We are almost ready...

to re-open our doors to our new space! I know it has been a while since we have posted but we've been a bit busy! This year has offered so many wonderful opportunites for the gallery and we can't wait to show you what we have been up to. I have tried to document the before and after images and those along the way so that everyone can see what we have really been doing behing closed doors of our new space. We are so thrilled and blessed to be able to find the perfect spot right in the heart of Asheboro which is Sunset Avenue.

We will be re-opening on Wednesday June 24 at 11 a.m. for the first time in our new location. We will have a Big One Year Celebration Party on Friday June 26 from 5-8 p.m. with Live music from our favorite local band Grits Cakes and more!

Please pop in to say hello when you get the chance! See you at the new gallery!

Amy & Mandy

Beat the Winter Blues!

Come out and join us this Friday as we host "Beat the Winter Blues" an exhibition reflecting the color blue!

We have had at ton of great artwork submitted to the show and we are so excited to get it hung and up for the public to see!

The reception will be from 5-7 pm and special little treats will be prepared.

Live blues music and a pottery demo will be the added entertainment for the night!

Come out and join us!

the end of a lovely year...

I can't begin to tell you how this year has shaped and changed our lives.  Our new little gallery of sorts has taken shape and has blossomed into one of my favorite places.  I am a bit sad to see 2008 disappear forever into our memory but I do know that 2009 will be yet another great year with lots of positive thought.

Everything that has been accomplished this year has been remarkable and very fast and overwhelming.  Mandy and I thank each and everyone who has visited and supported our dreams and visions.  We truly feel blessed from the outreach and support.  We hope that this upcoming year will be bring new and inspirational offerings to downtown Asheboro and get people in our little town excited about Art and Asheboro once more.

Tomorrow we are meeting to map out 2009 for the gallery.   I am simply excited and thrilled about all the plans that are in the works.  One of my New Years Resolutions is to better document the gallery and capture the happenings and events in more detail.  That will also tie into to posting more on this blog to share our fun times and inspirations with you our readers and those of you who are not able to travel to see us. Please drop by and see us soon!

We wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope to meet or see you again soon in 2009!

Cheers!

Things are happening at Circa!!

WOW! We have had so many wonderful events going on at the gallery, I just don't know where to start. Now with the holiday season upon us we are busier than ever. I have posted some photos of a workshop the gallery hosted. The advanced art students at Greensboro Day School came for a one day workshop with our very own Rich Powell. They came toting their laptops and were ready to learn and expand their knowledge of photoshop. Rich was just the man to show them. Not only is he incredibly talented and very knowledgeable, he's a heck of a lot of fun!

We had our October show with Asheville artist Aaron Tucker, entitled "industrial design" The work showed so well in gallery and received a lot of compliments.

November was quite a head spinning month!! We hosted 2 evenings of gallery rentals. Randolph Hospital and Randolph Community College hosted the Society for Photographic Education Southeast Regional Conference. They displayed the juried photography show at the gallery and hosted their evening social.
We partnered with the friends of the Randolph Library and brought in an author/artist from Charleston South Carolina, Nicole Seitz. She was wonderful!! The event was such a great success and brought such fabulous culture to Asheboro. We can't thank you enough Nicole! We showed her paintings and Books A Million was on hand to sell her latest 2 novels. Her 3rd novel comes out this spring. Thanks to the Friends of the Library for all their work and support!

We also exhibited our most classic and complementary show. Ben Owen III and Brian Hibbard "Tradition and Intuition in form and color" talk about a gorgeous show!! We will post photos soon!!
December brought with it the Tour of Homes event. Circa Gallery was selected to be a part of this event and we worked extremely hard to create a festive vibe! Amy did a fabulous job coming up with creative decoration ideas and did just about all the decor leg work. It looks soo great, we just don't want to take it down.

We have our Jingle Mingle coming up Friday night. We are partnering with a boutique in Asheboro and hosting a progressive shop crawl. The night starts at Etc. Boutique with appetizers and other delights and ends at Circa with desserts and access to Timothy's Restaurant's new bar. The event runs 6-9pm. We will have everything in the gallery 10% off with the exception of the Ben Owen III and Brian Hibbard show.

We are constantly bringing in new handmade original pieces of work from various artists. We work to keep the gallery "fresh" and exciting... but most of all we are loving what we do and hope you will visit soon!!

Thanks Partini Ladies!

Thanks to Nora at Skirt Magazine for the shout out her blog about our Partini this past Tuesday night! It was a huge success!

We appreciate everyone who came out for the event in the nasty rainy weather! Here are some pictures of the event and more on the way!

It's a P A R T I N I !!!

Join us for a girls night out on August 26th (5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) as we host our first of many Circa Partini's!

Circa Gallery and Asheboro ABWA present a Partini with The Coffee Exchange, Skirt Magazine, Corporate Promotions and more. You will not want to miss this event!

Come and hang out with all your friends, shop and enjoy a girls night out on the town. We will have food samples, wine, art, and lots of talking and laughing!!

With each event “The Circa Partini” supports a different local charity. This particular event will support the ABWA scholarship. Look for more details in our next upcoming newsletter. This event is free and open to the public!

Want to partner with Circa to host a Partini? Email us circagallery@gmail.com.

Thank You from Circa Gallery

Amy Keith Barney & Mandy Sloan
Originally uploaded by Amalee

Our Summer Opening was a huge success and we wanted to thank each person who came out to support us last night!

We are truly thankful for all the support from our family, friends, artists and community!

Please swing by the gallery if you missed last night and take a peak at all the artwork from over 30 North Carolina artists and more!

Hours:
Wednesday - Saturday
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Location:
Circa Gallery is located at 130-B S. Church Street, located in "The Mill" downtown Asheboro, NC beside Timothy's and the Asheboro Farmer's Market.

For more information please email us circagallery@gmail.com or visit our website!

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