Moving to Monday Nights

Kim Morin Weineck's art classes have now moved to Monday nights.

Here is the nitty-gritty:

Monday evenings, 7-9pm

You can sign up for one class, a 'onesie' for $30
or sign up for a series of four classes, a 'foursie' for $100.
With a 'foursie' you must take the four classes over five consecutive weeks. This way you get one free absence during your paid four-class session.

All supplies are provided by the student.

The format is 'open studio' with all students working on their own projects within a group setting.
Be as structured or as loose as you'd like. I'd be more than happy to develop a curriculum with you for your sessions in class.

Open Enrollment: Start any time you are ready! How much fun is that?

Class is always running. Check the gallery blog for cancellations.

If you're still on the fence, stop in during a class. Check out what's going on. I want you to be comfortable about taking a class with me.

Any questions? Email me at kimweineck@gmail.com
Thanks!

Press

We were recently featured in the Norwood Transcript (a local newspaper). Read the article here: http://www.wickedlocal.com/norwood/features/x1308407223/Creative-space-in-Norwood-is-picture-perfect

Critique Group begins soon!

Grab a coffee and head over to Gallery 9 for our critique group. Facilitated by Kim Morin Weineck. You’ll meet new artists and be encouraged to contribute to the discussion of others work and get feedback on your own. The critique begins promptly at 9:00 am the last Saturday of every month.

Join us Saturday, February 27th 9-10am

Gallery 9 45 Central Street Norwood Center

(781) 762-3300

The cost is $5 for up to 2 pieces.

Fork and Spoon

I recently brought some new paintings to Gallery9. Here are the large-scale fork and spoon I did right before Thanksgiving. Do you think the big holiday meal was on my mind?


And here's a photo of the gallery as we were preparing for the Holiday Sale we had last week.
Doesn't it look great? More photos to come!

Open your senses

Finding smaller items to carry that are handmade and affordable can sometimes be a challenge.

I recently came across this amazing incense.

"What's so great about it?", you ask?

All natural ingredients, hand-ground, hand-blended, hand-rolled, no wooden sticks, not dipped, no animal products or testing, made in small batches, totally unique, no two sticks are alike, no dyes, no fillers, no preservatives, no charcoal, saltpeter or other processed additives, no oils (or other liquid scents which can evaporate or diminish over time), and packaged in recycled materials!

Visit her website or drop by the gallery and pick some up as a little gift for that special someone.

Lots of news!

Our move is complete and things are finding their new place.

Our Gallery Director, Kim, has officially extended her family.

I'm finally getting caught up with all production.

New art is making it's way into the gallery.

Art classes are getting busy again.

Hold your breath...more to come...soooon.

Gallery 9 Being Green Show

Posted By Kerry Hawkins



To celebrate Earth Day and being green, Gallery 9, put on this lovely show. There was a wide variety of work. My entry is the flower in the middle of the top photo. My piece was among some really nice works of art. A generous portion of all show sales will go to Massachusetts Audubon Visual Arts Center in Canton. This is the last show before the Gallery and Frame shop move to a new location in Norwood.

Being Green submission deadline

The deadline for submissions to the "Being Green" open call juried art show is 7pm this Friday, April 3rd.

We've received lovely submissions and are excited to put on our final show in our old space.

We hope you will participate if you're an artist and come by for our show's opening reception if you like art.

Fabulous things await everyone at this show, perfectly timed for Earth Day!

Big news...HUGE in fact

We're moving!!!

Gallery9 and Custom Art Framing is moving to a new space (with lots of nearby parking---a big deal when you're lugging in framing or picking up a new painting)!

Look for more information as to when we'll be settling into our new space at 45 Central Street, Norwood, MA 02062.

We're excited to see you there!

Being Green!

Just a quick reminder about our Being Green open call art show.

Here are the specifics:

Gallery 9 is seeking art submissions for it's second annual open-call art show this April.

Gallery 9 Director, Kim Morin Weineck, and shop owner, Julie Vecchio, are asking local artists to interpret "being green" in a creative way. Pieces will be juried by a three person panel. Gallery 9 will donate 20% of all sales to Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center in Canton.

Guidelines:
Original work in all mediums is accepted including oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, pen and ink, photography as well as artisan crafts, jewelry, sculpture, etc.
All work must be for sale.
Pieces cannot exceed 32" X 40".

Timeline:
Deadline for submission: Friday, April 3rd
Jury selection of submitted work: Friday, April 5th
Pick up of non-accepted work: Friday, April 10th
Show reception: Friday, April 24th

Questions are always welcome either by phone or email.
(781) 762-3300.

Thank you in advance for your interest.

Time to buy art

This morning I started my day with a browse through Boston.com and found this article of particular interest in the Personal Finance: Spending Smart section. Ah ha!

Take a look if you have a moment and then make a visit to Gallery9 and see if anything strikes a chord with your spirit. It may be the perfect time to buy some original art and invest in your soul.

Framing specials

I've seen so much information lately on discounting. With the economy as it is, we all are trying to make the most of our money. At Custom Art Framing and Gallery 9 we understand this and have pricing to help.

A while back we introduced our 1-2-3 Framing Special and are glad to say that it's going along well.The frames available in this program are fabulous. Choose between a simple black or a rich gold or silver classic-styled framed which generally will look right with nearly anything!

Better yet, we stock these mouldings and our turn-around time can be lickety-split.Have something to frame but afraid of the cost? Are you an artist and have a lot of things needing frames for a show? Fear not! Come in and see if our 1-2-3 Framing Special will work for you.

A gracious plug: Buy Art.

Clicking through the blogs I regularly visit, I was delighted to have found this post from Tricia, someone who has purchased art with us at Gallery 9.

Thank you, Tricia. We appreciate your sentiments and encouragement.

They're only 1" but they are lots of fun!

In December, Custom Art Framing & Gallery 9 instituted a new, fun marketing campaign. With the help of Buttonkitty, a friend from MassArt, we've been designing buttons!

If you were here in December, you may have picked up either of our first releases:
BUY ART and GIVE ART. We thought they were the perfect message for the gift-giving season.
Response to these pins was excellent and, in the spirit of the next holiday upon us, we've just received our newest button: LOVE ART.

Stop in and pick one up. Wear them with pride. Invest in your soul. Support your local small business.

And thank you!

Artwork for the season

Ann Gorbett, our Gallery 9 artist who works in palette knife, sold a piece at the SMALL WORKS Show which many people loved.

I figured I'd post it here for you to see.

If you click on this picture you can see it larger and notice how the kids in the background are actually blobs of color which, from Ann's deft palette knife wielding, instead look like kids in the background!

This piece sold to an excited art collector who was delighted with her purchase.

You can do well this season coming to Gallery 9 to buy perfect pieces for the people on your list. We offer a great selection priced from $25 to $165. Fabulous! Buy Art! Give Art!

Ann Gorbett will be our in-house artist featured in our final First Friday of the year. Come by December 5th from 5-7pm to meet Ann, see more of her work, and enjoy some light refreshments. It'll be the perfect respite during this quickly getting more and more hectic time of year.

Now showing at Gallery 9

As you know, we're in the midst of our SMALL WORKS Show and are loving the work that is gracing our walls.


Here is a small sampling of some of what you'll find hanging in Gallery 9.

A S Donovan
Alyssa Greenburg
Coco Kenney
Crystal Hanehan
Steve and Sue Zafarana
Siran Varadian
Polo Barrera
Nancy MacCallum
Heather McTiernan
Diane O'Brien
Ann Gorbett
And of course work also by me, Kim Morin Weineck, Cindy Kerr, Kerry Hawkins, Jude McGinn, Jed Hickson, Kathy Weller, Lisa W B Walker, Michelle Clay, Andrew Osborne, Jennifer O'Neil and others.

Dreading the idea of Holiday shopping? Come to the gallery! You're sure to find something FABULOUS!

Live painting :: Cindy Kerr ::

Last Friday we had Cindy Kerr in the gallery working in one of her mediums, pastels.




Cindy also works in oils. We have a series of her oils for sale in the gallery. I have posted them here for you to see on the left side of this post.


I like this photo because you can see her work hanging on the wall to her left.

Our lighting isn't optimal, but she worked diligently with her pastels and went to town.

Those who stopped in were able to peek at her process from start to finish.
Cindy started two pieces and finished one.

The finished piece she framed with us. How kind! Can't wait to see it ready to hang.

On exhibit now and in the near future

Our SMALL WORKS receptions last Friday and Saturday were wonderfully successful.

As I said before, I was proud to look around the gallery at the fine selection of work. What wonderful support we've had from our gallery-artists and gallery-friends.

The work will be hanging through the end of the year, so stop in and select the perfect gift this holiday.

Not ones to rest on our laurels, the next gallery event is Friday and will feature Cindy Kerr doing some LIVE PAINTING in the gallery. Our next reception is December's FIRST FRIDAY on December 5th featuring Ann Gorbett. All events in the gallery are a lot of fun.

Please stop by when you can. It'll be well worth your trip!

SMALL WORKS sampling

It's Wednesday and the SMALL WORKS show is nearly here.

Our reception is Friday from 5-7 and Saturday from 11-3. We're excited because our artists have been stopping by with new submissions. Some are framed, some are matted, and some are mounted. ALL are fabulous, and all are priced just right.

I'm quite proud of this show.

Here is another sneak peek at Kathy Weller's work. I am excited about this and all of her fun pieces.
Don't fall too in love with the one I posted from Kathy yesterday. Like I said, I think I'm taking that one home with me. :)

Polo Barrera has large-scale acrylics in the gallery now, but we learned that he also does some wonderful illustration. When we saw them, we had to have them in the gallery.

Introducing: Fisher ManSkating Man
French ManRocket ManI told you they were fun. There are more, too. (One in particular I can't show you because I think I want it.)

Ann Gorbett has been doing some wonderful pieces, too, just for the show. Normally one to work in oil, these are in acrylic.



This is just a small sampling. Matted up they look particularly great.

We do hope to see you either at the reception or throughout the rest of the year. We'll have a wonderful selection for you to buy art and give art.

Scheduled events :: past, present, and future

From now until the end of the year I think things will be BUSY---deliberate capital letters kind of BUSY--for us at the shop (and for everyone, really.) It's exciting, though, and I have a bunch of things I want to mention.

First, Nancy MacCallum of Nancyrosetta was our First Friday artist and what a successful show it was!

Nancy's display, photo courtesy of Nancy MacCallum

Enjoying the reception, photo again courtesy of Nancy MacCallum

Her new work is wonderful. Her blog shows some of her work and I always enjoy seeing what she's making. The cherry blossom pieces make me happy happy.

Our next First Friday will be on Friday (makes sense, right?), December 5th from 5-7pm and will showcase the work of Ann Gorbett. Be sure to stop in for the last FF of the year!

Julie and I are working on some fun things for the holidays and have been viewing and editing proofs on something since Friday (Oh, are we making our designer work! "Can you make this more 'eggplant' than it looks now?" we emailed her just minutes ago.) It's for a little giveaway we hope to have for our Small Works show opening reception on Friday!

Speaking of that, our SMALL WORKS SHOWwill be officially displayed on Friday, November 14 with an opening reception Friday from 5-7 and Saturday from 11-3. We'll be serving light refreshments and showing a wide selection of stellar work.

I've been painting away and so have our other in-house artists. Kathy Weller has diligently been communicating with me regarding her progress. She eagerly decided to do a grouping of small works on mini easels which I cannot wait to receive.

Here is a quick photo she sent me of a work in-progress. (I suspect it might be on its way home with me rather than make an appearance at the gallery. )

Two Kitties, Kathy Weller, all rights reserved

Give us a shot before shopping at generic chain stores for your shopping this season. Come to Gallery9 where you can buy art and give art easily. You'll find great prices and no stress.

Hope to see you at the gallery!