Hera Gallery

Paper Nautilus Books in Providence will be donating a lovely tote bag as well as other merchandise at the Silent Auction! With its close proximity to    Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design this store has many books on the arts and scholarly editions, both in print and out of print. Emphasis is on art, architecture, photography, film theory, cultural studies, philosophy, history, fiction, poetry, Rhode Island, gardening, and cooking.  The Silent Auction and opening reception of the Small Works exhibition will be Saturday November 23rd from 6-8 p.m.

Win a chance to have dinner for two at the Bike Stop Cafe at the Silent Auction! Also being auctioned is a $25.00 gift certificate. The  f undraising Silent Auction & Small Works Opening Reception is  Saturday, November 23rd from 6-8 pm. 

ARTWORK DOCUMENTATION Offered by Mara Trachtenberg 15 pieces of your artwork documented by a professional photographer.  You will have a CD of high quality, well lit images that are portfolio ready.   All images will be in JPEG format.     Valued at $200, this service and many more will be up for bid at the Fundraising Silent Auction & Small Works Opening Reception Saturday, November 23rd at 6pm.

PAPER MAKING WORKSHOP FOR TWO  WITH BARBARA PAGH Have you ever seen beautiful handmade papers at a store and wondered how they were made.  Well, you can find out in a workshop with Barbara Pagh, who will not only teach you about the process of making paper but will also help you make your very own paper!  You will be doing the work shop at Barbaras home studio, and leave with a folio of handmade paper. Top two bidders will win a spot in this workshop. Valued at $100.00, this and many more items will be up for bid at the Fundraising Silent Auction Saturday, November 23rd at 6pm  

This is an amazing opportunity to capture a moment and have it turned into a beautiful work of art.  Hera Gallery member, John Kotula will photograph the winning bidder and create a mixed medium portrait on paper.  The size will be approximately 24” by 36”.  The turn around time is six weeks.  Sorry, no redos. John has been drawing continuously, at times obsessively, for more than forty years.  His choice of materials comes and goes and comes back again: pencils, charcoal, conte, ink, crayons, china markers, pastels, chalk.  Over his long and variegated artistic career, what has always been true is that John loves making marks and seeing them accumulate to reveal an image.  Valued at $500. Up for bid at the Silent Auction on Saturday, November 23rd at 6pm!

Many thanks to Ashley Van Etten of Narragansett's Willywaw for donating a $100 gift certificate for the Silent Auction to be held next Saturday, November 23rd!  Willywaw~ The studio and workshop specialize in hand-printed serigraphs (screenprints) and a produce a range of goods, from hand-printed textiles to note cards and t-shirts. Her work is inspired by nature, through close observations and organic interpretations of color, shape and texture.  Ashley's original paintings, illustrations and serigraphs influence her collections. T-shirts are sourced for their quality and fit as well as the range of colors. Note cards are printed on beautiful mould-made paper from Italy. The textile range is handmade by Ashley, start to finish. Her goods are constructed with care and attention to detail, from choosing natural materials to screen printing designs, every item is sewn and finished to high standards. To learn more about this local business, check out their websit...

On Saturday, November 23rd from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Hera Gallery will be hosting a silent auction as well as the opening reception for our new Small Works exhibition. There is a wonderful gift of a $200 gift certificate towards Continuing Education classes at RISD.    The mission of Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education (RISD/CE) is to educate students of all ages in art and design with high quality, accessible programs.   Year-round, hundreds of non-credit  RISD/CE courses, workshops and lectures  are offered in all aspects of art and design for adults, teens and children.  Come to our silent auction to bid a chance of getting this gift certificate among other gifts! Take a look at the RISD website to see what great opportunities are offered! http://ce.risd.edu

On Saturday, November 23rd, Hera Gallery will be having a silent auction at the opening reception of the Small Works Exhibition from 6-8 pm. This fundraiser and exhibition are perfect for those looking for artistic holiday gifts to give this season. We would like to give a special thanks to South County Art Supply for donating this lovely basket of supplies. All this and more can become yours!  This basket has everything the practicing or inspired artist needs to be inspired and make art!  “Paint Lab”, a signed book by the  Rhode Island artist, teacher and author, Deborah Foreman   “Wool Felt Wearables”   Jewelry Kit  Mark’s Notebooks  (2)  Golden High Flow Acrylics (3)  Visual Edge  Stretched Canvas (11x14 in)  Fluid Watercolor Paper and Brush Set  Leuchtturm Acid-free Artist sketchbook   Gift Certificate for in store purchases  Basket ...