Fayetteville independent business owner, artist agent and arts advocate Dede Peters will restructure operations at ddp gallery following downtown Fayetteville’s February First Thursday reception.
02.03.2010 – Fayetteville independent business owner, artist agent and arts advocate Dede Peters will restructure operations at ddp gallery following downtown Fayetteville’s February First Thursday reception. Located at 7 East Mountain Street off the Fayetteville Square, ddp gallery opened its doors in October 2006 and has produced over 30 contemporary art shows in the past three and a quarter years, providing invaluable exposure to nearly 100 local and national visual artists.
Peters will retain the downtown space to display art and host select exhibitions and events; however, ddp gallery will no longer keep regularly scheduled business hours after Saturday, February 6th, 2010. “I’m re-strategizing activities at the gallery. The commercial art gallery world is changing, and I’m following suit. While I thoroughly enjoy presenting exciting art to the public, a rotating monthly exhibition schedule is proving to be too ambitious for one person. I’m looking forward to working closely with artists, collectors and design professionals, as well as producing art events here at ddp gallery,” says Peters, known for her passion for the arts and her consistent support of not only the artist community but also all contributors to the creative economy. “To celebrate this change, I’m offering a 15% discount on almost every single art work in the gallery. This week will be the time to make that purchase you’ve been pondering and support the arts.”
ddp gallery represents approximately 20 artists and will maintain a majority of those relationships. ddp gallery will collaborate with regional arts groups and non-profits on special events, including a Spring exhibition presenting sculpture and ceramics of Chris Weaver during Walton Arts Center’s Artosphere event and exhibit of photographer Amjad Faur’s work during the Society of Photographic Education SouthCentral region’s convention hosted by the University of Arkansas this Fall. The gallery plans to honor its longstanding tradition of community engagement with future projects in the same vein as the 2008 Fayetteville Arts Festival limited-edition print sale and 2009 Project Feed Local exhibition to benefit the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank.
The public is invited to ddp gallery’s final regularly scheduled First Thursday reception on February 4th, 2010.