POParazzi Studio/Gallery is now open

POParazzi Studio/Gallery is now open            

POParazzi Studio/Gallery is now open at 36 Kirk Avenue, Tuesday through Saturday 4 pm - 9 pm. The gallery theme is portraiture of the stars in our lives, and artist Gerald Hubert will be painting portraits that he wants to paint as well as those whom you want him to paint.

As part of Art by Night on June 3rd, Hubert will have an opening reception for his current art show titled "Spiritual Holograms", a collection of oil paintings depicting Lady Gaga and various artists who have inspired her. The show will continue through July and new pieces will be added. Come celebrate the star you are at POParazzi!

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Bill Firestone Exhibit

Gallery 108's featured artist for June is painter, Bill Firestone.

Mr. Firestone is an award winning painter whose work is included in many public and private collections. His paintings utilize a rich loose technique, with bold compositions ranging from quiet rural scenes to active street scenes and expressive abstracts. He presently has his studio at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia. Commissions include The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, American Red Cross National Headquarters, Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, Freddie Mac, and The National Archives, among others. He has been recognized by the Washington DC Illustrators Club, the New York Society of Illustrators, and the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.

The opening reception will be held during Roanoke's Art By Night, Friday, June 3 from 5-9pm.

West Coast Painter Kelly Lyles opens CANDYLAND June 3 at the WILSON HUGHES gallery.

WILSON HUGHES gallery invites you to the opening of West coast Painter and Art Car Artist Kelly Lyles sweetly nostalgic installation CANDYLAND. Come experience Art by Night on Friday June 3rd, from 5 PM to 9 PM at the WILSON HUGHES gallery, 117 Campbell Avenue SW, downtown Roanoke Arts District.

Lyles’s CANDYLAND installation contains over 50 small portraits of sugary treats from all over the world, and is shown with a 12 x 15 foot hand-painted canvas floor cloth of CANDYLAND, the popular Milton Bradley board game for children originally created over 70 years ago. The "Sweet Little Game for Sweet Little Folks" creates cavities just repeating the slogan. Lyles wants viewers to smile as they stroll down memory lane, or wander the Peppermint Stick Forest and the Gum Drop Mountains. This colorful, visual journey nostalgically evokes childhood memories in a lot of adults, and is definitely a child pleaser.

New Work at WILSON HUGHES gallery

John Wilson will be exhibiting his new wall series entitled Scrabble.

First Friday on May 6th, 2011

Art by Night will again have horse drawn carriages to provide free transportation among the galleries.The carriages are operated by Lexington Carriage Co., and are sponsored by Downtown Roanoke, Inc. for the month of May.

Roanoke Art by Night joins the blogosphere!

Roanoke’s monthly premier art event, Art by Night, will openned the 2011 season with a new night to better accommodate the schedules of its art loving public. The kick-off was Friday, April 1 with galleries opening from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Art-lovers enjoy gearing up for the weekend and what better way to celebrate the First Friday of each month than with Art by Night. This Roanoke favorite, which began many years ago, showcases the thriving local arts community and features diverse art galleries and artist’s studios in the downtown area. The welcoming informality of Art of by Night attracts crowds of casual browsers as well as serious buyers to each of the venues.