GRAND REOPENING!
SUNDAY OCTOBER 30 2011 COMMENCING AT 11 AM
Refreshments will be provided.
MERCURIO WILL PRESENT A
WIDE VARIETY OF OPENING SPECIALS
INCLUDING FINE ART AND VINTAGE CERAMICS
FROM THE COLLECTION.
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Happy Birthday to us!
Going from Four to Five....Having done our four years downtown we are most joyous to enter our 5th year here, in our new digs at 4357 Metchosin Road. October 17th marked the anniversary of Mercurio's opening in 2007.
To celebrate this special occasion we offered some excellent deals for those excellent Mercurio people...unframed works selected for this occasion, gems from gallery drawers and folios as well as from Kym's personal collection, and made viewable in a special picassa album. The response was great, and a number of our treasured customers walked away with some truly fabulous deals on some very unique and interesting pieces.
Stay in touch regarding our Grand Reopening October 30th.
To celebrate this special occasion we offered some excellent deals for those excellent Mercurio people...unframed works selected for this occasion, gems from gallery drawers and folios as well as from Kym's personal collection, and made viewable in a special picassa album. The response was great, and a number of our treasured customers walked away with some truly fabulous deals on some very unique and interesting pieces.
Stay in touch regarding our Grand Reopening October 30th.
Friday, August 19, 2011
...they don't call 'em "Brown" Bros. for nothin'
As you have probably heard, Mercurio is moving to a new space in Metchosin.
The opportunity is a God-send. I am most eager to be rid of parking commissionaires, seagulls, "Tourism" Victoria and traffic jams, but most of all look forward to having a healthy place to do my work, my goldsmithing....and having a safe place for Mercurio, fine art supplier, to establish headquarters.
It should be known that the Windsor Block (600 blk Courtney St.) had become a less than ideal place to run an art gallery. Even Le Soleil Jewellers, the "Mothership" operation next door was being crippled in a slow but sure manner. Crumbling infrastructure within the building (involving ventilation, bug infestation, sewer back-up, waste disposal, security and electrical issues) has been growing unchecked for some time. The landlord constantly refused to fix problems and declined our offers to do so ourselves. We were forced to shut down the unsuitable premises. We apologize for any inconveniences arising from our sooner than later address change. While we are delighted with opportunity of our new location, the timing of the move was accelerated inappropriately by Brown Bros, the company hired to "manage" the Windsor Block property. We are letting the lawyers deal with their startling behavior. We have better things to do; there is new shop space to construct and jobs at hand to finish!
Stay tuned to the blog for further progress reports or, if you'd like to speak with the boss (that's me!)(Kym) feel free to call.
The number for le Soleil is 250-388-5162.
For Mercurio: 250-388-5158.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
GOING TO THE COUNTRY, GOING TO PAINT OUR MAILBOX GREEN.
Mercurio has been presented with an amazing opportunity to occupy a new space in Metchosin so, along with the mothership operation (leSoleil), we are moving... and planning some new operational modes for the year to come. Stay tuned to the website and blog for information on those changes which will include a focus on a selected few, exceptional special events during 2012-2013.
We’ll continue to source and present the work of a significant group of 20th century Victoria artists, including the Limners Group and their contemporaries and successors. as well as contemporary artists Ken Faulks, Miles Lowry, Phyllis Serota, and others.
stay tuned:
www.mercurio.ca
250.388.5158 - mercuriogallery@gmail.com
We’ll continue to source and present the work of a significant group of 20th century Victoria artists, including the Limners Group and their contemporaries and successors. as well as contemporary artists Ken Faulks, Miles Lowry, Phyllis Serota, and others.
stay tuned:
www.mercurio.ca
250.388.5158 - mercuriogallery@gmail.com
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Jack Wise and "Old Boy"
This is Jack Wise at his metaphorical best; originally untitled, this piece has acquired the name "Old Boy" as an identifying title.
Oil on canvas, image 12" square, framed 16.5" square
This piece has sold since the opening on Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
JACK WISE:RECONVERGENCE...on the horizon
left: mixed media on paper from the "Lake Series", 1980.
Our next big show is in the works: a new retrospective of paintings and ink drawings by the West Coast Master, Jack Wise. We are preparing an exhibition and sale spanning Wise's career and a variety of media.
July 12-24th, join us for another look at the complex and beautiful ouevre of this respected artist...
Monday, June 20, 2011
Land(scape) Rush!
Staff at Mercurio are wrapping up an exciting and successful Ken Faulks "Bringing Home the Light" show. His fabulous oils are now on their way to adorn walls from Hawaii to Colorado, Edmonton and Toronto. The show, presented both at Coast Collective's Havenwood and at Mercurio was a great success, with a large number of sales and a positive response from the many viewers at both venues. Very gratifying all round!!!
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