Amie Oliver

"Flora's Plan"
acrylic, flashe and mica
on recycled plastic armature
estimated retail value: $800.

Amie Oliver, director of the "The Globe Project," has served on the 1708 Gallery board of directors since 1994.
When she first walked into 1708 it was located at 1708 E. Main. She was immediately
impressed by the quality of the artwork presented and the sense of community
apparent upon entering the space. "It seemed to be a place
that questioned 'what art can be' rather than a place that evolved around commerce."

Back in the late 80's or early 90's she convinced 52 artists to each
create a playing card for a deck that was auctioned off in what was probably the second or third 1708 auction. (She would love to know who
purchased that set of cards!) In the early 90's she convinced local artists as well as artists who had never heard of 1708 to each create a chess pieces for the creation of a unique chess board that was part of the annual auction. In 1999 and 2000 she begged artists across the state to participate in the first artist census in the state of Virginia. More than 800 artists exhibited in the resulting exhibition
"Art Count 2000." She is convinced that 1708 Gallery and the Richmond art community in general, are evidence
of the rich community that results when artists work together.

Tim Bowring
"BANG"

mixed media
estimated retail value: $29.95.

Tim Bowring is the creator and emcee for WRIR's "Zero Hour," weekly conversations about art, culture and society with local artists. Tim has performed as the emcee for numerous 1708 Auctions and has been a witness to 1708's evolution as the spouse of former 1708 Executive Director, artist board member and current Emeritus Member Sally Bowring. He is well versed in the survival of and directorship of non-profits and is currently the executive director of Habitat for Humanity in Hanover County.

Joe Seiple
"Untitled"

chrome, mixed media, recycled plastic globe

estimated retail value: $1,000.

Joe Seiple was a Founding Member and first President of 1708 Gallery in 1978
He is currently an Emeritus Board Member. His extensive exhibition history at 1708 includes 2003's “25 X25”,
“18621 Days”, a 1999 solo Installation, the “Founders’ Exhibition” in 1998 and numerous invitational group Exhibitions in Richmond, Milan, Italy, New York City, Washington, DC and Norfolk, VA including city wide projects such as “21 Billboards by 21 Artists” in Richmond. During 1995-96 he was appointed by Gov. Douglas Wilder to the Task Force for Promotion of the Arts in Virginia.Joe Seipel is currently Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies atVirginia Commonwealth University.

Kathryn Henry-Choisser

"Summer Night with Fireflies & Moths: for Papa"

acrylic paint, plastic crank, fake grass, Styrofoam, moss, glue

Suggested Retail Price: $550

Kathryn Henry-Choisser joined 1708 in December 1994. "I love the place and the mission and the people, so I'm still here. I've done a bit of everything for the organization. I've cleaned toilets, been the Executive Committee Secretary on and off for 5 years, helped paint a 1708 race car and was on the steering committee for Go Fish and InLight Richmond." Kathryn was the President of 1708 during 2000 - 2001. and "I've been on almost every committee out there." Kathryn's work has been features in "Art Count 2000," the three person exhibion "Three States of Grace" and the city wide public art installation "Go Fish!" Kathryn studied at Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, BA, 1981; University of North Carolina @ Greensboro, MFA; 1987

Chris Chase
"Untitled"
acrylic paint, wood and recycled plastic globe
estimated retail value: $500.

Chris Chase served on the 1708 Gallery Board of Directors in the early 1990's. His sculpture was featured in the following 1708 exhibitions "More Than a Perfect World" in 2005 and a solo and group exhibitions in '95, '92 and 1991. He was awarded a graduate fellow of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a grant from the Pollack-Krasner Foundation grant in the 1990's.

Bill Lupoletti and Alyssa Salomon

DESERT ISLAND DISC
(Global A Go-Go Remix edition)
"No borders, no boundaries - there's a musician for every country..."

Pencil, gesso, spray paint, cd, thought
estimated retail value: priceless

DESERT ISLAND DISC includes comes with a companion cd containing mp3's of 12 choice episodes of Bill Lupoletti's weekly radio show "Global A Go-Go", and an index of musicians/countries noted on the globe. To hear any of Bill's podcasts please visit:

http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/series/Global+A+Go-Go

Alyssa served as an artist board member of 1708 Gallery for two terms and is currently
an emeritus board member.

Bill Lupoletti, who lives in Providence Forge VA, hosts the world music radio program "Global A Go-Go" every Friday from 5 to 7 PM on 97.3 FM WRIR Richmond Independent Radio. Bill served on the board of directors of the Virginia Center For Public Press, WRIR's parent organization, for three years starting in 2004. In addition to his work in helping to launch WRIR, Bill participated in the creation Richmond's Channel 36/Color Radio in 1983, and he has done radio shows in Chicago and Philadelphia as well.

Alyssa Salomon recently was awarded her second VMFA Fellowship in photography and is a former 1708 Artist Board Member. Her artwork utilizes photographic and audio technologies to mine how we perceive, remember, and assign meaning. Alyssa is married to Bill Lupoletti and is host of "Can't Stop the Music" on WRIR 97.3 FM, Sundays 9 to 11 PM. "Can't Stop the Music" features overlooked, obscure and forgotten music, found sounds, and spoken word recordings to amuse its listeners through humor, silliness, satire and irony. Alyssa is actively involved in the operations of WRIR, currently serving as Interim Underwriting Manager and PSA Coordinator. She was an early dj on Richmond's Channel 36/Color Radio and on her college station WKCO in Ohio.

Fiona Ross
"Untitled"

Recycled Plastic Globe
Suggested Retail Price: 250.00

Fiona Ross has been a 1708 Gallery board member since 2005 and has served on the Education and Outreach, Finance and Board Development and Nominating committees. She teaches sculpture classes at the University of Richmond. Her sculpture and drawings
have been shown nationally as well as in India, Korea, China and Ireland.

Carole Garmon
"Coal Mining in Arkansas"
Paint, tape, flags, shingles, stage, little person
Estimated retail value: $500
(detail above)


Carole Garmon initiated the the "Slide Slam" education and outreach program (which evolved into the Forum) and has been an exhibiting artist at 1708, since 1997. Noted exhibitions include the premiere Wearable Art, "Nude Descending the Runway," event at the James Center, "Domesticity-Nostalgia and Memory", 1997; curated by Saul Ostrow and "Dress Up," 2000; curated by Sally Bowring.

Carole Garmon is associate professor of sculpture at the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA. She received her BFA and MFA from the Department of Sculpture in the School of the Arts at VCU, Richmond. Garmon has an extensive record, with her most recent exhibition being a two-person show at the Hunt Gallery at Mary Baldwin College. She has exhibited both nationally and internationally.

Matt Lively

"House"
Wood, One Shot Lettering, Enamel
retail value: $700.

Matt Lively has been a board member of 1708 Gallery

for 2 years and is currently the facilities chair.

Kendra Wadsworth

"whirling rabbits"
mixed media
estimated retail value: $400.

Kendra Wadsworth became an intern at 1708 Gallery in 1996.
Shew worked as an assistant curator with Don Crow
and as an assistant to executive director Sally Bowring.

Louis Poole
"Windows On The World"
Oil and Graphite


Louis Poole began his tenure on the 1708 Gallery Board of Directors in 1986.
He was President during 1708's move from 1708 E. Main St. to Broad St. in 1993.
He is currently an Emeritus member.

Peter Culley

'Brangelinafer World:
Prototype for a Globe for the Soap-Opera House'
Against a sea of economic crises, international politics
and natural disasters, the weekly nuances in the lives of Brad,
Angelina and Jennifer map out their own world order...

Materials: International newspapers, white glue, transfer lettering, incandescent light bulb, dimmer.

estimated retail value: $550


Peter Culley lead the team behind the 'Light House_1: Jackson Ward,

Richmond Va' project, winner of the 1708's 2008 InLight People's Choice and Judge's Award.

Michael Pierce
"Let's pretend we're bunny rabbits all around the world"

oil pastels, graphite, and wax on gessoed plastic
estimated retail value: $500

"I was a 1708 artist member for 5 years in the late 80s (from 1986 - 1991) and on the executive committee for a couple of years. We were still in the Bottom and there was always a struggle with funding to stay open along with the mammoth efforts that went into keeping the gallery running day-to-day, including such things as cleaning out the gallery from the floods we used to have. It was also during the beginning of the AIDS epidemic and in 1989 Lauri Crow and I organized the community's first "Day without Art" event to recognize the many artists we were losing from AIDS (we took all of the art out of the gallery and instead showed a few panels from the AIDS quilt and - and just let people come by and write about their losses.) It was a sad time watching many of our young artist peers dwindle and die. But we showed some great art during that time - sometimes we were responding to the various political and social crises around us and sometimes we just wanted to show people things they'd never seen before just to enlighten and/or amuse them. "

Ronnie Sampson
"Studio time - In a world of my own"
Acrylic and lacquer
Retail Price: $300

Eleanor Rufty

"SKETCHBOOK"

charcoal, acrylic gesso,
matte acrylic paint, wax

1708 Gallery has been part of Eleanor Rufty's world for thirty years. Richard Carlyon, her
husband, was one of the founding members of 1708. She has witnessed the evolution
of the organization as well as been an exhibiting artist in a number of exhibition seasons,
and annual fund-raisers.

Gregg Carbo
"Untitled:
plastic globe armature

Susanne K. Arnold
"Planet of Dreams"
encaustic

estimated retail value: $500.

Susanne Arnold joined the 1708 Gallery Board of Directors in
1985. She served on the executive and exhibition committees for
many years. She is currently an emeritus member of 1708.