Call For Entries: Dia de los Muertos

Summer's still here, but not for long.  It's time to start creating art for Gallery 360's second annual Dia de los Muertos exhibit.

All media is to be considered.  Paintings, drawings, sculptures, altars - anything tweaking yet honoring the dead is welcome.

Send pictures of your entries to audiolingo at gmail dot com and include dimensions.  Or call us to let us know what you're working on.  

The Day of the Dead is November 1st. DEADline for entries is October 25th.  Help us spread the word.

First Opening

Thanks to everyone who came by for our first opening Thursday for "Dia de los Muertos."  We started at 6 pm and by 6:30 the room was completely filled with people.  We were very pleased and not a little surprised at the turnout.    

One little Little Rock art supporter poses for a photograph.

Main Altar

Sabrina Zarco's community altar is the centerpiece of "Dia de los Muertos."  Above it is "Women of Juarez."

Join us on the evening of November 1st as we celebrate the holiday and the spirit of creation.  It all  gets underway at 6pm.

Dia de los Muertos is Up and Running

"Señora" y "Señor"

fabric monsters by Catherine Zacchino

(aka JunkerJane) 

Gallery 360 invites you to come see our first exhibit, Day of the Dead, running through November 11th.  And mark your calendars for our open house on Thursday, November 1st, 6pm to 10pm.

The following artists have contributed work to the show, from altars to paintings to sculptures to fabrics:

Patricia Anders

Steph Brouwers

Nina Culpepper

Danette Devlin

Lynn Frost

Chris Gladney

James Hayes

Jay King

Art McCobb

Donna Peterson

Byron Werner

Kelley Naylor Wise

Wade Wise
Catherine Zacchino

Sabrina Zarco

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 4:30pm.  We're located at 900 South Rodney Parham Road in Little Rock, just south of the Mississippi Avenue & I-630 interchange.

Day of the Dead Workshops in Hot Springs

Short notice, I know, but I just learned of 3 workshops centered around Dia de los Muertos that are to be held tomorrow, October 13th, at the ArtChurch Studios in Hot Springs.  "Dia de los Muertos in the Classroom: A Workshop for Teachers," "Collection of Calacas," and "Altar Boxes" will take place throughout the day.  They are coordinated by Jessica Manco of the Mattie Rhodes Center in Kansas City.  More info here.

Bring Out Your Dead

Gallery 360 is preparing for its first showing and you are invited to submit artwork for display.  The theme:  The Day of the Dead.  

The end of October and the beginning of November is traditionally the time to remember, honor and celebrate the dead.  Whether it's the bonfires of the Gaelic harvest festival of Samhain or the spooks and ghouls of Halloween or the sugar skulls and cemetery picnics of Mexico's Dia de los Muertos, it is a time of both reverence and fun, a party for both the living and the dead. 

What would you make to celebrate?  A shrine for a friend or relative who passed away?  A dancing skeleton, perhaps?  A portrait of the coming zombie apocalypse?  Anything dead related, from traditionally decorated calacas y calaveras to the coming zombie apocalypse are acceptable.  The only requirement is originality.

We will consider showing work that is 'not for sale,'  but we encourage folks to put a price on their work.  A portion of sales will go to the Central Arkansas Food Bank, but artists will retain 60%.   

The show opens October 13th, with a celebration on the Day of the Dead (November 1st).  The art will be up through November 11th.

Bring your creations to Gallery 360 / 900 South Rodney Parham Road in Little Rock, the earlier the better.  You can email Jay at audiolingo@gmail.com or call him for more info.  (501) 663-2222 or (501) 993-0012.

What are you waiting for?  Get busy!

photo credit: Our Exquisite Corpse