San Diego Visual Arts Network & Art Expressions Gallery

presented

 

Movers and Shakers: Who's Who in the SD Visual Arts

Reception: Friday, Sept. 5 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Show continued until Oct 4
Collectors Cocktails, How to Commission Art: Thursday, Sept. 25 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Art Expressions Gallery
2645 Financial Court, Suite C, San Diego , CA 92117 Link for map to gallery
Exhibitition hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, Saturday 10am - 5pm
More info: Patricia Frischer 760-943-0148 or Patricia Smith 858-270-7577

See Photos & Slide Show from the Opening by Julio Rodriguez - courtesy of the International Institute of Photographic Arts

See Photos & Slide Show from the Opening by Cong Nguyen

Description:

Movers & Shakers: (plural noun) very important, influential or innovative San Diegans in the visual arts community.

Unyielding enthusiasm, imagination, dedication and an intense love of art, drives the individuals who shape the art community in San Diego County. Artists, art collectors, students, teachers and the community at large all benefit from the extraordinary efforts of those who help put the San Diego cultural scene on the map. Movers and Shakers: Who’s Who in the San Diego Visual Arts World celebrates these influential people through a collection of their portraits.

From Sept 5 to Oct 4, 2008, invited artists exhibited portraits that were featured at Art Expressions Gallery. To celebrate the opening, a reception was held on Friday, Sept 5 from 6 to 9 pm to honor the Movers and Shakers, as well as the artists who created their portraits.

An educational event Collectors Cocktails: How to Commission Art took place Thursday, Sept. 25 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - $15: Special Guests: Ellen Phelan, Art activist, educator, and noted contemporary art collector and Charlotte S. Jensen, Fellow American Society of Interior Design.

 

Mission:

To recognize the people who make the San Diego art world spin through an online and gallery exhibition of portraits by San Diego regional artists.

Goals:

• Educate the public about the efforts of the San Diego “Movers & Shakers” and their . . . tremendous impact on the health of the art community
• Foster relationships between the “Movers & Shakers” and San Diego artists
• Promote San Diego regional artists and the art of portraiture through the Patrick Moore Gallery, SDVAN and SD Visual Artists Guild
• Foster awareness of San Diego Visual Arts Network and the roles we take in nurturing collaborations and creating artist recognition
• Encourage Art Collecting and Connoisseurship
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The Movers and Shaker committee is composed of the following who are giving of their times as volunteers to make this project successful: Patricia Frischer - Patricia Smith - Debbie Linn - Denise Bonaimo - Mireille Des Rosiers - Dennis Paul Batt - Rosemary KimBal - Kaarin Vaughn