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Gordon Wetmore – Portrait Pioneer

Gordon Wetmore was many great and wonderful things to many people.  Gordon Wetmore, along with his name, still represents great and wonderful things despite his untimely death August of 2011.  He always will be the ultimate father and husband to his family.  Without question,  he will always be that fun-loving guy to his friends, past students and acquaintances.  He will always be respected by his contemporaries, his colleagues and his business associates.   Gordon will always be a part of our business.  He’ll be truly missed by everyone.

When one meets Gordon Wetmore,  its not forgotten or taken for granted. Charming and well-spoken, Gordon could glide through the most difficult of portrait sittings.  Armed with his sensitive,  gentle nature and easy to laugh personality, clients LOVED him no matter what was going on.  Continue reading →

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Artsplosure 2011

Artsplosure – Is right around the corner! This Raleigh Arts Festival is celebrating 32 years of inspiration, art and culture in the Raleigh area.  It all starts Thursday, May 19, and lasts until Sunday, May 22, 2011.  It will be held in the historic Moore Square downtown Raleigh and in the City Market.  There will be truly something interesting for everyone!

The festival this year includes many activities within each of these categories, The Art Market (filled with every kind of artwork you can imagine), Music in the Park (Sat & Sun only), Kidsplosure (association with Marbles Kids Museum) and finally the amazing Amacoco in City Park.

Amococo is a large scale, inflatable sculpture constructed of translucent vinyl and made up of labyrinthine tunnels and inspiring spacious domes. Continue reading →

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Feed Your Kids Art for Breakfast

The Other Vitamin A

The arts are enriched with the stuff kids need to succeed. Just like kids need to have good nutrition on a daily basis, kids need to have their daily serving of the arts. Studies have shown that involvement in the arts helps kids increase test scores and promotes academic achievement. Kids who are involved in the arts are:

  • 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement
  • 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools
  • 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair
  • 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance
  • 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem

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Marketing Art Online

The internet is a wonderful world technology that is always changing and improving. This world has opened up to artists. However, with this opening comes many challenges as well.

How do artists AND galleries distinguish themselves among all that’s available online? For this, bricks-and-mortar galleries will remain an important and relevant part of the marketing mix for artists.  They help collectors, buyers, agents and people looking to commission a portrait with the sifting process. In addition, galleries provide an experience for patrons. Continue reading →

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World Portrait News

National Portrait Gallery Announces a Touring Exhibition “The Queen: Art and Image”

To mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the National Portrait Gallery will stage an innovative touring exhibition bringing together 60 of the most remarkable and resonant images of Elizabeth II spanning the 60 years of her reign – some on public display for the first time. The Queen: Art and Image will tour to British venues before being shown in London, opening in Edinburgh in June, Belfast in October and Cardiff and London in 2012. Continue reading →

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