Nelson Gallery

Tomorrow is Downtown Day!

We love our community and our city, so in honor of this weekend's festivities, we are offering 10% off all exhibition pieces.

Stop into the gallery tomorrow, Saturday, September 26th, from 10 am to 5 pm.

You can also shop now at the link in our bio or visit:
https://nelson-gallery.square.site

Let's celebrate all our beloved Downtown has to offer!

"Female Cardinal in Flight" by M. Detering Michelle Detering - $320

Birds of a Feather by Christine Beals and Michelle Detering is on display now through October 31st Don't miss out!

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"Sunset Gossip" by C. Beals Christine A Beals - $425

Last Thursday’s opening reception for Birds of a Feather by Christine Beals & Michelle Detering was a delight! We truly appreciate everyone who stopped by and helped us fill the room with conversation and laughter. Thank you as well to Christine and Michelle for sharing your work with us, bringing out a fantastic turnout, and introducing your community to our gallery.

Couldn’t make it to the reception? Don’t worry — Birds of a Feather is on display now through October 31, and we’d love for you to drop by and experience it!

Michelle Detering
Christine A Beals

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Today marks the opening of our newest exhibition, Birds of a Feather by Christine Beals & Michelle Detering!

On display now through October 31, Birds of a Feather is a contemporary exploration of avian creatures in the natural world. Through their respective mediums, artists Christine Beals and Michelle Detering depict birds as subjects worthy of delicate study, and place careful emphasis on the presentation of shape, color, and form.

The opening reception for this exhibition will be held on September 10 from 5:30-7pm, and we hope you’ll join us in welcoming these artists to the gallery!

With the end of August comes the end of our current exhibition, Artistic Spectrum: Diverse Expressions by ART/5.

One of our favorite things about hosting multiple artists within one exhibition is the rich visual journey the works offer when presented together. In weaving the work of this collective into one display, we were struck by how clearly each artist’s individual expression was articulated as the viewer moved from piece to piece, artist to artist.

All in all, we’re grateful to the members of ART/5 for allowing us to host their work. Thank you as well to everyone who took the time to explore the pieces in this show!

Andrea Jeris—oil painter
Youngshill roberts
Juanita Baldwin
Patricia Singer

Stay tuned for news about Nelson Gallery’s next exhibition, which opens on September 1. We hope to see you soon!

Last week, during our final Live Music Thursday of the summer, we undertook a little art project. Since our good friends over at Downtown Lansing Inc. were closing down our block for their Downtown After 5 event, we thought it’d be the perfect opportunity to make the crosswalk right outside our front door a little more colorful.

Once we got the stencils laid out, over 20 people stopped by and picked up a brush. Some were there for Live Music at the gallery, others were on their way to yoga, and a few were simply passing through on their way home from work. Getting this done was a real community effort, which is fitting since the design references a few different businesses on our block (cheers to our friends The Peanut Shop and Firefly Hot Yoga Studio).

Thank you to everyone who offered a helping hand and shared our enthusiasm for this community art project! 🫶🏼

Barb Whitney has been a friend of the gallery for many years now, and we were so pleased to host her this past Thursday!

Thank you to everyone who came to our Meet the Artist event to chat with Barb and admire her work. We love creating opportunities for art lovers to come connect with the artists whose works line our walls and fill our shelves.

If you missed your chance to ask Barb a question about her work, or were curious about what other alcohol ink pieces of hers we have here in the gallery, stop in and let us know how we can help!