Rockport Art Association Announces Third Annual
“Masterpieces in Miniature” Holiday Exhibition and Sale
Popular Event Compares to Filene’s ‘Running of the Brides” as Collectors Rush to Purchase Small works by RAA’s Award-Winning Artists
Opens with Reception and Sale on November 18th and Runs through December 31st
The Rockport Art Association (RAA) announces its third annual “Masterpieces in Miniature” exhibition and sale, set to open on Friday evening, November 18, 2011. More than 75 of the RAA’s award-winning member artists will display a quartet of small works, which are all framed and sold individually. Based on the past success of this event, the RAA knows that these smaller pieces, which range in price from $250 to $1,000, allow more people to be able to purchase original works by our member artists for their own collections -- or as gifts -- and support the RAA in this important end-of-year fundraising event.
The exhibition will open with a reception on Friday, November 18th from 6pm to 8pm and will feature music, drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Although the works will be available for viewing a few days before the opening, the opening reception will be the first opportunity to purchase these paintings – there will be absolutely no ‘early bird’ sales. Last year, buyers were lined up at the door, and flooded the galleries, intent on purchasing their favorite works. “It looked like the famous Filene’s ‘running of the brides,” commented Joan Lockhart, a board member who volunteered to help with the event last year. “It was a mad frenzy as people rushed into the gallery, quickly circling to view the over 300 artworks, and locate favorite painters or select pieces they wanted. ‘Sold’ stickers were going up as fast as we could write them -- it was an exciting night for the purchasers, the artists and most importantly, the RAA.”
As in past years, the exhibition will feature 6” by 8” works in many mediums, including oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, drawings and sculpture. All are beautifully framed and ready to hang. Photographs of each piece will also be displayed on the RAA’s website, www.rockportartassn.org, soon after the opening so that art collectors outside the area will be able to view and purchase these small gems. New paintings will be hung to replenish the walls during the duration of the show, so the RAA encourages art collectors to revisit the exhibition more than once.
“What better way to do your holiday shopping than to visit the Rockport Art Association, enjoy some refreshments, and choose some special gifts from our ‘Masterpieces in Miniature’ collection,” said Don Mosher, president of the RAA, who initiated the event and co-chairs it each year with his wife, artist Christine Mosher. “The quality of paintings in this “Masterpieces in Miniature” exhibition is superb, and I encourage you to support the artists and the art association by purchasing a painting or two during this wonderful show.”
The RAA is the nation’s oldest continually operating art association and serves a region steeped in a rich and meaningful arts tradition. As a non-profit organization, it raises operating funds for its exhibitions and educational programs, which are all open to the public, from donations and fundraising events. Artists will be donating from 40% to 100% of the proceeds from sales of these “Masterpieces in Miniature” to the RAA. This is the RAA’s final exhibition of 2011, and the organization is relying on sales to help it meet its end-of-year operating expenses.
At the opening reception, the RAA will also be previewing a major work which will be featured in the 2012 fundraising raffle, which has been generously donated by one of the RAA’s most well-known and award-winning artists!
The RAA is located on Main Street in historic Rockport, Massachusetts, and is open to the public. Fall hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 4pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm, and Sundays from noon until 5pm. “Masterpieces in Miniature” will be on display from November 19 to December 31, 2011. For more information on this show, or any other RAA programs, call 978-546-6604 or email rockportart@verizon.net.
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