Food Glorious Food V Dramatic Dining

 Bradley Stevens, Les pains du jours, 24x30, oil on linen

Presented by Zenith Community Arts Foundation ♦ Hosted by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

To Benefit the Capital Area Food Bank

Calendar Launch Celebration: Thursday, December 3, 6-10pm
WUSA 9 News Anchor Andrea Roane, emcee

Artworks on Display: December 3 – January 3, 2010

 Bill Mead, Squash Family

Washington, DC – November 2, 2009 – Now in its fifth year, the Food Glorious Food art show and associated 2010 calendar will be unveiled by the Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF)

@ Woolly Mammoth Theatre 

Thursday, December 3, 6-10pm

with a Calendar Launch Celebration and Silent Auction to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank, celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2010. Emcee for the evening will be WUSA 9 News Anchor Andrea Roane.

Cooked up by ZCAF in 2005, Food Glorious Food’s menu of food, art and charity is a recipe for success that has raised more than $100,000 for the food bank in four years, while pleasing the palates of art patrons and foodies through a unique collaboration between artists and restaurants. Area businesses add spice to the mix by sponsoring the calendar and donating items for the auction. The overall project raises money through calendar sales, a percentage of proceeds from a related month-long food art exhibition and the Calendar Launch Celebration.

James Tormey, SUSPENDED ANIMATION, 26 x 22, oil on canvas

This year’s theme, Dramatic Dining, was inspired by ZCAF’s new partnership with Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, who also in its 30th year, shares the same commitment to community values and the arts as ZCAF. The new alliance, prompted by Food Glorious Food’s move from its former home on Seventh Street NW at Zenith Gallery, will bring a new audience of theatre goers to the show and event, and raise more money for the food bank to help feed the hungry.

Artists: Bert Beirne, Leslie Exton, Cassandra Gillens, Brenda Gordon, Philip Hazard, Robert C. Jackson, Life Pieces To Masterpieces, Chris Malone, Joey Manlapaz, Donna McCullough, Bill Mead, Davis Morton, Stephen Hansen, Michela Mansuino, Ron Schwerin, Bradley Stevens and James Tormey
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Zenith Community Arts Foundation
PO Box 55296
Washington DC 20040-5296
202-783-8005

The HBS Club of Washington D.C. / Exclusive Art Show And Happy Hour

Join the HBS community of DC for an enjoyable evening of cocktails in the gallery.

Event Date: Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Time: 6:30 - 10 pm

In March, Zenith Community Arts Foundation plans to close the doors of its DC Gallery, an institution that has been part of the DC landscape for over 31 years. To bid farewell, Zenith will host a series of art shows throughout February. Please join the respective HBS and Wharton alumni communities for a happy hour at Oyamel and enjoy the opportunity to explore the Gallery a few doors away at your leisure.

Where: the Bar at Oyamel Restaurant & Zenith Gallery
401 and 413 7th Street NW Washington DC 20004

Cost: Admission is free to both location. Please note beverages and appetizers are available at Oyamel however food and drinks are not allowed inside the Gallery.


Event Contact: Demetria Silvera Elmore, HBS Class of 2005, (917) 561-0260 dsilvera@mba2005.hbs.edu

For more information on ZCAF visit the Zenith Gallery web page

Happy New Year / Enjoy your Big Plate

Grande Assiette, Available in Gicleé Edition of 26, 18" x24" Anne Marchand

Speaking of food, I was paired with Vegetate Restaurant for the ZCAF Food Calendar 2009. This gicleé image is published as the March page for the 2009 calendar. The image sums up my year in 2008. My sister modeled for the figure in the plate or fishbowl, however you see it. The fish remind me of youthful adventures near the Gulf Coast waters, and my dad's love of tropical fish or any fish for that matter, even those pesky sharks! There's even a big fish tale in our family, where dad caught a shark with his bare hands! but that's another story. This dreamy image, Grande Assiette, reminds me that life can be fluid, magical, transformative. My big plate is filled with observation as well as wonder and delight. I hope what's on your plate is too.

Anne Marchand
"Grand Assiette" (In French, the words grande assiette translate literally into "large plate")
gicleé on paper, edition of 26
18" x 24" unframed
24" x 30" framed

Available at Zenith Gallery
413 7th Street NW
Washington, DC
202-783-2963

New Year's Eve Shoutouts: Ring in 2009 in Shaw at VEGETATE!

Looking for a place to celebrate the New Year? Among other restaurants in Shaw, Vegetate, who recently participated in the ZCAF Food Calendar Fundraiser is offering two special New Year's Eve seatings. Read here...New Year's Eve Shoutouts: Ring in 2009 in Shaw.

Vegetate Restaurant & Lounge
1414 9th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202-232-4585

Calendars: You can purchase a 2009 calendar at Zenith Gallery, 202-783-2963, Food Calendar 2009
Available at Zenith Gallery, the Capital Area Food Bank, Periwinkle, Politics and Prose, Bridge Street Books and other locations for a minimum donation of $15.

Zenith Gallery is closing on 7th Street

Tom Sherwood, from channel 4 WRC TV heard that Zenith Gallery is closing on 7th Street and did a story today about the gallery on the 6pm news. Did anyone catch it.

Here's the final line up of exhibitions:


INAUGURAL INSPIRATION
Commemorating This Momentous Occasion!
Opening reception: Wednesday January 14, 6-9
Exhibition: January 14 - February 7, 2009
Art about Inspiration & Hope
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THE FREEDOM PLACE COLLECTION
Presented by Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF)
Preeminent African-American artists Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden,
Alma Thomas, Robert Freeman & Richard Yarde
University of New England, Portland Maine
January 16 - March 15, 2009

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February is the last month for Zenith Gallery on 7th Street
Grand Finale Sales and Final Events

VALENTINE'S DAY pARTy & SALE - Saturday, February 14, 7-10 pm
Tickets are $35 to benefit the Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF)

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Grand Finale on Seventh Street - Saturday, February 28, 6 - 10 pm
A party you don't want to miss.

Schedule subject to change
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Zenith Gallery
413 Seventh Street NW
Washington DC
202-783-2963
www.zenithgallery.com
Tuesday-Friday: 11am-6pm, Saturday: 11am-7pm, Sunday: noon

Art You can Sink You Teeth Into

Food Glorious Food IV
CHANGING COURSES

October 23 – November 9, 2008


Spicy Hot by Philip Hazard

Community good will, food and art....

Each year, the Zenith Gallery brings together artists with tasty subject matter, celebrated local restaurants and chefs, and happy guests for a party to launch a new food-art-themed 2009 calendar. This year's Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF) continues to support the Capital Area Food Bank with “Food Glorious Food IV: Changing Courses,” an annual benefit at Zenith Gallery in Penn Quarter.

by Emily Lyons, Washington Spaces.

The art and recipe filled 2009 Food Glorious Food Calendar is available for $15 with all proceeds going to the food bank.

Press Release

Tune in this Thursday morning, October 30th, at 9:00am-10 am on WUSA News (Channel 9) News at 9

Margery Goldberg, of the Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF), and Lynn Brantley, of the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB), will be featured with Andrea Roane and Mike Walters (Board member of Capital Area Food Bank). They will be talking about the 2009 Food Glorious Food Calendar and showing some of the original art.

Zenith Gallery
413 7th St., NW
Washington DC 20004
www.zenithgallery.com
www.zcaf.org

Changing Courses

Morning Treats by Siobhan Gavagan

Zenith Community Arts Foundation Presents Launch for "Food Glorious Food" Show, Changing Courses
October 23 through November 9, 2008.

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 23, 6-10pm
Silent Auction and Delectable Tastings by Top Area Chefs
$50 Per Person / Proceeds Benefit the Capital Area Food Bank

Renee DuRocher
Sofia Gawer-Fische
Siobhan Gavagan
Cassandra Gillens
Brenda Gordon
Stephen Hansen
Philip Hazard
Christopher Malone
Michela Mansuino
Anne Marchand
Carol Newmyer
John Pack
Jane Pettit
Ron Schwerin
Alyson Weege

Now in its fourth year, the Food Glorious Food Show serves up an eclectic menu of paintings, sculpture and photographs depicting food in all its fabulous forms. Cooked up by the Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF), the show's mix of food, art and charity is a recipe that pleases the palates of art patrons and food aficionados, while raising money for the Capital Area Food Bank through a fundraising event, the sale of original art, a calendar showcasing pieces from the show and Giclée prints of select art from the calendar.

Zenith Gallery
413 Seventh Street NW.

For tickets and information, call 202.783.0085.

Food Glorious Food III

Diversity: Think Globally. Eat Locally.

November 8 – November 25, 2007
2008 Calendar Charity Event: Thursday, November 8, 6-10pm

Artists: Bert Beirne, Renee duRocher, Robert Freeman, Brenda Gordon, Stephen Hansen, Philip Hazard, Sophia Gawer-Fische, Robert C. Jackson, Shelley Laffal, Michela Mansuino, Joey Manlapaz, Davis Morton, Ron Schwerin Cassie Taggart, James Tormey, Ken Wyner

The Food Glorious Food Show serves up an eclectic menu of paintings, sculpture and photographs depicting food in all its fabulous forms. The food calendar will be available for a minimum donation of $15 at the locations listed below, with all proceeds going to the food bank. Highlights of the evening will include a silent auction, dishes prepared by participating chefs and an international wine tasting. Tickets to the popular event, benefiting the Capital Area Food Bank, are $50 per person or $90 per couple. They can be purchased by calling 202-783-2963.

Calendars: Available at Zenith Gallery, the Capital Area Food Bank, Politics and Prose, Bridge Street Books and other locations.
Presented by The Zenith Community Arts Foundation (ZCAF) in collaboration with Zenith Gallery and the Capital Area Food Bank


Zenith Gallery
413 Seventh Street NW
Washington DC 20004
202-783-2963
art@zenithgallery.com