GALA FUNDRAISER FOR VICTORY HALL INC

An evening of art, music, dance, wine & food

*Saturday December 12th, 2015* 6-9pm

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THE BIG SMALL SHOW, featuring almost 80 artists showing small painting, drawing and 3Dimensional works, will open at Drawing Rooms, along with a GALA Fundraiser at Victory Hall on Saturday, December 12th from 6 to 9pm. It’s an evening of art, music, dance, wine, food and a silent auction and a few hundred people are expected to attend the event. Musicians for the evening include Jueriga Americana, featuring Marc Sloan on guitar-vocals with Carmen Arrojo on percussion and Flamenco Performance and dance with Klaus Jekeli and Natalia Brava dance Jared Neuman on guitar.

This Gala Fundraiser event marks a return for the arts non-profit organization to their original Victory Hall location at 180 Grand for the occasion, in conjunction with the new exhibit at their DRAWING ROOMS Arts Center location next door. Admission to the Big Small Show exhibit is free of charge.Tickets to the Gala are $25 each or two for $45 and are available at www.drawingrooms.org.

Art Auction– Affordable original artworks from many area artists will be up for Silent Auction at the event. It’s a great opportunity to own a work of original art, find a special holiday present and support Jersey City Arts.

Director James Pustorino says;
“This is the third annual BIG SMALL SHOW at Drawing Rooms. Our biggest exhibit of the year includes 80 artists from the NY/NJ metropolitan area. Our goal is to create a show with a large array of innovative and exceptional new paintings, drawings and 3-dimensional works to produce an exhibition that surveys recent art in our area.

For THE BIG SMALL SHOW we make full use of our multi-gallery room format to gather a group of small works from each artist, grouping them in context together with one another, creating visual, formal and conceptual connections, amplifying themes and deepening ways of understanding the works. Curator Anne Trauben has connected with many artists new to us for this exhibition along with artists who are part of our year-round community. Many of the artists in the show as well as other artists invited from the community have donated a work to the art auction that accompanies the exhibit.”

“In time for THE BIG SMALL SHOW, we are publishing Victory Hall Yearbook catalogue spotlighting all of our 2015 arts projects. Many local businesses are showing support by sponsoring an ad in the catalogue. The Yearbook will be featured at DRAWING ROOMS’ public events and on-line. “ Contact “[email protected]” to become a sponsor!

The Big Small Show continues December 12 through February 6. Gallery is open Thursdays and Fridays 4 to 7pm, Saturdays and Sundays 2 to 6pm. Admission is always free.

Victory Hall DRAWING ROOMS is a contemporary art center for drawing, painting, 3-dimensional works and print located in vibrant downtown Jersey City. DRAWING ROOMS features continually developing exhibitions of exciting new works by artists in the NY/NJ area. We create opportunities for artists to connect with their community and create possibilities for artist interaction, art sales, and attention from curators and the press on a consistent basis.
DRAWING ROOMS is operated by Victory Hall Inc. a 501c3 non-profit organization
producing exhibitions, programs and public art projects in the NJ/NY area.

www.drawingrooms.org
Director: Jim Pustorino

201-208-8032 [email protected]
Curator/Assistant Director: Anne Trauben

917-523-5168 [email protected]
BIG SMALL SHOW Fundraiser – [email protected] – Gmail