Sidetracks Art Gallery

10/02/2020

After 15 years, with something of a heavy heart, Ricky Godinez and Paul Murphy of Sidetracks Art Gallery wish to inform our Resident Gallery Artists, the Arts community of New Hope-Lambertville and our larger national community of artists and art patrons that we will be closing our doors on November 1, 2020. While we have certainly been influenced by the events of this Pandemic year, we also need to acknowledge the current state of business for retail art galleries everywhere and our own personal need to retire from business overall.

We have nothing but praise for the Scannapieco family from whom we first leased the 2A Stockton premises in 2005 (for one year, only 6 months guaranteed because of imminent repairs), for Robin Larsen the founder of New Hope Arts and the inspiration for us all, for Carol Cruickshanks her successor and for all those who have served on the New Hope Arts Board over these many years, particularly Richard Hirschfield, Larry Keller and Bill Scandone.

We believe we have played a part in continuing the long artistic traditions of New Hope, and have enjoyed featuring the works of many contemporary artists not previously known locally. And, of course, we couldn’t be prouder of the 12 years of Naked in New Hope open submission exhibitions, in which we presented almost 500 individual artists, many of them more than once. It has been an honor and something of a privilege.

We will remain open on October weekend afternoons (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).

08/09/2019

Tomorrow night. Hope to see you here. 10 Stockton Ave. New Hope, PA

Here is the Artist Statement:

KOU SHOU

I am a portrait artist based in New York City. I was born in Macau and received my Ph.D in fine art and lectured at K.S. University in Japan. I moved to New York City in 2009, where I began studying portraiture at National Academy School of Fine Arts. From 2009 to 2013, I rigorously explored human anatomy in graphite and pastel.

Painting portraits is my passion. I started focusing on male figure when I moved to New York. The gay culture in New York City inspires me to work with men. My work focuses on male figures with old master and traditional Japanese painting techniques. Every portrait I paint provides me with the opportunity to create a work of art that exhibits both beauty and timelessness. I devote much time to the study of artistic techniques and expressive capabilities. I carefully study old master portrait paintings on view in New York City. I meticulously examine these masterpieces, always evaluating how I can best incorporate my observations into my own work. My goal is to inspire those who see my work to look more carefully at the world around them and to discover beauty in daily life and culture.

03/30/2019

Sidetracks is pleased to introduce Kou Shou to the gallery. Please join us for an artist preview of a few select pieces. Also showing are artworks from 32 artists.

12/14/2018

Last weekend before Christmas to get your gifts at Sidetracks until the New Year. Open today and this weekend.

07/30/2018

Call For Artists: R E M I N D E R! Deadline for submissions is tomorrow, July 31, 2018. Please email
[email protected] for more information. Forward this to anyone that might be of interest.

07/28/2018

Call For Artists: R E M I N D E R! 3 DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT. Submissions are now being accepted for our 12th Annual "Naked in New Hope" exhibition. Please email [email protected] for more information. Deadline is July 31, 2018. Please forward this to anyone that might be of interest.

07/26/2018

Call For Artists: ANOTHER REMINDER! 5 DAYS TO SUBMIT. Submissions are now being accepted for our 12th Annual "Naked in New Hope" exhibition. Please email [email protected] for more information. Deadline is July 31, 2018. Please forward this to anyone that might be of interest.

07/21/2018

Call For Artists: ANOTHER REMINDER! 10 DAYS TO SUBMIT. Submissions are now being accepted for our 12th Annual "Naked in New Hope" exhibition. Please email [email protected] for more information. Deadline is July 31, 2018. Please forward this to anyone that might be of interest.

07/14/2018

Call For Artists: REMINDER! Submissions are now being accepted for our 12th Annual "Naked in New Hope" exhibition. Please email [email protected] for more information. Deadline is July 31, 2018. Please forward this to anyone that might be of interest.

06/11/2018

12th ANNUAL “NAKED IN NEW HOPE” 2018 SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED!

ALL MEDIA ACCEPTED. MAXIMUM OF 10 IMAGES. “NAKED” IS BASED ON ARTISTS INTERPRETATION OF THE CONCEPT. 50% COMMISSION IS RETAINED ON ALL SALES.

$20.00 NON-REFUNDABLE SUBMISSSION FEE IS MANDATORY. MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: SIDETRACKS ART GALLERY. SEND CHECK TO: 73 W. FERRY STREET, NEW HOPE, PA 18938.

SUBMISSIONS WITH IMAGES CAN BE E-MAILED TO: [email protected]. FOLLOW SUBMISSION FORMAT WITH YOUR IMAGES. THEY MAY ALSO BE MAILED TO: RICKY GODINEZ, 73 W. FERRY STREET, NEW HOPE, PA 18938. SUBMISSIONS MAY ALSO BE DROPPED OFF AT: 10 STOCKTON AVENUE, NEW HOPE, PA 18938.

IF MAILING SUBMISSIONS USE UNALTERED JPEGS ON DISKS OR THUMB DRIVE. ALL CD’S MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY SUBMISSION FORM AND CHECK. INCLUDE SASE ONLY IF YOU WANT DISK OR THUMB DRIVE RETURNED.

WORKS MUST BE READY TO HANG WHEN DELIVERED, IF APPLICABLE. ALL ARTWORK MUST BE FOR SALE.

ACCEPTED ARTISTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF DELIVERY DATE AND PICK UP DATES OF ARTWORK VIA E-MAIL. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE ASKED OF YOU IN THE SAME E-MAIL.

ARTISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING AND PICKING UP ARTWORK. SHIPPING FEES TO AND FROM THE EXHIBIT ARE ALSO THE ARTIST’S RESPONSIBILITY.


SUBMISSION DEADLINE: TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2018

OPENING: SATURDAY RECEPTION, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018, 6 – 9 PM

EXHIBIT: SEPTEMBER 8 – OCTOBER 28, 2018.


FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT RICKY AT 971.322.9651 OR E-MAIL TO: [email protected].

05/20/2018

03/30/2018

Hope to see you at the artist reception April 7th, 5 to 8pm

Sidetracks Art Gallery is pleased to present Lambertville, New Jersey, sculptor Adam Capone in his second solo show – simply entitled ADAM – from April 7 through May 19, 2018. An artist reception will be held on Saturday, April 7, between 5 and 8 PM, at the Gallery premises on Stockton Avenue in New Hope. Adam and Sidetracks co-owners Ricky Godinez and Paul Murphy are honored to have Jane Gilday, famously of Lambertville, providing music for the festivities!

No stranger to the Gallery since his 2015 Spring show, Trans4mations, Adam has made his artistic home at Sidetracks as a Resident Gallery artist with new work shown on a regular basis.

This year, over 50 wooden assemblages, small and large, almost all of them new but with spice from some few classic hits, will be shown, each formed from a quixotic set of ingredients to meet each viewer’s favorite quirks. Once again, they are priced to sell, so there can easily be “an Adam myth on every wall, an Adam critter in every home.” The artist hunts and gathers, forms and fashions, then delivers objects reclaimed and repurposed from items cast off, rejected or spurned, broken with age or smashed with intent.

Adam Capone first breathed sawdust as a boy in his great-grandfather’s carpentry shop in New England. His folks collected and sold antique and vintage furniture and parts, so he learned his craft and his art honestly the old-fashioned way – by doing. He later honed his artistry with a BFA from Tufts University’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and his MFA in sculpture from the University of Chicago. From 2000 to 2009 he worked behind the scenes as lead designer and builder for DIY Network’s popular “Junky to Funky.” He is justly proud of his recent service as Site Supervisor for Habitat for Humanity / Raritan Valley, where he instructs corporate volunteers in the do’s and don’ts of home construction.

Most recently Adam was asked to contribute artworks to FaceMaps at the Trenton City Museum in 2017, and to a group show at Chasm, Fraser Street Gallery in State College, PA in 2015. Locally, he has garnered numerous Best Sculpture awards at New Hope Arts’ annual Sculpture and Works on Wood shows. Sidetracks Gallery honored him with the Robin Larsen award at Naked in New Hope in 2015 and a Gallery award in 2016.

All are invited to enter Adam’s Garden of Remnants, where he has fashioned creations of critters and mythological figures and then like the original Adam fearlessly named them. Adam, man of myth and mystery!