Call for Submissions: Our 3rd Annual Group Halloween Show

Spectre – A Halloween Group Show It is a part of our common history; from our childhood fear of the haunted house down the street, to attempting to contact the dead through a séance or Ouija Board. As a society we are obsessed with the idea of ghosts.In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike visions. Ghosts are generally described as solitary essences that haunt particular locations, objects, or people, though stories of phantom armies, ghost trains, phantom ships, and even ghost animals have also been recounted.This is not an easy call for submissions. You will be required to think outside of the “white sheet”. How does one capture, the essence, emotion and the mystery surrounding something so intimate and personal. Let us summon the creative spirits that they might guide us in telling their tale. In the meantime try not to get spooked! 

This juried show will take place October 19, 2013 – November 3, 2013, with an opening reception on Oct.19 from 2-5pm.   We are asking that artists submit only two images. Remember, the jury only has your image to base its decision on so the quality of your photo is very important. Be sure to attach your image as a jpeg and that it is a large file.  Images for consideration, not the actual work, must be emailed to the gallery by Sept 21, 2013. (info@swoonfineart.com) Submissions will be reviewed by a jury, and artists will be notified of the results by phone or email.  Work must have been created within the last year and must not have been previously shown. Artists can submit up to two works and should include the size, price and medium of each piece. Artists in all mediums are encouraged to participate.   (Note – If framing is required- works on paper should contain a single white matt and a simple black frame; works on canvas (2” stretchers) that are unframed must have finished edges and works on canvas that require frames (thin stretchers) should be in a simple black frame)  All accepted work must be delivered to Swoon on, or before, Oct.12th, 2013.   

I look forward to being haunted by your submissions!  


Brandt Eisner, 
Owner/DirectorSwoon – Fine Art & Antiques 
1410 Hammonds Plains Road
 info@swoonfineart.com 
www.swoonfineart.com 
444-8279  

June at Swoon!

Now showing at Swoon through June 30th: "Waxworks" by Rosemary Clarke Young and "Ever Present" - a collaboration by painter Anna Horsnell Wade and clay artist Carol Smeraldo. 

Carol Smeraldo and Anna Horsnell Wade were both winners of the Progress Club Women of Excellence Award.

Images of all works in the shows are now on our website, or see them by clicking on the artist names above.

 

May Shows at Swoon!

These shows are now past, but in the interest of keeping this blog as an archive of our shows in May we featured work by Kristina Sobstad, Joanne Solway, Helen Opie and Jay Leblanc:

 

Many of the pieces from these shows can still be seen on our website, and we're thrilled to add wildlife sculptor Joanne Solway to our list of artists showing regularly at Swoon.

April Shows at Swoon!

Please join us for the opening reception Saturday, April 6 at 2:00pm - 5pm for our four April Featured Artists: 

Ron Kuwahara – Seeing the Forest for the Trees

Susan Malmstrom – Design for Divination: Petit Lenormand Still Lifes

Blythe Church – A Stitch in Time

Jake Seibert – Our Town
 
Shows run until April 27th.  Works from the shows will be posted on our website in the week following the reception.

Don't forgot that Pop-Up Swoon Downtown will also be on display at the NS Archives, April 4 - 27!

See you Swoon!

 

Pop Up Swoon - Downtown: April at the Archives

POP UP SWOON - Downtown

Swoon – Fine Art & Antiques is thrilled to present: POP UP SWOON - A Group Exhibition of Swoon Artists 

This is our first ever 'pop up' exhibition and we're excited at the opportunity to show another neighbourhood a bit of what Swoon has to offer!  As well as art by Swoon artists, expect to see some fine furniture and antiques.

The show will take place at the Nova Scotia Archives,

6016 University Ave, Halifax, NS, April 4-27
 
Please join us for the opening reception on Wednesday April 3 from 7pm-9pm! All Welcome!
 
The show may be viewed during the NS Archives regular hours:
Monday to Friday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Swoon Artists include:

Angela Grace Jewelry, France Arruda, Bruce Bottomley, Nancy Boyne, Emilie Butler, Blythe Church, Matthew Collins, Sarah Jane Conklin, June Deveau, Gloria Dunbar, Brandt Eisner, John Fitzpatrick, Geoffrey Grantham, Susana Hernandez, Colin Hill, Anke Holm, Mitch Inglis, Lynn Johnson, Andrew Langille, Jay Leblanc, Basia Lukwinski, Shauna MacLeod, Susan Malmstrom, Claudia Mannion, Marc Meadows, Lily Meadows, AD Tinkham, Angela Melanson, Rosemary Metz, Gail Heinze Milne, Bob Morouney, Rachael Morouney, Carol Morrison, Jennie Morrow, Dot Mosher, Carol Olson, Helen Opie, Susan Paczek, Ralph Pardy, Rachael Peters, Karen Phinney, Pamela Marie Pierce, Andrea Pottyondy, Diane Redden, Nancy Roberts, Mariette Roodenburg, Emily Seaboyer, Kathy Seaboyer, Jake Seibert, Carol Smeraldo, Rae Smith, Kristina Sobstad, Jim Tracey, Anna Horsnell Wade, Sue Westby, Louise Williams, Pat Woods, Ron Kuwahara, Curtis Botham

On certain days during the exhibition, an artist may be gallery sitting to speak to visitors.  The schedule will be posted here on our blog and on our website events page. 

Also, a reminder to check out our April Shows at Swoon which are on at the gallery April 6 - 27!

See you Swoon, downtown!

"Rug Talk" - March 23rd

Rug Talk...

In conjunction with our current exhibition RUGS AS ART - Antique Islamic

Carpets and Related Textiles - Swoon is pleased to present an informal talk by artist and carpet collector Jed Irwin.  

 The talk will be at Swoon, 1410 Hammonds

Plains Road, on Saturday 23 March at 1 p.m.  All are welcome.

Jed Irwin is a visual artist who has recently moved from the west coast to

Mahone Bay.  He became interested in oriental rugs in the mid-1980s while

teaching in the art department at the University of Calgary, where he is

now Associate Professor Emeritus; he was a founder-member of the Calgary

Rug and Textile Club.  From the mid-80s through the late 1990s he made

numerous visits to Turkey, dividing his time between the art community -

he had two solo exhibitions of his work in Istanbul galleries - and the

carpet world, studying the materials firsthand, developing personal

relations with the carpet dealers, and building his own collection.

The talk will touch on Jed's personal experiences as a collector in

Turkey, as well as on the history, esthetics and techniques of the

rug making peoples and their culture,  He will supplement the textiles on

exhibition at Swoon with additional pieces not shown due to space

limitations.

There is no seating but feel free to bring a folding chair!

See you Swoon!

One of many antique Islamic rugs from "Rugs as Art" showing March 9 - 30th

Call for Submissions: Farm Life

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Swoon – Fine Art & Antiques Presents:

Farm Life - A Group Show

From fields and pastures, to the people, animals and machinery, there is unlimited inspiration found on the farm. Swoon – Fine Art & Antiques is looking for artists and fine craftspeople to capture the spirit of Farm Life for our next juried group show.

This juried show will take place July 6, 2013 – July 28, 2013, with an opening reception on July.6th from 2-5pm. 

After the huge response to our last call for submissions, we are asking that artists submit only two images. If your work is chosen, only one piece will be selected. There is only room for approximately 30 pieces, depending on medium and size (keeping in mind that we had 196 submissions for Winterscene) Remember, the jury only has your image to base its decision on so the quality of your photo is very important. Be sure to attach your image as a jpeg and that it is a large file.

Images for consideration, not the actual work, must be emailed to the gallery by June 5, 2013. (info@swoonfineart.com) Submissions will be reviewed by a jury, and artists will be notified of the results by phone or email.

 Work must have been created within the last year and must not have been previously shown. Artists can submit up to two works and should include the size, price and medium of each piece. Artists in all mediums are encouraged to participate.

(Note – If framing is required- works on paper should contain a single white matt and a simple black frame; works on canvas that are unframed must have finished edges and works on canvas that require frames (thin stretchers) should be in a simple black frame)

All accepted work must be delivered to Swoon on, or before, July 2nd, 2013. 

I look forward to seeing your submissions!

Brandt Eisner, Owner/Director

Swoon – Fine Art & Antiques

1410 Hammonds Plains Road

info@swoonfineart.com

www.swoonfineart.com

444-8279