Framed collages by Salem-area artist Robin Cunninham are on display in the Basement through January 2013. These offbeat and colorful images are friendly and funny, some portraying animals, flowers and a cheeky messages. Email Robin for information about purchasing her work. Artist’s Statement: Magazines, advertisements, wrapping paper, old calendars, tissue boxes, wall paper scraps, brochures,…
Category Archives: Art at Venti’s
October-November upstairs artist / Tim Blackburn
Venti’s would like to welcome Tim Blackburn of Drop Out Art as the October-November upstairs artist. Working in the medium of spray paint and hand-cut stencils, Tim recently participated in the Backyard Art Show in Corvallis, an event which featured graffiti artists, work by homeless artists and the Corvallis Graffiti Collective. Blackburn’s wife, Angela, said…
August-September artist // Zak Stone
Venti’s Cafe + Basement Bar welcomes Zak Stone as our August-September artist. We have had installations by a variety of photographers over the years but Zak is definitely the first to have an all Instagram show. Very cool. Totally inspiring. Hope you all enjoy! What is Instagram? I was slightly unsure myself so I am…
Adrian Castillo // Nov.-Dec. upstairs artist
Venti’s is pleased to welcome the art of Adrian Castillo as the upstairs artist for November-December. These pen and ink prints are intense in color, subject matter and intricacy. The series on display at Venti’s explores the human form, brightly colored in contrast w/ medical illustrations and charts, with elements of technology threaded through the…
/// Taphouse + Jon Steiner ///
It is taking a while to get art up at the Taphouse, I’m sure some of you have noticed. So noticible, in fact, that many artists have approached us offering to come hang their work. Jon Steiner was persistent and hanging now at the Taphouse as you walk in is a dazzling, colorful triptych. The…
//// Sept.-Oct. Basement Artist — Tricia Klock ////
If you’ve been in the Basement Bar in the past few days, one image will no doubt have stood out. “Bath” by the September-October artist, Tricia Klock, depicts a woman having a soak in a bathtub, ready to overflow with turquoise water. Not quite the Edgar Degas Bathers from the 1880s… Tricia’s “Bath” painting is…
/// July – August artists ///
We welcome back Destree Rudolph for a collaborative show this time with friends Candace Coyle and Shelby Koning. The pieces are vivid, dramatic and vocal (and look wonderful on our walls). About concept, Destree writes: I had the idea for this show over a year ago when I was discussing the idea of compartmentalization with…
May – June upstairs artist // Dayna Collins
Venti’s welcomes back Dayna Collins for a solo show, Fearless, featuring “a delightful array of Fearless Faces and recent textural and mixed media paintings.” What I love about Dayna is she lives her art. Typical for most artists, her paintings are an expression of the internal. But knowing Dayna personally, I feel so much more…
May-June Basement artist // Laura LaDue
Venti’s is proud to show a selection of photos from Laura LaDue during May & June in our Basement. It is always exciting to see what our artists come up with for their shows, and always a surprise to see how creative people are, no matter the medium. The “Performers” show features photos from Laura’s…
March-April Artist // Timmy B-Well
Venti’s welcomes back Timmy B-Well as featured artist for March-April 2011. Ranging from large to small formats, Timmy’s pieces all seem to have a mural feel, even the smaller pieces. Many of the paintings have a breezy atmosphere with insanely intricate embellishments and thoughtful hits of spray paint, layered with more detail, meditative graphic pen…
January – February basement artist // Jami Moffett
Please come check out her work at Venti’s and Browns Town throughout February.
January upstairs artist // Chris Wilhelm
Chris is a self-taught painter. He is avid about his art, creative and prolific. He is inspired by pop culture, songs like “The FInal Countdown” by Europe or photos of historic events (e.g. the Hindenburg disaster of 1937).
Venti’s Basement Artist / November-December / Brian Sparks
Photography by Brian H. Sparks will be on display in the VBar November-December, snapshots of iconographic images, colorful and vibrant. Brian also hand-built each of the frames for his pieces. Precise, clean lines, framing his photographs perfectly.
Nov./Dec. artist upstairs // Laura Finney
Venti’s welcome longtime friend Laura Finney to our upstairs wall space. Laura works in pretty much any medium she can get her hands on — everything from painting to bead work. When I first met her, I was awed that she designed and beaded leather book covers that were very popular among our circle of…
June artist // basement // Heidi Kirkpatrick
The works selected on view at Venti’s Café are a combination of images from several bodies of work made over the last fifteen years. All photographs are archivally processed and framed. If you have any questions or comments, or are interested in a purchase, please contact the artist at www.heidikirkpatrick.com
::::: Dayna Collins / Destree Rudolph / May-June artists at Venti’s :::::
There will be an artists’ reception on Saturday, May 1 from 6-9 at Venti’s. Please stop in for the reception.
::::: April artist upstairs: Eric Taukus :::::
Venti’s loves the mix of art we get monthly. Upstairs this month is Eric Taukus, a Salem artist with a love of spray paint!
March artist upstairs: Patrick Burke
Occasionally people look at my work and say “That’s not exactly photography is it?” I thank them for seeing the difference.
Jami Moffett — February artist in the basement — Lean into Life
Come meet Jami and buy some art on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 7-9 in the basement.
Photography by Ryan Rogers at Venti’s
Please join us at Venti’s for Ryan’s artist reception on Friday, Jan. 29 from 9-close. Come celebrate with Ryan and buy a piece of art or two.
::::: Art opening + Jewelia Owens Friday, Dec. 11 :::::
In collaboration with Tim Myles, the Neanderthal Production salemore. by Jake Horton will appear at Venti’s through December. Friday, Dec. 11 kicks off the show with an appearance by local musician/chanteuse Jewelia Owens (8:30p in the Basement).
November Artist / Upstairs @ventiscafe: Heather D. Labbé
Join Heather at Venti’s on Saturday, November 7 from 4pm – 7pm for her reception.