The Sage Gallery - Mothernature Deck

My Mothernature Deck is currently hanging at The Sage Gallery at 70 Lowell St in Manchester, NH until December 31st! Go check it out.

Or check out their website for more info: http://sagegallery.net/shows/new-seasonal-art-997/

Manchester Holiday Market

9mm Studios is participating in the Manchester Holiday Market at 1000 Elm St in the Brady Sullivan Plaza in Manchester, NH. Come by every Thursday from now until the 22nd for great gift ideas including Wicked Pissah Beads hand lampworked jewelry, 9mm Studios shirts, and so much more.

Check out the Holiday Market posting on NH365.com for more info!

The Steez Gallery Presents: Sam Paolini

The Steez Gallery Presents: Sam Paolini

Sam Paolini presents her colorful abstract and mixed media works from December 2011 to March 2012 with an opening reception of Friday, December 9th, from 6-8 PM.

The Steez Gallery, located at 85 W Pearl St in Nashua, NH, has intended to bring new artwork to light with their choices of alternative artwork to compliment their highly sculptural glass pieces. In the month of December through March, Sam Paolini will be exhibiting her saturated, eclectic works, including her latest "mask" series.

Sam Paolini is a visual artist, illustrator, baker, and seacoast NH native. Most recently, the mask images have presented themselves as disguises, protectors, shame, celebration, escapes and hiding places. While the art may be dream(or nightmare)-like, abstract or nonsensical, a personal goal is to make art objects that are affordable, accessible and functional; such as clothing, bags, prints, posters, pins and coloring books.

Recent projects by Sam Paolini include illustrating Dream Detectives, a children’s book written by Jon Kiper; posters, clothing and album covers for local and national bands such as Comma, Tera Melos, Gnarlemagne, the Aaron Lee Marshall Band, People Skills, and B.A. Canning; functional and wearable textile design with mother Laurie Paolini as Arthouse Collaborations; and teaching kids at Main Street Art in Newfields, NH.

Opening reception will be Friday, December 9th from 6 to 8 PM with special guest musical acts Chelsea Paolini and DjAngo!

Throughout December 2011, The Steez Gallery will take 25% off anything under $100! This is a GREAT stocking stuffer deal! Hope to see you soon!

Downtown Manchester Holiday Market

9mm Studios will be selling black and white t-shirts with the "Bubbleburster" image silk screened on them for $15 at the Downtown Manchester Holiday Market at the Brady-Sullivan Plaza in Manchester, NH every Thursday from now until the 22nd. Come check our stuff out from 10 AM to 5:30 PM!

Last Chance before the Holiday Season!

Last chance to purchase the Alice, Fishbones, or Noir decks from me for $80 each!

"Alice"

"Fishbones"

"Noir"

Contact me via the9mmberetta.com (contact page) or through here to order.

The Steez Gallery Presents: Deshevski

The Steez Gallery, located at 85 W Pearl St in Nashua, NH, has intended to bring new artwork to light with their choices of alternative artwork and work with new and upcoming artists. In the month of November, Deshevski will be exhibiting her abstract artworks for a benefit to the American Cancer Society.

Deshevski's works are abstract and modern, exploring ever growing shapes and colors. The artist's statement reads: "These artworks are  metaphors for life, for security/insecurity,  for the acceptance of life’s travails.  She expresses  danger and loneliness, but  she also expresses acceptance, endurance, and survival; each brushstroke, each depression of her fingers in  clay  a dialog, a conversation with materials to create a whole.This non-objective work synthesizes the  work of the early Modernists and the late Modernists Hoffman to create something new, a textural non-objective artwork."

All artist's profits for Deshevski's pieces will be donated to the American Cancer Society Northeast Division. Direct donations can be mailed to the American Cancer Society, Northeast Devision, Inch. 30 Speen St., PO Box 9376, Framingham, MA.

Dates to look out for!

The Steez Gallery will be participating in ArtWalk Nashua on Saturday, November 5th and Sunday November 6th.

The Steez Gallery will also be participating in the Nashua Holiday Stroll on Saturday, November 26th.

Bring in a can of food for us to donate and you will receive 25% off glass!

$2 raffle: Win a great glass piece by donating $2. Purchase as many raffle tickets as you want for $2 each!

Find this event on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=281466361874933

30 Under 30 - My Panel

Opening reception: Friday, October 7th from 7 to 10 PM at 9 Front St in Exeter NH!

The Steez Gallery Presents: Bethany Osgood

The Steez Gallery, located at 85 W Pearl St in Nashua, NH, has intended to bring new artwork to light with their choices of alternative artwork and work with new and upcoming artists. In the month of October, Bethany Osgood of Osgood Photography will show her Alice in Wonderland series.

Opening reception will be Friday October 7th from 6 to 8 PM, but the exhibition will be up until October 30th.

Come join us for food and fun. During the month of October, also receive 1/2 off Casto and horror themed glass, just in time for Halloween.

Find this event on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219111201476927

15% off LuLu.com products!

Now get 15% off your order of any 9mm Comics LuLu.com items! Use the code OKTOBERFEST305 when checking out now through October.

Use the following link to browse LuLu.com for 9mm Comics products.

http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/9mmcomics?cid=cms_email_author_spotlight_confirmation

Promotional postcards and fliers for the new Emerging Artists 30 under 30 exhibit coming on Friday, October 7th 2011 at the Exeter Town Hall Gallery in Exeter, New Hampshire. The exhibit will stay up October 7th through 30th.

Back to School Skate Jam - Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday night! It was a blast! Here's some photos from the event:

Artists include: Aimee Cozza, Sam Paolini, Gabriele Tise, KOU, Danny Aldaz, Eric Escobar, Phelaney, and Andy Tonge.

Back to School Skate Jam and Skate Art Exhibition

Saturday, September 10th, 2011 from 5 to 9 PM at Granite Skate, 22 Charron Ave, Nashua, NH.

Exhibit will be up from Sept. 10th through Sept. 30th.

Fun for the whole family at New Hampshire's biggest indoor skate park!

The Steez Gallery, located at 85 W Pearl St in Nashua, NH, has intended to bring new artwork to light with their choices of alternative artwork and work with new and upcoming artists. In the month of September, artists will be featured exhibiting one-of-a-kind skateboard deck artwork utilizing skateboards as a canvas. Some artists include (but isn't limited to): Aimee Cozza, Sam Paolini, Beth Osgood, Andy Tonge, Courtney Elwell, Tim Murphy, Mykim Dang, and more!

To accent this artwork, Granite Skate will be featuring a skate competition all day. The competition is $10 for entry and will be comprised of two groups: 14 years old and under will be a general skate jam, and 15 years or older will be a competitive best trick. Prizes will be awarded to all and a grand prize yet to be announced goes to the winner!

Spectator admittance is free for this event! Come check out the art, chill, eat, enjoy music, and have fun with us during this four hour fun filled event.

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Call to Artists: Granite Skate Mural Paintings

Where? Granite Skate, 22 Charron Ave, Nashua, NH

When? September 6th through November

What time? Granite Skate will be going back to regular hours on September 6th, from 4-9. Murals must be worked on during times where the skatepark is closed due to kids being in the park, use of aerosols and fumes, etc.

What kind of art? Anything "edgy." Preferably not "flowers or unicorns," according to the park's owner.

Pay? This project is unpaid, but the park owner will reimburse for paint and supplies, as long as you have the receipt.

The spaces will be on a first come first serve basis. Here are images of the available spaces. I will update if they become claimed.

Adam D. Curtis Skatepark project

Panoramic!

Call to Artists: Granite Skate Back to School Jam

Grantie Skate back to school jam

Granite Skate
22 Charron Ave
Nashua, NH
Saturday, September 10th, 2011, 5-9pm

Skate competition jam session style, ages 14 and under, then 15 and over. $10 entry, top 3 in each age group get prizes

Art exhibition in the lobby for the skate art.

The event will be put on by Eastern Boarder, Granite Skate, The Steez Gallery, and World Crush Media. There will be limited edition tees and stickers for give aways. This should be a really huge and positive event especially since Eastern Boarder will be involved. This means we will have radio coverage and such. We will be able to get some awesome video coverage and make an interesting compilation video for the event. With this new information, a couple of the dates will change. The date for the actual event is a little sooner than expected. Here are the new dates:

I will need high resolution images if you are interested in having your deck design featured on the promotional flier. This means that I will need a head on photo, at least 300 dpi OR at least 2000 pixels wide or 2000 pixels tall. If you send me a low resolution image, I will not be able to use it. I would like to make sure we have the maximum time to promote for this event, so please send them to me as soon as possible.

The due date for images is: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! JULY 30TH, 2011.

The due date for label information (name of piece, price of piece, name of artist) is: AUGUST 15TH, 2011.

The drop off dates will be sooner than the exhibition, due to the fact that I want to make sure anyone who can't make it to the dropoff, will make it. The drop off dates will be: AUGUST 22ND, 23RD and 24TH, 2011 AT THE STEEZ GALLERY, 85 W PEARL ST, NASHUA, NH.

I have also enclosed as attachments the label request form and exhibition contract. Please read both of these over. It will be expected that you bring and sign an exhibition contract when you drop your items off.

Please also keep in mind that all artwork must be presented on a deck of some sort. This part is important and I cannot stress it enough. This will make the art event different from most; I find that artwork physically on a skateboard or longboard deck shows a lot of "pop" and is tangible very interesting and feasible.

Please keep in mind that The Steez Gallery, while it is partially an art gallery, is also a high-end smoke shop. If you do not want to be exhibiting next to artistic sculptural glass pipes, please do not show interest in this call to artists notation. While the artwork will not begin by hanging next to sculptural glass pieces, some select decks will end up hanging in the actual Steez Gallery. The Steez Gallery takes 40% commission, so it is a 40/60 split with the artist (The artists gets 60%), so please price your work accordingly. There is currently NO entry fee to show at this venue!

When it comes to getting your artwork on the decks: there are a couple of options for getting your design physically on a skateboard deck. You can physically paint the design on a deck (which is great, as it constitutes an original and can be sold for much more)... Typical blank wooden decks range from $10 to $40, depending on where you get it and the quality of the board (the best place to shop now is online), and the complexity of the design determines its price.

However, the easiest and most cost effective route is going through a printing service such as zazzle.com or boardpusher.com. Boardpusher`s decks are $49.99 printed in full color plus shipping, which leaves you room to sell a deck at $80 with commission included and still turn a little profit. It works by scanning or digitally designing to their specifications, then just uploading it and ordering it.

We do not print any of the designs for you and expect works to already be fully printed or painted/whatnot on the decks by the time of dropoff. The dropoff date will be expected at the end of August/beginning of September. I will, however, need images of the decks with the design on them sometime at the beginning of August for promotional fliers and other promotional needs.

You can submit as many decks as you want... Ranging from 1 to 20. It is up to you what you can afford to show. Please! This venue is going to be HUGE! Granite Skate is the New England's ONLY 25,000 square foot inside skatepark. So we have a huge amount of space to fill!

 If you would like to participate, please email art@thesteezgallery.com ASAP.

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Exhibition contract viewable/downloadable at: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WIVJIU1B

Adam D. Curtis Skatepark and Cat Alley

Thought I'd share some of the on goings of mural work in Manchester!

Cat Alley Mural

This recent renovation of Manchester's famous downtown Cat Alley, or Dean Avenue, was a long time in the making. Cat alley is located across the street from XO on Elm, just past Lala's Hungarian Pastry. Other artists (besides myself) include: Peg Lipin, Bill Earnshaw, Brian Lapree, Noonan, Cindy O'Rourke, Dee Christensen, Kaitlin Gould, Brianna Gould, Caroline Chavette, Emily Drouin, Alex Mathieu, and Anita Huddlestun.

Adam D. Curtis Skatepark Mural

The recent beautification of the Adam D. Curtis skatepark was taken on by the Eagle Eyes crew. Many artists got together and painted positive graffiti murals on previously vandalized areas of the skate park. The project continues to grow to other vandalized areas of the park. The Adam D. Curtis Skatepark is located on South Maple street, just across the street from the JFK Colliseum.

The Steez Gallery Presents: Sam Johnson

Opening reception: Friday, August 5th, 2011 6 to 9 PM
Exhibit will be up August 2nd through August 30th.

Sam Johnson presents his variety of street art-like works in an array of mediums.

The Steez Gallery, located at 85 W Pearl St in Nashua, NH, has intended to bring new artwork to light with their choices of alternative artwork to compliment their highly sculptural glass pieces. In the month of August, Sam Johnson will be exhibiting an array of mediums, sizes, and conversational subjects.

Sam Johnson is a 23 year old graduate of the New Hampshire Institute of Art out of Kittery, ME who runs his influences along that of street art and graffiti. Sam's works show a lot of visceral forms, including, but not limited to predator animals such as sharks and wolves, but also people and weapons. Sam Johnson has previously shown at The Steez Gallery for the Salon Style! Showing in April of this year.

Four and Four: Artists and Musicians

Four and Four

Friday, July 8th from 6 PM to 9 PM.

Exhibit will be up from July 8th through July 31st.

The Awkward Robot returns to entertain while four unique artists showcase their individual styles.

In the month of July, The Awkward Robot returns to entertain on July 8th, 2011 from 6 to 9 PM alongside bands VCOD and COMMA, and four unique artists: Sam Paolini, Courtney Elwell, James Willette, and Sara Richard.

Sam Paolini hails from Exeter, NH with her psychedelic and colorful artwork. She currently runs a free artistic and musical promotional magazine titled "Wrong Brain" and previously organized a show titled "Emerging Artists" in Exeter in 2010.

Courtney Elwell hails from Manchester, NH and titles herself as a "nomadic artist." With bold figurative works, she works best in large scale acrylic on canvas. She has previously exhibited prints at The Steez Gallery during the Salon Show! in April of this year.

James Willette hails from Manchester, NH and currently attends the New Hampshire Institute of Art for photography. He will be showing his semi-abstracted black and white cloudscape photography and tubular photographs.

Sara Richard hails from Providence, RI. Her artwork combines definitive line art qualities and recognizable forms with flowing abstraction. She previously graduated Columbus College of Art and Design for illustration.

The Awkward Robot is a band with influences from Kevin Devine, Bright Eyes, and Bob Dylan, originally hailing from New Hampshire and relocated to Austin, TX. The Awkward Robot is returning to their home scene to play a return show specifically at The Steez Gallery! The Awkward Robot will be playing at 7 PM.

The Steez Gallery Presents: Daniel Beauvais

June 4th, 2011
 

The Steez Gallery Presents: Daniel Beauvais

Daniel Beauvais presents his colorful chiaroscuro illustrations in a variety of formats and sizes June 1st through June 30th with an opening reception of Saturday, June 4th from 6 PM to 8 PM.

The Steez Gallery, located at 85 W Pearl St in Nashua, NH, has intended to bring new artwork to light with their choices of alternative artwork to compliment their highly sculptural glass pieces. In the month of June, Daniel Beauvais will be exhibiting his first solo exhibit featuring a broad array of his works.

Daniel Beauvais is a 25 year old artist hailing from Manchester, NH who runs his influences along the lines of tattoo art, skateboard art, and old-master chiaroscuro artworks. Dan currently works as a Special Ed teacher in Chelmsford, MA but continues his love of drawing on the side with his pop-art-esque style works and colorful renderings. Dan has exhibited at the Art on the Sidewalk event in Derry, NH, at The Wine Studio in Manchester, NH, and also previously at The Steez Gallery for the Salon Style! Showing in April of this year.

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Salon Style!

Salon Style! @ The Steez Gallery
Wednesday, 4/20, 6-9 PM!

85 W Pearl St, Nashua, NH
Come join us for the grand re-opening at The Steez Gallery on 4/20/2011! We will be a hosting a salon style showing of artwork.
Traditionally, a "salon" style event was an annual exhibition of the work of living artists held by the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris, originally in the Salon d'Apollon in the Louvre in 1667. Today, we celebrate a "salon style" showing as an event where artwork is hung from ceiling to floor, fitting as much artwork as can be shown on each wall. Some of the many great artists who will be exhibiting are:

Carol Whalen
Sammy Johnson
Alex Brizicky
Jason Shulkin
Courtney Elwell
Kaitlyn Chapman
Aimee Cozza
Patrick Termini
Kaitlyn Chapman
Gabriel Wells
Rachael Gottsche
Deana Del Vecchio

Matthew Smigiel

Kate Bresnahan

Corey Mikula

Sam Paolini

Michael Shane

and more!