Tuesday, March 25, 2014

A blatant promo for a gallery with heart!

Trillium Gallery - "the little gallery with the big heart."

http://www.trilliumgallery.com/

***Full disclosure - I am a member of both the online and the physical gallery so I'm indulging in a bit of shameless promotion. I'm incredibly proud to be a member along with some of the most talented artists anywhere. And I'm doubly proud that some of my work is hanging in the physical gallery as well as shown online. Curator Maureen Maliha describes the gallery this way on the homepage:

"Trillium Gallery is located in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of New York State, less than a 2 1/2 hour drive North of NYC, and less than an hour from Albany, NY. A train leaves from NYC to Rhinecliff, NY, arriving in less than two hours, and we are less than a half hour drive from the train station."  

We began with an idea more than five years ago, and now are proud to share the art of members from around the world in both our physical and online galleries. Our 'Always' Exhibition features the art of our web members, and their work will always be the heart of what we care most about- the heart in the art. Their art will always be available. We offer original and reproduction art, as well as art books, music, jewelry and sculptures, and we now offer family portraits."

The new physical gallery has been open only a month and already there have been numerous events - a grand opening celebration, an introduction to the Soundpainting workshops and an young artist exhibition. This unique gallery is supported and supplied with art primarily from members of the online gallery at http://www.trilliumgallery.com/. Both galleries are involved in the production of a monthly art magazine, Trillium Magazine, whose Fifth Edition has just been released through Lulu.com. This just might be one of the best art magazines on the market today for the money. Beautifully edited, the magazine includes not only stunning full page or two page art spreads but artist articles, interviews, tutorials, poetry and artist tips. 

What's different about Trillium from other online and physical galleries? Several things - first membership is small and very select. and members have come to think of themselves as family. There really IS just as much heart as art involved at Trillium. You are welcome to apply to join by contacting the curator at trillium@post.com and submitting samples of your work or online access to your portfolio. There's another way you can become a member though - enter one of Trillium Gallery's open competitions where the top prizes include membership, magazine cover exposure and an invitation to display a work at the physical gallery. At the moment, Trillium has issued an "artist call for entries" for a juried competition with the theme "Human Essence" and the competition is open to non-members as well. You can get the guidelines, awards, and entry information here:

Spring time is a great time to visit the Catskills and stop in at the Gallery, located at 228 Main Street in quaint Saugerties, NY.  Browse the beautiful work displayed and choose a piece that fills your heart and your environment with joy.


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