With a focus on contemporary arts, Passionlab will have gallery shows that rotate on a bi-monthly basis.
The gallery will be open daily. Artists can submit a portfolio sample and description for gallery consideration. The fee is $25, free for members. Gallery openings are open to the public and on the first Thursday after the show is hung with a reception. All shows get one month of showing time, overlapping with the entrance of another show for a second round of promotion

25% of the sale of all items goes to The Creativity Collective to pay for promotion, printing and future shows. Contact Christy Soto at 504-957-5820.

Call for artists for non-profit art gallery, PASSION LAB,  809 Main Street

[Klamath Falls, OR, November 16^th] Visual artists unite! Passion Lab has a focus on contemporary artwork and offers support and networking for visual artists of all ages. The gallery committee welcomes anyone who would like to view and purchase original works of art and encourages submissions from anyone who would like to be featured. The Gallery is located in the heart of downtown Klamath Falls, at the Contemporary Arts Kitchen (CAK) and is operated by local non-profit art group, The Creativity Collective and overseen by committee head and visual artist, Annalee Fulk.

Some recent artists included Daniel Benson, Ty Beaver, Tom Cooley, and Thomas Dyer. These shows included oil paintings, watercolors, photography, sculpture and abstract metalwork.

Ty Beaver’s show consisted of sixteen photographs called The Construction of Memory. He says, “The present is a constant reminder of the past, meaning, when we sense something in our present lives, through whichever of our five senses, we often compare it to something from our past. These perceptions don’t have to be exactly similar to the memory and may in fact bear only a slight resemblance to what we remember. But once we feel it, once we are aware of it, it’s like a torrent and we are suspended somewhere between then and now.”

The current show is the Faces of War exhibit. It consists of over 15 action photographs taken by the 168 Field Artillery Unit, Battery B. during World War II. Lieutenant, Harold Bohm of the 168 Field Artillery Unit was one of the first participants in A Legacy of Bravery. The exhibit is open Wednesday at 6 PM, and Saturdays and Sundays starting at Noon, and will run until December 10th. A portion of the proceeds (suggested donation $5) will go to buy art supplies, canvases and journals for an orphanage in Iraq. Due to mature content, the show is 13 and over unless accompanied by an adult. “It is important what they [The Creativity Collective] are doing,” remarked Harold Bohm, “or else people forget.”

The gallery is 500 square feet. It is open most evenings and during the weekend from noon-6. It is also open during music shows, receptions, and other events that expose the artwork to a large audience. Gallery openings are open to the public and on the first Thursday after the show is hung with a reception.  

The fee is $50 for four weeks, $25 for members. All shows get one month of showing time, overlapping with the entrance of another show for a second round of promotion. Pricing for art is decided by the artist, and 25% of all sales go to the Creativity Collective for promotion, printing, and future shows. As with many rooms at the CAK, the gallery is rentable and can be rented in conjunction with an event.

**The next three submissions chosen for gallery showing will be FREE to the artist. This includes 400 flyers for promotion, press release, social networking promotion and Third Thursday reception that is standard for all shows. Wine, beer, water and juice are provided by the venue.