Sam•Poe Gallery is kicking off its 2nd "Take a Chance on Art" raffle with this painting by Sam Woolcott. For $20 a ticket, a person may purchase as many chances as they wish to win this piece of art. A random drawing will be held on Saturday, December 12th at 8 pm - during the Bisbee after 5 Art Walk.
Tickets may be purchased by phoning the gallery at 520-432-5338, or in person at the gallery.
Give us a call, or come by the gallery - Take a Chance.
If you are not able to be present for the drawing, that's okay; we'll call or email the winner.
Creativity is a circular notion. One creates something - be it a child, art, ideas, or architecture - then releases it. In the release, the creation becomes inspiration for new creation and the circle becomes a cycle.
As artists, Poe and Sam are looking for new ways to define the circle - to experiment with ways that people and ideas are incorporated into the act of creation. In an effort to explore the intersections between gratification in the creative process, the fulfillment in releasing their work into the world, and the desire to expand access to art while acknowledging the need for commerce, they are launching "Take a Chance on Art".
Each month, for the next six months, a piece of Sam's or Poe's work will be selected and displayed. For $20 a ticket, a person may purchase as many chances as they wish to win this work of art. A random drawing will be held on the second Saturday of each month during the Bisbee After Five event. Each month brings a new piece of work and a new chance to win.
In the end, someone owns a piece of art, the artist experiences the fulfillment of a completed circle, and everyone enjoys the excitement of risk and hope.
To see the work that will kick off this grand experiment, come to SamPoe Gallery at 24 Main Street in Bisbee. Or, you may purchase tickets over the phone at 520-432-5338 or in person at the gallery. The first drawing will be November 14th at 8:00 p.m.
This clock is made from a rare English book about the Kings and Queens of England. These wonderful illustrations are reproduced and assembled in a puzzle-like way using archival materials.
"Each clock has a unique composition guided by aesthetics and intuition - my intuition." Poe
Monsoon, Stream, Humidity, Falling Cascade, Wet, Drip, Sheet, Creek in a bottle - It's all water. Again. Here is a sampling of some of Sam Woolcott's new "Waterworks" that are currently in the gallery.
Come by and see new work by Sam and Poe! You can also email OR call us if you'd like us to email photos and information about any of Sam and Poe's work.
Did you attend our first Waterworks Opening? Come again. Come for the first time. Enjoy Poe's new fountains, Sam's dripping Drops of Summer, partake in nibbles and bibbles... We've got new art to delight your summer senses...
Sam and Poe will once again charm us with unusual inventions, splashes of color, beauty and fun.
Join us on Saturday, September 12th, 5:00 - 8:00pm at the SAM•POE Gallery, 24 Main Street in Bisbee, Arizona.
Familiarize yourself with the new work, actualize your dream of going home with the first pick of some of the hottest new work in town...
Here is a sampling of some of Poe's new work which is sure to delight!
Bisbee’s first ever Artist Soap Box Derby, better known as B.R.A.T.S. – “Bisbee Rolling Art Transport Society” rolled down Main Street on the morning of the 4th of July.Some 15 art 'KARS' entertained and amused a crowd as they began 'rollin' just before Bisbee's annual coaster race.
B.R.A.T.S. is the brainchild of Bisbee artists – Poe Dismuke and Andrew Nelson.
Join the B.R.A.T.S. for their 2nd run on Saturday, September 5th at Brewery Gulch Days and watch them run down Brewery Gulch from Mimosa Market to Grassy Park. The "roll" will start at 11:00 a.m. Join 'da' spectacle!
The SAM•POE Gallery is one of the many proud sponsors of this new event.
For more information contact SAM•POE Gallery, B.R.A.T.S. Headquarters.
Visit us here again soon for more B.R.A.T.S. photos and updates!
Sam and Poe are in Scottsdale this weekend where Sam is displaying her paintings and pastels at the annual Scottsdale Arts Festival from Friday, March 20th through Sunday the 22nd.
Sam was very pleased and honored to win First Place in the category of Drawing & Pastels! She has been invited to return in 2010.
Sam has also won awards in national art shows including First Place in Painting and three-time Award Winner in Drawing at the Sausalito Art Festival in California, the Jurors Award at the Plaza Show in Kansas City, Kansas in 2005, and Best of Drawing at La Quinta Arts Festival in Palm Springs, California in 2006. Locally, Sam won Best in Show at the Bisbee Plein Air Competition in 2004 and again in 2007, along with winning the first City of Bisbee Artist Award in 2007.
Welcome to our gallery blog! We hope you'll enjoy our news and images of the Sam Woolcott's paintings and pastels and Poe Dismuke's sculptures and clocks.
