Gallery Route One’s BOX SHOW™ 2017 Exhibition closes September 24th

Closing PartySeptember 24th,  2 to 3 PM, Followed by Live Auction 3 to 5 PM.

Join us for more box stories on September 16th   3 to 5 pm

Gallery Routes One’s legendary BOX SHOW™ is a celebration of art making, community and the magic that begins with a plain wooden box.

158 Boxes and 158 Box Artists

Images of boxes are available on the web at  galleryrouteone.org

You may bid on them by proxy. Telephone 415.663.1347

The box show was created 18 years ago by Nick Corcoran and his wife Betty Woolfolk, a founding artist member and the Executive Director of GRO for many years. She was loved by all, especially by Nick. 

Every box has a unique story. This is Nick’s story about his 2017 box:

“After Betty's leaving us last year, I didn't know if I wanted to do another box. But one managed to follow me home. I stuck it on top over a lower half of a mannequin that Betty had outside her studio and there it sat, forgotten.  After a few weeks, I walked by the box and she appeared. So for the next few weeks the torso and box lived with me in the living room. I would stare at it and imagine what pieces of hers would work. So up and down the stairs I went, on a journey through an amazing collection of stuff. Betty's work was mixed medium so she had metal pieces, wood pieces, plastic pieces, big pieces, little pieces, some pieces I couldn't identify, but she had them, and so much more. What you see is pure Betty - her work both old and new and pieces from her collection. The name of the box became ‘You Can't Build a Betty, Even With Her Stuff.’ To some it brings a smile, to others a tear. We miss you, Betty.”.

The exhibition benefits Gallery Route One’s programs in the community

Over 7,000 people come to see THE BOX SHOW™ at Gallery Route One. Don’t miss it!

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