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its still under construction, but wordpress gives us more options. ;)

"Halftime Show" Gallery Hours

Want to check out the current gallery show? You can pose for a portrait by the artist, pick up some free books from Diana's Bookshelf, or just have a look around. Point in Space will be open this Sat., Sept. 5th from 6-10pm, and the following Friday from 6-10pm.

See also www.deborahlash.com for more info.

August Fourth Friday

Fourth Friday was smashing, with lots of folks coming in for the opening reception of "Halftime Show" by Deborah Lash, with live music, food, and 40+ artworks.

Grocery Bag Gown

Vacuum Bag Party Dress

Paper Dresses

Dancing to live music

Amar Malik and company rocked it out

Studio Installation (Artist on left)...visitors chose items from a chest full of props and costumes, and posed for portraits.

"Halftime Show" Opening Reception

Fourth Friday is coming up, and we've got a new show opening! "Halftime Show" will open on Friday, August 28th, 6-10pm. Stop by for live music, food, and over 40 artworks, all free and open to the public.

This show pulls out all the stops, exhibiting the first two years of work by Deborah Lash, InterArts graduate student at GMU. It features photography, dress sculptures, hat sculptures, dresses from paper, performance videos, and installations. 

APPLICATIONS!

Finally have the application online!

To apply for use of "."
1. go to our drop - http://drop.io/pointinspacegallery - and download the application.
2. Open it in Adobe Acrobat - Fill it out, save it and email it to pointinspacegallery@gmail.com
3. If you have reader only to save the file - save it as text and email it back to pointinspacegallery@gmail.com

Acrobat is preferred as is much easier to read then a text file

The applications are reviewed continually, the sooner you send yours in however, the more likely you are to be able to use the space :)

July Fourth Friday

There's fresh work in the gallery! For Fourth Friday on July 25th we had music, brownies, and visitors of all ages checking out Blake Turner's newly installed video projections.

The gallery will be open every Friday evening from 6-10 until the end of August, so stop by and bring friends to experience the artwork and browse the library of free books.

Fairfax Fourth Friday

DJ Chris Instrument provides the tunes for a relaxing evening at Point In Space Gallery.

Gradation Artists

Front Row (L to R:) Jessica Clements & her little offspring, Susan Serafin, Nelly Achkhen Sarkissian, Deborah Lash
Back Row (L to R:) Amir Shah, Gwynneth Van Laven, Meaghan Busch, Jennifer Fairfax, Clarita Herce

Gradations Opening TONIGHT!

Come on out Friday, May 29, 6-9pm for the opening reception for "Gradations." Live music, food and more. See you there!

"Gradations" Artists

Amir Shahlan Amiruddin constructs narratives in a variety of media, moving shadow puppet characters through richly textured cityscapes.

Meaghan Busch evokes a dreamlike landscape with prints and soft sculptures of circus animals in captivity.

Jessica Clements' paintings of childbirth place unusually intimate portraits of mother and child in an art-historical context.

Jennifer Fairfax breathes memories into photographic form by combining objects from her family history with self-portraiture. 

Clarita Herce covers large canvases with undulating forms of saturated color that weave through an imagined space. 

Deborah Lash creates theatrical photographs of women in distress based on characters in ancient literature. 

Susan Serafin casts male and female torsos in latex rubber, crafting fleshlike aprons that question body image and gender ideals. 

Gwynneth VanLaven uses 3-D installation to recreate a waiting room full of surprising details that address perceptions of wellness.

"Gradations" graduate show!

May 29th - July 10th

Opening Reception Friday, May 29th from 6-9pm

"Gradations" group show provides a full range of the diverse works created by MFA students at George Mason University. Works include painting, installation, photography, print, drawing, video projection, and sculpture.

Opening night diversions include live music, food, poetry readings, and of course, lots of art. Drop by and support local student artists!

Artists:

Nelly Achkhen, Amir Shahlan Amiruddin, Meaghan Busch, Jessica Clements, Jennifer Fairfax, Clarita Herce, Deborah Lash, Susan Serafin, Gwynneth VanLaven, Sean Watkins

Putting up Clarita's work

Another painting from Clarita Herce

Susan Serafin's sculpture installation

Crowd favorite...Meaghan Busch's circus bears

More textile animals from Meaghan

Textured drawing/painting from Amir Shahlan Amiruddin

 

Gwynneth VanLaven's waiting room, installation in progress

Print Sale!

Stop by the gallery this weekend for the GMU Printmakers Guild print sale and workshop. Bring your own shirt and learn how to silkscreen!!

Your LAST CHANCE!

This is the final weekend of An Alumni Show! We will be open today 11-2:30 and tomorrow 12-2
Today is also Art on the Plaza so come enjoy lots of art around Fairfax
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Lastnight...

The artist talk didnt exactly go as plan - there was a low turn out to say the least. In making the best use of the minds in attendence, we decided to have a brain storming session about "." and how it will function. In attendance: Mike Matason, Lisa McCarty, Chawky Frenn, Walter Kravitz, Charles Westerman, Sue Wrbican, Adam Bradley, Shannon McCarty and Helen Frederick.

















Mike, Lisa, Chawky and Walter chat about concept and function of the space

















Lisa, Mike and Charles discussing current work.

Tappin away

Shannon McCarty working on the application for exhibition in "."

ArtLounge and Curator's Corner

Rearranged the space now that we have all the elements.




















Curators corner





















ArtLounge and Diana's Books Free Library

Alumni Show Artist Talk - TONIGHT!

REMINDER - Here is your chance to chat with alumni and ask questions about life after GMU!


You are invited to An Alumni Show artist talk at Point In Space Gallery on Tuesday April 21st at 7pm.
The talk will begin with an update about what each of the GMU alumni artists in An Alumni Show are doing now, followed by a few questions geared towards each artist and then we will open up for questions by the audience. This is your chance to ask former AVT students about their experiences after Mason.

ArtLounge

Special thanks to Maryann at Diana's Books for getting Martin Patch to donate this amazing furniture to "." - the furniture has been set up, along with 2 free bookcases from Diana's Books, as a place to exchange ideas, engage with space and create new ideas! The second bookcase is on its way today and then the ArtLounge will be complete!

What Happens after Graduation?

You are invited to An Alumni Show artist talk at Point In Space Gallery on Tuesday April 21st at 7pm.
The talk will begin with an update about what each of the GMU alumni artists are doing now, followed by a few questions geared towards each artist and then we will open up questions by the audience. This is your chance to ask former AVT students about their experiences after Mason.

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Big things are happening...

An Alumni Show comes down on the 30th. As a closing event we are going to have an artist talk on Tuesday the 21st at 7:oopm. This will begin with questions for the artists about their work and life after graduation and then will open to the floor for anyone to ask whats on their mind.

Also once this show comes down there will be a print/art sale to help clean out the studios at Mason before our move into our new building in June as well as a fundraiser. The event is going to be 2 weeks long and will be hosted by the printmaker's guild.

George Mason University printmaker’s guild is a student-based organization with goals to promote printmaking in the college and the community. We would like to use “Point in Space” gallery in Fairfax Virginia for two weeks in May to display prints and to sell promotional items, including print works, in order to raise money for student lectures and trips to printmaking conventions. Our goal is to fully fund our trip to the 2010 SGC Conference in Philadelphia. We will have volunteers to host the openings on Saturday, Sunday, and lunchtimes during the two weeks in May.

for more info:
http://gmuprintmakersguild.blogspot.com/
gmuprintmakersguild@gmail.com

Gallery OPEN This Weekend!

The gallery will be open this weekend. And for this show (which comes down on April 30th) we will be open Tuesday-Thursday 11am-1pm and Friday 6pm-8pm! Thanks Charles!!!

Coming up next is a art sale - with works from all departments in AVT in preparation for our move to the new FAB! This is hosted by the Printmaking department who will hold a silk screening workshop - more info to come soon! ;)
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The purple in this photo is our new vinyl sign that Josh Burton and I are going to design for the gallery!

Daniel Dean buys Charles Westerman's Work

Sat 4/4 and Sun 4/5

I am sad to report that we will not be open this weekend. We will return next weekend
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Images from the Opening of An Alumni Show!