Music inspires in many ways, primarily through sound - but also visually through the medium of the visual arts.
In order to honor the fullness of music's impact on our lives, we have added gallery space at our venue to display the artistic creations of those who devote themselves to music through painting and photography.
The exhibits not only extend the palette of the artists, who in most cases are also musicians, but allow our guests at our musical events to experience a fuller sensory impression of the all encompassing beauty inspired by music during our normal hours from Thursdays through Sundays.
The Little Gallery mounts rolling monthly non-exclusive exhibitions of anywhere from 6 to 40 works and hosts an opening night for the artist at the earliest Thursday Jazz At Jamey's night from 6 to 8pm, featuring live jazz by the Dave Reiter Trio and guest musicians from 8 to 10pm. There is no charge for admission. Our kitchen is open with a full dinner menu selection, and our Conshohocken Brewing Co bar is open as well, with happy hour food and drink discounts from 6 to 7pm. Artists are encouraged to put out press releases, advertise on social media and send invitations to patrons, art writers, bloggers and critics, and the mainstream press as well as the general public. JHOM will feature selections from each show during the month on our website at no charge.
Potential exbibiting artists are pleased to note that the Little Gallery at JHOM only takes a 30% commission on sales. Submissions may be made by email to jamey@jameyshouseofmusic and include the number of pieces and sizes, exhibition title, type of media included, sample images, and artist bio including past shows. Submitted pieces must be no more than 60 lbs for large examples, framed, and have picture wire mounting, attribution wall cards which we affix with removable foam tape, and an artist bio with headshot and description of the exhbit dry mounted on foamcore and a full manifest with pricing. Artists are invited to assist during hanging. JHOM will settle all sales at the conclusion of the exhibit.
April Exhibitor
My Sight Line… Hardworking
It’s been 20yrs since I moved from decades of shooting advertising assignments to shooting musicians. As serendipitous as it was, the logic was there and it became as seamless a transition as it could be. Along with the new-found creative freedom came a passionate partnership with each-and-every one of the players in front of my camera. Together- in tandem- our ideas became the face of their album jackets and posters, each one presenting a glimpse into their personalities.
With this third installation, it’s the younger, regional and national guys on the walls.
Fortune comes to me in so many ways to be able to work with these players. I’m a fly on the wall seeing them mature at different points along their way of coming up in the industry. Even though they struggle to put those meaningless jobs behind them to go fulltime, there’s no end to their creative efforts in reaching towards their end games. They are compelled. |
Of late, the label deals are as different as they are the same as when we were those kids in the concert seats; they continue to choke the artists as they separate them from their incomes. It’s no wonder there are so many talented musicians that go unrecognized; however, I’m thrilled to say all these artists are filled to the brim with creativity in so many ways.
If memory serves, it was Tom Scholz (of Boston fame) who showed us we, too, could create a finished product in our own basement studios and hold on to the commodity of this industry- authorship. In my opinion, producers now have more educated clients and as that special co-creative relationship flourishes, this symbiotic pairing is so crucial in moving our musical tastes forward. Without this next generation of players, we’d just stall right in our tracks.
Every shoot is an opportunity, the environment creates an intimate relationship, and it’s common to learn a little more about my subjects than conversing over coffee. It is a gift to know them, and most of all, it is a gift to understand their power. In this body of work, my subjects range in age and experience, but their commonality is their journey forward as they make their marks in our musical culture.
Tom DeLorenzo
Tom's opening reception will be held on Sunday, April 14 from noon to 3pm during the free admission Sunday Blues Brunch and Jam.
Note: We are delighted to extend another monthly round of gallery time and space to this enormously talented and prolific photographer/artist in order to do justice to his body of work. |
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