The River Gallery Celebrates Silver Anniversary
July 28th, 2015 - West Monroe, LA
The River Gallery Celebrates Silver Anniversary
CELEBRATING WITH THE PUBLIC
August 6, from 5-9PM
The month of July is The River Gallery's 25th anniversary. WOW! That's a quarter of a century. The artist/members will feature a memorabilia wall with photos and news stories from the past 25 years. Each artist will show a painting created just for the occasion using "silver" or "25" as the theme of the painting or something special. The "Silver Celebration" exhibit will continue through Thursday, August 6 with a closing celebration during the Downtown Gallery Crawl from 5PM-9PM.
The gallery started in the summer of 1990 a group of local and regional painters, potters, photographers, woodworkers and jewelry makers, wishing to promote art, art education and art appreciation to the people of this area, formed the non-profit co-op named "The Ouachita River Art Guild". Their first gallery was in Glenwood Mall in West Monroe and they later moved to Antique Alley in downtown West Monroe, growing into a much larger store front on Antique Alley at 308 Trenton St. where they are now located. The River Gallery has now become the oldest art co-op in Louisiana. Each artist takes a turn at working in the gallery and other details of running a business are spread out among all the members. Membership in the gallery is through a juried process.
Workshops that anyone can attend, in various media, by well known artists are sponsored several times a year in different locations. Fees for the workshops are only enough to pay the instructor and expenses associated with the workshop. As the co-op approaches their 25th anniversary they continue to thrive and grow.
Located at 308 Trenton St. in West Monroe on historic Antique Alley it is open to the public free of charge Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 5 PM. Phone 318-322-2380. Web site:
www.ouachitariverartgallery.combroihier