Friday
December 5, at 7:30 pm
Artcite's
BIG 27th Annual "Doin' the Louvre"
FUN(d)raising exhibition and sale
Special
Christmas shopping hours: Tues - Sat,
noon - 6 pm
Artcite
Inc., Windsor's non-profit, Artist-Run
Centre for the Contemporary Arts, is pleased
to present "Doin' the Louvre":
Artcite's 27th annual Christmas FUN(d)raising
exhibition and sale. Give the gift they
will enjoy for years to come: give the
gift of ART! (Or-at our crazy prices--add
to your OWN fine art collection!)
ORIGINAL
ART--paintings, drawings, prints, photographs,
mixed media, sculpture--and artist-made
gift items (xmas 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 18'
ceiling, ala "The Louvre"),
with all work priced for Christmas giving!
BIG
sale prices for these one-of-a-kind art
pieces start at 99¢(!) -- and NOTHING
is priced over $99.99!
Shopping
for unique X-mas items has never been
so easy!
Our
biggest-ever DTL, in 2007, featured more
than 500+ artworks (!) by 70 Windsor &
Detroit artists, and, as always, many
pieces were created specifically for this
special fundraising exhibit by Artcite
artist-members old and new...
This
year's show promises to be bigger and
better than ever!
Confirmed
DTL 2008 artists include Bob Monks, Joe
Bérubé, Jodi Green, Capricorn
Pottery (Gloria Gellner), Rashmi Dadwal,
Susan Gold, Suzanne Konyha, Dan Bombardier,
Chad Riley, AG Smith, Joe DeAngelis, Leesa
Bringas, Sandi Wheaton, Laura Gould, Julie
Bell, Michelle Dobrin and many, many,
many more...
Bonus! As in past years, we are also offering
our gallery visitors the chance to win
original artworks by distinguished Windsor
artists! A $2 ticket may win you an artwork
valued at $500-$2000! DTL 2008 featured
raffle artists are: Dean Carson, Cyndra
MacDowall and Victor Romao.
But wait, there's more! Check out our
always amazing vintage toy and assorted
xmas doo-dads display in Artcite's gallery
windows, decorated by recent MFA grad
Joe Bérubé & friends!
Doin' the Louvre sales proceeds benefit
the participating artists and Artcite
Programming and Operations. Artcite is
supported by the fundraising efforts of
its members and volunteers, and by the
Canada Council, the Ontario Arts Council,
the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the
City of Windsor.
DTL
exhibition runs Dec 5 - 24, 2008
Artcite
Inc. is supported by its members and
volunteers and by the Canada Council,
the Ontario
Arts Council, and the City of Windsor.
Gallery
hours: Wed - Sat, noon - 5 pm or by appointment.
For
further information please contact:
Leesa Bringas, Artistic Coordinator or
Christine Burchnall, Administrative Coordinator
( 519.977.6564 )
109 University Ave W, Windsor, 519.977.6564
