Daniel Liam Gill - Connective Tissue

Main Gallery   July 2 - July 23, 2010

Opening Reception Friday, July 2, 5:30-7:30

"My work explores the connection between the artist and the model, the energy exchanged between the two. It's about emotional response, tactile, visceral, abstract, created with a limited color palette, leaving the brush strokes and drips raw and unrefined. It's as much a conversation as a picture, a snapshot of emotion, a thread running between the observer and the observed. Connective Tissue."

Gill studied art with Joe Helseth and Bill Ransom in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He began his career as an art director in 1983 and has been an award winning graphic designer-illustrator for more than 20 years. Daniel has taught illustration at the Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Geor­gia and at The Pacific Northwest College of Art in Port­land, Oregon. He was one of the founding members of the Illustrators’ Jam which later became Raw Visceralia, an art experience at PNCA. Pastels were Daniel’s first love. Counting Gary Kelley, Edward Degas and Toulouse Lautrec among his influences. He discovered oils in 2006 and is currently working on the series, Connective Tissue.

24 Members of the Georgia Clay Council

to exhibit in the Main Gallery June 4, 2010

"Slip into Something Comfortable” with the Georgia Clay Council opens this Friday at the Creative Arts Guild. The Guild’s June First Friday will feature  approximately 35 members of the Georgia Clay Council and their clay creations.

Guild honors Bernice Spigel with exhibit

The Creative Arts Guild will host an exhibit of the works by and the collection of Bernice Spigel, the Guild’s first paid director and longtime art patron, scheduled to open Monday, April 19^th. The exhibit represents more than five decades of collecting and creating art. An opening reception will be held on May 7^th (First Friday) in the Guild’s main gallery on Waugh Street in Dalton.

The exhibit features eighty-five art works of which thirty are original works by Ms. Spigel. Included in the show are pieces by Winslow Crannell, Bjorn Wiinblad, George Cress, Roderick Slater, Jacob Jones and Anton Weiss. Guild Director Terry Tomasello states, “As we began to assemble the show we were pleasantly surprised by the eclectic nature. There is everything from paintings to etchings to collage work in the exhibit. One can’t help but enjoy the show whether they personally knew Bernice or not. It is a wonderful tribute to her and we are honored to house the exhibit.”

With this exhibit, which spans decades, patrons will see works that reflect Ms. Spigel’s years in New York and Chicago where she worked in advertising,  works purchased and gifted to her through her long association with the Creative Arts Guild and collected art from years of traveling the globe. Guild Gallery Director Bradley Wilson says, “It’s clear that Bernice appreciated a variety of art forms and media. This collection is culturally and stylistically diverse as well as rich in subject matter.”

After her death in December 2009, Ms. Spigel’s son Jon approached Ms. Tomasello with advice on what to do with so much art work. Together they came up with the idea of the exhibit. Mr. Spigel shared that he is thrilled and excited to see his mother’s work at the Guild and is looking forward to sharing an evening with patrons and friends in celebration of her life in the arts and in Dalton. States Mr. Spigel, “This is like coming home. I grew up at the Guild and am so grateful to see my mother’s collection and art in a place she loved so dearly.”

The works and collection of Bernice Spigel opens on Monday, April 19^th at 9:00 a.m. and closes on May 21^st at 4:00 p.m. An opening reception provided by the Guild and Mr. and Mrs. Jon Spigel will be held on Friday May 7^th beginning at 5:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

For additional information please call the Guild at 706-278-0168 or visit www.creativeartsguild.org.

Gallery 111 First Friday features The 50/50 Exhibit and DHS IB Students

50/50 Exhibit

The Creative Arts Guild First Friday will showcase 50 plus works of local and regional artists priced at Fifty dollars and below. The exhibit will feature the small works of Chris Hageback, Joy Brownworth, Mike Shalett, Evelyn Marie Williams, Bradley Wilson, Cella Neapolitan, Cindy McCreery, Peggy Huffstutler, Janis Wilkey, Chuck Frye, Gay Arthur, Doug McCoy, Paul Fontana, Jody Harris, Carolyn Insler, Sandra Babb, Jo Lackey, B.J Wright, Gary Keeble, Paula Plott Gregg, David Bates, Karen Dunigan and Crystal Coker. The exhibit is a cash and carry show with artworks being replenished throughout the month of April.

Bradley Wilson, Guild Gallery Director states, “This exhibit is in direct response to these tough economic times. We’re hoping to create a win/win situation by offering affordable original artwork so that patrons can continue to build their collections and artists continue to sell.” The exhibit is non-juried and offers an interesting and eclectic mix of works from photography to paintings to jewelry.

Dalton High School IB Exhibit

The Guild’s main gallery will feature the artwork of Dalton High School International Baccealaureate (IB) Students Alicia Aguirre, Meggan Behr, Kara Crews, Brianne Dosch, Reagan Fromm, Lindsey George, Faviola Gonzalex, Katie Harden, Samantha Hernandez, Gita Khote, Kathryn Lutrick, Sofia Mendoza, Elizabeth Mosley, Holly Patterson, Chelsea Pope and Laureane Urbain.  The IB program is defined as "a rigorous, off-the-shelf curriculum recognized by universities around the world”  when it was featured in a December 18, 2006, edition of Time Magazine titled How to bring our schools out of the 20th Century. Many of these IB students plan to continue their arts education and have benefitted from the broader and challenging demands of an IB curriculum. The IB program at Dalton High School is taught by Catherine Kinsey and serves as the only IB program in Northwest Georgia.

The community is invited to continue their First Friday gallery hop experience at Michael’s Fine Arts & Framing ‘Wear Your Art’ Series on Dug Gap Road beginning at 6:00 p.m. Micheal’s will feature the agate pottery of Geraldine Powell.  The Guild would like to thank The Dalton Depot for sponsoring First Fridays and encourage the community to stop in before or after art openings for music and dining.

First Friday and Wear Your Art openings are free and open to the public. For additional information please contact the Guild at 706-278-0168 or visit www.creativeartsguild.org.