This March, Gallery500 is celebrating Women’s History Month with an exhibition of female artists, hosting Florida Women’s Arts Association’s Member’s Showcase. The gallery will display over 50 unique pieces, created, and presented by women. Not only is the exhibition focused on female artist and art, but Gallery500 is a woman owned and woman run business, a unique experience even in 2023.
Artists continue to innovate as they have for generations. Gallery500 is excited to support innovation and exhibit digital artist and Daytona Beach native, Mark E Lewis, MLewis Motorsports by Mark Lewis. He is the first Digital Artist to display in Gallery500. In the 8th part of our Emerging Artist Series, Gallery Director Amber sits down with Lewis to talk art, racing and the love he has for Daytona Beach.
Art is meant to leave an impact on the viewer. Many people fall in love with a piece of art because of their emotional connection to it. The image may remind them of a favorite childhood memory, or the subject matter might evoke a feeling of peace and calmness. Art is about more than just adding color to a wall, it creates a unique experience for those spending time in the space.
It is always difficult to begin writing an Emerging Artist blog. I am biased, obviously, but I always hope to translate my personal excitement and awe in an artist and their work to the readers, or viewers. I have been holding onto this next Emerging Artist for a while and I am thrilled to finally present Gallery500’s next Emerging Artist, photographer Will Foerster. Born and raised in Florida, Foerster is currently a student at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), a highly ranked art school in the southeast. He noted that SCAD was his only option as he required access to the studio immediately, an honor that many schools only allow at the junior...
From admiration to aspiration, it is a common practice in the art world to iconize. The latest exhibition at Gallery500, showcases how our artists represent and reflect influences within their practice. With a focus on physical figure and form, ICONS, featuring Barbara Betts, Brandon Santiago, Robert Shirk, Renee Lewis and Emerging Artist Will Foerster will be on display November 4, through January 1, 2023. Will Foerster will take the spotlight as our most recent Emerging Artist. Drawing influence from ancient Greco-Roman sculpture and the Renaissance masters, in addition to photographic icons such as Albert Watson and Herb Ritz, Will’s portrait studies use form and light to create icons of his subject matter. Through abstraction of physical form, these icons...
