A Few Grievances...

Here are a few grievances from the Festivus opening. Thanks to all who added to the Wall of Grievances installation! Now, don't you feel better...?

A couple of gals gathered around the Festivus pole.

Article!!!

The Independent published an article on Wall Eye Gallery and Dante's art! Thank you so much for the opportunity and the interest! We appreciate it!

Tonight! Airing of Grievances!

Festivus is tonight! And we will have a special installation that you, yes you, can help create! We will have an Airing of Grievances Wall!! So when you come to the opening, step right up, write down your grievance on a post-it and put it on the wall!
We'll post the best grievances on our blog!

Ahh... it'll feel good to let out all those grievances and start the year off light as a feather!

See you tonight from 6:00pm-11:00pm!

CoolCleveland.com!!!!

Julie Cajigas was kind enough to interview us for Cool Cleveland this past weekend.

Watch the video here! (Don't click on the image below. It's just for looks.)



Thank you Cool Cleveland and Julie Cajigas!

FESTIVUS Line Up!

Here are some of the artists whose artwork will adorn the walls and boutique at FESTIVUS!

Marty Blade
Rhiannon Blahnik
Jose Casiano
Brian Castellani
Merv Clary
Rhonda Cook
Andrew Curlowe
Dexter Davis
Dana Depew
Meghan Fischer
Kimberly Grice
Todd Hoak
Lorian Jenkins
Jay Kozar
Laura Kushnik
Kerry Lange
Heidi Muller
Jean Oakar
Katherine Pinard
Derrick Quarles
Anthony Robinson
Jason Rudolph
Stella Salamone
Clara Sayre
Elise Schiemann
Larry Schiemann
Nicki Schneider
William Schwartz
Debra Shepherd
The Sign Guy
Tyler Teel
Cesar Vargas

And, oh, so much more...

Could we be serious?! That many artists under one roof? You bet! All are welcome at Wall Eye, and so are you! We'll see you Friday, December 18th @ 6:00pm!

"It's a FESTIVUS for the Rest of Us!"

You are invited to join us Friday, December 18th for our Opening Reception for FESTIVUS! We will show the artwork of many, many, many artists from the Cleveland and Greater Cleveland area. We'll post the artist line up soon!

What's also exciting is that everything will be priced at $100 and under! You can get a wonderful piece of art from a local artist as a gift and for yourself! But you better come early, when a piece is sold, it can come right off the wall! No waiting for the end of the show!(We're all about the exclamation point now, aren't we?! We're just that excited!! Here's a few more!!!!!)

This is a three day only event: Friday, December 18th 6:00pm-11:00pm, Saturday, December 19th 12:00pm-6:00pm, and Sunday, December 20th 12:00pm-5:00pm! But the reception will only be on Friday. We'll bring out the aluminum pole from the crawlspace, decorate a Pepperidge Farm cake with M&Ms, the Airing of Grievances will be optional, but we may just cancel the Feats of Strengths* this year...



*In case you're wondering, yes, Festivus is from Seinfeld.

We LOVE you Cleveland!!

We were overwhelmed with the crowd and the love from everyone at our opening on Friday, November 20th! Many thank yous for coming and celebrating with us and with the artists! We truly appreciate it!

Many thanks to everyone who helped make the event happen, whether it was coming in to help paint, do a little cosmetic work on the space, providing food for the event, or giving us lots of encouragement and feedback! We love you.

If you missed coming out this past weekend, there is still time to see the show and visit the boutique through December 13th! Just send us an e-mail at info@walleyegallery.com or call us at 216-640-7769 and we'll work out a time!


The calm before the opening.





There's more at www.pinkeyemag.com. Thanks, Pink Eye! Or visit us on facebook.

December Surprise!

We have the December show in the works, but you've got to come to our opening of WALL EYE GALLERY PRESENTS... November 20th from 6:00-11:00p if you want to be one of the first to find out what it is! And you know you want to be one of the first...

So join us on the 20th to view some paintings, sculpture, drawings, mixed medium, fabric art and much more! And don't forget there's more in our lower level boutique!

~Linda

Did You Know...

... that our neighborhood has lots of other places to visit? There are restaurants, bars, pubs, retail shops, and a movie theater! Make a night of it: you could come to our opening, visit a few shops, see a movie, and stop at a pub before heading home! Visit the Detroit Shoreway Neighborhood website for a listing of businesses.

Shop local, eat local, it's all good...

~Linda

How To Find Wall Eye Gallery

Look for the only building on Detroit Ave with eyes!

Under Construction

We're working hard to get the gallery ready for opening night!

Dante spackling...

Garrick painting like a madman...

Linda and Stephanie L. slaving away.

There's lots more to do! You can see the finished results Friday, November 20th from 6:00-11:00pm!

Wall Eye Gallery Presents...

Amy Rodriguez, Dan Miller, Dante Rodriguez, Jim Englemann, Joe Ayala, Linda Ayala, Melissa Jolly, Rafael Valdivieso Troya, Stephanie Ayala, Stephanie Lipscomb

Artists' Reception
Friday, November 20th 6pm-11pm

Hours
Saturday, November 21st 12pm-6pm
Sunday, November 22nd 12pm-5pm
And by Appointment through December 13th

More artists in the Wall Eye Gallery Boutique in the lower level.

And That's How a Gallery Is Born...

So here we are: Garrick, Linda, Dante, Joe, Stephanie A., and Stephanie L. (taking the pic) after we realized we have a gallery! (Steve is part of the crew, but not pictured.)

After Garrick and Dante finished their delicate yet complicated dance to bless the space (see above), we got right down to business. Who new starting a gallery would be so hard? Instead of filling you in on those details, you get to experience the fruit of our hard labor: ART! This wonderful space has a beautiful gallery on the main floor. In the lower level will be more surprises and a separate retail space.

We have a lot of people to thank for helping us achieve this dream. Bruno, for letting a group of 7 artists invade his space, and all the other gallery owners in the Cleveland area who have been so patient and helpful while we bombarded them with questions: Low Life and Shoparooni in Collinwood, the Pop Shop in Lakewood, and Room Service in our very own 'hood, the Detroit Shoreway. There are more to thank, and I will add them later once I re-sort my brain.

So how is a gallery born? Chance, dedication, humor, organization, and perhaps some delusion. So please join us Friday, November 20th from 6:00-11:00p for our first opening and share in our delusion!

~Linda