summertime

Its summertime and finally today there actually was some sun. However, despite the grey skies outdide, inside Galerie Zone it is definitely summer!

Our newest members are Nellie van der Knaap (whose flowery porcelain mugs have a lovely summery feel to them) and Reinhilde van der Klught (who makes unusual and delicate jewelry, as well as handbags). Do look at their work on our website www.galeriezone.nl under 'leden' (Dutch for 'members').


Ria van der Linden, from the silk-screen company 'Zeebra', is currently with us for a trial period. Her collection of hand-printed curtains, cushions, tablecloths and t-shirts have been an immediate hit - and she is also happy to work to commission, creating for example individual designs for curtains to suit the customers wishes.

And of course..... we have a new board hanging outside.....

so we hope to see you soon in Galerie Zone!

On Sunday we had the opening of our joint exhibition 'De Rode Draad' - 'The Red Thread' - with Gallery Kaleido (Uppsala, Sweden). Five members of that collective were able to join us here in Leiden, and at 14.00 Lisa Leistra, Cultural Attache at the Swedish Embassy in the Netherlands, declared the exhibition open.
Almost all the Zone participants were present, as were many friends and loyal customers,  and even passers by popped in to join the celebration. It was a busy and enjoyable afternoon, and naturally the work provided the starting point for many interesting conversations.
By clicking on the link you should be able to see some photos of the opening, and the work .
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Diashow-DMFIXD3P

All the work for the exhibition 'De Rode Draad' (the red thread) arrived from Gallery Kaleido, in Uppsala, Sweden 10 days ago. Monday and Tuesday of this week was spent putting the exhibition together in Gallery Zone, and rearranging the permanent displays to accomodate it.
We are now almost ready for the official opening by Lisa Leistra, cultural attache to the Swedish Embassy, at 2.00pm on Sunday 5 September. .......

the window display will be revealed on Sunday.

Here are a couple of preliminery pictures...
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inside, a glimpse of part of the exhibition!

After a long break its time to start blogging again. Most of us have been away on vacation at various times over the last few months, but Gallery Zone has remained open. At the end of July we spent two days giving it a much needed, and very thorough "spring clean" - this meant vacuuming, dusting, washing down, white-washing and polishing.

The gallery is now gleaming and glowing and looking lovelier than ever - ready to host 'The Red Thread' exhibition, which has its opening on Sunday 5th September. This is a joint exhibition with a sister collective in Sweden (see earlier blogs for more information).

The Textile Blog: Jette Clover and the Graffiti of Life

The Textile Blog: Jette Clover and the Graffiti of Life

While many members of the Zone collctive will be in Sweden this weekend for the opening of' 'The Red Thread', back home in Leiden there are also exciting events taking place.....

The first edition of Festival Iberia takes place in Leiden next week, from 13 - 20 June, Iberia being the ancient name for Georgia.
As part of the festivities various galleries, including Gallery Zone, will be taking part with exhibitions by eminent Georgian artists, under the  theme 'Fighters Against Greyness'.
Dimitri Eristavi is one of the most outstanding representatives of 20th century Georgian art, and his work will be on show in Gallery Leiden all week - for this week only we will be opening on Mondaay and Tuesday from 14.00 - 17.00, as well as our normal Wednesday - Sunday times.

For more information about Festival Iberia in general, or Dimitru Eristavi in particular see http://www.festivaliberia.nl/

Less than a week to go! The exhibition 'The Red Thread' will be opened in Gallery Kaleido, Uppsala, Sweden (see http://www.kaleidoo.nu/  for more information) at 12.00 o'clock on Saturday June 6th, by Pieter Ramaer of The Royal Netherlands Embassy. A number of Zone members will be there to represent Gallery Zone and meet members of the Kaleido collective.  

In September the exhibition comes to Leiden. On  Sunday September 5th, at 2.00 pm, the cultural attache from the Swedish Embassy in the Netherlands, Lisa Leistra, will open the exhibition at Gallery Zone. We hope some members of the Kaleido collective will be able to come to the Netherlands for that opening.