It was a HIT!!

Well, the 2nd annual "Vino & Van Gogh" event was a hit. We transported over 100 pieces of art to the North side of town and had great attendance, saw some fabulous support of the West TN Cerebral Palsy Association, and sold some original artwork (and some specially hand painted wine glasses) all benefiting a very worthy cause. I was especially thrilled to see WBBJ tv there (see http://www.wbbjtv.com/goodcompany/Vino%20&%20Van%20Gogh.htm for photos they took)...the event was mentioned on the 10 o'clock evening news. The Jackson Sun was also present and took lots of photos and Jackson VIP magazine was there too. All in all, it was a stellar evening in support of a very worthy cause. Very special thanks to the CP center for allowing us to host such an event.
Premier Place Catering left no one wanting for amazing hors d'oeuvres (as always), and great customer care throughout the evening.
Party Mart outdid themselves providing the wine for the tasting. I found some new favorites myself!
Thank you to those of you who attended.
Now the gallery is all prepped and ready for an art opening Friday evening at 7p, featuring Mary Spellings...more details on that tomorrow.
Happiness,
Rachel
www.dicksongallery.com/events.htm

Progress!!!

All right!! The artwork for tomorrow night's "Vino & Van Gogh" wine tasting and art show is now all delivered to Premier Place on the North side of town. (thanks to the gracious help of Jai Johnson, Jenna Cagle and her husband, Julia Humphreys and Pat Patrick!!) Needless to say the walls of the gallery downtown are looking a bit bare...as we have over 75 paintings, a selection of pottery AND jewelry up there.
I'm getting excited about this year's benefit...Looks like we're going to have a bigger crowd than last...AND we've got some AMAZING artwork that will be on display and for sale throughout the evening. ...and yes, a portion of the evening's sales will be donated to the West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Association.
...also...invitations are in the mail as we speak for next Friday's opening here at the gallery featuring the watercolor works of Mary Spellings. THAT's going to be a great show too!
LOTS going on...here in the art world in Jackson, TN.
learn more by visting... www.dicksongallery.com/events.htm
Gotta run...loads to do...
Rachel

wooooooheeeee!

So sorry the gallery blog has been quiet here lately. SOOOOOoooo much going on!! I'm feveroushly preparing for 2 shows at the same time! aaaaahhhh!
Saturday, Sept 23rd at 7pm we're hosting "Vino & Van Gogh" a wine tasting at art show benefiting the West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Association, and next Friday night is the opening for Mary Spellings show here at the gallery!
WHOA! The details are many...and the time to get 'em done is few. But thanks to the help offered by many of our artists...I'll think we'll pull it off.
Stay tuned for more about all that...
and check out www.dicksongallery.com/events.htm to see what all the fuss is about.
Happiness,
Rachel

It's HUGE!!!!

ok...so if you missed the grand opening reception at Carolina Avenue Salon last night...you missed a good'n! A PACKED HOUSE was the result and this hip new salon shined in the spot light! From 6:30p-9:00p last night...Carolina Avenue here in Jackson, TN hosted a wine and art reception blending the fun of a salon and the fun of original fine art into one. It truly was dazzling and the compliments abounded regarding the ambience of the place. Candle light, jazz music, wine and fine art coupled with the upbeat personalities of the Carolina Avenue staff, and artists represented by the Dickson Gallery made for a GREAT evening!
I'm excited to see how the merging of these two creative worlds together will positively effect Jackson's growing love and appreciation of original art!
Stop by Carolina Avenue (located behind China King Buffet at the corner of N. Parkway and the 45-bypass) and check out the art...and while you're there...get your hair and nails done!

whew...took a bit of work...but it's AWESOME!!

That new salon I've been talking about...it has such a warm, incredible feeling inside now! (not that it didn't before...just that now with all the artwork on display throughout the salon...it's amazing!)
Carolina Avenue is located behind China King Buffet at the corner of North Parkway and the 45-ByPass. Their actual address is 365 N. Parkway Suite 100, but don't go by what Mapquest says...because they're putting it across the bypass from where it actually is located. ...anyway...this salon faces the By-Pass and can best be described as being across the street from Gary Mathews Auto Dealership. Been hunting a new do? Then call 'em and book an appointment with one of their amazing stylists! 731-660-5616.
The festivities begin on Thursday at 11:00am when Carolina Avenue will be having their official ribbon cutting. Followed by a radio remote from 1:00p until 2pm by 107.7 Star fm
That's gonna be a lot of fun! Then the opening wine and art reception will be held from 6:30p until 9:00p. You really MUST come see all this for yourself. Who'd a thunk it...ANOTHER art gallery location in Jackson, Tennessee!!
For more information about this event visit www.dicksongallery.com/events.htm
See you there!
Rachel

It's begun....!

The hanging of artwork over at "Carolina Avenue Salon" began today. (Special thanks to Janice Sumler who came to the gallery and ran the shop while I was transporting and hanging artwork this morning). so...it's begun. The newest addition to the Dickson Gallery family....Carolina Avenue. They're a new, cool, hip salon in town owned by Carolina Taylor. (She too is cool and hip...which I think is why the salon is such a cool place too). Anyway, as I was hanging various artists work over there this morning...what fun it was to hear and see the stylists and various clients who were present comment and enjoy their new artwork display!
In fact, one of my artists...Nancy Burleson, walked in and has been a long time client of Carolina Avenue. What fun for her to see her own work on diplay in this salon now!
I'm amazed at how the energy of a place changes upon the hanging of original artwork. And of course, I'm excited to attend next Thursday's (September 14th) grand opening wine/fine art reception being held there from 6:30p-9:00p. Hope you'll come! want the details? see www.dicksongallery.com/events.htm

You don't have to check here any more...

Yep, it's true. Thank to one of my artists...Jai Johnson...I learned of a new service called Feedblitz. Scroll down a little bit and on the right hand side of this blog you'll see an email sign-up box. If you sign up...you'll receive an email when we add something to our blog here. TOTALLY COOL!!! Means you won't have to remember to check here any more. YEAH!!
So sign up today. Don't worry, you're email isn't going to be blasted with spam...I promise! All you'll get from signing up here is an email about 4-6 times a month listing updates to the Dickson Gallery blog.
Happiness,
Rachel

Extemporaneous addressing party...

As you can imagine...there's a lot going on around here. Today's task is to address and stamp LOTS of post cards for the upcoming grand opening reception for the new, cool, hip salon "Carolina Avenue" coming up September 14th. (read more about it here). Addressing post cards is always fun...believe it or not. So today...I decided to see what sort of additional help I might find for this daunting task. It usually takes me about 3 hours to address these...but hoping for one hour or less tonight...depending upon how many folks can help. Yes, yes, I know it's Friday...and yes, I know it's the Friday of Labor Day weekend. But I also know that there are many people like myself who have no plans and are looking for something fun to do tonight. Sure beats sitting at home on the couch!