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The San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) presents an exhibition of original watercolor paintings entitled “Gathering Together”. The exhibition will run November 4-28, 2009. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10am-4pm, and admission is free. The public is welcome to attend the First Friday reception, November 6, from 5-8pm. The SDWS gallery is located in the Liberty Station NTC Promenade, in Point Loma.

The San Diego Watercolor Society is one of the largest and well-respected watermedia organizations in the United States. The 800 member, all volunteer, non-profit presents original art exhibitions throughout the year, along with workshops, demonstrations and organized paint-outs. Membership is $55 per year. The San Diego Watercolor Society is located at 2825 Dewey Road #105, San Diego, CA 92106. For more information, visit www.sdws.org, call (619) 876-4550, or click on the thumbnail below to view the flyer.

Flight - Sculpture by Victoria Johnson

Liberty Station Marketplace is delighted to showcase the wonderful work of local sculptors, all members of the San Diego Sculpture Guild, in a spectacular two-day exhibition at the Marketplace, entitled “Whimsy”. The exhibition of bronze, ceramics, wood, stone, mosaic, and other mediums will open on Saturday, November 7 at 10 a.m. in the courtyards of the Marketplace and remain open until 5 p.m. On Sunday, November 8, the exhibition will open at 11 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.

Victoria Johnson, Guild President, is enthusiastic about the show and encourages all San Diegans to visit the beautiful Marketplace and see these outstanding works of art. “We hope to see hundreds of visual art lovers come out to visit with San Diego’s own artists and enjoy the whimsical nature of this show. The work is strong and will delight visitors of all ages and the artists will be on site to visit with the public and several will be demonstrating their sculpting techniques.” All artwork will be available for purchase.

The exhibiting artists are Victoria Johnson, Maureen Buckley, Bobi Postelnek, Sali Weiss, Mari Page, Sergey Gornushkin, Paul Stolte, Bill Riley, Patty Palenschat, Lorenzo Foncerrada, Chris Marzalek,Yuriy Akopov, John Szakacs and Gale Pruitt.

The Liberty Station Marketplace Starbucks and the Harbor Square Starbucks will be offering a complimentary coffee tasting of several varieties each morning from 11 am – Noon.

For more information about this exhibition please email bridgetwear@cox.net, call Victoria Johnson at 858.361.8345, or click on the image below to view the flyer.

Liberty Station Marketplace is located at 2400 Historic Decatur Road at Liberty Station. Take Rosecrans and go east on Roosevelt Street. Make a right on Historic Decatur Road and go south. Free parking is available on Truxtun Road and on Historic Decatur Road between Roosevelt and Womble Streets. Please visit www.libertystation.com for more information on activities at Liberty Station.