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We’re Moving!

On June 16, 2016 / Events

After 12 years, we are moving from our current location at 2701 Monroe Street. While the gallery is doing very well and 2015 was a great year, less than 10% of our sales were generated from our Monroe Street gallery. Facing a trend of decreasing foot-traffic, upcoming lengthy street construction, and having to sign a new long-term and increasingly expensive lease, we have opted to open a second sister-location in Fitchburg, where we have been based for nearly 30 years.

The move will take place at the end of June, 2016. Our ever-expanding inventory will be available on our website for you to view. While we will not have regular gallery hours, as we settle into our new space in July, we will be available by appointment and are happy to meet with you, at your convenience.

We are having a moving sale to lighten the load of our 450 paintings at Monroe Street, so please visit before July 1 to get some great art at a discount…every piece is reduced!

Our new contact information is listed below. Just a reminder…we are moving, NOT closing. We want to thank you for your continued patronage and friendship, and we look forward to serving you, as well as continuing our philanthropic endeavors with more than 100 local organizations, in this community, for decades to come!

Pete and the Staff at Janus Galleries

Janus Galleries

2918 Marketplace Drive

Fitchburg, WI 53719

608-271-2222

Hours by appointment only, after July 1

Habitat for Humanity of Dane County Silent Auction

On December 1, 2015 / Events

Please join us along with Habitat for Humanity of Dane County, to help create simple, decent, and affordable homes for families in need and take home a beautiful piece of artwork, from Jan

us Galleries, at the same time! As long time supporters of Habitat for Humanity, we are proud to present, “Quiet Morning, by award-winning Wisconsin painter Ken DeWaard, which depicts a calm street scene in a small town. DeWaard, winner of the prestigious 2014 Plein Air Easton award, is a master of capturing moods and atmosphere with his recognizable impressionist

Habitat-DeWaard brushwork, and this painting is no exception. Framed in a lovely champagne silver gilded wood molding, it measures 18″ x 20″, and would be a welcome additon to any home or office wall. The retail value is $1200. Our current bid is $250.00. All proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity. From now, until December 15th, you may bid on this piece, in person, by stopping in the gallery, by phone, 608.233.2222, private messaging your bid on our Janus Galleries Facebook page, or emailing us at jolen.janusgalleries@gmail.com. You may also leave proxy-bids at either Janus Galleries or Habitat for Humanity, and we will bid for you right up until the end. Best of luck to you all! Habitat logo1

Second Harvest/Share Your Holidays Silent Auction

On November 13, 2015 / Events

Please join us, along with Second Harvest Foodbank and NBC15, to help fight hunger in Southwestern Wisconsin and take home a beautiful piece of artwork, from Janus Galleries, at the same time! It’s the 20th annual NBC15 Share Your Holidays to eliminate hunger campaign, and this year’s goal is to raise 3 MILLION MEALS…$1=3 meals! As long time supporters of Second Harvest, we are proud to present, for this special silent auction, an original oil by Yu Qin Wang, a celebrated Chinese-American artist known for his realism. “Olives, Cheese and Bread,” will make your mouth water! It measures 5″ x 9″ in a

lovely cherry frame, ready to grace any food-lover’s wall! It has a retail value of $600.00. All proceeds go to Second Harvest. Our current bid is $250.00, which would provide 750 meals for people in our area! We’d love to see this number rise even higher, with your help. From now, until November 18th, you may bid on this piece, in person, by stopping in the gallery, attending Second Harvest’s Benefit Dinner on November, 18th at the

Avenue Club and Bubble Bar, private messaging your bid on our Janus Galleries Facebook page, or emailing us at jolen.janusgalleries@gmail.com
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Join Us For An Evening of Russian Art

On April 22, 2015 / Events

Gallery Night is Friday May 1, 2015, from 5:00-9:00 p.m. We’ll be featuring pieces by Nadia Denejnaya, Yuri Konstantinov, Vladimir Lebedev, German Alexeevich Tatarinov, Ivan Vasilyev , Yuri Yerenyan and others. As always we’ll have wine and appetizers for you to enjoy while you take in the beauty that surrounds you. We look forward to seeing many of you and sharing our spectacular collection of Russian Art from the past and present!

Thank You Spring Gallery Night Attendees

On May 9, 2014 / Events

As always it was great seeing so many of you, on May 2nd, for another Gallery Night! We hope you enjoyed the many new pieces we’ve recently added to our collection. Thanks to everyone for making it a fun and successful evening. For those of you who were unable to make it in for Gallery Night, please stop by the gallery soon to see our fabulous new additions.

Gallery Night Spring 2014

On April 8, 2014 / Events

Please join us for a Spring celebration of art, Friday, May 2, 2014 from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. We will be featuring some spectacular new paintings spanning three centuries, including pieces from Onelio Marrero, Clemmons Lee and the newest artist to Janus, Angelo Halov. As always, we will be serving delicious appetizers and wine for you to enjoy throughout the evening. We look forward to seeing you soon!

An Evening of the Senses

On October 11, 2013 / Events

It was wonderful seeing so many of you, on October 4th, for Gallery Night! It was a true evening of the senses, with live jazz by John Vitale and Marilyn Fisher, art by award-winning artist Ken DeWaard, food, wine and as always, wonderful conversations. Thanks to everyone for making it a fun and successful evening.

Fall 2013 Gallery Night

On September 13, 2013 / Events

Please join us for an evening of the senses, Friday, October 4, 2013 from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. Enjoy the sounds of live jazz by guitar virtuoso John Vitale and wonderful vocal stylist Marilyn Fisher while enjoying the great art at Gallery Night! John Vitale has been playing the guitar for more than 40 years, and started playing in nightclubs and orchestras in 1968. He has the ability to play many different styles from Jazz to Classical and has a wide repertoire. He has a wonderful synergy with vocalist Marilyn Fisher, a much celebrated Wisconsin vocalist and vocal teacher, who shares John’s diversity and love for a great song and lyrics. Between these two brilliant musicians, they cover a lot of musical territory.

We will be featuring some spectacular new paintings spanning three centuries, with a very special appearance by award-winning artist, Ken DeWaard, who will be showing many new works. Ken has been painting for more than 20 years. Strongly influenced by masters John Singer Sargent, Nicolai Fechin, Joaquin Sorolla and the Russian Impressionists, after earning his BA with honors, he continued his studies at the American Academy of Art, and joined the acclaimed Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art in Chicago, studying with masters Scott Burdick and Dan Gerhartz. DeWaard prefers painting “en plein air,” outdoors in the elements, where he strives to capture the light before it changes. His sense of color and brushwork are finely honed after years of study and experience, and his works are widely collected. He has received many awards, including best-of-show, and most recently, the 2013 Artist Choice Award at the Easton Plein Air competition. He currently resides in the southwestern Driftless Area with his wife and four children. Ken recently won the coveted 2013 Artist’s Choice Award at the Plein Air Festival on the East Coast!

You can view our amazing collection of Ken’s work here.

As always, we will be serving delicious appetizers and wine for you to enjoy throughout the evening. We look forward to seeing you there!

Spring 2013 Gallery Night

On May 14, 2013 / Events

Thanks to everyone who joined us for Gallery Night on Friday, May 3rd. Despite the dreary weather, it was a wonderful evening filled with fabulous new art, great wine, fascinating people and fun conversations. We look forward to seeing many of you in October for our next Gallery Night. In the meantime, please check back for upcoming events and exhibits at Janus Galleries.