SAMPOE Gallery

Gift Certificates

2011-12-15T13:19:00.000-08:00

Bag some quick gifts with our new gift certificates! Available in $25, $50 & $75 denominations, your friends and relatives can pick their favorite scarf, t-shirt, card-set, painting or interactive sculpture. Certificates are available in-store or by email. Write to us at sam@sampoegallery.com for on-line orders. Happy Holidays!

December Sale

2011-12-14T13:07:00.000-08:00

Sam's Studio Sale

2011-12-07T10:22:00.000-08:00

Sam's Second Annual Studio Sale
Saturday, Dec 10, 11 am - 8 pm

Please join us at the Gallery this Saturday all day long and into the night! Sam has been rapturously creating out on the land and it's time to make more room in the studio. You'll find great bargains on working drawings, sketches, bits and bobs of Sam's creative process. If you hit down town Bisbee after 5 pm you can take in the Second Saturday open gallery scene as well. All the galleries and many shops are open till 8--including SamPoe Gallery! Hope to see you there!

2011-11-09T12:32:00.000-08:00

Prepairing for the Arrival of more Altered Books...

2011-11-03T14:42:00.000-07:00

Sat Nov 12, 2011, 5-8pm SamPoe Gallery will be hosting the Altered Books show to benefit Friends of the Copper Queen Library. Over 30 altered books, by almost as many artists, will be up for auction. Preparations are underway and Poe has devised some wonderful ways to display the books with his signature style. Come see and be seen, Nov 12 at 5!

We encourage you to explore the altered book genre, a unique and clever medium. Here are some examples by an anonymous artist in Norway who sparked a delightful mystery:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/10/28/141795907/who-left-a-tree-then-a-coffin-in-the-library?ps=cprs

2011-05-27T14:26:00.000-07:00

Come Re-Party with us at
The Paintress Gretchen
Show this Monday ( Memorial Day)
from 4-6 PM at SamPoe Gallery!
See some of Gretchen's latest (never been shown) paintings! Pick up your already purchased paintings!
Dance and party on!

2011-05-04T11:40:00.000-07:00

Back again...with more!
We welcome back the fabulous Bisbee paintress Gretchen Baer for her May 21st opening at the SAMPOE Gallery. Last year's hot success bodes well for another fine show attracting Bisbee's wildest crew of happening artists...be here...

Til then...keep creating.

Coming up: The June Bug Show

2011-04-14T14:40:00.000-07:00

Da bugs, da-bugs, da-bugs are coming! Saturday, June 11th 5 – 8pm
at SamPoe Gallery ~ 24 Main Street Bisbee, AZ
Sam and Poe along with many Bisbee artists will fill the gallery with their own unique take on the amazing world of creepy, crawling, biting, stinging bugs!
Don’t miss it!

Our June Bug artist list that keeps growing!

Poe Dismuke
Sam Woolcott
Rebecca Barten
Juliette Beaumont
Linda Bohlke
Dianne Burke
Kit Carson
Marcia Gibbons
Melissa Holden
Laurie McKenna
Richard Jeltes
Ben Winter

B.R.A.T.S Party Report

2011-03-25T17:14:00.000-07:00

We had our kick-off party on Saturday night. Everyone was well watered, fed and enthusiastic. There are currently fifteen participants and we will be scheduling another get together in the next few weeks.

Scottsdale - a great success!

2011-03-24T15:08:00.000-07:00

Sam is back from a great weekend at the Scottsdale Art Fair. Thank you one and all! Check out her very NEW watery world that debuted in Scottsdale. This great group of pieces is now on the sampoegallery website!

If it's Spring it must be raffle time!

2011-03-24T14:47:00.000-07:00

Poe's clock from last month went to a good home!
Sam is up next with "A Colorful Life", A beautiful piece rendered in acrylic on paper. It's framed and ready to hang in your home.
Raffle tickets can be bought now for $10.00 each at the Sam Poe Gallery at 24 Main Street.
The drawing will be held April 9th at the gallery during the Bisbee After 5 event.

Calling all B.R.A.T.S!

2011-03-14T11:39:00.000-07:00

The Bisbee Rolling Arts Transport Society 2011 Kick Off Party - Saturday March 19th at 5:00 pm at SAM POE gallery.
Come to the SAM POE gallery for the pot luck party- we will be providing chili, cornbread and beer! We can't wait to see you. Volunteers and participants needed!

B.R.A.T.S is the brainchild of Andrew Nelson and Poe Dismuke. Its the 4th of July artist soapbox derby where anything goes! As long as you can imagine it, steer it and stop it we want you to do it!

Visit Sam at the Scottsdale Arts Festival March 11-13

2011-03-10T14:17:00.000-08:00

Award winner Sam will be back this weekend exhibiting at the Scottsdale Arts Festival!
March 11 - 13, 2011
Booth# 60
Scottsdale Civic Center
East Second St
Scottsdale, AZ

Sam and Poe's Holiday in Mexico

2011-03-10T14:01:00.000-08:00

Poe built a coconut mountain for Sam's Valentine's Day present- Every day for 5 days a new sculpture was erected!

A new raffle is underway!

2011-02-09T15:41:00.000-08:00

Check out Poe's clock, "Black Cat Clock" that we are raffling off for March 12th.
You don't have to live here to win though! Send us an email at sam@sampoegallery.com and let us know if you'd like to get a raffle ticket for $10 and you might just be the winner!

Also Poe has made some very SWEET Hart Clocks for you to give to your sweethart!
They are on sale for $99.99.

41st Annual Scottsdale Arts Festival

2011-01-26T12:21:00.000-08:00

Sam has been invited back to the Scottsdale Arts Festival on March 11th, 12th and 13th. A two-time winner, once in Two-dimensional Media (2010) and once in Drawing & Pastels (2009), Sam’s work flourishes at this highly juried show. She is preparing a new series of work and is looking forward to the event. This will be her sixth year.

The Scottsdale Arts Festival is held each March. As Scottsdale's oldest arts festival (it began in 1971), the Festival draws 40,000 visitors in a weekend and is routinely ranked as one of the best art festivals in the nation. Proceeds from the Scottsdale Arts Festival help support the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts' education and community outreach programs.

For more information on the Festival:
http://www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org/arts_festival_geninfo.php

For more information on Sam Woolcott and the SAM•POE Gallery: www.sampoegallery.com

Painting by Sam Woolcott, “Trestle House”, mixed media on canvas, $1800

Studio Sale a Success!

2011-01-04T11:24:00.000-08:00

Our stdio sale was a great success - thanks to all of you who supported us! We will be starting up our monthly raffle again in February, "Give Art a Chance". Each month we will raffle off a piece of Sam or Poe's on the 'Bisbee After Five' 2nd Saturday. The artwork will be on display and tickets available in February.

Happy New Year!
Sam Woolcott "Along the Water Table I"

Studio & Gallery Biggest Sale of the Year Sale! Don't Miss Out!!

2010-12-02T15:53:00.000-08:00

Come for our biggest sale of the year! Don't miss out on affordable art for the holiday season and the chance for many to see the space we create in!

Happy Holidays from SAMPOE Gallery!

Sam's Desert Views

2010-07-17T12:50:00.000-07:00

Sam Woolcott's painting, "Untitled Storm 2010", capture's our uncommonly stormy and wet spring of 2010. Painting outside in the furious winds initiated a change from acrylic to oil paint and required a firm grip on the canvas! Facing the mountains of Mexico, she's caught the dance of clouds that makes living in Arizona an unforgettable experience.

"Spring Creek, February 2010" brings us the perspective of a bird in flight, a graceful sweep over grasses, a gateway to the San Jose Mountains of Mexico. This is the beauty and calm of the Mexican/US border.

Please contact the SAMPOE Gallery for availability and pricing.

Newest BRATS Car is in the Gallery!

2010-06-28T12:20:00.001-07:00

Laura Maragni in her "Suenos del Mar" car. Watch her float on down Tombstone Canyon...

July 4th, 10:00am!

High Desert Market to the Bisbee Coffee Company.

Spread the word!

Poe will be flying down Tombstone on the 4th!

2010-06-25T16:37:00.000-07:00

Photo by Dave Day

Come into the Gallery and check out Poe's new coaster car for the Fourth of July.

Don't miss the show - 10:00 am, Tombstone Canyon between High Desert Market and the Coffee Company...

BRATS Are Scheduled - 10:00am, July 4th!

2010-06-25T15:56:00.000-07:00

The new cars are rolling in!
Make sure you're on Tombstone Canyon, between High Desert Market and the Bisbee Coffee Company at 10:00am on the Fourth of July.
Pictured here is Royce Davenport with his bratwurst sandwich (and condiment cart)...

Join the party on July 3rd from 6-10pm at Central School. It's a fundraiser with brauts for BRATS. The coaster cars will be on display!

Gretchen's Encore

2010-05-25T14:46:00.000-07:00

Re-Opening was a huge success!
We want to thank everyone who attended to make it a such a grand re-party.

BRATS Cart Construction

2010-05-25T14:26:00.000-07:00

Still need a cart? Want to make your own? Follow this link: http://www.kartbuilding.net/Wooden_Go-Kart_Plans/index.html and get started to be ready for this July 4th.

B.R.A.T.S. Official Information...

2010-05-03T17:03:00.001-07:00

Here is the official BRATS brochure...
to download it click the image and save to your computer.

B.R.A.T.S. Kick off event

2010-05-03T16:54:00.000-07:00

Hope to see you there!
( Click on poster to view in detail. )

B.R.A.T.S. Ride Again!

2010-04-16T15:47:00.000-07:00

Interested in rolling your fancy coaster car down Tombstone Canyon in Bisbee on July 4th? Come join us for the Kickoff Event at Central School Project on Friday, May 7th at 6pm.
Can't make it? Call the SAMPOE Gallery for more information.
Put your ideas into action!

Our Final Winner of the Season

2010-04-16T15:33:00.000-07:00

Our final raffle of the season wrapped up on Saturday, April 10th.
A very, very happy 'Bisbee local' Bill Withers has won Poe's fly - now Bill's fly!
Congratulations!

Sam Receives First Place in 2-D Mixed Media

2010-03-19T14:53:00.000-07:00

Sam has won - again!
At this year's Scottsdale Arts Festival in Arizona, she placed first in her category of 2-Dimensional Mixed Media. Congratulations Sam!

After a very successful show, Sam and Poe are back in Bisbee and back to work. Poe is working on bugs for his June show - featuring, of course, the June bug...

Preparations have also begun for the 2nd Annual Bisbee Rolling Arts Transport Society (BRATS) Artist Derby. They will be heading down Tombstone Canyon on the morning of July 4th....contact the Gallery if you are interested in participating!

2010-03-05T12:43:00.000-08:00

Sam Woolcott
First Place in Drawing & Pastels in 2009
returns to the
Scottsdale Arts Festival
March 12th – 14th
Booth #62

"Bisbee Reds" by Sam Woolcott

As a former architectural student, Sam Woolcott specializes in rendering the unique quality of Bisbee, Arizona’s township and surrounding areas. Buildings, arroyos, stairs and grasses populate her canvases: her bold and adventurous use of color and perspective capture the lively spirit of the town.

Sam has won awards in national art shows including First Place in Drawing & Pastels from the Scottsdale Arts Festival in Arizona in 2009, First Place in Painting and three-time Award Winner in Drawing at the Sausalito Art Festival in California and the Jurors Award at the Plaza Show in Kansas City, Kansas in 2005. Locally, Sam won Best in Show at the Bisbee Plein Air Competition in 2004 and again in 2007, along with winning the Bisbee Artist Award.

For more information about the Scottsdale Arts Festival go to:www.arizonaguide.com

2010-02-26T15:32:00.000-08:00

Sam is preparing for her sixth year at the Scottsdale Arts Festival. Winning the 2009 First Place Award in Drawing & Pastels, she's been invited back with her own choice of booth location...Booth #62 is the ticket! Please come and visit, March 12-14, at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second Street.

See you there!

Take A Chance on Art in March!

2010-02-26T13:44:00.001-08:00

Back by popular demand...

Take a Chance on letting a fly create a buzz in your home! Poe Dismuke's humorous and impressive bug sculptures delight and amuse...

Call, email or come into the Gallery for your $10 Chance on Art!
(520) 432-5338 www.sampoegallery.com 24 Main Street, Bisbee

The drawing is Saturday, March 13th.
See you there or we'll give you a call with the winning news!

Winners Juanita and Royce!

2010-02-26T13:18:00.000-08:00

Winners of our February raffle,
Royce and Juanita Davenport, pictured with artist
SamWoolcott, take home an original pastel on
sandpaper - for just $10!

You could be next!

2010-01-27T15:02:00.000-08:00

"Take a Chance on Art" ...again!

Our next 2nd Saturday Raffle is just in time for Valentine's Day. A lot is going on in Old Bisbee; the Chocolate Tasting at the Library, the Mystery Ball at Central School Project and a lively evening of music, dance and raffling at the SAMPOE Gallery. Imagine surprising your sweetheart with an original pastel by Sam Woolcott. Join us on
February 13th for an evening of lovin' fun!

Sam has been enjoying these winter days drawing and painting around the Mule Mountains. The currents of wind moving through the grasses and the contrasting colors shifting from morning til night continue to inspire new work.

For a $10 ticket you can take home this framed pastel of Sam Woolcott's. Stop by, call or email us at sampoegallery.com to purchase your ticket.
No need to be present to win!

Immediately before the drawing local dancers Abigail Stage and Purush Siberon will be performing to the live music of Donna Kihl at 7pm.

See you February 13th!

Thanks, good luck and Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-01-27T13:30:00.000-08:00

Thanks to all who took "A Chance on Art" in January!

The raffle was a smashing success, especially for Diana Barton and Esther Harman who won Poe's fly, now affectionately known as "Junior Mr. Swatt."

2010-01-15T15:38:00.000-08:00

Poe Dismuke's latest series is an expansion on his highly popular fly series. All are made from dacron - a fabric used in airplane construction, wire and wood. These delightful creatures range from $475 - $1,400.

January's Raffle - Poe Dismuke's Fly

2009-12-23T15:42:00.000-08:00

This month's fabulous raffle prize is one of Poe Dismuke's famous flies. Tickets are just $10 each, so take a chance!

Last month's winner was Nancy Piasecki, who gifted her daughter Barbara with Sam's "Either Side of Night." Congratulations to both Nancy & Barbara!

The drawing will be on Saturday, January 9th at 8pm.

Take a Chance and GOOD LUCK! Happy Holidays as well!

2nd "Take a Chance on Art" - Painting by Sam Woolcott

2009-11-19T13:41:00.000-08:00

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.

"Take a Chance on Art"

2009-10-29T12:15:00.000-07:00

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.

How fun is that?

1st "Take a Chance on Art" Drawing on November 14th is Poe Dismuke Clock

2009-10-29T11:49:00.000-07:00

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

Waterworks Two - Poe Fountain

2009-10-01T16:34:00.000-07:00

Here it is live and in motion - Poe Dismuke's "Anchor Up". From Waterworks Two, our current exhibit.

More on Waterworks Two

2009-09-18T15:48:00.000-07:00

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.

Waterworks Two

2009-08-20T12:25:00.000-07:00

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!

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Introducing the B.R.A.T.S. - and more to come...

2009-08-06T15:38:00.000-07:00

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!

Welcome to the new SamPoe Gallery Blog!

2009-03-22T16:48:00.000-07:00

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.

Maxfield Stairs (available as a giclee')