Kendra Scott Jewelry

I am very excited to announce that Canadian River Art Gallery will be carrying jewelry by Kendra Scott starting this week! The jewelry will arrive today and I'll have it ready to go by 11am on Thursday! We will have extended shopping hours this Saturday from 10am to 7pm so make sure to stop by and do some Christmas shopping! I will be taking orders if you'd like something that I don't have in stock. I will also have a complementary hot chocolate bar setup on Saturday. I'll post a few pictures once I have the jewelry setup. See you this weekend! 

Fine Arts Festival

Canadian River Art hosts first Fine Arts Festival during Fall Foliage Weekend, October 15-16, 2011.

Canadian River Art will bring a new downtown venue for Fall Foliage visitors in its first-ever Fine Arts Festival, an exhibition and sale of original fine arts, pottery, weaving, photography, watercolor and oil. Eight artists were juried in for the event and works by several more artists will be on display. 

"We wanted to do something special for Fall Foliage," said CRA Director Marie Bean. When buyers make a purchase, they also will be donating to a good cause. Ten percent of each purchase will be donated to their choice of three charities: the Lone Star Angel Project, Compassion International or Reece's Rainbow. 

Of the eight featured artists, two are from Canadian---photographer Dick Wilberforce and glass sculptor Clinton Miller. Other Texans are Clay and Lisa Renick, a husband/wife duo of Borger---photographer and weaver, respectively---potter Roger Holmes of Lubbock, and photographer Deborah Summers of rural Hutchinson County. Out-of-staters are painter Sam Sidders of Gage, Oklahoma, and potter Theo Helmstadter of Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

Canadian River Art Gallery opened in fall of 2010 and has featured several artists in openings throughout 2011. Artists whose work is currently on display also will exhibit during the Festival weekend: Gordon Snidow of Ruidoso, New Mexico, Doug Ricketts of Lipscomb, Gary Leddy of Leedey, Oklahoma, Kenneth Wyatt of Tulia and Ouray Meyers of Taos, New Mexico. 

The 2011 Fall Foliage Festival poster artist, Anna Tepe of rural Hemphill County, will sign posters at Canadian River Art on Saturday, from 1 to 3 pm. Anna's photo of a landscape near her home was the basis of the annual Festival promotion, a tradition since 1990. The Canadian Arts Alliance sponsored this year's poster. 

The charities benefited by a portion of the art sales are the Lone Star Angel Project, which assists local children with clothing, medical and education expenses; Reece's Rainbow, a down syndrome adoption ministry, and Compassion International, a charity focused on the spiritual, physical, and economic and social needs of children in poverty. 

The gallery is located at 312 Main Street in downtown Canadian. The Fine Arts Festival will be open on Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm, and Sunday, 11 am to 4 pm. 

- Article written by Cathy Ricketts

Wildlife photography by Dick Wilberforce

Glass Sculpture by Clinton Miller

Quarai Mission by Clay Renick

Rug by Lisa Renick

Vase by Roger Holmes

Photography by Deborah Summers

Watercolor by Sam Sidders

Tea Bowls by Theo Helmstadter

Standing in a Strong Wind - a collection by Doug Ricketts

On Saturday, September 17th we had the opening reception for Doug Ricketts most recent works of art, Standing in a Strong Wind. A huge thanks to everyone who came out and made it a successful evening! Doug is a very talented furniture craftsman and we are very excited to have his art at Canadian River Art Gallery. The show will be up until the end of October so come visit us and see this amazing collection. Here are a few pictures of his work and from the evening. 

 "Hunter's Moon"

Fine Arts Festival

Canadian River Art Gallery is hosting the first annual Fine Arts Festival, a two-day exhibition and sale, on Saturday, October 15 from 10am-6pm and Sunday, October 16 from 11am-4pm. There will be a variety of mediums represented in the gallery with original works of art that would make great gifts for the holidays. Ten percent of each purchase will go to one of three charities - Compassion International, Reece's Rainbow, or Lone Star Angel a local charity that supports the children in our community. If you are an artist and are interested in participating in the weekend please email Marie at marie@canadianriverart.com and I will send you a registration packet. I am looking forward to this fun and exciting weekend. Please stop by to support the arts and a good cause! 

Grand Opening!

Thank you so much to everyone who came out and supported us over July 4th weekend! We had a tremendously successful reception on Sunday evening with artist Gordon Snidow. We raised $600 for the Lone Star Angel Project! We also had a great turnout for the patriotic art on Monday! Here are a few pictures from the weekend. 

dessert buffet

from left to right - Marie Bean, Grace Snidow, Chelsie Murfee & Gordon Snidow

We're official... we cut the ribbon!
Marla Birdsong, Grace Snidow, Ronnie Birdsong, Doug Ricketts, Marie Bean, 
Chelsie Murfee, Gordon Snidow and Alan Bean

Gordon Snidow signing posters

Addie Curry painting her star

Artists hard at work

Thank you again for your support of Canadian River Art Gallery! Check back soon for pictures from our art camps that have been going on this week. 

~ Marie