Sedona AZ–James Ratliff Gallery welcomes “Texture of Life” painter Jennifer Vranes, bronze sculptor Jan Van Ek presenting her latest horse sculpture called Angels Landing, and ceramist Joyce Nelson whose raku pottery is widely collected.
This First Friday presentation is entitled Celebrating Women Artists- Paint, Bronze and Clay. The opening reception will be Friday, February 4th from 5 pm-8pm in the new James Ratliff Gallery, Hillside Shopping Center, 671 State Route 179, Sedona Arizona. Follow the Eye for the best of Sedona, SedonaEye.com! You are encouraged to ride the Sedona Trolley, a free public transport for Sedonans and guests.
Representatives from the Verde Valley Sanctuary will sell tickets for the nonprofit’s 365 Days of Hope: A Raffle Benefiting the Verde Valley Sanctuary during the Sedona Gallery Association’s 1st Friday Gallery Tour on Feb. 4.
Tickets will be sold at Rowe Fine Art Gallery in Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village and Goldenstein Gallery in Uptown Sedona from 5 to 8 p.m.
Tickets are $10 each or 12 for $100. The yearlong raffle will benefit the sanctuary’s emergency shelter for battered women and children. Winners will be drawn April 11, 2011. Winners need not be present to win.
The raffle includes a long list of beautiful prizes such as art from John Soderberg, David DeVary, Ken Rowe, Susan Kliewer, Jason Napier, Sherab Khandro, Thom Dougherty, Misty Soderberg, Heather Soderberg, Doug Adams and David Fischel; vacation packages at Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa and Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa; a Sedona wedding bridal giveaway from Sedona Wedding Studios; two gold passes to the 2012 Sedona International Film Festival; and a private dinner for 20 at Heartline Cafe.
For a complete list of prizes, visit http://www.verdevalleysanctuary.org or follow 365 Days of Hope at http://www.facebook.com.
Verde Valley Sanctuary is a multi-service agency that responds to the problem of domestic abuse in the Sedona-Verde Valley community. The agency was founded in 1993. Programs have grown and been developed in response to community needs and presently include an emergency shelter with a 24-hour hotline, transitional housing, community and youth outreach, and legal advocacy. All programs are staffed with trained, paid employees. To make a donation or for more information, visit http://www.verdevalleysanctuary.com , call 928-634-2511 or send a check to P.O. Box 595, Sedona, AZ 86339.
Rowe Fine Art Gallery loves its clients! To celebrate Valentine’s Day, grab your sweetheart and visit the gallery on Feb. 4 during the Sedona Gallery Association’s 1st Friday Gallery Tour from 5 to 8 p.m. Gallery owners Ken and Monica Rowe have a very sweet treat for anyone who has ever purchased a Ken Rowe sculpture or purchased any piece of art from Rowe Fine Art: a miniature, collectible chocolate replica of Ken’s “Little By Little” bronze, which features two grizzly bears. Wine, appetizers and pizza from New York Pizza & Deli will also be served.
“This is our way of giving our clients a very sincere and heartfelt thanks,” says Ken. “All of our collectors have made our first year as gallery owners a very successful year, and what better time to be sentimental than Valentine’s Day?”
Got my ticket for the raffle from Goldenstein’s! Come on baby…and thanks for covering the First Friday events around town. We love the Eye!
JD, Carol, Bob