Grey Gallery and Lounge seeks submissions for the upcoming juried exhibition entitled 5 x 5. The exhibition is scheduled from Thursday, April 8 through Saturday, June 5, 2010. An opening reception for the show will be hosted on April 8, from 5 - 9pm.

Each of five local artists will be selected by one of these five national curators:
Edward Goldman, Host - KCRW "ARTtalk"
Steve Kursh, Artist - Woodstock, NY
Bob Nugent, Artist and Curator- San Francisco, CA
Ford Crull, Artist - New York, NY
Sheila Elias, Artist - Miami, FL

The premise of 5 x 5 will be to offer five local and emerging artists an opportunity to exhibit their work within a professional gallery setting, while gaining exposure in their community as well as by nationally recognized artists and curators.

Check out our blog for more information: 5 x 5 Information

Deadline for submissions is February 15, 2010

CURRENTLY IN THE GALLERY:

Gimme Shelter
Allison Manch

Exhibition: December 10, 2009 - February 6, 2010
Reception: December 10, 2009, 5 - 9pm
Followed by Blueprint with resident DJs SunTzu Sound

DIY Craft Night!: Friday, December 18th, 6 - 9pm Enjoy cocktails and DIY crafts with Allison Manch. Learn how to embroider or bring your own craft. Make holiday gifts! Embroidery supplies provided. Participants are welcome to bring your own fabric to embellish. Free!

Love, luck, and destiny are the themes explored in Gimme Shelter, a series of hand-dyed and embroidered textile works by Allison Manch examining the pioneer spirit. Through a variety of female characters, whether raised by wolves and or simply dealing with the challenges of survival, Manch examines her romantic notions of the American west. With pieces ranging from stitched Richard Avedon portraits to images of her own family, the artist examines the commonplace quality of both found textiles and photography. Layers of mythology build up around the characters and their journeys, as stories separated by time are held together by landscape, engaging the viewer in the ultimate western acts of rediscovery and re-creation. References to popular music are present throughout the series, songs that are now deeply a part of the fabric of western imagination. Like the portraitized characters, the songs have journeyed through real and imagined space, and deal with the ubiquitous nature of the emotions of uncertainty. Allison Manch was a recipient of a 2006 and 2009 Artist Trust GAP grant. She received her master's degree from the University of Washington, and has previously shown at Gallery 4Culture, SOIL Gallery, Grey Gallery and Lounge and the Frye Art Museum.

IN THE LOUNGE:

Exhibition: November 12 - February 6, 2009
Future Remains Warren Dykeman

Gallery Hours: 4pm - 2am everyday, by appointment and by chance