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Darkhorse Legacy Gala
We invite you to the Darkhorse Legacy Gala, a grand event and fundraiser hosted by Ferrari Gallery to support our combat veterans.
Debra Ferrari, the artist who began the Darkhorse series paintings in 2013, will be concluding this collection on January 11th with the final eight paintings out of 25 available for collectors. This is your chance to own an original painting from the poignant Darkhorse series, which started after Debra Ferrari learned about the tragic loss of a Marine unit, where 25 people were killed and 200 were wounded in Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011.
This collection supports the Darkhorse Lodge, a recreational facility for all combat veterans in Tennessee. Proceeds from the paintings go to the Lodge, and the rights to the paintings will also be held by the Lodge to continue fundraising efforts.
Please join us for this memorable evening on January 11th. VIP tickets and general admission tickets are available, and we welcome sponsors to support a table.
Purchase your tickets today and be part of an unforgettable night.
5:00 - 6:00 pm: VIP Ticket Reception & Table Sponsors
Meet the Catherwoods, Debra Ferrari, Maura Chippendale, combat veterans & guests of honor. Receive a first look at the Darkhorse paintings with early bidding and access to a VIP only silent print auction. Valet, cocktails, mocktails & passed hors d’oeuvres
6:00 - 7:00 pm : General Admission
Valet, Check In, Cocktails, Mocktails, Gourmet Food Stations, Tour Ferrari Gallery, Bid on Your Favorite Darkhorse Paintings, Shop Darkhorse Art Prints, Meet Combat Veterans & guests of honor
7:30 - 8:30 pm: Panel Discussion
Enjoy a sit down talk with Gretchen Catherwood, a Gold-Star Mother & Founder of Darkhorse Lodge, Darkhorse Artist, Debra Ferrari and Blue-Star Mother and friend who inspired Debra to paint the Darkhorse series, Maura Chippendale. Moderated by our very own Creative Experiences Director, Charlie White.
8:30 pm : Auction Closes
9:30 pm: Event Conclusion
HORIZONS : Photography by Jeff Overlie | Opening Reception & Artist Talk
You are invited to the opening VIP Reception and artist talk with leading artist, Jeff Overlie.
Overlie will be debuting his never before seen HORIZON series. Enjoy this short video of Jeff talking about the inspiration behind this new collection.
Costa Christ Art x Porsche
Join us on Thursday, September 19th from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Park Place Porsche Dallas for a remarkable evening hosted in collaboration with Porsche and renowned fine art photographer, Costa Christ.
Costa has designed and crafted exclusive Editions from his Art series for this event, wrapped on top of 28 genuine Porsche hoods and deck lids. In addition to exclusive access to these limited production Art Editions, a portion of the proceeds will benefit Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center and Children’s Tumor Foundation.
We are proud to have excellent sponsors supporting this occasion, including Socorro Tequila, de Boulle Diamond and Jewelry, McKinnon & Harris, Thompson Dallas hotel, Park Place Dealerships, Costa Christ, and The Char Network. Paper City Magazine will be covering the evening.
Invite Only. Email char@thecharnetwork.com to request an invite.
DCAC Art for Advocacy
Art for Advocacy celebrates the transformative healing power of art and raises funds and awareness for Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center. Hosted by Stephanie and John Roberts, the evening includes cocktails, a silent art auction featuring 80 works, a seated dinner, and a live art auction.
5:30 PM: VIP First Look Reception *by Invitation only*
6:30 PM: Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction
7:30 PM: Seated Dinner and Live Auction
10:30 PM: Silent Auction Closes
The Mateo Splash- White Lotus Resort
“As summer winds down, let’s make a final splash! Get ready for The Mateo Splash—White Lotus style. Think Ibiza vibes colliding with a Sicilian summer. This epic pool party is where Dallas’ elite and the luxury event/hospitality scene come together for an unforgettable day of sun-soaked fun.”
Your exclusive invite to the hottest event of the season—The Mateo Splash. Join us Sunday, September 8th at the iconic Warwick Melrose Hotel. Get ready for an unforgettable day.
Rain or shine, the party’s still on—for the doggies, of course! And don’t worry, we’ve got a rain plan that’s just as fun as the sunshine!
Net proceeds from this event will benefit SPCA of Texas. Founded in 1938, SPCA of Texas is the most comprehensive and longest-serving animal welfare agency in North Texas. Their mission is to provide every animal exceptional care and a loving home.
DGFA Fall ART DAY & After Party
Fill your day with ART!
Fall DGFA Art Day is September 7, 2024 | Noon - 6:00 pm
Free and Open To The Public
Visit the DGFA Member Galleries and view their latest collections of art, meet artists and gallery owners, and enjoy conversation with DCAC leaders and event attendees.
Don't forget to pick up your copy of the very FIRST Dallas Art Gallery Guide
AFTER PARTY
September 7th, 2024 from 6 - 9 pm
Location: Carlyn Ray Designs, 8510 Chancellor Row
After a day of creative exploration, let's keep it flowing by celebrating art in all its forms. Come mingle with fellow enthusiasts, share your experiences, and celebrate art!
Purchase Your Tickets Here.
RADIATE : Biophilic Installations by Julie Maren | Opening Reception & Artist Talk
You are invited to the opening VIP Collectors & Friends reception with biophilic artist, Julie Maren at Ferrari Gallery.
Join us for an art experience with Colorado artist, Julie Maren. Your night will feature sips & bites, a sit down artist talk with Julie and our Creative Experience Director, Charlie White, meet fellow art enthusiasts and acquire a new piece of art for your home.
6:00 pm: Check In, Enjoy Sips & Bites, Meet Julie Maren & Tour The Gallery
7:30 - 8:30 pm: Sit Down Artist Talk With Julie Maren & Charlie White
Join Us and Acquire Art: Please RSVP - seating is limited!
“I create flexible and adaptive “Biophilia” wall-sculptures/ installations out of acorn tops filled with paint and other material, mounted on brass rods. Appearing as bouncing dots of color, projected at different depths on the wall, these multi-dimensional “paintings” play with shape, color theory, microscopic and macroscopic perspectives—and transform with light and shadow.
Biophilia wall-sculptures are the result of my journey to take my paintings out of the confines of traditional square and rectangular canvases. I found paint filled acorn tops to be the perfect vehicle to transcend the omnipresent dot patterns in my paintings, indicative of space and time—and transform them into expansive, multi-dimensional murmurations of color and shadow—like coordinates on a three-dimensional grid.
The combination of the natural, familiar acorn tops filled with synthetic materials feels simultaneously familiar yet mysterious, and reminds of an engineered symbiosis or connectedness of nature and the artificial. I like using fluorescent and intense colors because it feels like I am reanimating the “dead” shells that nature has discarded, into new seductive organisms which appear to glow from within. Nature informs the palettes and biomorphic patterns of each installation—from the microscopic world of bioluminescent organisms on a beach to the macrocosm of star galaxies above.”