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Below you will find information about our 2007 gallery exhibits, annual events & music concerts. Click on the category you wish to see: Gallery Exhibits Annual Events Music Events
January
February FEB.1st – 26th "Suspended Animation" the works of Dave Snyder and Jessica Murphy. Snyder’s 3D metal sculptures capture the still form of birds and their simplified habitat, while Murphy captures the animated life of a red scarf in winter. Opening Reception: Friday, Feb 1st, 6-8pm Sponsored by: Dailey Tire, Willis Funeral Home and Mane Designers & Spa
March MARCH 7th – 30th "City School District Art Show" Featuring K-12
grade students from Lolita Casto’s Greene and Rio Grande Elementary art
classes, Melissa Cornfeld’s students from Washington Elementary, and Terri
Crothers & Mike Vigue’s students from Gallia Academy. Opening Reception: Sunday, March 9th, 1-3pm Sponsored by: Kiwanis Club of Gallipolis, O’Dell Lumber and Smith GM Superstore
April APRIL 4th – 27th "Interpretations from the Ohio River", artist Jack Park. Park has a surreal sense of the normal, and precise visual movement with this collection of works in charcoal, pen and paint.Opening Reception: Friday, April 4th, 5-7pm Sponsored by: E. John Strauss, Jr., DDS, Sears Roebuck of Gallipolis and J.E. Morrison & Associates
May APRIL 30th – MAY 25th "Luce Perspective", artist Ron Luce. Luce, from Nelsonville, OH, demonstrates precise technique in landscapes and portraiture, while finding "painterly play" in the style of surrealism and cubism, sometimes on a large scale, through everyday subject matter. Sponsored by: John Sang Ford Lincoln-Mercury, Thomas Do-It Center, and William B. Thomas, Optometrist
June Coming Soon Sponsored by:
July Coming Soon
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Coming Soon Sponsored by: Galleries closed for Thanksgiving
December Coming Soon Sponsored by: Galleries closed for the Christmas and New Years.
Everything's... MARCH 1st - (Ahoy, Me Hearties!) "Everything’s A Treasure" Annual
Silent Auction Fundraiser. 6:30 - 10pm, Tickets are $15/each, $25/couple.
"Treasures" from the areas most generous businesses will be on the auction
block. Whoever’s got the gold, gets the goods!
Annual Dinner APRIL 11th - French Art Colony Annual Dinner and Volunteer Awards Banquet @ the Holiday Inn, Route 7 Gallipolis @ 6:00pm. Tickets are $20/ person, and will feature a presentation by FAC director Carrie Napora, the election of new Board members, awards for our exceptional volunteers and entertainment by selected Dance Studio students and FAC Dance instructor Kristel Bowman.
Mothers Day Afternoon Tea Sunday, May 13th from 2-4pm. Enjoy the afternoon in English tradition, with several different varieties of tea and finger foods. This year two crafts will be presented, a wooden miniature birdhouse to personally adorn with paint OR a hands-on felting project making a felted flower. Tickets are $5 per person for Tea, $5 for the birdhouse craft and $15 for the felting project (both projects are optional). Reservations are preferred.
Festival Entries Entries for the 2007 juried July Festival Exhibit accepted at the FAC June 9th 1-5pm and June 11th 5:30-8pm. Click Here for Entry Information
Art in the Park (Held at the Gallipolis City Park) Youth show on July 1, 2007- All work submitted into the competition is displayed in the City Park as part of the Independence Day celebration. Adult show on July 4, 2007- All work submitted that is not displayed in the FAC galleries will be shown in the City Park as part of the Independence Day Festival.
Bob Evans Festival Come to the Bob Evans Farm Festival October 12-14, 2007 and visit the French Art Colony' s face painting booth... or volunteer to help!
BooFest After Trick or Treat. A fun-filled evening for the entire family, BOOFEST keeps Trick-or-Treat night alive with dinner and spooky games & prizes, including the Cavity Award (most candy) and Best Costume. $5/ person.
The 13th Annual Holiday Tour will be held December 7th from 6-10pm and December 8th from 1-4pm.
June 15, 2007 Summer Salon Series. Will feature either classical, jazz or folk/bluegrass (tba). Tickets are $10/person and include great music, appetizers and drinks. Concert at 6:30pm at the FAC.
July 20, 2007 Summer Salon Series. Will feature either classical, jazz or folk/bluegrass (tba). Tickets are $10/person and include great music, appetizers and drinks. Concert at 6:30pm at the FAC.
August 17, 2007 Summer Salon Series. Will feature either classical, jazz or folk/bluegrass (tba). Tickets are $10/person and include great music, appetizers and drinks. Concert at 6:30pm at the FAC.
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