by Kate Miller
Roberto Sanchez is new to Georgetown and new to owning an art gallery. In August, he opened Eight Roses Gallery in the former Buhl Grocery building at 6206 Carleton Ave South. Sanchez explained that he leapt at the chance to rent the building when he saw a “For Rent” sign in the window – “It was just meant to be.”
Sanchez created Eight Roses with the goal of promoting the work of street and tattoo artists to a wider audience. A tattoo artist and painter himself, Sanchez explained that, “tattooers have great art that they don’t really showcase.” He added that, for casual art viewers, entering a tattoo shop may be intimidating. True to its ethos, Eight Roses’ inaugural show featured paintings from Electric Cobra Tattoo, where Sanchez also tattoos.
Next up, Eight Roses’ will host a solo show by local artist BIGSKULL. The exhibition kicks off with a public reception featuring the artist on Saturday, October 12th from 7 - 10pm. The show runs until November 3rd, and is free to the public.
Besides art, visitors to Eight Roses may also see the resident cats, Whispers and Grimm. Both cats are “super super sweet,” according to Sanchez, who also advised that Grimm only bites “sometimes.”
Eight Roses Gallery is open Sundays from 12-4 pm. Information about future exhibitions can be found at eightrosesgallery.com.
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