Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 6:30 pm

Sawano Club - Quincy, FL

The 2010 Gadsden Arts Center Annual Winter Gala takes a step back in time to America in the 1950s and 1960s with live music from the Tallahassee Swing Band, a silent auction of beautiful artwork, jewelry, gift certificates and weekend get-aways, a costume contest, and a live auction of a handcrafted gourmet grill and artwork by Dean Gioia and Dean Mitchell,....and Elvis might even make an appearance! Also up for grabs will be the beautiful centerpieces hand-painted by our wonderful board members, volunteers, and staff (see below). Minimum bids are $20. 

The Gala raises funds to support Gadsden Arts Center Exhibition and Education Programs.

Be sure to buy your tickets now, $75/person. Call 850.875.4866 or purchase online.

Come and see ten of our region’s most talented and innovative artists, many with compelling messages, expressed on a large scale through striking works of art. Diversity & Virtuosity: FAMU Faculty exhibition opens Friday, January 15 in the Sara May Love Gallery at the Gadsden Arts Center, and runs January 15–March 14, 2010. Artist Harris Wiltsher, Chair if the FAMU Art Department and Director of the Foster-Tanner Gallery, will give a gallery talk at 6:30pm.
The exhibition represents current and retired faculty of the Florida A & M University School of Architecture and the Visual Arts Department exhibit work in all mediums including printmaking, photography, quilting, sculpture, and oil painting.  Exhibiting artists include Kenneth Falana, Valerie S. Goodwin, Deborah LaGrasse, Liu Nan, Joe Roache, Omar Thompson, Edward (Tim) White, Chester Williams, Harris R. Wiltsher, and Ron Yradebra.
Opening at the same time in the Zoe Gollowat Gallery is Figure Drawing: Classical Beauty. Artists Bill Thompson, Ron Yrabedra, John H. Woodworth, B. Harper Frost, and Barbara Harrison focus this exhibition on the artistic tradition of the visual exploration of the human form. Mostly drawings and watercolor on paper, these images reveal the age-old practice of honoring the human body by expressing emotions like confidence, insecurity, and love.
On opening night, enjoy the Quincy Main Street Music Festival with live music by Mixture, second floor, Gadsden Arts Center, from 7-10pm, the GAC Artists Guild Exhibition with a variety of works by 21 artists, and student exhibitions from Stewart Street and St. John Elementary Schools.
The Gadsden Arts Center is located on Quincy’s historic Courthouse Square at 13 N. Madison St., just 10 miles from Tallahassee City Limits. Admission is $1 (members and children admitted free). Gallery and gift shop hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10am-5pm. Hours for Miss Helen’s Espresso Café D’art and the Artists Guild Co-op are Monday–Friday 7am-5pm, Saturday 10am-5pm. Catering and Guided Luncheon Tours are available by calling (850) 875-4866.