Friday, October 16, 2009

This Saturday @ Coup d'oeil

I will be at Coup d'oeil (2033 magazine st.) this Saturday (17th) from 10.30 - 6, hanging out and trying to answer or evade any questions you may have about my show. Stop by and say Hi.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Art for Art's Sake 2009 in NOLA. Chris Dennis @ Coup d'oeil Art Consortium


Chris Dennis *Any similarity to persons to person living or dead is entirely intentional.

October 3-31st 2009

Reception: Saturday October 3rd, 2009. 6-10pm
(Part of Art for Art's Sake, NOLA 2009).

Coup d'oeil Art Consortium
2033 Magazine St. New Orleans, LA 70130

Wednesday, July 15, 2009



Freedom From Want From Freedom From. 2009.
18" x 24" Acrylic & Mixed Media w' glow in the dark paint.

(Included in the 8th Annual LSU School f Art Summer Invitational - American Dream).

Saturday, July 4, 2009


Busy week Coming up with 2 shows to tell you about. Firstly,
I was asked to produce a peice for the 8th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition: American Dream.
What do Americans Dream of?
(Not being one, I have no idea).

Press Release -
LSU School of Art presents: 8th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition: American Dream. The Louisiana State University School of Art is hosting our 8th Annual Summer Invitational Art Exhibition: American Dream, which will run from July 11, 2009 to August 2, 2009 at our beautiful Glassell Gallery in the Shaw Center for the Arts. A public opening reception will be held on July 11, 2008, from 7-9 pm. This exhibition has become a much loved and anticipated summer institution and the crowds always flock to see what their favorite artists create in response to the theme. It’s a chance to see new works from some of the region’s finest artists and to revisit with old friends and meet new ones.The sixty+ participating artists include LSU faculty, alumni and local artists. They have been asked to create art in all media based on the theme of American Dream. We are planning the reception to be very much theme-oriented: Backyard BBQ, Music, etc.
Saturday, July 11, 2009 Time:7 :00pm - 9:00pm Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Exhibition Gallery at the Shaw Center 100 Lafayette St. Baton Rouge, LA.


Also,

I was very excited to be included in this year's Art Melt. It's the 5th year in a row that I've taken part and this year the Jurors included Dan Cameron and Brian Young.


The 2009 Art Melt will take place Friday, July 10th from 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm in the Brunner Gallery located in the Shaw Center for the Arts in Downtown Baton Rouge.
The Art Melt is an occasion for all the senses - sights, sounds, smell, taste, and touch - guests viewing the selected pieces of art at the reception will also enjoy hors d'oeuvres, live musical entertainment, and performances. The event is free and open to the public, with a cash bar available. With a first-year reception attendance of about 800 having grown to an estimated 6,000 in the fourth year, The Art Melt 6th year will be the biggest and best yet. The selected works of the exhibit will be on display for one week in the Brunner Gallery which is open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

Jurors:

Dan Cameron is the visual arts director at the New Orleans Center for Contemporary Art. Cameron served as the director and curator for Prospect.1, the largest biennial of international contemporary art in the United States, recently held in New Orleans. Cameron has previously served as artistic director of the eighth Istanbul Biennial and curated the 2006 Taipei Biennial.

Brian Young is the curator at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Md. With more than a decade of curatorial experience in both traditional and contemporary art, Young has a history of success at Cranbrook Art Museum in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. and the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

On May 20th, 2009 my old site, http://www.cdennisart.com/ will cease to exist. It's been up 9 years, I think it's time it went away. - 'Will they sound the trumpets ? Roll the drum? Ah, here they are death's lights'. (N.C)