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Our Purpose

 

The Parkside Open Door Gallery was created in October, 2004, to encourage local artists to display and sell their work. (Parkside, because we are located beside the Fountain City Park. Open Door, because we are open to all artists in the area.) There are many talented artists in our community, but often they are overlooked. Some may lack marketing skills and opportunities, while others may lack the self-confidence to show their work.

 

The gallery is located within the Fountain City Art Center, itself a public, non-profit facility offering a variety of creative visual art experiences, from exhibits to classes.  The Fountain City Art center is also a meeting place for sharing points of view, encouraging and inspiring one another.  The traffic generated by the Art Center provides a ready market for the Gallery artists.  The Gallery continues to be a living, growing organism composed of and controlled by the members of the community for whom it was designed.

 

Standards and Criteria for Membership

 

All artwork submitted to the Gallery will be reviewed by the membership of the Gallery according to the following criteria:  
  • Originality/Creativity - no copies, please.  New ideas, methods or subject matter.
  • Artistic Ability - skillful use of media
  • Overal Quality of Execution - consistency from piece to piece
  • Subject Matter - appealing visually, suitable for family viewing
  • Appeal and Impact - overall pleasing or thought provoking
  • Paintings/Drawings/Other 2-D Art:
    • Composition:  Good use of space, darks/lights, other good design principles
    • Presentation:  Frames and/or mats should enhance artwork, not overpower it.

Prospective members should present 3 - 4 representative examples of their work prior to the quarterly membership meetings.  Meetings are held the second Tuesdays of January, April, July and October.  The work will be reviewed by Gallery members and the prospective members will be notified within a week after the meeting of their acceptance or rejection.

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A fee of $25.00 per quarter is charged for membership in the Gallery with an additional commission of 30% for artwork sold. A contract must be signed before any work can be accepted.

 

As a rule, three pieces per artist will be accepted for hanging. The number of 3-D works depends on space available. Artists may also offer matted originals or prints of their work in bins, providing they are properly shrink-wrapped. All art for hanging must be properly framed (except gallery-wrapped canvasses) and wired. Plexiglass is preferred, as the Gallery cannot be responsible for broken glass.

 

For more details see Guidelines and Contract for Parkside Open Door Gallery.

 

Guidelines

Contract

Featured artists this month are Roger Bench, Aleex Conner and Bob Meadows.

 

Works by these artists, and many others, are on sale to the public at the Parkside Open Door Gallery which is located within the Fountain City Art Center .  GOOD NEWS!  Now accepting Visa/Mastercard.

Chloe Harrington - Watercolor Art

Holland Rowe - Inlaid Wood Cutting Boards

Mandy Moulton – Stained Glass Art

Gordon Fowler – Turned Wood Art

Priscilla Cupp – Mixed Media Wall Art

Kate McCullough - Pottery

B. J. Clark - Watercolor and Mixed Media

 Penny Berridge - Pottery and Fused Dichroic Glass Art and Jewelry

Sue Lane

David Williams - Wood Models and Carving

Leslie Feulner - Fine Beaded Jewelry

Marilyn Pendleton - Vintage Inspired Jewelry

Mary Secrist

Janet Trewhitt - Modern, Funky Jewelry and Bookmarks

Frank Harvey - Metal Art

Janet Osborn

 

Jessica Gregory - Metal Art, Oil Paintings and Mixed Media Wall Art

Ruth DeBusk - Watercolor

Bob Meadows - Handmade Books and Wall Art

Mignon Naegeli

 

Sarah Weber - Oil Paintings, Prints and Cards

Roger Bench - Pottery

 

Sharon Henderson - Handmade All Occasion Greeting Cards

 

Sharon Henderson - Clay Pendants

 

Yvonne Hosey

 

Featured Artists Schedule

 

2011

 

Nov.        Mignon Naegeli                  Frank Harvey                    Michael Householder

 

Dec.         Penny Berridge                  Marilyn Pendleton            Chloe Harrington

 

2012

 

 Jan.        Bob Meadows                     Sharon Henderson            Aleex Conner

 

Feb.         B. J. Clark                          Kate McCullough              Ruth DeBusk

 

Mar.        Yvonne Hosey                    Leslie Feulner                     Sue Messer

 

Apr.         Sue W. Lane                       Roger Bench                      Mary Secrist

 

May         Barbara Ogle                      Janet Osborn                     Leann Cooper

 

June        Penny Berridge                   Mandy Moulton                 Priscilla Cupp  

 

July         Jessica Gregory                   Janet Trewhitt                   Sarah Weber

 

Aug.        Mignon Naegeli                   Holland Rowe                    Michael Householder  

  

Sept.        Penny Berridge                   Frank Harvey                    Chloe Harrington

 

Oct.         Bob Meadows                      Marilyn Pendleton             Aleex Conner

 

Nov.        B. J. Clark                            Sharon Henderson             Ruth DeBusk 

 

Dec.        Yvonne Hosey                       Kate McCullough               Sue Messer