Congratulations to the UpstARTs Artists!

Last evening, Gallery 121 and the Belleville Art Association hosted a Gala Awards Celebration to recognize all of the young UpstARTs artists with whom we have collaborated during the past year.  The Empire Theatre provided the perfect venue, and the E Café provided delectable treats.  Congratulations to all the participants. Every one of these young artists is exceptional.  Deciding upon the award-winning pieces of artwork was a daunting task for our judges.  Award winners will be posted in the next blog entry.

Here are a few photos of the evening's events.  More photos can be found on the Gallery 121 Website.

UpstARTS Gala Awards Celebration - Tonight!

UpstARTS Gala - Feb. 24, 2011 at the Empire Theatre

Exciting news this month.
We are completing our UpstARTS program, an art competition for area high school students. Over the past year, students' work has been juried, and the selected pieces have been shown in Gallery One Twenty One and the Belleville Art Association gallery.
The final judging is taking place as we speak, and the winners of $2,500.00 in prizes will be announced at an Awards Ceremony.
We hope you will be able to join us at the Empire Theatre, Thursday evening, February 24 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The presentation will take place at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Leona Dombrowsky will be in attendance to present awards, as well as Lyle and Sharon VanClief representing the John F. Parrott Foundation.
There will be complimentary hors d'oevres and a cash bar.
This project has been supported by the John F. Parrott Foundation. Special thanks to the management and staff at the Empire Theatre for their support.

The following student artists will be honoured tonight:

Lucy Chapelle

Jenny Cheng

Jay Ding

Kathryn Purchase

Natasha Rowe

Kate Tepylo

Tess Reid

Kelli-Anne Johnson

Cindy Zhong

Brittany Gibson

Mikayla Gauthier

Here are images of some of the artwork that will be exhibited this evening.  Everyone is invited to attend and support our area's young artists: