Galleries galore

Today I visited Campus d'Art, a whole region full of galleries. Owned and curated by Cecilia Delacroix, this area is a treasure trove for anyone interested in art. Some of the galleries are for educational purposes. Others showcase and sell contemporary art by rl and SL artists. Cecilia told me she has worked on this art region for six years, and it shows, as it took me hours just to get a surface level picture of what can be found there. I need to go back often to take a deeper look in each of the exhibits. And there is new art coming soon!

Delacroix Gallery of Photography showcases photography by Cecilia Delacroix. The exhibit sets are Western U.S. scenics, "Reflections of Las Vegas" and "The Vineyards of Santa Rita Hills". Going from detailed to abstract, the photographs show the athmosphere and moods of each place and moment. I found a gorgeous picture of the Redwoods in California. Having visited there myself, I loved how the image captured the spirit of the forest. Luckily artwork is on sale in the gallery.

Nextdoor is "Meadow Flowers of Summer", an exhibit of photograps by Cecilia Delacroix and Bloodrose Valencia.

I really liked an image called Midsummer Morning Flowers #1, hummingbird!

Delacroix Pavilion nearby houses exhibits by guests artists. The current exhibit is "Garden and Glass" with 42 pictures of blown glass art by Seattle based artist Dale Chihuly.

More glass art at the Contemporary Glass Art exhibit in the Bella Vida gallery a short walk away, take the escalator down.

There is plenty more to see around the campus. I recommend you take your time looking around. List of the galleries with pictures after the jump.

Hold on to your hat

 Zombie wandering about greeting visitors.

Scared to Death! Haunted house at Stacey is a really cool ride with a lot to see. You sit in a pumpkin (can share with a friend) and go through different scenes inspired by classic horror movies.  I especially loved the scene in the last photo. Did not want to spoil too much for you with pictures though, go take a look for yourself. Hold on to your hat, and your head. Muhahahaha.

Art in the virtual

My own artistic spider senses are tingling with inspiration knowing the new artists in residence for the LEA fullsim 6month grant season have now been picked. Some of the names I could recognize, take a look if you find any that you know. I notice some are known for their work in SL business, as well as the art scene. I had a really good experience with the LEA grant last season. My own exhibit did not work out as I planned it to, but I got to know sim management and see, how ideas in SL work in big space. I wish everyone the best of luck for the new season, it is going to be amazing. Remember to keep an eye out for the openings of these sims.

Speaking of openings, LEA full sim art series for September, Cinema! is promising to be a glamorous look back into the history of movie going, as well as a chance to see a lot of interesting SL machinima played on big screen.

And last chance to see a really cool exhibit by Bryn Oh: Anna's Many Murders. It is closing September 28th, so you need to be quick to catch it. Bryn Oh wrote an interesting description of the basis of her idea for this exhibit. Click the link on Bryn's name and follow her blog. It is the best source of information on art in SL I have found so far. She is featured on Virtual Environments Daily.

Oh and read about the LEA Art Sandbox in Ziki's blog. If you want to rezz your art for people to see and have no place to exhibit it atm, this is your place.