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Upcoming Events, News, and Press Releases
- Open House
Pete Bonk Artist of the Month Open House 6-8 p.m. @ Gallery - Membership Meeting
A meeting of all members and interested artists will be held on Tuesday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m. at the Gallery. - Artist of the Month Open House
Pete Bonk is Artist of the Month for March. Come and join Pete and the other artists of the Alexandria Artists Co-op at the open house on Friday, March 7th 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Gallery 2149 Collier Parkway, Land O'Lakes (813-948-4447) in Collier Commons shopping center just a few doors down from Blockbusters. - Klaus Porsch Guest of Honor at Artist Reception and Branch Grand Opening
Landscape artist Klaus K. Porsch, a member of the Alexandria Art Gallery’s Artists Co-Op group in Land O' Lakes, has reason to celebrate. Klaus will be the Guest of Honor at an Artist Reception and Branch Grand Opening to be held at BankUnited in Clearwater / Harbor Oaks, 629 Fort Harrison Avenue on July 12, from 1 until 4. BankUnited has acquired nine prints representative of the artist's work which will be exhibited through our the bank. In addition, Tampa General Hospital has added one of Klaus original paintings, "Trail to the Beach", to their collection. The painting will be located on the 5th floor of the hospital. Locally, Klaus work can be seen at ALEXANDRIA ART GALLERY, 2149 Collier Parkway, in Land O'Lakes, monday thru saturday, 10:00-7:00, or visit the Alexandria Art Gallery Co-op website at http://www.pascoartists.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=21.
- Elemental Shift: chemist turns artist
The Pasco Times published by the St. Petersburg Times carried an excellent article on Member Gordon Engebretson on June 18th and 22nd. The article tells of Gordon's many life experiences and his path to becoming a photographic artist. You may read the text of the article at the following link
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- Gordon Engebretson wins Best in Category
Member Gordon Engebretson won Best in Category at the recent Pasco County Arts Council's 2007 Call for Artists awards reception. His photograph, Cana Lily in Hyperdrive, is mounted on his specially designed space frame which curves the image for presentation. A copy of the image, without the curved space frame, is currently on display in the Gallery. - AAG Artist Klaus Porsch wins Awards!
Klaus Porsch took 3rd place at the Tampa Realistic Artists open competition in Dec. 06 with his oil painting "In the Shade on the Gulf"
and took 3rd place on Feb. 3. 07. at the North Tampa Arts Leagues The art of Love With his oil painting "Cottage on the Gulf". - Richard Stewart, 1st Place at Festival
Photographer Richard Stewart, a member of the Alexandria Art Gallery’s Artists Co-Op group in Land O' Lakes, received the 1st Place award in the Two Dimensional Art category for works he exhibited at the 19th Annual A.E. Backus Museum Art Festival in Fort Pierce, Florida, on March 4. He is pictured with his photograph on canvas entitled "Workboat on Monet's Lily Pond," which he took at Monet's gardens in Giverny, France in 1998. The photograph, 47x57 inches, can be seen at ALEXANDRIA ART GALLERY, 2149 Collier Parkway. - Kathleen Durham Selected for New York Show!
Kathleen Durham has been chosen by www.Art-Exchange.com (of which she is a member) to show six of her paintings at the New York Art-Expo at the Javits Convention Center in NYC. This is the largest art show in the world, with thousands attending. Kathleen is honored to be chosen and will attend March 1-6, 2007 - Press Release - Local nature photographer, Jason Hahn, receives national honor
Media Contact: Jason Hahn
(813) 956-8706
jason@jasonhahn.com
For immediate release:
Local nature photographer, Jason Hahn, receives national honor
Land O' Lakes, Fla, October 2, 2006: "In Mom's Shadow" by Jason Hahn has been selected as a Top Ten Showcase Image for 2007 by the North American Nature Photography Association.
Each year the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) sponsors the “NANPA Showcase” competition, selecting the best nature photography from throughout North America. The judges look for the most creative, original, and skilled images that NANPA members have captured, and select the top 100 of these images to be in the annual NANPA Showcase. Of these, the top ten are selected for special recognition and prizes.
This year, three photos by local professional nature photographer Jason Hahn have been selected as part of the top 100. One of which, "In Mom's Shadow – Sandhill Crane and Chick", is a top 10 award winner. Also selected in the top 100, are "Dragonfly on Heliconia" and "Splash of Color - Roseate Spoonbill". Awards will be presented at a special multimedia presentation during the annual NANPA conference in Palm Springs, California in January 2007.
Jason Hahn is located in Land O' Lakes, FL. His work can be seen on his website, www.jasonhahn.com, and on display locally at Alexandria Art Gallery in Land O’ Lakes.
- "Messages From Home" Project
About the "Messages from Home" Project
Working in conjunction with nature photographer and gallery member Jason Hahn, we came up with the "Messages from Home" project, large thank you cards for our community to send messages of support to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces serving overseas. The front of the card features my photo "Indivisible", our national symbol, an American Bald Eagle in front of an American Flag backdrop. Each 11 x 14 bi-fold card is blank inside, to provide space for messages of thanks and support. The cards are placed at businesses throughout Central Pasco and New Tampa communities for the public to see and send their messages.
Sponsorship
A number of local businesses have stepped forward to help us with this project, including Heritage Bank of Florida which donated the funds needed to cover the costs of printing the first 50 cards. We also have sponsors for individual cards, whose $25 contributions pay for the costs of sending the cards overseas. If you are interested in sponsoring a card please contact Alexandria Art Gallery at (813) 948-4447.
Prints
A series of prints, notecards, and bookmarks featuring "Indivisible". A portion of the proceeds from the sales of these items will benefit the National Military Family Association's "Military Family Fund". Any funds donated beyond the costs of printing and sending the "Messages from Home" cards will also be donated to the "Military Family Fund".
What this is all about...
Please take a moment to write a message and sign one of these cards. Your words will mean a lot to someone who is far from home. Dates and locations where you can sign a card are listed below.
Remember this is not about politics or whether you are for or against the war, so please don't send us any hate mail.This is about people!
Someones son, daughter, husband, wife, father, mother, or neighbor, who is far from home, making sacrifices we can only imagine. We just want to send a message from home to let them know we have not forgotten them and we hope they come home safe and soon!