Top Drawer eNewsletter 5.7.12

Thanks to everyone who attended this past Art Night, and Top Drawer's reception for Precision: Nick Taylor and Ian Deslaurier!  It was another great event, as visitors filled the gallery space and were wowed by Nick's new assortment of mixed media Transformers and Ian's intricate linework, and treated to some live drawing by Ian!  Art Night continues to be a successful venture, and we are thankful for everyone's attendance and support!    

It's May, and that means there's a new show hanging at Top Drawer! Doug Nichols: Fantastic Creations is now up!  Doug's mixed media artwork, at times resembling junk sculpture, sacred object, or sci-fi creation, have literally taken over Top Drawer's gallery.  It's an amazing exhibit by one of Top Drawer's most original artists that truly needs to be seen to be believed.  

The Art Night Reception for Doug Nichols: Fantastic Creations is Thursday, May 31st from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.  Park and ride the Art Night trolleys from five locations – Town Parking Lot across from the Warren Post Office, the Commuter Lot on Franklin St. in Warren, Bristol Plaza (corner of Gooding Ave. and Hope St.), and the Town Parking Lot on Court St., in Bristol. This month’s Art Night event features textile artist Deborah Baronas and mixed media artist Will Schaff.


Doug Nichols: Fantastic Creations
May 7 – June 1, 2012
Opening Reception Thursday, May 31, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Top Drawer Art at The BRASS, 16 Cutler St., Warren 

Sculpture by Doug Nichols

Top Drawer eNewsletter 4.11.12

                                                                                                                               Anthony Pontarelli

Hello Spring!

We’d like to thank everyone who attended our recent reception for Emmet Estrada: Drawings!  It was our first Art Night event for 2012 and we had a great turnout! 

For those that missed it, Bristol and Warren have joined forces to offer nine Art Nights throughout 2012.  Each monthly event features local artists who open their studio doors for an up-close and personal look at where their work is created.  Free Art Night trolleys make numerous stops at galleries and featured artists’ studios in Bristol and Warren.  Park and ride from five locations – Town Parking Lot across from the Warren Post Office, the Commuter Lot on Franklin St. in Warren, Bristol Plaza (corner of Gooding Ave. and Hope St.), and the Town Parking Lot on Court St., in Bristol.       

                                                                                Dragon by Ian Deslaurier

Our second Art Night is Thursday, April 26^th, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.  Top Drawer will be hosting a reception for our latest exhibit Precision: Nick Taylor and Ian Deslaurier!  These two artists create with a technical precision that truly makes their work unique and amazing.  For Nick, we’ve presented a new batch of his multimedia robots, and for Ian we’ve presented a selection of his multimedia, Maze-style work which includes drawings, watercolors, and handmade prints.  Art Night’s featured studio visits are with mixed media artists Eileen Collins and Anne Marie Rossi, and ceramic artists John Boland and Deb Diemente.  If you can’t make the opening reception, stop by Top Drawer to see Precision, which is now up for viewing! 

Spring is here and with the daffodils also come Top Drawer’s Garden Angels!  These are special and funky garden personalities which blend in perfectly with any colorful garden, and they are available now while supplies last! 

In addition to our great events and spring gift items, stop by Brickway Restaurant on Wickenden St. in Providence, to see brand new paintings by Johnny McKenna!  Thanks to Brickway for the support, and for continuing this tradition of showcasing Top Drawer’s work to everyone at College Hill! 

                                                                                 Work by Johnny McKenna

Until next time, keep on supporting the arts in RI!          

NOW ON EXHIBIT!

EMMET ESTRADA: DRAWINGS!

New Work by Emmet Estrada!

Waterfront towns of Bristol and Warren, RI are joining forces to offer nine Art Nights throughout 2012, with a first event on Thursday March 29 from 5 to 8 p.m.  Think gallery stroll with a twist as Art Night promises access to the inner workings of artists’ studios. Each monthly event features two local artists who are opening their studio doors for an up close and personal look at where their work is created. A trolley service (park at Gooding Ave. & Hope St., Bristol) will run between galleries and studios in the two towns, and local restaurants are offering dining incentives. This month's event features studio visits with Warren air sculptor Janice Lee Kelly and Warren painter Debbie Gonville Miller. 

For Top Drawer's first Art Night event, we're proud to present an exhibition of new drawings by acclaimed artist Emmet Estrada!  Emmet is a winner of the 2010 Wynn Newhouse Award, a major national award from the Newhouse Foundation for artists with disabilities. In addition to that award and subsequent exhibition in New York City, Emmet recently was part of the Revealing Culture exhibit in the 2010 International VSA Festival, composed of hundreds of artists from around the world and showcased at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., where Emmet displayed a large-scale installation that greeted visitors as they entered the exhibit.  Emmet’s new work is focused in the realm of drawing rather than painting, but is every bit as compelling, as his lines have seemed to have exploded into truly frenetic and captivating works, invoking classic artists such as De Kooning.

Emmet Estrada: Drawings is on view now through March 30, 2012.

Art Night Opening Reception Thursday, March 29, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

For more info on Top Drawer’s Art Night schedule for 2012, go here.

To see the Art Night brochure, go here.

Until next time, keep on supporting the arts in RI!

Stop in this weekend for brand new Valentine’s Day cards by new Top Drawer artist Ian Deslaurier!  These cards, whose “Heart” design is hand-carved and hand-printed by the artist himself, features his classic Maze-style and would make a beautiful and thoughtful gift this holiday!  Remember we are open Saturdays from 10 am – 5 pm!  Very limited stock!

    

New Work by Emmet Estrada!

Top Drawer eNewsletter 1.17.12

Happy New Year from Top Drawer Art at The Brass!

Another year has passed and our art program is stronger than ever, producing some of the most original, honest, and innovative artwork in the country, with no signs of slowing down!  We’ve got some exciting news to tell you about for the upcoming year.

The Brass will be part of the brand new Bristol/Warren “Art Night”, a new joint initiative of Bristol Independent Galleries (BIG) and the Warren Arts Initiative (WAI) aimed at showcasing the work of Bristol and Warren artists during nine “Art Night” events in 2012.

Art Night will run from 5pm to 8pm on the last Thursday of every month in 2012 except December, January and February.  A trolley service and “Art Night” map/brochure will help guide visitors to various galleries in both Bristol and Warren.  Each monthly event will also feature two “Open Studio Tours”.  Stay tuned for more info as these events unfold.

For our first Art Night event at Top Drawer Art at The Brass, we will present an exhibition of new drawings by acclaimed artist Emmet Estrada.  Emmet is a recent winner of the 2010 Wynn Newhouse Award, a major national award from the Newhouse Foundation for artists with disabilities.  In addition to that award and subsequent exhibition in New York City, Emmet recently was part of the Revealing Culture exhibit in the 2010 International VSA Festival, composed of hundreds of artists from around the world and showcased at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.  Emmet’s new work is focused in the realm of drawing rather than painting, but is every bit as compelling, as his lines have seemed to have exploded into truly frenetic and captivating works, invoking classic artists such as De Kooning.

Emmet Estrada: Drawings will be on view from March 5 – 30, 2012.  Opening Reception is Thursday, March 29, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

For more info on Top Drawer’s Art Night schedule for 2012, go here.

Until next time, keep on supporting the arts in RI!