Butterfield Garage Art Gallery is celebrating its 25th year anniversary with a Silver Jubilee Exhibition in October.
The exhibition will display work by 53 artists, in a mixture of past and present members. This is a milestone for the gallery and the arts community in general; a veritable “Who’s Who” in the local art scene and beyond. This reunion of well-established fine artists highlights the vibrancy and resilience that exists in St. Augustine’s arts community.
The celebration kicks off on First Friday, Oct. 4, from 5 to 9 p.m. Meet the artists, enjoy memories and hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment by the House Cats and a champagne toast at 6 p.m.
Butterfield Garage Art Gallery is the brainchild of artist Jan Miller. Her vision was to create an artist-run gallery for professional artists that would encourage creative experimentation. She was affectionately dubbed “The Mama Cat” by the 12 artists who came together for their first meeting in late 1998. The gallery opened its doors in February 1999.
Since then, the gallery has provided its artists with the chance to grow and take advantage of opportunities that may come their way through exposure in a professional gallery. True to the gallery’s original mission, it continues to be a leader in the presentation of traditional and contemporary visual arts in Northeast Florida, and to encourage the experience of direct accessibility and dialogue between artists and their customers.
Twenty-five years of success have allowed the gallery to establish its reputation for highlighting the area’s most distinguished professional artists, peers who are selected by a jury process and expected to exhibit their best work, as well as their experimental work and, once a year, their old work in the Annual Fine Art Garage Sale. Member artists share their process, contacts and camaraderie. They offer a dynamic and diverse array of styles with regular, changing exhibits. Many show their work in the St. Augustine Art Association and outdoor art festivals and answer calls for opportunities nationwide.
The exhibition will be on display through Oct. 31. The gallery is open daily, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For this event, Butterfield Garage Gallery welcomes back the following former artist members, spanning 1999-2024: Maribel Angel, Gerald Branch, Barbee Cunningham, Toni DeWitt, Joseph Paul Getchius, Hillary Gross, Xi Guo, Nancy Hamlin-Vogler, Ted Head, Wendy Mandel, Jan Tomlinson Master, Jan Miller, Sydney McKenna, Marcia Myrick Siany, Laura O’Neal, Rosamond Parrish, Laine Quinn, Beau Redmond, Juliana Romnes, Barbara Sarvis, Joe Segal, Theresa Segal, Teri Siewert, Jo Sinclair, James Sanford, Wendy Tatter and Angie Faye Ullmann.
The celebration continues during the month of October with Outdoor Art Studio Saturdays. Join Butterfield in its group events on the portico:
Live Model with Still Life Event
1-4 p.m. Oct. 12
Former Energy Lab artist Tiffany will be the seated model with still life. Enjoy an afternoon of making art together in front of the gallery. Bring materials, drop cloth and easel, whatever you need. You can set up early.
Silk Screen Demo
1-4 p.m. Oct. 19
Silkscreen demo with Nancy Hamlin-Vogler and friends. Watch and participate as they print the Butterfield Garage logo on fabric and tote bags.
