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PR: Grand Opening: The Tasting Room at Newport Wine Cellar & Gourmet Valentine’s Day Art Show & Wine Tasting

gallerysitka — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:36:33 +0000

Grand Opening: The Tasting Room at Newport Wine Cellar & Gourmet
Valentine’s Day Art Show & Wine Tasting in collaboration with Gallery Sitka® “2nd Fridays/All You Need is Art & Wine”

“A Break from the Madness”, Kate Huntington,Oil on canvas, 20”x24”

Newport, R.I., February 5, 2025 – Newport Wine Cellar & Gourmet and Gallery Sitka® have joined efforts in offering a monthly celebration called “2nd Fridays/All You Need is Art & Wine.” This series will kick off on Valentine’s Day evening, Friday, February 14, 4:30-6pm. This reception marks the grand opening of newly-designed Newport Wine Cellar & Gourmet’s The Tasting Room located adjacent to the flagship shop at 5 Merton Road, Newport. “All You Need is Art & Wine” is free and open to all.

Patrons and new-comers alike are invited to experience the new space and fine products that provide inspiration to create beauty in everyday life. The Tasting Room is an extension of NWC&G’s select artisanal wines and specialty foods and also offers carefully curated home decor. Furnished by LBD Designs, The Tasting Room offers a private selection of Mid-Century Modern pieces, and iconic and emerging designs for the home. All art, furniture, wine and food is available for purchase.

Maria Chiancola, NWC&G owner for the past 17 years shares, “The intersection of art, wine and love has always been at the core of Newport Wine Cellar & Gourmet. I feel cooking, sharing a meal and drinking wine in communion with our friends, family, and romantic partners is an expression of love. We invite people to experience this by joining us to sip an artisanal wine, languish in an iconic chair, and contemplate art – all the while nourishing the soul and feeding one’s hunger for beauty, sustenance, and love. And one of the best parts is that all this can all be brought into one’s own living space.”

Gallery Sitka® will be in permanent residence at The Tasting Room, adorning the walls with contemporary art, rotating exhibits, and monthly artist-attended opening receptions. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Gallery Sitka® will present artwork featuring bold reds by Marston Clough, Rux Darie, Barbara Groh Wahlstrom, Kate Huntington, Kate Shaffer, and Kellie Weeks.

Gallery Sitka® owner Tamar Russell Brown, states, “I’m excited about this collaboration. Maria and I have compatible visions and goals and we are both graduates of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. We each work to support other small businesses and hope this will be a precursor to supporting each other in larger ways in the future. Pairing art and decor is a natural fit. We hope to inspire Newporters and guests to enjoy gourmet fare and New England art geared to enrich lives.”

At a Glance

WHAT: Valentine’s Day Art Show & Wine Tasting – Grand Opening of The Tasting Room at Newport Wine Cellar & Gourmet in collaboration with Gallery Sitka® “2nd Fridays: All You Need is Art & Wine”

WHEN: Friday, Feb. 14, 4:30-6pm

WHERE: 5 Merton Rd. (off Freebody St.)

INFO: Open to all, free admission, GallerySitka.com,

About Gallery Sitka®
Gallery Sitka® is a woman-owned and operated art entity with galleries in Newport, RI and Shirley, MA, with additional periodic pop-ups around the Northeast. With a focus on abstract art, Gallery Sitka® represents the work of more than twenty painters, sculptors, encaustic artists, as well as jewelry designers from New England, New York, Brasil, France and Italy. The Gallery is committed to local art and the creative economy. Gallery Sitka® opened in 2014 and has been featured in publications such as Art New England, Newport Daily News, Newport This Week, NorthCentral Mass.com, Harvard General Store, ChooseNorthCentral.com, among others. For more information visit gallerysitka.com

About Newport Wine Cellar & Gourmet
Newport Wine Cellar emerged out of a passion for food and wine, but also out of a need for conversation about and around a food and wine culture. I love to talk with people about how and why they make wine, how they enjoy it and share it with others, what foods they love to make, and the stories that then emerge from those meals. I opened the shop in 2008 in an effort to inspire and be inspired by these stories.

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PR: “Winter’s Blaze” Exhibit at Gallery Sitka®/Newport | Opening Reception Sat., Feb. 8, 1-3pm, Open to all

gallerysitka — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 13:57:03 +0000

“Winter’s Blaze” Exhibit at Gallery Sitka® / Newport

Opening Reception Saturday, February 8, 1-3 pm, open to all

Newport, R.I., January 29, 2025 – Gallery Sitka’s latest exhibition, Winter’s Blaze, opens with a reception on Saturday, February 8, 1-3pm at Gallery Sitka® in Newport, on the corner of Spring and Franklin Streets.

Included are works by Rux Darie, Marston Clough, Barbara Groh Wahlstrom, Marli Thibodeau, Kate Huntington, Kathy Gelfand, plus exquisite jewelry by Laurenti New York.

Gallery Sitka® owner, Tamar Russell Brown states, “At Gallery Sitka, we will add a little “heat” to the gallery space and the chilly northeastern winter by spotlighting our represented artists’ work featuring powerful colors and deep reds. We are extremely excited also to welcome the hot new exquisite collection of fine, contemporary jewelry by Laurenti New York. It will be her first trunk show with us. We hope the community will brave the cold to come out and support the arts!”

“On the Move”, Rux Darie, acrylic on canvas, 48”x36”

Rux Darie is a Romanian-Dutch artist who studied art in Belgium and has exhibited works in Europe and North America. In recent years, Rux Darie shifted from representational art to abstract art.

Rux shares, “On the Move” is a continuous experiment with movement—an inquiry into how bodies and forms traverse space. In this exhibition, I explore the dynamic interplay between figurative and abstract forms, united by a shared sense of movement and energy. The figurative paintings present dancers, frozen in their gestures, as moments of suspended time. These works are about capturing a moment of choreography, but they are also about a meditation on movement as a metaphor for life, transition, and flow.”

“November Roses”, Marston Clough, Oil on panel,12 x 12

An Islander (Martha’s Vineyard) by birth, and now by choice, Marston Clough, works in oils, primarily studio painting but plein air with her friends in the summer. She shares, “I am generally trying to capture a mood or feeling rather than a specific place. I am inspired all year round by the beauty found on this Island and stimulated by my artistic friendships.” Clough is a Board member of the Martha’s Vineyard Art Association and Featherstone Center for the Arts.

“Do Not Say A Word”, Barbara Groh Wahlstrom, Acrylic, collage, mixed media on canvas, 36″ x 36″

Barbara Groh Wahlstrom is a New York-based visual artist who has immersed herself in the creative process for over five decades creating highly personal abstract works of art. Groh states, “Landscape is a primal presence for me. I explore by walking in diverse environments and return to the studio to transform my experiences into physical being. These inspirations can happen just outside my studio door or in distant lands with unfamiliar landscapes and cultures.”

“A Break from the Madness”, Kate Huntington,Oil on canvas, 20”x24”

Bristol, RI-based artist and Providence Art Club life-drawing instructor, Kate Huntington shares, “My paintings have movement to them, whether that is a landscape or a figure; I don’t have a formula, I work with gesture and feeling. I want the viewer to feel an emotional connection – but perhaps may not know exactly why. I see my paintings as alive – with movement – and that actually is how I paint them. I work all over the canvas, keeping the entire painting alive. And color! I love color! I challenge myself to play with texture and color – and have fun with it. I want that feeling to be for me and for the viewer.”

Kate works out of her Bristol, RI studio. Working on a variety of subjects, her true passion lies in the human figure. In 1992, after seeing a need for affordable open-life drawing sessions in RI, she opened her studio to members of the local art community for the study of portrait and figurative work. Hundreds of students have taken part in the classes over 28 years.

NYC-based mixed media artist, Kathy Gelfand has a passion for creating inspiring, evocative and textured jewelry pieces. Currently focusing on resin art, with its versatility and depth, Kathy incorporates her beloved gems and minerals into her resin creations. Adding another layer of personal touch and organic beauty to her work through dried flowers. Kathy’s resin art is a celebration of color, texture, and innovation. She explores techniques, constantly pushing the boundaries of what resin can achieve. Each piece is a unique fusion of natural elements and vibrant materials, reflecting her keen eye for detail and her commitment to craftsmanship.

Trunk show by New York jewelry designer Laurenti New York. In 2023, Laurenti Petrovic founded Laurenti New York, a fine jewelry brand focused on sustainability. Her vision for the brand grew from her prior experiences in jewelry manufacturing, supply chain, her work at Sotheby’s auction house, and education at FIT. That same year Petrovic was appointed a United Nations Association Global Goals Ambassador for Sustainable Development Goal 12, Sustainable Consumption and Production.

Petrovic states, “I have made it my mission to instill trust, transparency, and sustainability into the industry. I am dedicated to shaping the next era of responsible luxury, leading Laurenti New York towards a future defined by quality, innovation, collaboration, and bold creativity.”

At a Glance

WHAT: “Winter’s Blaze” Art Opening, Jewelry Trunk Show and Reception at Gallery Sitka®/Newport
WHEN: Opening Reception Sat, Feb. 8, 1-3pm. Show through March 6. Gallery hours: Daily 11-5 (Closed Wednesday and Sunday)
WHERE: 227 Spring St., Newport, RI (corner of Franklin)
INFO: Open to all, free admission, GallerySitka.com

About Gallery Sitka

Gallery Sitka is a woman-owned and operated art entity with galleries in Newport, RI and Shirley, MA, with additional periodic pop-ups around the Northeast. With a focus on abstract art, Gallery Sitka represents the work of more than twenty painters, sculptors, encaustic artists, as well as jewelry designers from New England, New York, Brasil, France and Italy. The Gallery is committed to local art and the creative economy. Gallery Sitka opened in 2014 and has been featured in publications such as Art New England, Newport This Week, NorthCentral Mass.com, Harvard General Store, ChooseNorthCentral.com, among others. For more information visit gallerysitka.com.

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