Wednesday Wine Tasting 6-9pm (see the Wine page for more event info)
Second Saturday Arts Walk, Saturday, July 12, 6pm-2am
Some interesting things have been going on at dba256 in Pomona. The latest and most exciting news is that Sally Waranch Rajcic, the owner of Sarah Bain Gallery in Fullerton, is taking over the gallery for the foreseable future. Sally Waranch Rajcic opened a commercial art gallery in the heart of Fullerton 21 years ago, and now she's moved the business to Anaheim's reborn downtown.
By the measure of foot traffic, Anaheim's still-redeveloping downtown is making significant strides. The area has been decades in the remaking, but now that they're building it, people are coming.
To Waranch this new downtown feels like home. "I was sad to leave my old space on the Birch Street Promenade" Waranch said. "But the people here really seem to appreciate the arts. We've met a lot of new collectors who were just walking by and were moved by what they saw."
Art has been moving Waranch for as long as she can remember. It led her to abandon an acting career in 1987. She had just adopted the stage name Sarah Bain and the gallery has held that moniker ever since.
"When I was acting, every time I got a check I would use some of the money to buy art," Waranch said. "But the dealers were so snobby. No one really talked to me about art or how to get started as a collector. I decided I'd show them how to do it better."
Waranch makes a point of welcoming fledgling collectors. "Why should people feel stupid just because they don't know what 'mixed media' means?"
Waranch is known to find and help create young artists. Known for a good eye for talent, one of her last noted big find was Alyssa Monks, a graduate of the New York Academy, whose career has continually achieved momentum and placed her into the national spotlight.
"All these artists are just emerging and they're all making a living from a little gallery in Anaheim, California," Waranch said. "That's pretty great." We look forward to having Sally in the heart of the Arts Colony in Pomona.
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In brief, you should know the following. dba256 Gallery Wine Bar was opened in 2007 with the goal of pairing contemporary art exhibitions with an upscale wine bar lounge. As with any new business we are still fine tuning our offerings. In the coming months we will be adding more food items as well as live entertainment. We are available for private events as well as a location for film shoots. We are located at 256 S. Main Street, Pomona, CA 91766
We are accepting Artists' submissions by regular mail only please included jpgs on cd, exhibition resume and artist statement (please no slides) If you would like your submission to be returned, please include self addressed stamped envelope. On-line submissions will not be accepted. If you have questions please give us a call, we will be more than happy to help.
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