The Little Italian Kitty

Copyright John Armistead

Here little kitty!

Realist painter John Armistead brought in his donation for the PAWS for ART animal art auction.  He told me he took a photograph of this kitten on his recent visit to Italy.

This painting could be yours if you
are the highest bidder.

Come and see all 40+ works of art by area artists at Gallery Fifty Six.  The artists' reception will be on Friday, May the 20th, from 6 to 8 PM.

The public is invited

Who Let The Dogs Out? Who? Who?

Memphis artists are finishing their paintings for the PAWS FOR ART auction for the Humane Society of Memphis and Sheby County.  The exhibition opens on May 20th, and the art auction will be held at Memphis WaterWorks on May 26th.  Please call the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County for tickets and details.

This work of art was created for the animal art auction by Bebe Betz Pinkley

Copyright Bebe Betz Pinkley

Jenny Miller's Contribution for PAWS for ART



Copyright Jenny Miller

This painting, along with at least 39 others, will be on display at Gallery

Fifty Six beginning May 20, 2011.  It will be auctioned off at the Memphis

WaterWorks on Thursday, May 26th.  Please call the gallery at 9j01-276-1251

for complete details on how to participate in this worthwhile event to help

raise money for the Memphis and Shelby County Humane Society.

Artist Jenny Miller's contribution for PAWS for ART

PAWS FOR ART: Animal-themed art auction in May

Where's Home? Painted by Madison Sherman

This painting will be part of the PAWS FOR ART exhibition and auction, coming to Gallery Fifty Six.

Over 40 artists will create an 19 x 24 in. painting with an amimal as the theme. The works

will be on display at Gallery Fifty Six with an opening reception on May 20th, 2011.

The paintings will be auctioned off at a special event at Memphis WaterWorks on Thursday, May 26th.

The art exhibit is free; the art auction costs $25.00 for admission.

Please contact Peggy Foster (937-3903) at the Memphis and Shelby County Humane Society
or Rollin Kocsis (276-1251) at Gallery Fifty Six for more information



Good Morning Memphis!

FRIDAY, APRIL 15 at 9:00 AM





Copyright Emery Franklin



One of our artists, Emery Frankin, will be interviewed on TV Channel 13 at 9:00 AM.  Please be sure to tune in to see one of our most successful artists.  Congratulations, Emery!

Gearing Up For Our May Exhibitions

The month of May will be a busy month for Gallery Fifty Six.

We will have an artist's reception on May 6th for our Spring Group Exhibition.  Included in this show will be John Armistead, Paul Clarke, Mary Bowman, Bridget Russell, John Sosh, Madison Sherman, Emery Franklin, Jeannine Paul, Giorgio Vaselli, and me (Rollin Kocsis).  Each artist will present something fresh and new.  This will be a very short exhibition, from May 6th through May 14th.

In addition to the Group Exhibition, Gallery Fifty Six and the Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County will present PAWS FOR ART.

Over 40 Memphis-area artists will each create an 18 x 24 in. canvas depicting an animal of some kind. The paintings will be auctioned off at a special event on May 26th, 2011. All proceeds will go to the Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County.

The gallery will have an artists’ reception, open to the public, on Friday, May 20th, 2011 from 6 to 8 PM.  Works to be auctioned will be on display at the gallery from May 20th through May 26th. The gallery will be open on these days, including Monday, and Tuesday. (please call for hours 276-1251)

The live auction will be held at WaterWorks, 741 Cox Street (off Central Ave.), on Thursday May 26th, from 6 to 8 PM. There will be a wine reception with light hors d’oeuvres. Tickets to the event are $25.00, and will be available on line at www.memphishumane.org or call 937-3903.

Be sure to mark your calendar for these two terrific events!  Please plan to attend the artists' receptions and Paws for Art.

What Type of Art Collectors Are There?

"I think that there are 3 primary types of collectors. Well, maybe 4.
1. Collectors who use art as décor
2. Collectors who consider art to be items of prestige
3. Collectors who love art for art’s sake
And the possible 4th:
4. Collectors who fit into a combination of 2 or all 3 of the above groups"
from an article by Keith Bond, FineArtViews Newsletter.

Why Sell Original Art?

"Selling art is not inventing falsehoods, or telling a series of lies. You are helping people buy something of worth. The money they spend on art is a lifetime investment. In most cases, a piece of art is passed down from generation to generation. Art has greater longevity than most any other product on the market." Jack White, FineArtViews Daily Newsletter

Coming In August

'Work In Progress' - a silk wall-hanging by R. Kocsis to be presented
in August with Nancy White and Mary Stubbs.

I'm looking forward to August when I will exhibit my silk wall paintings with artists Nacy White and Mary Stubbs.  Nancy will exhibit her sculptural ceramic vessels and Mary will present her black and white photographs.

Slide Show of David Douglas' Exhibition

Please click this link to see a slide show of David Douglas' exhibition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0TowH9TlaM