Art Auction and OBG Pet Adoption

Rex Needs a Home by Lisa Dieter

Live entertainment

Adopt a Cocker

Commission a pet portrait of your animal

Meet the artists of Studio In-Sight

Charity Raffle with prizes all day

Sunday, September 23^rd   11am – 2pm

St. Luke’s House

and Threshold Services United

6040 Southport Drive

Bethesda, MD 20814

301-896-4265

Save a Life!  Adopt a shelter dog at Studio In-Sight's PET ADOPTION DAY with Oldies but Goodies Cocker Spaniel Rescue! The artists of St. Luke's House have been drawing and painting OBG foster dogs all year and will be auctioning off their work during this event.  It all begins at 11am with refreshment, raffles, four legged companions, and live entertainment.  The event concludes with our charity auction at 1pm.

Oldies but Goodies Cocker Spaniel Rescue (OBG Cocker Spaniel Rescue) will have wonderful shelter dogs in need of a great new home on site and available for adoption. Come meet your new best friend and save a life! 

OBG Cocker Spaniel Rescue- Established in 1996, OBG's mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome cocker spaniels and spaniel mixes of all ages, while educating and providing a positive experience for our community of adopters, volunteers and supporters.  Placing more than 300 dogs a year, OBG is committed to finding loving and safe homes for dogs from shelters or from owners who can no longer care for them.  They have 80-100 dogs available for adoption at any time.  OBG is an all volunteer non-profit so they rely on donations to help pay for the costs of the medical care and rehabilitation of OBG dogs. Please see their website, www.cockerspanielrescue.com,  if you are interested in adopting, volunteering, or donating.

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The Studio In-Sight advanced art group of St. Luke's House is having a show and reception in Bethesda, MD on Sunday, December 6th from 12pm-2pm.
Spread the word, mark your calendars, and we'll see you then!

St. Luke's House
6040 Southport Drive
Bethesda, MD 20814
click to map directions.

Thank you,
Eric

Fall Show Review

St. Luke’s House Southport Center hosted the Studio In-Sight’s first Fall Annual show on November first with tremendous results. The show featured ten of the working artists that participate regularly in St. Luke’s House arts programming. Many of the artists were in attendance at the show to talk to visitors about their work as well as to socialize and enjoy some light snacking.

Preparation for a big show like this takes many months of hard work from the artists and curators. Painter Rosetta Nesbitt was working on her pieces up till well over the end of Friday studio class to get all of her work into the show. Several other artists put in extra time during the preceding weeks at home and in the offices of St. Luke’s, adding last minute touch ups and flourishes. Life Skills Program Director Elaine and I worked down to the wire to finish the art selection, advertizing, framing, pricing, art tags, and clean-up (so many other things, but those are the main items) involved in hosting a grand art opening. Much credit has to be distributed between the group of staff, interns and volunteers that put in the extra time and passion to makes a show of this stature come together so well.

Featured in the show were several different artists’ series such as Vicki Perraut’s multi hued circles and squares paintings. Paul Spratlin exhibited five vastly different paintings and drawings of “Electromagnetic Field Diagrams” from his self described physics based style. Included in the varied images on display were a bright red acrylic praying mantis, delicate watercolor African violets, two African busts in oils, and many others. As well, several works on paper were included that were framed in-house. This framing is part of an enhancement to Studio In-Sight’s exhibition abilities and professional development.

The day of the show saw the staff fighting the clock to make the reception deadline, but we had much unexpected assistance from several clients who helped making signs and cleaning the art space. Turnout was light but steady throughout the afternoon and included many family and friends of the artists. Out of a total of 40 pieces that were on sale, the clients sold eleven. Also sold at the show were our first ever calendars that are accessible through cafepress.com. A laptop was made available alongside the brand new calendars so that visitors could order their very own vibrant calendar on the spot. For the clients and the program it was a great day!

Eric