Weaving Giving Communities With Art Venues

There are many resources for 
Businesses & The Arts
I want to suggest an equally important method of collusion by setting the stage for Fund-Raising in an Arts Venue.

Swedish National Museum Stockholm, Projected Grafetti

Giving requires imagination, purpose in life & the ability to function at a level that goes beyond our own immediate needs.

Metropolitan Museum NYC Chinagate/Cariter Exhibits

What better place that a location that already features the human imagination, creative beauty & the need to communicate with others?

The Sewell Gallery is offering its space for the Salvation Army to feature its upcoming Red Kettle Fund Raising Event in Eureka, CA. There will be a portrait artist to accept commissions, part of those final payments to be donated, a Guest Speaker to welcome the guests & give a brief history of the Salvation Army, & an auction for a piece of art that had been donated for the purposes of Public Relations. This is an excellent opportunity to make comfortable some members of the public who may not otherwise visit an art gallery, & give exposure to the local artists currently showing their work.

Bringing Art To The Masses...Everyone Benefits

Featuring intended collisions of high fashion with high art, 
Sarah Jones writes about this phenomena in 
LUXURY DAILY Oct. 3, 2014 issue.

"Sotheby's Day Sales are organized by contemporary art specialists, who pick out pieces from both established and up-and-coming artists. Price points for work range from a few thousand to $4 million...Sotheby's has joined forces with online auctioneer eBay to develop a digital platform that enables customers to easily browse artwork, antiques and collectibles.

Bergdorf Goodman has previously used its windows to connect itself to the art world."

For centuries there have been discussions about the issue of exposing mass populations to the fine arts. The disparity of income, opportunity, education & psychology of this topic has been explored only to have it be determined, everyone benefits.

ANARCHY AND BEAUTY: William Morris and His Legacy, 1860-1960 runs October through January, 2015 at the National Portrait Gallery, London. This includes study of WE SIT STARVING AMIDST OUR GOLD Mural which focuses on the socialist values of Morris.

LUXURY Prive Show held at the Waldorf Astoria/ Jewelry is Art!

As a member of the Press, (Helium Network) I was able to attend the LUXURY Prive Show held at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC. My professional jewelry background includes extensive studies at Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad with sales experience to include Tiffany's, Bailey, Banks, & Biddle, and Shreve & Company. I worked as a traveling sales representative for Stephen Singer Antique & Estate Jewelers, NYC meaning I took a million dollars worth of jewelry in a suitcase with body guards with guns to meet me at the airports. I explain this only to show how much the jewelry industry has changed in 15 short years, pre-911.

Oscar Heyman

I had the honor to sit next to and chat with such notables as Diane Warga-Arias (JewelryActivist), Diamond Expert Host on HSN, and across from Tom Heyman from the Oscar Heyman family, with information regarding the book of family history being created by the Boston Museum of Fine Art, executive Ron Greenidge from Emiko Pearls with offices in Hong Kong & Seattle, Robert Andrews with ZIVA, and Becky Cole, independent blogger. (DiamondsInTheLibrary.blogspot.com)

The "buzz" was about what the women were going to wear to the evening signature event of the Women's Jewelry Association. Each company had a few minutes in the breakfast sessions to explain who they were, their latest design issues & successes, and friendly reminders of how long they had all known one another with those in the room.

Here is the list of the 2014 Exhibiting Designers & Brands: A&P Arafin Co Inc, A. Link, Aaron Shum Jewelry Limited, Air Essentials, Alisa, American Gem Society, ARIVA, Artistry Ltd, CHARLES GARNIER, Christopher Designs, Cicada Jewelry, Color Story, Coronet Diamonds, Danhov, DAVID MOR, David Rovinsky, Diabella Inc, Dilamani, Doves by Doron Paloma, Ed Levin Jewelry Inc, Emiko Pearls International, Fana, First Image Design Corp, Frederick Sage, Gemfind, GemIT, Gemveto Jewelry Co, The Gordon Co, HJ Namdar, Harmon, Henderson Collection, Henri Daussi/Andiamond, Hulchi Belluni, Imagine Designs, JB Star, Jewelers Mutual, Julius Klein, KC Designs, LJ Cross, LJ West Diamonds Inc, Maiden Lane Jewelry LTD, Marco Daniel Inc, MARLI, Martin Flyer, Mastoloni, The Mazza Company, Memoire, MK Diamonds & Jewelry, Mondrian Collection, Nadar Kash International, Omi Prive, ORRANA, Oscar Heyman, Papini Gioielli, PE Jay Creations Ltd, Phillip Gavriel, Repousse Jewelry, Samuel B. Collection, SES Creations, Sienna & Co, Silver Promotion Service, Simon G Jewelry, Somers, Spark Creations, Steven Royce, Strolli Oro Group, Tasha R, Trendvision/Fiera DI Vicenza Jewellery & Forecasting, Ziva.

 

 

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Peggy Molloy

Online Art Sales Facing New Opportunities

Meredith Bede Aldrich studied at University of California Santa Barbara campus, Camdem Arts Center in London, UK, & had Chinese painting lessons through an interpreter in HongKong at the age of 12 years old. Her cartoon site is www.river-ville.com

She currently accepts commissions for portraits of homes, pets, families, & individuals.
Please contact her via the telephone (707) 616-1850.

Meredith Bede Aldrich

Meredith Bede Aldrich

It seemed that several years ago every artist & their dog had a website. The truth be told, maintaining a website is expensive financially but also in terms of time. Most of the artists I know would prefer their painting to website baby-sitting.

Success in the arts has found a home with two highly credentialed institutions in NYC. EBay & Sotheby's said they want to capitalize on the growing  use of online mobile devices, noting that online art sales are projected to increase to $13 Billion by 2020...The venture will start by streaming live auctions from Sotheby's New York headquarters, allowing "real-time bidding from anywhere around the world".   http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/14/technology/ebay-sothebys/index.html
The other key player in the world of art auctions is Christie's.
https://www.christies.com/services/auction-estimates/index.aspx 

Website under Construction for the arts & jewelry

With trips planned for NYC & Portland, Oregon... stay tuned as Peg blogs on her favs
Visual & Performing ARTs & Very Fine JEWELRY!

Portland Oregon Arts Scene

I went to a fabulous research tool on the web called 
http://artsamerica.org/portland/
I keyed in Portland, but you can ask for art info anywhere in the USA!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY COMING UP...

 www.wallcoo.net

I went to the Portland Weekly which is reported to have an excellent arts & entertainment listing.
I added up 303 art galleries. That is amazing, especially since so many art galleries have closed up & gone with online features. 

In addition to the Portland Opera there is an addition Broadway Series including the Book Of Mormon, but also
www.oncemusical.com

When a child, I went to see Margot Fonteyn & Rudolf Nureyev in Portland. They were touring with the Royal Ballet. I would go to the stage door & wait inside the hallway stairs to collect my autographs. I have five ballet programs from Portland where I have original signatures within from that era in my life. (The early sixties)  

I have great plans to revisit Portland as an arts mecca, with my personal taste & formal education now under my belt. I'll keep you in the loop.

Brett Deubner: Concerto Soloist & Educator

Brett Deubner has recorded 14 CDs including the concertos of
Trent Johnson, Frank Lewin, & Andrew Rudin, as well as made numerous chamber music recordings for string quartet, harp trio, clarinet/viola/piano trio, viola/guitar duo & 5 viola/piano cds on the Naxos, Albany, Centaur & Innova labels.

http://vimeo.com/87128276

Interview with Brett Deubner & Peggy Molloy dated May 8, 2014...

MOLLOY:  Where are you currently located?

DEUBNER:  I live in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, 10 miles from New York City.

MOLLOY:  When did you begin your training?

DEUBNER:  I started playing the violin at the age of 9 years old in the 4th grade. I was the product of the public schools, then started private study shortly thereafter.

MOLLOY:  What are your thoughts about becoming successful in the current music industry environment?

DEUBNER:  I think the music industry has always been competitive. You have to be relentless in attaining your dreams.  Performing music has always been rewarding.  As a soloist who gets to travel the world performing for audiences of different languages & customs, I am always amazed at how similar everyone really is.  We  have the same concerns as parents, as citizens of the world, & everyone loves & needs music!  Perhaps the musical landscape shifts or the economy falters, but we will always sing our children to sleep or clap our hands.  Never has it been more important to musicians to have other skills: to develop one's own website, to create interesting musical programs, & to better learn how to engage with the public.   

MOLLOY:  Do you compose?

DEUBNER:   I don't compose. I have written a few cadenzas to some concerti & classical era sonatas & I have worked extensively with composers on their works they have written for me, to help them more effectively & sometimes efficiently, get their message across on the viola. My main role is to be the messenger of the composer, whether is is a Bach gamba sonata or a sonata written for me that I am premiering.

MOLLOY:  What are your short term goals?

DEUBNER:  As a performer, I am constantly striving to put together as fulfilling & varied a season as possible.  This can be very challenging as I am my own manager. I am usually booking engagements two seasons ahead. The repertoire is always a combination of new works, world premieres, & standards.

MOLLOY: Your thoughts about long term goals?

DEUBNER:  Its important to realize that goals as just that: goals. If you actually reach them, then you set them too low.  That's the great thing about what we do as artists, there is no end to the musical process. This is a wonderful thing because as we mature as people, so does our music making.

http://vimeo.com/87126352

In closing, Deubner will offer a one-wek seminar in Viola in Provence, France.  Equally at home with young students, Deubner enjoys working with students of all ages.  Deubner is on the faculty of the Round Top International Festival in Texas as well as being the Artistic Director & founder of the Glen Ridge based concert series "Music and More" serving the NYC metropolitan area.