Week with the Arts 2023

Wednesday January 25, 12-3pm
An exciting afternoon featuring demonstrations by nationally award-winning artists: floral design demonstration by John Grady Burns and painting by Natalia Andreeva, who will paint John Grady's still-life as it is created. Reserve a table with friends for the elegant catered luncheon in the Sara May Love Gallery that precedes these demonstrations, with a preview and early bidding for the exclusive Collect select exhibition & silent auction. A book signing with John Grady will follow the demonstration. Reservations are required and limited - early reservations are recommended.

Wednesday January 25, 12pm – Saturday January 28, 10pm
The Collect select exhibition & silent auction presents exquisite contemporary art by Florida and Southern artists who were selected by a team of art collectors, on view in the Sara May Love Gallery at Gadsden Arts. Artwork on view and for sale by: Natalia Andreeva, Steve Andrews, Clyde Butcher, Niki Butcher, Joe Claborn, Mark Georgiades, Chuck Manning, Mark Messersmith, William H. McKeown, Danny O’Driscoll, Eluster Richardson, Joe Roache, Robin Rodgers, and Dan Taylor.

Registration for the auction is free, bidding is online and via our auction app Wednesday, January 25 at 12pm through Saturday, January 28 at 10pm.

Wednesday January 25, 5:30pm-7:30pm, free and open to the public
The Collect Reception welcomes everyone to talk with the artists and preview their work while enjoying beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres in the Sara May Love Gallery at Gadsden Arts.

Saturday January 28, 6:30-10pm
The highly anticipated Evening with the Arts Gala will return in-person at the historic Sawano Club on Saturday, January 28. This is a wonderful social and an elegant celebration of the arts with music by The Bushmen, fine dining by Black Fig, an exciting new Wine Pull, and the Collect select exhibition & silent auction finale. The Wine Pull offers one "blind draw" from a selection of wines rated 90+. This is a fun opportunity to win a bottle of wine valued at up to $175 for each $75 ticket. Reservations are limited - early reservations are recommended.