Mountainsong Galleries Announces Art Exhibition with Local S

1. MountainsongGalleriesAnnouncesArtExhibitionwithLocalStudents • MountainsongGalleriesAnnouncesArtExhibitionwithLocalStudents WhoParticipatedina Workshopby MasterArtistAlbert HandellSaturday,July 55:30pm • Carmel-by-the-Sea,CA, June21, 2014-MountainsongGalleriesonOceanAvenuein Carmel-by-the-Sea, Californiaistheplacetofindmoreof today'sOPAand AISMasterArtiststhananywhereintheWorld.ThegalleryownersJonathanand LucindaMountainsong havecreatedafriendly,funupbeatsetting filled withcontemporaryMasterArtists.Mountainsongrepresentssomeofthegreatest artistsofourtimefromcoast-to-coast. • MountainsongGalleriesrecentlyhostedasoloexhibitionforMasterArtist Albert Handell.HandellisacredentialedMasterArtist inboththe Oil PaintersofAmericaand theAmericanImpressionistSociety.Handellistheposterchild forovercoming adversity.Asachildhewassicklyand hisMother would notpermithim togooutsidetoplay.Hewasrestricted tothesidewalkoutsidehishome withaboxofchalk.Fromthischildhood heemergedasoneof thegreatest pastelistsofourtime,having beennominated tothePastel HallofFameoverthreedecadesago. • Most recently,Handell wasawarded theBronzeMedal intheMastersCategoryatthe2013OPANational Exhibitionforhisoil painting,L’Abre, whichcurrentlyhangsatMountainsong Galleries.Hisworkshavehung inmuseumsfromcoast-to-coastincluding theprestigiousButlerInstituteofAmericanArt. • Handell hostedaworkshop thispastMaywithseveral localMontereyCountyresidentswhoareinspiring artists.OnSaturday,July5that5:30p.m. • workshop participantswill havetheirpaintingson displayattheprestigiousMountainsong GallerieswhichonlyhangsworksbyOPAand AISMasters. • TheDetails: • Saturday,July5th • • 5:30p.m.–7:30p.m. • Location: OceanAvenuebetweenSanCarlosandMissionCarmel-by-the-Sea • View18piecesofartfromAlbert Handellworkshopparticipants(2ofthestudentswhoseworkwill beondisplayarefromMontereyCounty!) • Meet Albert Handell- MasterArtist,LivingLegend • Sipwine • Enjoyanibble • Event iscomplimentaryand opentothepublic • RSVP required (831)626-0600 • SavetheDates: • Thegalleryhasannouncedaseriesofupcoming exhibitionsfromJuly– October2014including

2. theFirst intheWorldOPAMastersOnlyShow inJuly.Savethedatesfortheseupcomingexhibitions.(allreceptionsopentothepublicwithan RSVP) • FirstintheWorld OPAMastersOnlyShow: July25 -August 24 o OpeningReceptionJuly255:00 - 8:00AllOPAMasters • Oil PaintersofAmericaWesternRegional Show: August 30 - September30 o OpeningReceptionAugust 305:00 -8:00 • o Thelistofartistswhohavebeen juried intothiseventhasnotyet beenmadepublic. • HuihanLiu&WeizhenLiang -CouplesShow: October4 -October31 o OpeningReception October45:00-7:00 • oHuihanLiu,AISM,OPAMandhiswifeWeizhenLiang,AISM • DetailsonMountainsong Galleries: • Location: OceanAvenuebetweenSanCarlosandMissionCarmel-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaViewMap • • Phone: (831)626-0600 • PrivateViewingsByAppointment -Call 831-233-8255 • Website: http://www.mountainsonggalleries.com/ • HoursofOperationMonday, Thursday,FridayandSaturday10–6and Sunday12-6(ClosedTuesdayand Wednesday) • Contact: • Marci BraccoCainMountainsongGalleriesPOBox3396 • OceanAvenue3SE OfSan CarlosCarmel-By-The-Sea, CA93921-3396 • 831-747-7455 • Marci@chatterboxpublicrelations.comhttp://www.mountainsonggalleries.com/ • ###