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Gallery MAR Visits Santa Fe, NM
June 6th, 2012
If you can find a beautiful town with more art per inch than Santa Fe, I’ll be there in a heartbeat. In the mean time, the (relatively) high altitude town of Santa Fe, New Mexico brings us a plethora of artists and studios, haunting adobe structures, margaritas by the pitcher, and galleries, galleries, galleries.
New Paintings on Their Way
May 28th, 2012
We are waiting with baited breath for new works from Michael Kessler and Shawna Moore
Spiro Art Center Residency Brings Focus to its Artists
May 22nd, 2012
We are fortunate to have a fantastic Artist in Residency program right here in Park City. Every year, the Spiro Art Center juries in a group of artists, who schlep their art materials and uber-creative selves all the way to our mountain town to revel in the inspiration that is Park City. I’ve found that artists are often pulled in many directions– where to show?
Why We Need Art– a Guest Blog by John DeMarco
April 27th, 2012
Here’s a topic that demands a whole book rather than a few quickly noted ideas in a blog. There are lots of good and valid reasons why we need art, and it’s my intention to explore many of them at later dates, but my purpose in this first installment is to focus on a few which, for me, are fundamental.
Maura Allen Featured in Southwest Art Magazine
April 10th, 2012
Maura Allen, Gallery MAR artist, was recently featured in Southwest Art Magazine’s “Cowgirl Up!” feature. Cowgirl Up! captures the imagination of just about everyone who is attracted to the lifestyle and spirit of the West. In less than seven years, the show and sale have become the most important for Western women artists in the country. Learn more at: http://www.westernmuseum.org/Cowgirl-Up.aspx
One new Painting: “Late Snow” by Kirk Tatom
April 4th, 2012
Kirk Tatom just sent us this new painting which typifies Park City in April: “Last Snow,” 29″ x 41″ in Oil, 2012
Audience Draw: The Connection between Sport and Art
March 30th, 2012
I recently read a couple of articles pertaining to London’s cultural scene and the upcoming Summer Olympics, which raises the question in the UK’s capitol city, “Will the arts lose out?” While London expects to host approximately six million sports enthusiasts during the Summer Games…
“Tracing Tangents” Show Merits Regional Press
March 23rd, 2012
We presented Shawna Moore and Michael Kessler’s newest series of works last weekend with their “Tracing Tangents” exhibition of over 30 new paintings.Both the Park Record and Western Art and Architecture Magazine did wonderful stories on the two artists, which you can read below.
One New Painting: “No Place Like Home” by Mary Scrimgeour
March 14th, 2012
One New Painting: “No Place Like Home” by Mary Scrimgeour
“Tracing Tangents” at Gallery MAR, with Michael Kessler and Shawna Moore
March 9th, 2012
On this beautiful Friday afternoon on Main Street, I wanted to share a few new paintings that have just arrived at Gallery MAR. Both Michael Kessler and Shawna Moore have outdone themselves with their latest works for “Tracing Tangents,” an exhibition featuring new paintings from both abstract artists.