TAG hosts a Yellow Dot Sale during Bergamot Station's "Spring Fling" -- Saturday, March 19, 12-4pm

Every piece at TAG that has a yellow dot will be 10% off for the duration of the Spring Fling (12-4pm).

Join Bergamot Station Arts Center for their inaugural Spring Fling event, Saturday, March 19th from 12- 4 pm. In the festive spirit of the Holiday Open House this too will be an unparalleled arts and community celebration! Bergamot Station is an internationally renowned creative arts complex, boasting over 40 galleries and creative businesses. The Spring Fling highlights 25 gallery exhibitions and brings together live music, local vendors and special events. Come enjoy a thriving arts community gathering!

This is a FREE family friendly event! There are no tickets necessary to gain admission.

It is highly encouraged that attendees carpool or use services like Lyft and Uber to get to the event. There is limited parking at Bergamot Station and the parking lot will fill up quickly. Check out our Facebook event for Lyft and Uber discount codes.

Special Events and Vendors:

Official Bombay Sapphire sponsored event
Bergamot Café (A3): Festive fare and live music
Apollo Espresso and Shave Ice truck
Border Grill gourmet food truck
Live music from the Venice Symphony Orchestra (1:30 PM at the Bergamot Café)
Argentine Tango instruction by Ilona Glinarsky
Hiromi Paper (G9): Origami 101
Lilla Bello (F1B): Single Stem Sale
bG Gallery (G8a): free portrait painting and photo-booth
SLOAN PROJECTS (B5): Orchid Kokedama (mini gardens) and Ceramics
Laura Korman Gallery (D2): Opening Reception for Penumbra: Randall Stoltzfus
Robert Berman Gallery (B7): Chess on the patio
Lora Schlesinger Gallery (B5b): Keennon Shaw Design Trunk Show (custom fashion and jewelry)
FIG (G6): Opening reception for group exhibition
ROSEGALLERY (G5): Visitor activity challenge at Tomoko Sawada's Facial Signature exhibition
Schomburg Gallery (E3a): Painting demonstration by artist Kathleen Keifer
FREE vinyasa yoga session hosted by Bender with live-DJ.
60 min, all-levels class starts at 11am. Advance RSVP required // details & signup at www.benderLA.com
Free Just Chill natural calming beverage
Free Zouq Gourment Snack Mixes

Spotlight On: Elyse Wyman

Elyse Wyman, I'llGetForget, Encaustic, 24 x 18"

Veil of Fog

These Encaustic paintings are a visual (as well as visceral) response to the free verse poetry my mother expressed in the final years preceding her death from Alzheimer’s Disease. As she was in excellent physical condition, she survived (for better or worse) for many years after she started exhibiting signs of cognitive impairment. My mother and her sister were beautiful dancers and actresses in movie musicals as well as on stage. They were loving sisters who married best friends, built houses next door to each other, and raised their children in a lively communal atmosphere. My mother was very intelligent, well-spoken, outgoing and amazingly kind.

Elyse Wyman, Right to Almost, Encaustic mixed media, 8 x 8"

I believe my mother’s words and thoughts provide some insight into her struggle to communicate despite the unraveling of her brain. I continue to discover in them a wide range of feelings; anger, fear, humor, impatience, love and other emotions she could no longer express in a conventional manner. These paintings are a direct unfiltered response to each individual poem. I began by writing my mother’s poem on the blank surface of the canvas. I then applied layers of encaustic paint over the words, often scraping back into the layers to allow some of the poem to emerge. Sometimes the entire surface ended up covered with paint and only faint references to the written word are visible. 

Elyse Wyman, Pitcher In My Fate, Encaustic, 12 x 10"

This direct painted response was analogous to the way my mother was relating to the world at that time. The paintings are emotional responses to a difficult time in both our lives. They reflect elements of both the child and the mother and the reversal of roles as we grow older. The plaques and tangles of the disease were like layers of webs and veils obscuring her ability to think clearly. She referred to this as living in a “veil of fog.” She didn’t remember the immediate past, and had no concept of the future, and therefore seemed to exist entirely in the present. I tried to make my paintings reflect that. It was liberating to allow the paint to flow in an immediate response to her words, creating a direct dialogue with not only the poem, but with each painting in progress.

Elyse Wyman, Just to Listen, Encaustic, 24 x 18"

On June 19th 7-9pm, TAG is hosting a benefit for the Southern California Alzheimer’s Association Event “The Longest Day" at the gallery. There will be a poetry reading by Maray Ayres and Ann Ryerson Hall, and Ellen Woo PhD, Director of Neuropsychology and Co-Assistant Director for the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer's Research at UCLA will discuss the poetry of Elyse's mother as it relates to the disease. Wine and cheese will be served.

RSVP: EWLongestDay@gmail.com
$20 donation at the door 

Visit Elyse's fundraising page for "The Longest Day" here.

Brushes Meets Beats Closing Party at TAG February 22

A night of free jazz and wine tasting!

Saturday, February 22, 7:30 - 9pm

The Jazz by Dan Radlauer and "Forte Jazz"
The wine by vintner Kevin Jussila and Kukkula Winery.
The art by Alain G. Rogier and Fielden Harper

7:30 to 8:00 -
View the art, taste the wine, meet the artist Alain G. Rogier, the musicians, and the Vintner all with a "Wine Set" in the background by Forte Jazz

8:00 to 8:45 -
Grab a seat and enjoy a set of Original Jazz and new interpretations of Jazz Standards.

8:45 to 9:00 -
Small talk, flirting, networking etc.

Forte Jazz:
Dan Radlauer - Keyboards,
Scott Roewe - Woodwinds
Ian Martin - Bass
Ruben Radlauer - Drums

TAG Gallery VIP Event Wednesday, June 26

TAG Gallery and Bobi Leonard Living
invite you to
How Can Interior Designers Make Money Selling Art?

A VIP Event with TV personality, acclaimed commercial and residential designer Bobi Leonard,
artist Laddie John Dill, and ASID past president Fernando Diaz.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013
7:00 p.m.

Reserve your tickets now for $20 at the door.
RSVP to gallery@taggallery.net

TAG Event: Rage Against the Disease Art Auction -- Sunday, June 2

An art auction to benefit Cure CMD.
Sunday, June 2
3-6pm
Auction closes at 5:30pm

Live music and refreshments
$10 tickets, sold at the door.

Many TAG artists have donated works for the auction. Bids will start at $100.