Join Us Tomorrow For The Closing of "KEEPIN' IT REAL"

Keepin' It Real - A group exhibition featuring the works of Ajay Brainard, Sean Michanczyk, Charles Santarpia, and Eric Stegmaier 

These four contemporary artists were brought together in an endeavor to keep the realist tradition alive. Their award winning interiors, streetscapes, landscapes, still-lifes, and trompe l'oeil paintings will be brought together at Paris In Plantsville Gallery & Studio September 7 - 28th. Please join us for the closing Sept 28th from 6 - 9 p.m

Open Call - Halloween!

Opening 10/12/2013 at Paris in Plantsville please join us as we creep up with "Oh The Horror! - Halloween Art Show" Presented by Elmwood Productions and Gallery of a Clown!

"Oh The Horror!" is an open call to all artists of all mediums to exhibit art reflecting this ghoulish and scary season! Make sure to get your Halloween costume ready early and wear it to the opening! It's the Halloween Bash of 2013!

Drop off for the work is October 6th and 7th With a $10.00 submission fee.  (Times TBA)

Let's see your ghoulish art, horror, sci-fi, fantasy, macabre, and fun!

The show will run for the rest of October, so f you miss the opening you'll still get to see the art... But really, if you miss the opening we'll send monsters to hide under you bed and torment you all month! So be there!

We can't wait to see the madness in the art! Let's get scary!

"KEEPIN' IT REAL" - Opening 9/7/13!

Keepin' It Real - A group exhibition featuring the works of Ajay Brainard, Sean Michanczyk, Charles Santarpia, and Eric Stegmaier 

These four contemporary artists were brought together in an endeavor to keep the realist tradition alive. Their award winning interiors, streetscapes, landscapes, still-lifes, and trompe l'oeil paintings will be brought together at Paris In Plantsville Gallery & Studio September 7 - 28th. Please join us for the opening reception Saturday, Sept 7th from 6:00p.m.- 9:00p.m.

For more information on the artists please visit:

www.charlessantarpia.com

www.AjayBrainard.com

http://artbysteg.com/home.html

www.ParisInPlantsville.com

More Info HERE

Opening Tomorrow Night!

Featuring Art From the late great madman Jordan Deschene

and his friends

including:

Sean Michanczyk

Andre Rochester

Eric Stegmaier

Clinton Decket

H.L. Groen

Alex Vidaud

Brie McDonald

Jackie Etling

Christian Ayala

Dave Farmsworth

Nick Foreman

Joshua Smith

Amanda Beauchemin

Josh "Jorsh" Blumenthal

S.W. Rand

Jon Bristol

and maybe even MORE!!!

We hope you join us for this special event! 

Join us for a special show dedicated in honor of a special friend, Family Member, Artist and all around Rock Star that was Jordan Deschene. We have gathered a collection of artists in the Connecticut area for the first of many shows to honor the work, and also display works inspired by him. On display will be Jordan's large portfolio of work as well as several works by professional artist lucky enough to have known him.

Jordan Deshcene ( Aug 16, 1981 - Aug 9, 2012 ) was a graduate of Lyman Memorial High School. A talented and passionate artist influenced by, among others, Shel Silverstein, Crayola and Dr. Seuss, earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration and Ceramics from the University of Hartford, graduating Cum Laude. Jordan served a residency with the Art League of Farmington and was Artist in Residence at the Farmington Valley Art Center during the summer of 2011. Jordan's art work has been featured at numerous art shows in CT and he also shared his knowledge and talent for teaching at Manchester High School for one year. He was general manager, Instructor and resident artist at the Paris in Plantsville Gallery in Plantsville, CT. Jordan was dedicated to community service and served one year with City Year/ Boston/Americorps. He was also an avid reader and history buff, with a great art for conversation and good natured debate on any number of subjects as his many beloved friends and family will attest. He had a a great love of learning as well as a love of the outdoors. He was happiest, when not painting, to hike and kayak and truly enjoyed his work at Eastern Mountain Sports where he was able to share his passion with others.

Please Join us May 11, 2013 7- 10 p.m. for an opening reception of a celebration of Jordan's amazing body of work and the great memories so many of us will never forget!

(Thanks Mike Finland!)

The Crew meet and Greet this Saturday Night!

Hope the chilly spring isn't bringing you down!

Thanks to all who came out on April 6th to the opening gala for "The Crew"!

We're doing it all over again this Saturday, April 20th, 

with an Artist Meet and Greet for "The Crew"!

If you haven't made it out to the gallery to see the show yet, this is the perfect chance as the artists will be there to discuss their work!  The doors open at 6:00 PM!

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/119102244918674/

And to see picures from the opening  - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151834178334838.1073741825.229469949837&type=1

And opening on May 11th - "Who Is Jordan Deschene?"

Join us for a special show dedicated in honor of a special friend, Family Member, Artist and all around Rock Star that was Jordan Deschene. We have gathered a collection of artists in the Connecticut area for the first of many shows to honor the work, and also display works inspired by him. On display will be Jordan's large portfolio of work as well as several works by professional artist lucky enough to have known him.  

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/168760953275456/

"The Crew" Member: Stephen Andrade

Stephen Andrade

Paris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts!

The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30.
There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

So who is "The Crew"? A collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together.
The show includes:
Stephen Andrade
Dan Baird-Miller
Pedro Centeno
Laura Ficara
Tim Kurdle
Logan Matyjewicz
Elvira E. Ormaecha
Helen Rebecchi
Kristen Rose
Arianna Thill
and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade
and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh

More Info Here!

"The Crew" Member - Arianna Thill

Arianna Thill

aris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts!

The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30.
There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

So who is "The Crew"? A collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together.
The show includes:
Stephen Andrade
Dan Baird-Miller
Pedro Centeno
Laura Ficara
Tim Kurdle
Logan Matyjewicz
Elvira E. Ormaecha
Helen Rebecchi
Kristen Rose
Arianna Thill
and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade
and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh

More info HERE!

"The Crew" Member: Elvira E. Ormaechea

Elvira E. Ormaechea

Paris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts!

The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30.
There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

So who is "The Crew"? A collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together.
The show includes:
Stephen Andrade
Dan Baird-Miller
Pedro Centeno
Laura Ficara
Tim Kurdle
Logan Matyjewicz
Elvira E. Ormaecha
Helen Rebecchi
Kristen Rose
Arianna Thill
and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade
and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh

More info HERE!

"The Crew" Member: Pedro Centeno

Pedro Centeno

Paris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts!

The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30.
There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

So who is "The Crew"? A collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together.
The show includes:
Stephen Andrade
Dan Baird-Miller
Pedro Centeno
Laura Ficara
Tim Kurdle
Logan Matyjewicz
Elvira E. Ormaecha
Helen Rebecchi
Kristen Rose
Arianna Thill
and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade
and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh

More info HERE!

"The Crew" Member: Kerri Wessel

Kerri Wessel

Paris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts!

The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30.
There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

So who is "The Crew"? A collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together.
The show includes:
Stephen Andrade
Dan Baird-Miller
Pedro Centeno
Laura Ficara
Tim Kurdle
Logan Matyjewicz
Elvira E. Ormaecha
Helen Rebecchi
Kristen Rose
Arianna Thill
and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade
and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh

More Info Here!

"The Crew" Member: Laura Ficara

 

Laura Ficara

Paris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts! The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30. There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM So who is "The Crew"? A collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together.  The show includes: Stephen Andrade Dan Baird-Miller Pedro Centeno Laura Ficara Tim Kurdle Logan Matyjewicz Elvira E. Ormaecha Helen Rebecchi Kristen Rose  Arianna Thill and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh More info HERE

"Who Is Jordan Deschene?"

More info HERE

Juried Show - Closing reception tomorrow night!

Thank you to all the artists who participated in this years Juried Show, and congratulations to Kelly Gilleran for winning best in show with her amazing painting!

We'd also like to thank Christine Ivers for being our juror this year.

We'll be holding a closing reception tomorrow night from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, we hope you join us for one last look at this great collection of art!

"The Crew" Member: Logan Matyjewicz

Logan Matjewicz

Paris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts!

The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30.
There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

So who is "The Crew"? A collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together.
The show includes:
Stephen Andrade
Dan Baird-Miller
Pedro Centeno
Laura Ficara
Tim Kurdle
Logan Matyjewicz
Elvira E. Ormaecha
Helen Rebecchi
Kristen Rose
Arianna Thill
and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade
and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh

More info Here!

"The Crew" Member: Dan Baird-Miller

Dan Baird-Miller

Paris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts!

The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30.
There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

So who is "The Crew"? A collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together.
The show includes:
Stephen Andrade
Dan Baird-Miller
Pedro Centeno
Laura Ficara
Tim Kurdle
Logan Matyjewicz
Elvira E. Ormaecha
Helen Rebecchi
Kristen Rose
Arianna Thill
and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade
and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh

More Info HERE

"The Crew" Member: Tim Kudrle

Tim Kudrle

Paris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts!

The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30.
There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

So who is "The Crew"? A collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together.
The show includes:
Stephen Andrade
Dan Baird-Miller
Pedro Centeno
Laura Ficara
Tim Kurdle
Logan Matyjewicz
Elvira E. Ormaecha
Helen Rebecchi
Kristen Rose
Arianna Thill
and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade
and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh

More info HERE!

"The Crew" Member: Kristen Rose

Kristen Rose

Paris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts!

The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30.
There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

So who is "The Crew"? A collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together.
The show includes:
Stephen Andrade
Dan Baird-Miller
Pedro Centeno
Laura Ficara
Tim Kurdle
Logan Matyjewicz
Elvira E. Ormaecha
Helen Rebecchi
Kristen Rose
Arianna Thill
and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade
and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh

More info Here!

"The Crew" Member Helen Rebecchi

Starting today we'll be featuring art from each of the eleven members of "The Crew" 

Helen Rebecci

Paris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts!

The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30.

There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

So who is "The Crew"? A collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together. 

The show includes:

Stephen Andrade

Dan Baird-Miller

Pedro Centeno

Laura Ficara

Tim Kurdle

Logan Matyjewicz

Elvira E. Ormaecha

Helen Rebecchi

Kristen Rose 

Arianna Thill

and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade

and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh

More Info HERE

"The Crew" Group Exhibition Opening April 6

Paris In Plantsville is proud to host "The Crew" a group exhibition featuring a collective of artists from Connecticut and Massachusetts!

The opening reception is on April 6th from 6:00 PM to 10 PM and the exhibit runs from April 6th to April 30.

There will also be an Artist Meet and Greet on Saturday April 20th from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

So who is "The Crew"?
They are a collective of like minded artists joined together to further pursue the creative process, and share their work together.

The show includes:

Stephen Andrade

Dan Baird-Miller

Pedro Centeno

Laura Ficara

Tim Kurdle

Logan Matyjewicz

Elvira E. Ormaecha

Helen Rebecchi

Kristen Rose
Arianna Thill

and Kerrie Wessel-Andrade

and the show is Curated by Desi Hugh

Look for a piece from each member of "The Crew" to pop up here on our blog over the next few weeks leading up to the opening...
Everything from paintings, to sculpture, to jewelry, to photography, and more!

For more information please click HERE!

Juried Show Opening Postponed to 2/16!

Hello all!

With the blizzard getting ready to look down on us and cover us in mayhem and snowball fights we're going to take advantage of the planned show-date for the opening our our Third Anniversary Juried Show and move it from this coming Saturday to Saturday February 16th from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM!  We also want to extend a thank you to Christine Ivers for being our guest juror this year!
We want to make sure everyone is safe and also want to make sure everyone can make to the opening so this just makes sense!
We look forward to seeing everyone on the 16th, and the show will also run for an extra week, into March, just to make sure anyone who can't make it to the opening is able to stop in and see this years fantastic work!

More info on the show here:  http://www.facebook.com/events/400426276698983/?fref=ts

And other upcoming events:

The Crew - Group Show Opening in April http://www.facebook.com/events/119102244918674/?ref=2
Who Is Jordan Deschene? - Opening in May - more info to be announced soon!


Stay safe and warm!