The Dollar Menu: Juried Show
July 11th - August 8th
The Show Enjoy!
The concept for this show was for artists to create pieces made from dollar store items or utilize imagery of the dollar in the work they entered. The result is a curious collection of diverse work that demonstrates the varied interpretations of the guidelines. The variety of work also illustrates the uniqueness of each individual artist’s response to the task of creating work that expresses their opinions of the national and global economies, consumerism and disposable commodities.
Click on the full screen icon in the bottom right of the slideshow for the best experience. After the opening reception we will post photos of the actual show and layout of the gallery.
To view more info about the images and to leave comment and or feedback for the artists visit these photos in our Flickr Pages
We also had some great video entries:
A dollar's worth of bullets - Kerry Loewen
Invoice - Adrianne Little
Contributing Artists:
Andrew Salomone || Wendy Johnston || Ken Derengowski || Ashley Hauk || Dora Lisa Rosenbaum || Amber MacLean || Jessie L. Thompson || David Foox || Heidi Spring || Brandy Bailey || Deana Brown || Erik Whittemore || Matthew Guest || Michelle Rozic || Verena Wendel || Kim Edwards-Keast
Awards
The following is Jack Massings response to the show via email:
"The selections were made based on the theme of the show. Although all the work is well made and cool, we believe that those artists that adhered to the theme and spirit of the show should be congratulated first. Therefore, our selections are as follows:
First: Brandy Bailey – Madame Moselle
Second: Ken Derengowski – Best Friend
Third: Amber MacLean – Pig on the Lamb
Honorable mentions:
Kerry Loewen - A dollar's worth of bullets
Adriene Little - Invoice
From the desk of...
Jack A. Massing
Celebrating 25 years and every second of 2008 as:
ONE OF THE GUYS
PS Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. Stop having kids."
More images from the opening reception coming soon!
Congratulations and thanks for a great show!
Past Shows
View the various shows of the past. View slideshows, read about the artists, and get a sense of how we do things around here.