck Manning, Elaine Saleh, Lloyd Tribley, Tim and Janet Moos, L. Flowers, C. Blessing, George & Becky Allen, Steve & Suzie Larding, Jennifer Harvey, Bob Carton, Barbera Psimas, Janet & John Siamis
Sponsors: House of 10,000 Picture Frames, The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters; Katz, Kutter, Haigler, Alderman, Bryant, & Yon, PA
2000 Archive
The Empty Plate Project
January 7th - 30th, 2000
Artists: George Bedell & Deborh Groover
Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters; Katz, Kutter, Haigler, Alderman, Bryant & Yon, P.A.
Untitled
March 3rd - 26th, 2000
Artists: Kate Kretz & Carianna Rambuski
Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters
Untitled
March 31st - April 23rd, 2000
Artists: Jim Buonaccorsi & Alex Weiss
Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters; Katz, Kutter, Haigler, Alderman, Bryant & Yon, P.A.
Untitled
May 5th - June 3rd, 2000
Artists: Deborah Thompson - Construction Drawings and Willy Scholten - Scupture
Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters
621SUMMER2002
June 17th - August 12th, 2000
Artists: Jeff Pullen - Painting on Brick Walls andMichael Chaney - Masks
Activities: Found Object Artwork by Local Artists and Hands-on for Children
H2O Project
August 25th - October 7th, 2000
Artists: Mark Abrahamson, Corrine Adams, Karen Andrews, Beth Appleton, Nancy Dillen, Donne Bitner, Laima Adomaitis Brown, Linda Egendorf, Amy Brown, Pamela Crimmins, Barbara Davis, T. Barney, Daron Dean, Gay Hannah Drennon, Deborah LaGrasse, Tolbert, Martin Groffman, Patrick Hanson, W. Carl Shiver, Joel McEachern, Walter Hnatysh, Lydia Keith/Bil Myers, Sharon Tauber, Irena Kononova, Ellen Smith, Xuhong Shang, Monika Lidman, Will May, Richard Cary, Katherine Hannigan, Cathy Hathaway, Michael Eble, Barbara Edwards, Richard Schwarzchild, Sol Levine, Kathleen Kelly
Sponsors: National Endowment for the Arts; Florida Dept. of State, Div. of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council; Cultural Resources Commission and the City of Tallahassee; Nan Boynton and Railroad Square, Sue Chaires Boynton; Thomas W. Stahl & Karen Ladzinski; The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters
7th Annual Art Auction
October 20, 2002
Do Not Try This at Home
November 17th - December 20, 2002
Artist: Gary Keown, Sculpture
2001 Archive
4 Photgraphers @ 621 Gallery
January 12th - February 10th, 2001
Artists: Mark Abrahamson, Jessie Lavano-Kerr, Bernard Phillips, Beth Reynolds
Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, Capital Photo Lab, Frame of Mind
Looking in Looking Out
February 16th - March 10th, 2001
Artists: Cheryl Tall - Mixed Media Sculptures, Lyda Toy - Oil Paintings
Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, oM Cafe
Untitled
March 21st - April 6th, 2001
Artists: Suzanne Ally - Mixed Media, Harry Paul Ally - Painting
Untitled
March 23rd - April 21, 2001
Artists: Susan Kempton Floyd - Oil Paintings and Mxed Media Sculpture, Junia Mason - Oil Paintings
Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, oM Cafe
Adopt a Village
April 8th, 2001
A benefit for Adopt-a-Villiage Missions and Humanitarian Universal Connexions. Over 50 pieces of Haitian, Latin American & Caribbean art including internationally recognized artists, as well as Haitian folk art
Sponsors: Aid Associations for Lutherans, The Wine Club
Auctioneers: Col. John W. Jacobs
Donations of Art: Julie Bowland, Peter Byle, Gustavo Castillo, Mary Donahue, Rene Duran, Nina Allen Freeman, John Gleason, Pedro Ipina, Gloria Helena Jaramillo, Carmen Lagos, Thomas Moddi, Hernando Mora, Pilar Tobon, Amelia Von Bergen and more
Northern Spectrum II: A Regional Juried Exhibition of Fine Crafts
May 4th - June 2nd, 2001
Artists: Cass Allen, Terry Arthur, Brian Bachman, Marcus Collier, Terrie Corbett, Mary Donahue, Gay Hannah Drennon, Raymond C. Ferguson, Bob Fincher, Mark Fletcher, Connie E. Forneris, Stephen J. Fox, Valerie S. Goodwin, Teresa M. Gutierrez, Robert Hargrave, Dennis Howland, Nitin Jayaswal, Elizabeth King, Linda Lube, Amanda Matthews, Eleanor A. McCain, Sherry McCall, Linda Menke, Kate S. Murray, Lesley C.S. Nolan, John Penrod, Kenneth Reshard, Ellen West, Kathleen Wilcox, Charlotte A. Williams
Juror: Karen Valdes
Sponsors: Applebee’s; Business Communications, Inc.; Ddenise Choppin Designs; Conservation Properties; Creative Residential Design; Kool Beanz Cafe; oM Cafe; R. Timothy Jansen; Reaver Enterprises; The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters; Thomas Stahl & Karen Ladzinski
Bill Pericola - Memorial Retrospective
June 6th - June 22, 2001
Sponsor: Reaver Enterprises
Fabric Options
June 15 - August 11, 2001
Artist: Ellen West, Rickards High Art Teacher (623 Gallery: Students from Ft. Braden School, Sullivan, Reudiger, Hawks Rise, Bond, & Lemoyne After School Art Program
Located Landscapes
August 31 - October 6, 2001
Artist: Nitin Jayaswal
Sponsors: Florida Dept. of State, Div. of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Arts Council; oM Cafe; The Jeff G. Peters Law Firm
8th Annual Art Auction
November 9, 2001
Artists, Patrons, Collectors: Albert Allen, Cass Allen, Artzania, Brian Bachman, Julie Baroody, Ben Bivins, John Brett, Alana Long Brice, Amy V. Brown & Alex Ward, Brabara Aleen Edwards, Terry Carley, Denise Choppin, Mary Adore Colony, Terrie Corbett, Julia DeHoff, Mary Donahue, Charles Dorn, Gay Drennon, Ken Echternacht, Mary Proctor, Bob Fincher, Mark Fletcher, Carolyn Flowers, Susan Floyd, Beverly Frick, John Gleason, Georges Han, Bob Hargrave, M.A.D. Keatley, Joe Kotzman, Deborah LaGrasse, Gabrielle Wu Lee, Jessie Lavano-Kerr, Linda Lube, Will Luck, Chuck Manning, Jean Marani, Junia Mason, Amanda Matthews, Matthew McCarron, Meredith McKinney, Ellen McMahill, Linda Menke, Mark Messersmith, Judy Nable, Jon Nalon, Lesley Nolan, Cynthia Pararo, Susan Peacock, Pelican Place, Bernard Phillips, Donalee Pond-Koenig, Dana Preu, Leslie Puckett, Sean Pushor, Tony Quickle, Kenneth Reshard, Clint Samples, Perdita Ross, W. Carl Shiver, Annemarie Tankersly, Lyda Toy, Linda Van Beck, Velvet Vintage, Steve Waller, Ellen West, Fae & Bud Mellichamp
Sponsors: Reaver Enterprises Art Supplies; Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters; Catering Caper; Hopkins Eatery; Lucy Ho’s; Marriot Corporation; Mr. E.’s Cafe; oM Cafe & Lounge; Tasty Pastry; The Wharf; The Artist League; Dream Tree; Northwest Chapter of FLorida Goldsmith’s Society; Tallahassee Little Theatre; Talleon Independant Artists of Tallahassee
Brush, Lens & Lathe
November 16th - December 22, 2001
Artists: Julie Bowland, paintings; Bob Fincher, woodturnings; Barbara Aleene Edwards, photographs
Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters
2002 Archive
Manual Transmission: The Artists Book
January 11th - February 16th, 2002
Artists: Pat Baldwin, Julia DeHoff, Julie Gray, Susan Hensel, Eliza Holliday, Roberta Lavadour, Nancy Ruth Leavitt, Beth Lee, Emily Martin, Elizbeth McKee, Ljiljana Obradovic-Edminston, Sherri Trial, Bobbi Yoffee
Sponsors: State of Florida Department of State, Division of Cutural Affairs, The Florida Arts Council, Denise Choppon, Catalogue Designer, Lithohaus Printers
Woman’s Work
February 22nd - March 30th, 2002
Artists: Stephanie A. Dal Pra, Elizabeth Heller- Mason, Monica Naugle
Sponsors: The Gem Collection, The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters
Mindframes
April 5th - May 11th, 2002
Artists: Charles M. Dorn and Chris Valle
Sponsors: The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, House of 10,000 Picture Frames
Songlines, Walkabouts and digeridoos: Dreamtime Journeys, Australian Style
May 17th - October 5th, 2002
Artists: Authentic Australian artwork on loan from Alani Davis & Stephanie Duty; Marianne Kearsely, Rick Linkstrom, Regina Manes, Leslie Puckett, Steven Neale, Viki Thompson Wylder
Sponsors: Ben Franklin Crafts, Bill’s Art City, Eppes Decorating Center, The Law Firm of Jeff G. Peters, State of Florida Department of State, Division of Cutural Affairs
Special Thanks to: Ainslee Beery, Jennifer Carter, Mary DeHoff, Julia Frederickson, Linda Johnson, Qadira Lutfi, Amanda Matthews, Pauline Masterton, Rosalind Osterby, Perdita Ross, Barry Sager, Katey Tykinkski, Wafa Elsaka, Pam Wallheiser
Tallahassee Teachers
September 6th - October 5th, 2002
Artists: Kayce Bayer, Cynthis Braswell, Julie Childers, Cathy Hathaway, Fran Kautz, Joyce Keuling, Marcia Meale & Kristin Miller
What Happens in the Attic
October 17th & 18th, 2002
Artists: Kehren Barbour, Kayce Bayer, and Kristin Miller
Armageddon/Day of the Dead
October 27th - Novemeber 3rd, 2002
Artists: Unjuried, local group show
Untitled
November 22, - December 21, 2002
Artists: Bruce R. Frank, and Ronald M. Boyett
2003 Archive
Fiber and Metal
January 10th - February 15th, 2003
Artists: Jacquie R. Fort, Janet B. McIntyre, Peter L. Smith
Other Places, Other Times:
A Rediscovery of Ourselves in Ceramic Sculpture and Vessels
February 21st - March 29th, 2003
Artist: Mary Donahue
Sponsors: The Gem Collection, Frank Helms Exterminators, Lynne Liska, Explorers Club, Jay Boynton & Susan Peacock, Allison & Derek Street, Linda Johnson, Susan Harris, Fran Kautz, Marylin Proctor, Kim Salesses, Kathy Donald, Randall Smith, William Roberts, Leslie Puckett, State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, The Arts Council, Rose Printing
Students: Betton Hills Prepatory - Kim Salesses, Ft. Braden School - Pat Poitinger, Gilchrist Elementary - July McBride, Lincoln High School - Marilyn Proctor, Reudiger Elementary - Lynne Peteron & Marcia Meale, Rickards High School - Joyce Keuling & David Worrell, S.A.I.L. High School - Jennifer Carter, Sacred Heart Home Educators
Three Expressions of Nature
April 11 - May 17, 2003
Artists: Gay Hanna Drennon, fountains; Susan Peacock, oil paintings; Linda Van Beck, acrylic paintings
Earth, Wind & Fire
June 6th - August 2nd, 2003
Artists: Denise Choppin; and the Potter’s Guild
Sponsors: LithoHaus Printers, Inc.; Herrie Communications Group
Morphology of Organisms
June 13th - July 6th, 2003
Artist: Janae Easton
Equinox: A Hermetic Journey
September 5th - October 11, 2003
Artist: Teresa Reaver, in loving memory Opal Rannell Reaver
The Cabaret: A Benefit for 621 Gallery
September 26th, 2003
Artists: Michael Powelson & Outer Circle; Dianne Roberts; Patrick McKinney; Gary White; Michelle McDowell; Bucky McMahan; Steve Jones; Cynthia Hollis & The Fruit Flies; Lytha Belrose; Dave Morris; Alisha Loyd
EmCees: Joan Matey & Gordon Halleck
Queen of the Ding Dongs: Perdita Ross
Special Thanks: Kehren Barbour; Margot; Bruce Belrose; Bruce Boehrer; George Blakely; John Gleason; Randy Harrison; Calvin Jones; Alec Kercheval; Nansi McDonald, Jay Scott
Next to the Last Armageddon Show: Altars
October 31st, 2003
Artists: Non-Juried Group Show
The 10th Annual Art Auction
November 8th, 2003
Sponsors: Bill’s Art City
Dark Marks
November 21st - December 20th, 2003
Artists: John Mann, Nancy Hamlin-Vogler, & Jan Master
Sponsors: Reaver Enterprise
2006 Archive
Juxtaposition
January 6th - February 4th, 2006
Artists: Ron Yrabedra and Barbara Psimas
FAMU Professor Yrabedra creates fabric and gold leaf images that form a bridge between ancient iconography and American quilt designs. Local artist Barbara Psimas’ paintings involve robust colors and flowing movement while her newest work educes sensual sculptural forms from materials far more humble in origin. Sponsored by The Gem Collection.
Identity
February 17th - March 18th, 2006
Tennessee native Libby Rowe deals with perceptions of gender, sexuality and taboo through mixed-media sculpture and painting. Texan Jade Walker, textile sculptor, transforms traditional symbols of power and submission (neckties and hoopskirts, embroidery and knitting) to shed light on sexual identity. Local artist Dom Guarneschelli explores nostalgia and longing through photography that mixes new self-portraiture and vintage snapshot images.
Domesticity
March 24th - April 22nd, 2006
New Mexico’s Christine Chin makes food sculptures recast in glorious cookbook photography format to offer humorously twisted recipes like “Eavesdrop Soup” and “Finger Sushi Rolls” - Betty Crocker beware! University of Central Florida’s award winning Professor, Rebecca Sittler, photographs the intimacies of house and home using an unlikely cast of characters. Well known Tallahassee artist Donnalee Pond-Koenig offers drawings mixed with collage and hand made papers as well as watercolor on special processed and treated papers.
TEXTure
April 28th - May 27, 2006
Abstract forms speak volumes. Sarah Raulerson creates large-scale cast iron and fabricated steel sculptures with organic qualities. Bill Humphries’ photography and painting captures miniscule detail in everyday objects, forcing the eye to focus in new ways, crafting order from chaos. Miami artist Michael Hunnewell paints the incongruity of a gritty urban landscape and its unplanned architectural jumble with mixed media including limestone, concrete, sand and wood.
ANJE
June 2nd - 30th, 2006
All-media National Juried Exhibition (ANJE) - Features a variety of work from outstanding artists from all over the continental United States. The jurors were Dr. Ronald Nasgaard, Director of the Art Department at Florida State University and Omar Thompson, Art Professor at Florida A & M University. They hand selected 25 individuals from nearly 120 well qualified applicants to form the exhibition. Awards include a $500 Best in Show prize and two $250 “Runners Up” prizes.
Adrianne Little
June 2nd - 30th, 2006
Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery: Adrianne Little is a video installation artist from Buffalo, New York. She uses video to explore trauma and ritual by questioning the presence and absence of the maternal body. The work literally transforms spaces while incorporating metaphor gleaned from nostalgic items related to motherly instinct, which is embedded in what she calls the matrilineal ghost. Little’s “ghost” serves as a vehicle for her cultural and personal history that can all be seen through video.
Trainsitions: An FSU MFA Exhibition
July 17th - 28th, 2006
Summer is a time for transitions in the Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) program. The second-year students have finished their thesis work and are preparing for new lives in art and teaching. First-years students have completed one year of learning and creating and are now ready to be leaders both in the program and in the classroom. This show will highlight contemporary works in a wide variety of media: painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, print-making and mixed media.
Julia Morrisroe
July 17th - 28th, 2006
Julia Morrisroe is an installation artist from Gainesville, Florida who plays off of popular culture, engaing with issues including consumerism, originality and ownership. She works in a variety of media. Her drawings, installations and objects provoke a sense of the familiar while exploiting the tension between a copy and an original.
Blank Walls
First Friday, August 4th, 6:00 - 9:00pm
621 will kick off the new exhibition season on First Friday, August 4th, 2006. This year we are planning to start the year with something a little different from our usual activities. Starting at 6pm we will have “Blank Walls” at the Gallery. We will have crayons and open frams mounted in the Gallery so that our new members can fill the empty walls because without their support that’s all we would ever have. Blank Walls is a membership drive to help support the Gallery and raise money for the upcoming exhibition seaons. All membership dollars go to support the exhibitions and other events at 621. We are planning to bring you a new and outstanding exhibition each month next year with an opening on each First Friday. Come and show your support, listen to some live music, draw on the walls and become a member!
Sense & Perception
September 1st - 29th, 2006
Local artists and professors from Florida State University, Florida A & M University and the University of Central Florida. Holly Hanessian creates a visual narrative based on items gained or lost in our lives. Objects hang from delicate ceramic chains suggesting that our lives are not as straight forward as we may think. Todd Bertolaet, a nature photographer, documents endangered environments including both natural and manmade characteristics of the Florida landscape. E. Brady Robinson explores the notion of play, absuridty and repitition as a form of alteration and art making. “Excerpts” features early and recent video work where the mouth is the locus of task oriented performance art.
Suspended Dreams
October 6th - 22nd, 2006
Massachusetts artist Gary Duehr is a photographer who captures the moments between events, in which narrative is fragmented, something has just occurred or is about to happen. Tallahassee artist Linda Hall creates creepy images and nightmarish sculptures that evoke uncomfortable feelings related to otherwise nurturing environments. Also from Tallahassee, up-and-coming artist John Lytle Wilson paints colorful cartoon-like images of animals with human qualities.
Armageddon
October 31st, 2006
Our annual non-juried all media exhibition. It its 25th year, Armageddon celebrates the rule of misrule by offering the Gallery walls to local and emerging artists. The exhibition is historically placed near Halloween and the reception is done in the dark with only flashlights for illumination. Many arrive in costumes and the result is a fun and funky event filled with eclectic artwork and eccentric clientelle.
Seconds
November 3rd - 5th, 2006
This brief exhibition is a group show that features the work of artists who are on the verge of hitting the national art scene. Each artist is enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts Program at Florida State University. These outstanding and energetic young artists will produce a cohesive exhibit involving cutting edge contemporary art. Featuring works by second-year students: A. Light, Andrew Ross, Becki Rutta, Brad Williams, Cathering Morris, Jeff Crawford, Julie Guyot, Kazuyo Hira, Kegera Matthews-Lawrence, Phil Gleason, Resa Groff and Tadj Dragoo.
13th Annual Art Auction
November 10th, 2006
Auctioneers: T&W Auction Company
This year’s auction promises to be our best yet, with an outstanding selection of the finest in art going to the highest bidder in what has become a much anticipated Tallahassee social event. The auction attracts a well-informed crowd of art patrons and connoisseurs and is a high point in the 621 Gallery exhibition season. With new works from the regions best and brightest artists on display, the community gets a chance to view world class artworks in Tallahassee’s trendiest gallery space. We invite you to join us for an exciting evening of live and silent bidding, food, wine and of course great art.
Out of Context
December 1st - 29th, 2006
Randy Polumbo is a sculptor from New York City that takes everyday objects and transforms them into intricate, sometimes mechanized and often elegant objects that are at odds with their original function. Amy Fleming is from Fort Myers, Florida and uses scratchboard to draw images of urban salvage yards. These works depict the detritus of consumer culture as a source of useful items for those who know what to look for. Trash to one becomes trasure to another. Jeremy Colbert is a sculptor in Tallahassee who uses metal, ceramics and natural matierials in his exploration of symbolism.
2005 Archive
From Head to Hand
January 7th - February 11th, 2005
Artists: Tim Dooley, Bill Oterson, Jeff Zenick
Fleshview
February 18th - March 18th, 2005
Artists: Aaron Board, Zoë Charlton, Deanne Dunbar
Bodies in Motion
March 18th, 2005
Artists: Ballroom and Tango Dancers
Retrospect
April 1st - May 6th, 2005
Artists: April Flanders, Rebecca Nolan, Charles Badlands
Life: New & Used
May 13th - July 1st, 2005
Artists: Bill Wharton, Carol Prusa, Nate Hill
Fiesta del Sol
June 4th, 2005
Summer Music Series
June 9th, 2005
Performers: Craig Reeder & Kim Fristachi
Summer Music Series
June 16th, 2005
Performers: Panhandle String Band, Dos Divas
Summer Solstice Festival
June 24th, 2005
V89 Benefit Concert
Summer Music Series
July 1st, 2005
Performers: Tocamos Band, Brett Wellman
Unoccupied Minds
July 14th, 2005
Artists & Film-makers: Balata Refugee Camp Films and Children’s Art
Terrible Things
September 2nd - October 8th, 2005
The 2005-2006 season opens with an exhibition of three faculty members from the Florida State University Art Department: Terri Lindbloom, Paul Rutkovsky and Kirsten Simonsen. Each creates proactive works that incorporate multimedia installations involving non-precious materials and unconventional surfaces like mylar, paper bags and garbage.
National Photography Invitational
October 14th, 2005
Fall Fever
October 15th, 2005
An all day outdoor festival with food, drinks, live music and art all in Railroad Square.
The Next to Last Armageddon Show
October 29th, 2005
Come celebrate the rule of misrule in your Halloween costume. Bring a flashlight! A fierce crew with a captain bold: The Alaskan Pirate and his Salty Seamen will entertain you with songs from the 1600’s to present day. Photography by Andrew Ross. Click here to see showcard larger.
Twelfth Annual Art Auction
November 19, 2005
621 Gallery’s largest fundraising event of the year. More than 50 local artists donated artworks for this excting evening of fine food, fine music and fine art going to the highest bidder!
Artists: Beth Appleton, Lillian Garcia-Roig, Dean Gioia, Charles Hook, Deborah LaGrasse, Mark Messersmith, Donald Odita, Eluster Richardson and Paul Tamanian
Sponsors: Bandidos Burritos, Bella Bella, Decent Pizza, The Gem Collection, Leah Gentry Cleaning Services, Gordo’s Cuban Cuisine, Martin Hayes - Attorney at Law, 97.9 Smooth Jazz, The Law Offices of Jeff Peters, Karen Ladzinski & Tom Stahl, Lucy Ho’s, The Wine Warehouse
Mindfields
2004 Archive
Bedscapes & Dreamstates
January 9th - 24th, 2004
Artist: Meredith McMackin
Sex & The 6:00 News
January 9th - February 14th, 2004
Artists: John Gleason, Paintings; David Jones, Sculpture
Sponsors: Condomology Superstore
Breaking Up is Hard To Do
February 20th - March 27th, 2004
Artists: Jacquelin Boulanger; Mary Donahue; Barbara Aleene Edwards; Marianne Bernice Kearsely; Joan Matey; Susan Peacock; Lynn Priestley; Leslie Puckett
Curators: Viki Wylder & Marianne Bernice Kearsely
Seeing Red: A Low Tech Adventure
February 27thh - March 13th, 2004
Artist: Charlotte Williams
Sponsors: Prominant Placement, Inc of Atlanta; Stacy & Matt Williams; Hartsfield Home Construction, Inc; SG Bridal
The Land of Growth
March 17th - 31st, 2004
Bookmaking Workshop: March 20 & 27th, 2004
Artist: Janae Easton
Dis/Place
April 2nd - May 2nd, 2004
Artists: Ljiljana Obradovic-Edminson; Daniel Kariko; Maura Schaffer
MasquerAid to benefit the gallery.
April, 2004
People were invited to come to the event dressed as there favorite art piece or favorite artist. There were live tableaux throughout the evening. A curtain was drawn and revealed recreations of famous artist’s works with live people styled as the figures in the masterpieces of Frida Kahlo, Jan Vermer, Velasquez, Van Gogh and others.
Of Church and State
May 14th - July 10, 2004
Artists: Steve Jones, Alejandro Mendoza, John Raulerson
A Mysterious Clarity
September 3rd - October 16th, 2004
Artists: Mark Messersmith, Lillian Garcia-Roig, Ray Burggraf
Wildlife Refugees
September 3rd - 18th, 2004
What Flew Out of Bird Sink
October 22 - October 30th, 2004
Artists: The VanChamier’s - Chris, Michael, Mona, Celine, Amy, & Maria
Reception Musical Act: Kill Clouseau
Eleventh Annual Art Auction
November 13th, 2004
make believe
November 19th - December 18th, 2004
Artists: Janae Easton, Patricia Dahlman, Carol Golembowski
Exploring Divinity with a Creative Perspective
December 3rd - Dec 10, 2004
Artists: Leanne Burchell & Deirdre Honey Hilliard
2008 Archive
Beginnings and Endings
June 6th - 27th, 2008
The 621 Gallery explores the intensity and nuance of the human form. Though different in visual composition, the work of Tannaz Farsi, Elissa Cox and Petra Kralickova, depicts the possessive landscape of human emotions that collide in a vortex of desire, dislocation and longing. Individually, this can be seen in the intensity of each artist’s focal engagement by the juxtaposition of skin as a porous structure that filters memory and draws out the physicality of the body into an abstracted landscape. Where Farsi juxtaposes the invisible against the physical, Cox’s landscapes surge with buoyant energy, infused with forms both familiar and imagined. Quintessentially, Kralickova’s abstract installations highlight the physical and psychological body in moments of tension and respite. Collectively, the exhibition echoes the poetics of a body that is at once filled with vigor and overtaken by a sense of fragility that defines the human experience.
In the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery: FSU Art Students’ League exhibits new works. Visit http://art.fsu.edu/asl for more details.
Summer SoulStice
June 21st, 2008 - 2:00pm to 8:00pm
V89 WVFS Tallahassee and The 621 Gallery, in conjunction with all of the shops and studios of Railroad Square, invite you to V89’s 4th Summer Soulstice! Celebrate the first day of summer with a bike race, music, dancing, food, and games for the whole family! Hearty White’s in control of the Mic and DJ AcrojaM is in control of the tables…
LISTEN:
- Leon Anderson and Friends
- The Frigid Airs (Formerly The Ums)
- Pat Puckett and the Sex Panthers
- The Boys’ Choir of Tallahassee
WATCH:
- Kollage Dance Troupe
- In Step Studio’s Mau Oli Oli Dancers
- Troupe Arabesque
EAT:
- Hamburgers and Hot dogs/ Vegan Burgers and Hot dogs
- Cotton Candy
- Watermelon
- Sno-cones and Margarita Sno-cones
- BEER
RIDE and WIN:
12pm: Pre-Soulstice Scavenger Hunt Bike Race with Krank it Up!– Race STARTS at 12pm @ Krank it Up! and ends at 2pm. Sweet prizes!
PLAY:
- DUNK- A-DJ Dunking Booth
- Robot Cornhole Toss
- Darts
- Face Painting
- Watermelon Eating Contest
BRIEF SCHEDULE:
12pm: Bike Race
2pm-8pm: SUMMER SOULSTICE
8pm: Mickee Faust Show featuring Elizabeth Whitney’s “A Day Without Sunshine”
8:30?pm- “The Goonies” Bike in Movie Night @ Krank it Up!
Industry
May 2nd - 31st, 2008
The 621 Gallery explores the effects of production in society with Industry in May. Artists Mark Abrahamson from Washington, Ira Hill from Tallahassee, and Gil Scullion from Connecticut comment on the effects of industry in the social environment. Mark Abrahamson’s aerial photographs are a global warning of how industry impacts the environment. Ira Hill stretches traditional sculpture techniques in the creation of 3-D social commentaries. Through assemblages of stencils and templates, Gil Scullion illustrates how traditional construction practices are being applied to science with genetic manipulation and selective breeding.
In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League
Tallahassee Film Festival
May 15th - 17th, 2008
The inaugural Tallahassee Film Festival (TFF) is a celebration of professional and emerging talent in the film industry. An outgrowth of Tallahassee’s Knight Creative Communities Initiative and a project of the International Creativity Center, Inc., TFF will showcase Tallahassee’s and the region’s territorial assets to filmmakers and related professionals while introducing to Tallahassee and the region the cultural and economic opportunities in the film industry. For more information check out www.tallahasseefilmfestival.com.
Primal
April 4th - 27th, 2008
The 621 Gallery is going Primal in the April exhibition. Artists Gabi Etenberg of Nevada, Linda Frost of California, and Jane Hesser of Rhode Island explore the relationship between primitive nature and humanity. Gabi Etenberg uses the camera to capture people and places that explain the tension of displacement within herself. Linda Frost addresses the suffering of animals in the name of science. Jane Hesser explores the inner, primal nature of humanness that is expressed through animalistic imagery.
In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League
Put Together
March 7th - 30th, 2008
Assembly comes to the forefront at The 621 Gallery in the March exhibition. Put Together addresses how we assemble ourselves inside and out with the work of Charles E. Birnbaum of New York, Jeana Eve Klein of North Carolina, and Marcy Sperry of Chicago. Charles E. Birnbaum reveals the construction of identity through ceramics. Jeana Eve Klein explores the disconnect between souvenirs and the places they represent by recreating tangible memories through quilting. Marcy Sperry’s images reveal a resistance against obsessive body modification.
In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League
Connected
February 1st - 29th, 2008
The 621 Gallery addresses Connected with the February exhibition. Artists Matthew Borgen of Philadelphia, Jeff Eisenberg of San Francisco, and Charles Matson Lume of Minnesota explore the internal relationships between language, science, and history. Matthew Borgen comments on perceptions of the past and the failure to recreate history. Jeff Eisenberg’s drawings examine spatial relationships inspired by science. Charles Matson Lume explores light and transforms aesthetic experiences through the language of art.
In the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery, Randy Polumbo
Culture of Conflict
January 4th - 27th, 2008
The 621 Gallery addresses a Culture of Conflict in January. As today’s digital culture blurs the distinction between entertainment and reality, artists Carola Dreidemie of Miami, Michael Heroux of Washington D.C., and Claire Rau of South Carolina address the affect of media on social interactions, particularly conflict. Carola Dreidemie’s installations comment on conflict and confusion in society. Michael Heroux addresses the effects of digital culture, entertainment, and news. Claire Rau investigates the concept of war as sport in her sculptures and prints.
In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League.
Fertile Compilation Release Show
January 25, 2008, 6:00 PM
Looking for some fun? Come out to The 621 Gallery on Friday, January 25th @ 6PM as Cloud 13 Records presents The Fertile Compilation Release Show to benefit the Brehon Institute. Special performances by Keepbullfighting, The Intoxicators, Cox Populi and Oenyaw. Beverages contributed by Tri-Eagle Sales.
2007 Archive
State of Being
January 5th - 26th, 2007
Kenda North is a photographer from Texas who takes underwater images of people in various iconic positions all in swimming pools. A woman in a dress feels the skirt rise over her knees and suddenly she personifies Marilyn Monroe. The cool blue of the pool establishes a dramatic backdrop for players on an aquatic stage. Insoon Ha creates sculpture installations that draw attention to the barbarity that is allowed in the name of progress. Her work combines human and animal images in a graphic display of what can occur when science goes awry. Julie Anand is a photographer/installation artist from Arizona who draws on a background in Ecology and Biology to create organic images and objects that focus on the intersection of matter and meaning.
Physicality
February 2nd - 23rd, 2007
Ronnie Cramer is a multi-media video installation artist from Denver who combines synchronized electronic music with lurid images from paperback novels which morph from one to the next on video screens. Jason Scuilla is a printmaker from Sarasota, FL. He makes intesely passionate, large scale etchings on wood panels dealing with human physical interaction. Boris Shpeizman is a glass artist from New York who defies tradition by using his media in extremely non-glass areas of design and sculptture, such as lingerie.
Prison Art: Inspired by Love
February 16th - 23rd, 2007
An exhibition of artwork created by inmates in North Florida prisons. The works on display in the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery include pencil drawings on cloth handkerchiefs and illustrations on envelopes dyed from coffee grinds. Alls proceeds from the exhibition go to the non-profit corporation, Inspired by Love of North Florida. Issac Williams, founder of Inspired by Love of North Florida, gives a presentation about the exhibition. FSU professor of Art Therapy, Dave Gussak, discusses the subject of Art Therapy in prisons. Internationally renowed vocalist Pam Laws wraps up the opening with a performance joined by Issac Williams.
Bike-Power
March 2nd - 30th, 2007
Bike-Power is curated by Florida State University’s Associate Professor of Digital Arts, Keith Roberson. An accomplished international artist, Keith is also a daily bike commuter, a mountain bike endurance racer and is in his yard right now, trying to teach his kids to ride. The exhibition features over 50 artists from Tallahassee, across the United States and Canada. Please visit www.bikepower.com for more information. This exhibition is sponsored by locally owned Joe’s Bike Shop & Higher Ground of Tallahassee, SORBA’s FatOfTheLand.org and TallyCat.org.
Southern Exposure: a Dean Gioia exhibition
April 6th - 27th, 2007
A solo exhibit of a prominent Tallahassee painter. Dean Gioia is well known through the region for his pensive paintings of the lush north Florida landscape including images of our canopy roads and freshwater springs.
Art of Language
May 4th - 25th, 2007
This exhibition is a multi-media environmental performance. David Lobdell, Shereen Lobdell, Ashley Carlisle, David Higginbotham and Todd Christensen are four artists and a poet from New Mexico. These artists create live performances in which a ceremonious burning is conduced to poetry at sunset while numerous sculptures surround.
Marcella Stasa
May 4th - 25th, 2007
Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery presents Marcella Stasa, a sculptor who uses found objects to explore the beauty she finds in death and decay.
ANJE II
June 1st - 29th, 2007
In its second year, the All-media National Juried Exhibition (ANJE) features a variety of work from outstanding artists from all over the continental United States. Juror Cynthia Hollis Has hand-selected 25 individuals from the applicant pool to form the exhibition of various media.
WINNERS:
Best In Show
Anna Druzcz, Landscaping Nature V
First Place
Mehmet Ayanoglu, East Meets West in Istanbul
Second Place
Steven A. Ramsey, A Lecture on Articulation
Third Place
Victoria Goro-Rapoport, Sinking of the Empire
Honorable Mentions
Lauren Cohen, The New Farm
Caryl Gordon, A Matter of Light
Exhibiting Artists: Christie Ashley . Daniel Baird . Kim Beckmann . Dustyn Bork . Mary Becker . Youngsoon Chon . Dale Clifford James Glaser . Betsy Gandy . Dolores Glover Kaufman . Carrie Kersey . Jeemin Kim . Jamie M. Lee . Sean Lyman . Jessie Lovano-Kerr . Melissa McCutcheon . Jill Olm . Michael Reedy . K. Terumi Shorb
Sugar & Spice
June 1st - 29th, 2007
The Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery features Sugar & Spice, artwork by a group of FSU MFA students: Julie Guyot, Becki Rutta, and Erin ElizabethGainey.
Assemblage
July 6th -27th, 2007
Janis Brothers is a sculptor from Live Oak, FL who uses interactive video installation to deal with the issues of life, death, mourning and healing. Denise Bookwalter is an artist from Cincinnati, OH that combines prints, installations, and animation to address the evolution of high and low technology and their influences on contemporary culture. Ryan Adrick is a photographer, sculptor, and digital artist from Jacksonville, FL whose work deals with relationships formed between artist and subject.
Journeys
September 7th - 29th, 2007
Quickly becoming a tradition of The 621 Gallery, the September exhibition is a time to showcase the work of local art professors. Journeys features the work of three FSU faculty including the Jessie Lovano-Ker Professor of Art Education, Tom Anderson, Art Department Foundations Director, Mary Stewart , and newcomer to the Art Department faculty, Tracy Longly-Cook. Tom Anderson used text and photographs to chronicle the situations he encountered on his expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro. Tracy Longly-Cook’s photographs emphasize the continuous undercurrent of physical and psychological change in our lives. Prints by Mary Stewart explore connections among visual and ecological complexities.
Hands Off!
September 7th - 29th, 2007
Hands Off! is a digital photography-based exhibition showcasing a new phenomenon in art: the ability for the artist to create a finished piece without ever touching the artwork. Juror and image-maker Robert Fichter selected 30 images from across the globe for this unique opportunity. Over $1000 in prizes distributed among the top 6 artists. Visit http://www.handsoffat621gallery.blogspot.com/ for more info about the show and artists.
WINNERS:
Best in Show
Jennifer Fairfax
First Place
Richard Desmarais
Second Place
Donna Callaghan
Third Place
Bryan Ghiloni
Honorable Mentions
Beatrice Geller
James McClean
Exhibiting Artists: Jeffery Abt . Jerry Atnip . Peter Chamberlain . Janae Corrado . Gloria DeFilipps Brush . Colleen Ellis . Stephanie Fysh . Scott Geraci . Karen Joslin . John Math . Lynette Miller . Anna Norton . David Olsen . Steven Rubin . Jamie Runells . Beate Sass . Mark Surloff . Dean K. Terasaki . Pauline Thomas . James Wendell . John Wall . Elizabeth Williams . Thomas Wolf . Lindsey Wollard
Ritual
October 5th - 19th, 2007
Exploring the routine, these artists offer alternative takes on the rituals of daily life. The sculptures of Chicago artist Gagik Aroutiunian give ordinary objects new properties and new memories. John Henry Blatter of Virginia records and sculpts experience through film. New York artist Mari Ogihara’s constructions reflect the female beautification process/ritual.
In the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery, Art from the Heart, an art contest for children in grades 3, 4 & 5 in Leon county, is being hosted by Lee’s Place, a non-profit grief and loss counseling center and sponsored by Florida Commerce Credit Union. The theme of the contest is expression of emotions. We have selected 60 pieces to be exhibited and further judged. Our judges are Eluster Richardson (local artist), Eileen McCann ( local artist and therapist) and Samantha Strickland ( Marketing Director at Florida Commerce Credit Union). We will be awarding prizes to the first and second place winners of each grade and then an overall winner. Lee’s Place will have cookies and lemonade at the reception on First Friday from 6-9 P.M. For more information about the art contest or Lee’ s Place in general, please check out our website, www.leesplace.org and/ call 850.841.7733.
Blacklight Art Project
October 26th, 2007 - 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
In the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery, Blacklight Art. Imagineers Perdita Ross & Gordon Halleck present a Nu2ART performance featuring interactive painting and rhythmic music. This art event is free for people of all ages and skill levels. Nu2ART performance is a way to engage people in a creative activity that recycles materials and produces artwork with community participation. The artwork created during the performance will be documented. There will be a closing reception on Halloween Night, Wednesday, October 31st after dark. Their motto: “Make Art Have Fun!” For more information call (850) 222-5444 or visit www.perditaross.com for upcoming Blacklight Art Events.
26th Next to Last Armageddon Show
October 31st, 2007
The 621 Gallery is the place to be this Halloween night from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM! Join us for the end of the world! A 26 year old tradition, Armageddon is a free-for-all exhibit about the end of the world. The Gallery opens after sunset and visitors get to explore artwork in the dark. the only light will be the glow from your own flashlight! Live music from The Ums and readings by the Tallahassee Chapbook Collective. Performance is invited. Political art is encouraged. Wear a costume and bring a flashlight!
If you would like to show art or build an installation, please deliver it to the gallery between Wednesday, October 24th- Sunday, October 28th or Halloween Day. New hours M-W, 11-6 Sat. Sun. 1-5. Pick up date is Thursday Nov. 1st between 11 am- 6 pm. (If the work is not picked up during this time, it is considered a donation to the art auction that takes place November 16th. Sorry, there is no extra room for storage)
Business After Hours
November 8, 2007 - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
The 621 Gallery in Railroad Square welcomes you to “Business After Hours” presented by the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Capital City Bank on Thursday, November 8th from 5:30 - 7:30. Join us for an evening of food, live music and an exclusive preview of work in The 621 Gallery’s 14th Annual Art Auction. Get to know the plans for Tallahassee’s largest outdoor exhibition space, The 621 Gallery Sculpture Garden Project. For more information visit http://events.talchamber.com or contact Dana Lashua at dlashua@talchamber.com.
Hope to see you at the Square.
The 14th Annual Art Auction
November 16th, 2007 - 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Please join The 621 Gallery on Friday, November 16th for our 14th Annual Art Auction. Emceed by Mark Hinson and Steve McQueen, this event will prove to be an exciting evening of entertainment, drinks and finger food as well as an opportunity to purchase original art from Tallahassee’s finest and most well know artists. Silent Auction runs from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm and the Live Auction begins at 8:00 pm.
Featured Artists:
Beth Appleton, Barbara Balzer, Debi Barrett-Hayes, Michele Beaudin, Linda Van Beck, Nicole Belanger, Donna Betts, Hazel Blumberg, Becky Boothe, Carly Brady, Michael W. Brennan, John Callis, Kim Campbell, Pamela Casey, Terrie Corbett, Kim Daniel, Holly Daniels, Mark Dickson, Mary Donahue, Diane Beauvais Dyal, Richard I. Ferrall, Bob Fincher, Cheryl Fontenot, Steve Fox, Lillian Garcia Roig, Jim Gellepis, Elaine Grace, A.C. Green, Linda Hall, Rob Hall, Robert Hargrave, Janice Hartwell, Jaye Houle, Nathan Illig, Lisa Cesare Jordan, Roopali Kambo, Amy Koontz Knipple, Patty Maney, Jean Marani, Junia Mason-Edmunds, James Alan McClean, Tana McLane, Meredith McMackin, Mark Messersmith, John E. Metcalfe, Jim Miller, Timothy Moore, Judith Nable, Nick Nelson, Lesley Nolan, Susan Peacock, Caroline & Joan Picart, Donalee Pond-Koenig, Mary Proctor, Barbara Psimas, Olan Quattro, Matt Ralph, Teresa Reaver, Kime Salesses, Beate Sass, Gil Scullion, Ansley Simmons, Richard A. Stafford, Olan Wayne Thornton, Leon D. Wiesener, Kathleen Wilcox, John Lytle Wilson, Gwen Woods and more!
Sponsored in Part by the following:
Class A Electronics . Su Ecenia . Flower Peddler . Russell B. Rainey, D.M.D.
The Gem Collection . R.J.D. Unlimited Investigations, Inc.
Refreshments Provided by:
Bagelheads . Bahn Thai . Banditos Burritos . Cabo’s Island Grill & Bar . Gordo’s Cuban Cuisine . Hopkins Eatery
Jasmine Cafe . Luna’s Italian Food . Paula’s Cabana Cafe . Renaissance Coffee & Tea Company . Soul Vegetarian . Starbucks
Click here for more information on this exciting event!
Stories
December 7th - 29th, 2007
The 621 Gallery is transformed into a labyrinth of hallucinations. Stories features insight into an array of childhood traditions with the work of Tallahassee artist Kelly Boehmer, Matthew Hopson -Walker of California, and Kristin Skees. Kelly Boehmer’s soft sculpture revelations address nostalgia and memories of youth through form and texture. Matthew Hopson-Walker portrays demented fairy tales in his work. Explore the real versus imaginary role of wifely duties through the forms of Kristin Skees.
In the NBMG, FSU Art Students League
Annual Art Auction
Cover Image by Barbara Psimas
The Annual Art Auction for The 621 Gallery is our best attended annual function and is the major fundraising event for our non-profit art gallery. It is an evening of entertainment, wine and finger food as well as an opportunity to purchase original art from Tallahassee’s finest and most well known artists. This year’s auction
took place on Friday, November 16th.
Last year more than 100 area artists and collectors submitted artwork for the event, which grossed over $26,000 in sales. The artists have a choice to receive up to 50% of the selling price on their work, although many waive that option and donate the selling price entirely to the gallery. The auction pieces are divided into Silent and Live Auction categories. The silent bidding begins at 5:30 and closes at 7:30 and the live auction begins at 8:00. Approximately 20 pieces will have been selected to “go on the block” at that time with witty commentary by emcee Mark Hinson of the Tallahassee Democrat and Steve McQueen.
The 621 Gallery is a non-profit visual arts organization with 11 exhibitions of contemporary art each year. In the adjunct, Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery named after the founder of the Railroad Square Art Park, there are varied events such as local art exhibitions, lectures, film screenings and poetry readings through out the year.
The Annual Art Auction is the Gallery’s main fundraiser. The 621 Gallery is seeking sponsorship money from local businesses to help with the expenses of putting on this event and with marketing. The Gallery is a non-profit organization and sponsors will receive recognition for their tax-deductible donations with signage in the gallery, in the program, on our website, and in the invitation/announcement mailer for the auction as well as many other benefits (please see Sponsorship Levels for full details).
AUCTION FORMS
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| Sponsorship Levels | Artist Commitment |
| Sponsor Commitment | Artist Donation Information |
AUCTION SPONSORS
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Su & Steve Ecenia
Russell B. Rainey, D.M.D.
RESTAURANT SPONSOR
| Bagelheads | Jasmine Cafe |
| Bahn Thai | Luna’s Italian Food |
| Bandidos Burritos | Paula’s Cabana Cafe |
| Cabo’s Island Grill & Bar | Renaissance Coffee & Tea Company |
| Gordos Cuban Cuisine | Soul Vegetarian |
| Hopkin’s Eatery | Starbucks |
FEATURED ARTISTS
Beth Appleton . Barbara Balzer . Debi Barrett-Hayes . Michele Beaudin . Linda Van Beck . Nicole Belanger . Donna Betts . Hazel Blumberg . Becky Boothe . Carly Brady . Michael W. Brennan . John Callis . Kim Campbell . Pamela Casey . Terrie Corbett . Kim Daniel . Holly Daniels . Mark Dickson . Mary Donahue . Diane Beauvais Dyal . Richard I. Ferrall . Bob Fincher . Cheryl Fontenot . Steve Fox . Jim Gellepis . Elaine Grace . A.C. Green . Rob Hall . Robert Hargrave . Janice Hartwell . Jaye Houle . Nathan Illig . Lisa Cesare Jordan . Roopali Kambo . Amy Koontz Knipple . Patty Maney . Jean Marani . Junia Mason-Edmunds . James Alan McClean . Tana Mclane . Meredith McMackin . Mark Messersmith . John E. Metcalfe . Jim Miller . Timothy Moore . Judith Nable . Nick Nelson . Lesley Nolan . Susan Peacock . Caroline & Joan Picart . Donalee Pond-Koenig . Mary Proctor . Barbara Psimas . Olan Quattro. Matt Ralph . Teresa Reaver . Kim Salesses . Beate Sass . Gil Scullion . Ansley Simmons . Richard A. Stafford . Olan Wayne Thornton . Leon D. Wiesener. Kathleen Wilcox . Gwen Woods
SUPPORT621
MEMBERSHIP
Join a great and thriving organization. Yearly membership benefits are listed below. Join now by contacting Denise Drury, Executive Director at (850) 224-6163 or executivedirector@621gallery.org.
*Online Membership application coming soon.
From the 2007 Art Auction
Membership Levels:
Student - $10.00 or 10 volunteer hours
Must have a valid student email address
Advance notice of internship and volunteer opportunities
Free subscription to the monthly 621 Gallery e-newsletter
Invitations to upcoming exhibitions and special events
Reduced fees for juried exhibitions and workshops
Individual - $25.00
Advance notice of internship and volunteer opportunities
Free subscription to the monthly 621 Gallery e-newsletter
Invitations to upcoming exhibitions and special events
Reduced fees for juried exhibitions and workshops
Family - $45.00
Advance notice of internship and volunteer opportunities
Free subscription to the monthly 621 Gallery e-newsletter
Invitations to upcoming exhibitions and special events
Reduced fees for juried exhibitions and workshops
10% off Gallery rentals
Donor - $100.00
Advance notice of internship and volunteer opportunities
Free subscription to the monthly 621 Gallery e-newsletter
Invitations to upcoming exhibitions and special events
Reduced fees for juried exhibitions and workshops
10% off art purchases (Annual Art Auction excluded)
25% off Gallery rentals
Inclusion of your brochures when The 621 Gallery distributes literature
Patron - $250.00
Advance notice of internship and volunteer opportunities
Free subscription to the monthly 621 Gallery e-newsletter
Invitations to upcoming exhibitions and special events
Reduced fees for juried exhibitions and workshops
10% off art purchases (Annual Art Auction excluded)
25% off Gallery rentals
Inclusion of your brochures when The 621 Gallery distributes literature
Recognition on The 621 Gallery Sponsorship Wall
Executive - $500.00
Advance notice of internship and volunteer opportunities
Free subscription to the monthly 621 Gallery e-newsletter
Invitations to upcoming exhibitions and special events
Reduced fees for juried exhibitions and workshops
10% off art purchases (Annual Art Auction excluded)
25% off Gallery rentals
Inclusion of your brochures when The 621 Gallery distributes literature
Recognition on The 621 Gallery Sponsorship Wall
Free logo/link on The 621 Gallery Website
ANNUAL ART AUCTION
The Annual Art Auction for The 621 Gallery is our best attended annual function and is the major fundraising event for our non-profit art gallery. It is an evening of entertainment, wine and finger food as well as an opportunity to purchase original art from Tallahassee’s finest and most well known artists. Visit the Annual Art Auction section for more information. This year’s auction will take place on Friday, November 16th.
SPONSORSHIP
At the corporate level, your donation is tax-deductible. Publicity opportunities include your name and/or logo on event signage, in our print and radio advertising, and on our website.
Sponsor a Show in the 621 Main Gallery or in the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery ~ Sponsors can assist in underwriting the costs for a single show, multiple shows, or for an entire season.
If you would like more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Liz Wilson, President and Fundraising Committee Chair at president@621gallery.org.
CURRENT SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
Bandido’s Burritos
City of Tallahassee
Leon County
State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs & The Arts Council
Tri-Eagle Sales
SHOW@621
The 621 Gallery hosts 10 group exhibitions per year. Most shows feature the work of three artists, often showcasing various media. Work is selected by 621’s Exhibition Committee based on its formal and theoretical merit, as well as its connection to ideas explored by other applicants.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
ANJE III - The 621 Gallery seeks entries to the 3rd Annual All-Media National Juried Exhibition (ANJE) to exhibit July 2008. Juror: Allys Palladino-Craig, PhD. No size or media limitations. $1000 in awards. Best in Show earns solo exhibition in 09-10 season. Deadline May 19, 2008. Download the prospectus here.
Sculpture Competition - The 621 Gallery seeks applications for the 1st Annual 621 Gallery Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition @ The Charles Hook Sculpture Garden, a newly renovated sculpture venue with in Tallahassee, Florida with the capacity of housing up to 16 sculptures. Entry fee is $25 for up to three views of three works. Each additional works are $10 each. $3000 in awards, plus accommodations. Download the prospectus here.
APPLICATION PROCESS
The application period to show at The 621 Gallery for the 2008/09 season is now closed. For future reference, all media of cutting edge contemporary themes preferred. For more information click here.
THE FACILITIES
The 621 Gallery exhibition space consists of a large 77′ x 30′ room with a 12′ wall dividing the space into two rooms. The building is part of a World War II era lumber mill warehouse with exposed wooden rafters, a metal roof and skylights. The space is 2300 square feet in area.
The adjoining Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery is utilized for one-person or smaller group exhibitions and is approximately 31′ x 14′.
Download the Floor Plan (You’ll need Adobe Reader!)
Also, a word of caution, the main gallery is not air conditioned. We take specific precautions to ensure that no damage occurs, however, some non-traditional art materials do not stand up well to our temperature and humidity range. Please notify us if you think your work merits special consideration.
Artists have available to them a number of pedestals, plexiglass cubes, a projector and a 13″ DVD/TV. Please make arrangements for and notify staff of any other requirements.
POLICIES
Commission - The 621 Gallery’s sales commission is 40%
Shipping - Artists are responsible for shipping work to and from the Gallery
Insurance - Artists are solely responsible for insuring their work in transit and during the exhibition
EXHIBITIONS+EVENTS
RCHIVED EXHIBITIONS
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CURRENT EXHIBITION & EVENTS
ANJE III
July 4th - 27th, 2008
In its third year, the All-media National Juried Exhibition (ANJE) features a variety of work from across the nation. Juror Allys Palladino - Craig selected 27 works to create an exhibition that showcases a range of media. $1,000 in prizes will go to Best in Show, First, Second, and Third Places. Best in Show Award will also recieve a solo exhibit in The 621 Gallery 2008-2009 Exhibition Season.
Best in Show: Tadja Dragoo, The Boat
First Place: Richard Herzog, The Last Flower in the Emerald City
Second Place: Kati M. Luczynski, November 23, 1949
Third Place: Andrew Ortiz, Rising, La Puerta, Father
Exhibiting Artists: Vincent Barraza, Lucrezia Bieler, Ben Bivins, Charles Caldemeyer, Christina Cedeno, Terrie Corbett, Jay Michael Del Greco, Mark Dickson, Eileen Doktorski, Betsy Gandy, Devon Gibbs, Beth Kleene, Scott Marini, David McLeish, Matt Miley, Peter Prusinowski, Steven Ramsey, Bryan Vipperman, Kathleen Wilcox.
Judge: Allys Palladino-Criag, Ph.D. (Humanities) and MFA (Painting/Graphics) serves on the Museum Studies faculty of the Florida State University. Since her 1983 appointment to the “Fine Arts Gallery” she has guided the institution through successful accreditation by the American Association of Museums, thereby becoming the founding director of the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. She has edited and produced over a hundred publications for the College of Visual Arts, Theater and Dance, winning an almost equal number of grants for projects of colleagues and the Museum while serving on grant panels for the State of Florida.
In the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery, ANJE II winner: Anna Druzcz
WELCOME
CURRENT EXHIBITION & EVENTS
ANJE III
July 4th - 27th, 2008
In its third year, the All-media National Juried Exhibition (ANJE) features a variety of work from across the nation. Juror Allys Palladino - Craig selected 27 works to create an exhibition that showcases a range of media. $1,000 in prizes will go to Best in Show, First, Second, and Third Places. Best in Show Award will also recieve a solo exhibit in The 621 Gallery 2008-2009 Exhibition Season.
Best in Show: Tadja Dragoo, The Boat
First Place: Richard Herzog, The Last Flower in the Emerald City
Second Place: Kati M. Luczynski, November 23, 1949
Third Place: Andrew Ortiz, Rising, La Puerta, Father
Exhibiting Artists: Vincent Barraza, Lucrezia Bieler, Ben Bivins, Charles Caldemeyer, Christina Cedeno, Terrie Corbett, Jay Michael Del Greco, Mark Dickson, Eileen Doktorski, Betsy Gandy, Devon Gibbs, Beth Kleene, Scott Marini, David McLeish, Matt Miley, Peter Prusinowski, Steven Ramsey, Keith Vipperman, Kathleen Wilcox.
Judge: Allys Palladino-Criag, Ph.D. (Humanities) and MFA (Painting/Graphics) serves on the Museum Studies faculty of the Florida State University. Since her 1983 appointment to the “Fine Arts Gallery” she has guided the institution through successful accreditation by the American Association of Museums, thereby becoming the founding director of the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. She has edited and produced over a hundred publications for the College of Visual Arts, Theater and Dance, winning an almost equal number of grants for projects of colleagues and the Museum while serving on grant panels for the State of Florida.
In the Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery, ANJE II winner: Anna Druzcz
ABOUT US
MISSION
The 621 Gallery, Inc. is a non-profit contemporary art exhibition and gathering space offering diverse experiences in Tallahassee, providing access to quality art and interactive opportunities.
The 621 Gallery will be a unique leader and innovator in contemporary, progressive art for all.
2008-2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Gin Adamoli-Kalbli
president@621gallery.org
Vice President
Steve Harrison
vicepresident@621gallery.org
Secretary
Brigette Bahniuk
Treasurer
Hillary Haythorn
Past President
Liz Wilson
George Blakely . Ira Hill
Sine Murray . John Lytle Wilson . Ron Woodall
STAFF
Executive Director
Denise Drury
executivedirector@621gallery.org
Assistant Director
Ashley Hickman
Interns
Kathleen Stalzer - Photography
U’Rika Kyles - Membership/Audience Development
Elizabeth Shanks - Exhibitions & Public Policy
HISTORY
The 621 Gallery was orignally established in 1981 and later incorporated in 1989 as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. The governing force of the 621 Gallery consists of a Board of Directors with officers that rotate yearly. These members include artists, faculty members from Florida State University, Tallahassee Community College, and Florida A & M University, and members of the Tallahassee Community that are interested in contemporary art.
The 621 Gallery is committed to providing contemporary art, artists, and ideas to the Tallahassee Area and well as the North Florida and South Georgia regions. We rely heavily on volunteers from our board, members, and art community. Without them, the gallery would not be able to carry on. Please join us by becoming a member, supporter, artist or volunteer, and help bring the best in contemporary art to our community.
NAN BOYNTON MEMORIAL GALLERY
Nan Boynton Memorial Gallery is located within The 621 Gallery. The Gallery is dedicated to the memory of Nan Boynton, original founder of Railroad Square and 621. Her vision of a community of artists living and working together became Railroad Square, the commercial and residential park in Tallahassee devoted to the arts. Ms. Boynton passed away in 2002. Her son and daughter carry on the business of Railroad Square, and have donated space for 621 in honor of their mother’s vision.
RAILROAD SQUARE
Hosting more than 80 studios, galleries and small shops, Railroad Square is the creative haven of many Tallahassee artists and other small businesses. Railroad Square operates at its own quaint pace most of the month and then puts on the city’s most exciting “First Friday Gallery Hop” on the first Friday of each month. Visit Railroad Square and you’ll find a thriving art park filled with galleries, working studios, shops and the only café in town that is built out of a real railroad caboose. Visit their website today for more information. www.railroadsquare.com
ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
The Artist-in-Residence @ 621 is a nominated position on the Board of Directors for The 621 Gallery. The artist’s term is for one year but can be extended for a second year upon approval by the Board. The artist-in-residence is required to work each Sunday afternoon at 621 and in return gets free gallery space located on the back side of 621. The artist-in-residence studio is usually open for each First Friday Gallery Hop. Come check out our current Artist-in-Residence, John Lytle Wilson!
Artist-in-Residence Bio:
John Lytle Wilson not only paints animals, but also robots. After growing up in Rock Hill, South Carolina, John mastered his techniques at Florida State University and Birmingham-Southern College. He has a national exhibition record and has been featured in several online magazines and print publications. John is an Instructor at Florida State and Valdosta State Universities.
Family and friends call him John. He uses his middle name, “Lytle” only to distinguish himself from the tens of thousands of other John Wilsons out there (if you find yourself needing to say it, Lytle rhymes with “title” not “spittle”). While fine people, it would not be good to be confused with John Wilson the astrologer or John Wilson the large game hunter. It would be pretty cool if he were mistaken for John Wilson the game show host or John Wilson the ninja.
When not working in the studio, John avoids mowing the lawn and doing the dishes. He enjoys firecrackers, macaroni and cheese, and riding very, very small bicycles.
Visit John’s Website at www.johnlytlewilson.com.
HOLIDAYS
The 621 Gallery will be closed to the public on the following holidays:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Easter
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Black Friday
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Year’s Eve