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:

http://www.trilliumgallery.com/trillium-gallery-in-saugerties.html

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.

Trillium Gallery Opening and a St. Jude's Charity Auction

 

Off to Grandma's - Christmas Morning

http://lianne-schneider.artistwebsites.com/featured/off-to-grandmas-christmas-morning-lianne-schneider.html

I don't know when I've been more excited or felt better about calling myself an artist than I do today.  In spite of the pending storm, tomorrow morning I am driving to Saugerties, NY (in the heart of the Catskills) to attend the grand opening of the new physical Trillium Gallery which is at noon on Saturday, February 15. Why would I drive into a storm for a gallery opening??? Because three of my artworks are hanging for the opening gala!! (I'm praying the worst will be over by morning and cleared up by the time I get there tomorrow afternoon!) I just didn't want to miss the excitement. 

I've been associated with Trillium Gallery since its inception four years ago when the curator, Maureen Maliha opened a small gallery not far from Woodstock. But, unfortunately, its location was pretty much a secret - difficult to find out in the country. The new gallery is right downtown in this absolutely quaint and historic village of Saugerties which hosts nearly a dozen hunter-jumper horse shows (HITS, Inc. which stands for Horse shows in the Sun) from May through September. This brings huge crowds to the village. There are also a number of other huge festivals including a music festival, a garlic festival and an electric dance music festival among other delightful get togethers! Needless to say, it's a fabulous thing to be a part of this new undertaking in such a vibrant cultural center just an hour and a half north of NYC. 

But my good news doesn't end there. While preparing for my trip to the grand opening, I got word from Trillium that the St. Jude Children's Hospital fundraising branch had selected the works of 5 Trillium artists to be auctioned at one of the many fundraising galas they host around the country. I'm so honored to say that the group selected the image posted above as one of the works they would like to have and they intend to auction it at their Atlanta Gala. It's a joy to donate the work for such a worthy cause and one that has always been close to my heart. But it's just such a wonderful affirmation that they selected my work out of the hundreds of incredible artworks showcased at Trillium Gallery Online (www.trilliumgallery.com) I can only hope that it raises a significant amount of money for the children St. Jude Children's Research Hospital helps every year. I congratulate the other artists whose work was also selected for other galas from NYC to Denver.

I have every faith that the snow will be gone, the roads clear, and the weather warmer for Saturday's grand opening. If you are within driving distance, it would be wonderful to have you join us any time after noon for beautiful artwork, good food, and fabulous music.