Hearts A-Flutter....

February is just around the corner, and you know what that means. NOT THE SUPERBOWL...I'm talking about Valentine's Day!!! Love is in the air, and we invite you to join us on Friday, February 3rd for "Viva L' Amore!" The Gallery will be transformed into an old fashioned Valentine, with wonderful handmade jewelry, sculpture and more, all created to inspire love and laughter. Give your true love an original, handmade gift to show how much you care!!!  See you at 6:00...

Art to Live With...

This Friday, please join us for The Art of Living - Art Furniture for the Home. Featuring functional works of art by Linda and Kelly Manganaro, Norman Gitzen, Rick Cohen, Kathleen Kirschner and Betty Wilson. From hand-carved mantlepieces to fused glass tables, we have everything you need to turn your home into a personal art gallery of functional furniture--all made by hand! See you at 6:00...

Happy 2012!

Happy 2012 from the artists at Clay Glass Metal Stone! We hope this year brings Peace and Prosperity to all. We invite you to join us in welcoming the New Year this Friday, January 6th, with artistic inspirations created by some of the amazing and talented women sculptors in the Gallery. From Our Hands - A Woman's Touch, will showcase the works of Gallery artists Mary Ellen Dohrs, Lois Herrick, Victoria Rose Martin, Rosario Alborta and Theo Sable. There will be live art demonstrations, refreshements, music and more. Come ring in the New Year with us! See you at 6:00...

The Gift of ART...

This time of year is known as the Season of Giving. We share gifts with family, friends and loved ones, while many go without. CGMS Gallery will be doing what we can to give the gift of ART this holiday season. Beginning Dec 16th, we ask you to join us in gathering art supplies for the Lake Worth Pubic School System. Markers, crayons, paper, paints, brushes, whatever you can afford, will be distributed to local schools in support of arts instruction and education. With the economic crisis affecting our country, arts education is often the first to go when school budget cuts are implemented. We want to make sure every child has the opportunity to explore creative expression and hope you will join us! Bring your supply donation to the Gallery on the 16th through the 30th, and enjoy a glass of wine and some holiday cheer. Remember, it is better to give than to recieve...Let's all play Santa this season and support arts education in public schools!!! Call the Gallery for more information, and thanks in advance...

Tis the Season For HANDMADE!

Happy Holidays to all, and we hope your season is festive, fun and full of family and friends!  The initial shopping craze is over, with Black Friday and Small Business Saturday behind us.  BUT, we know the holiday gift giving season has only just begun.  So, we at the Gallery want to assure you that our selves are filled with gorgeous, one of a kind, handmade art for the giving!

We invite you to join us this Friday, Dec 2nd for Once Upon a Time - Visions of the Season.  The holidays are all about magic, and one of our new Gallery artists, Wayne Smith, will be demonstrating how he creates magic with hot glass.  He will be spinning amazing creations in glass, right before your eyes!  We will also be welcoming other new Gallery artists Rosario Alborta (sculpture), Courtney Page (pottery), and Anthony Burks (mixed media).  Stop by for some handmade holiday cheer and meet these talented artists!  We'd love to help you find the perfect gift...see you at 6:00!

Black Friday and Small Business Saturday

This week is one of the busiest on the Calendar. Family and friends gather for Thanksgiving, and we all pause to appreciate the wonderful people in our lives. We are also conditioned to shop like maniacs on the Friday after Thanksgiving. "Black Friday"....an epic marketing ploy that is astonishingly successful--and stressful.

Well, we at the Gallery have a gentle suggestion for you. Instead of waking up ridiculously early this Friday, we ask that you sleep in. Enjoy breakfast with your family and friends, then take a leisurely drive to stroll the Avenue in Lake Worth. Downtown businesses and restaurants are waiting to tempt you with hand made art, unique one-of-a-kind gifts, delicious foods, music, and live art demonstrations. 

Consider supporting local businesses and individuals this season. Give a gift that was created just for you, not in some foreign country. Who needs the madness of a midnight sale under flourescent lights in a big box store packed with strangers? Come see us, and we'll guarantee a wonderful shopping experience, sending you home with the perfect gifts for you and those you love. Enjoy the sunshine and fresh air Florida is famous for!

So, we invite you to our Black Friday events on the 25th and to join us again on Saturday the 26th for Small Business Saturday.   We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgivig, and look forward to seeing you on the Avenue!!!

Shop Small!

There are so many reasons to shop locally this holiday season, skipping the malls and "big box" stores. Handmade art is an especially wonderful gift to give, and Gallery artist Norm Gitzen put it best, offering this insight, "When you buy a gift for a loved one from a local artist you are gifting two people at the same time!"

Supporting local art and artists has such a great impact on the arts community from the artists standpoint, as well as the galleries and shops offering locally made art. That is why we are encouraging all our friends and supporters to "Shop Small" this holiday season! This movement has become quite strong and Saturday, November 26th has been designated Small Business Saturday, dedicated to supporting small businesses on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year.

So please consider your locally owned and operated businesses when plannig your gift-giving this season, and support local arts and artists by shopping SMALL!!! See you in the Gallery...

Thanks go out to Chuck Weber and CBS12 News for featuring CGMS Gallery in a recent piece about the holiday econonomic forcast for Lake Worth. We look forward to a bright and successful holiday season, and hope to share it with all our friends and supporters!!