A community gallery showcasing regional visual arts
“Voices Surface” features three distinct styles from three unique women artists: Anne Johnstone, (and Belmont Art Association members) Helen Canetta and Carol Wintle.
Opening Reception: Fri., Sept. 23, 7-9pm
Live Music and Light Refreshments
Stay tuned for additional October Friday night hours!
We are very pleased to show the work of a Belmont High School graduate, Jerry Suh! She came to the U.S. with her family in 2007. With the encouragement and guidance of Belmont High art teacher, Mark Milowksy, Jerry’s art blossomed. She began to find great success, winning a couple of awards and receiving a full scholarship to Savannah College of Art and Design, where she graduated with a BFA in animation in 2015.
Here are a few excerpts from Rebecca Richards’ interview of Jerry:
I always liked drawing as long as I can remember, haha. I knew I seriously liked cartoon when I was in the 6th grade in elementary school (I know, how serious can a 6th year old be) after completing my first cartoon series in 4 years.
Milo [Mark Milowsky] was my biggest influence. I could possibly not be doing art right now (even though I doubt it) if I didn’t meet him.
Art wise, it was Prince of Egypt. The first time I watched it, I was 8 or 9 years old or something. It’s so funny to think of 9-year old me, but 9 year old me teared up watching the first shot of the film because I thought it was so beautiful.”
I work completely digital on a Cintiq now using Photoshop. Coming up with the concept and the story behind the paintings is the most important stage. Especially for animation, storytelling is considered the most critical skills.
I love people in this industry. I honestly believe that you can’t have a evil spirit if you are working for animation. My (unproved) theory is that if you like cartoons and work for it, you must be a kid at heart for some degree. I’ve never really imagined my life without pursuing animation, so working for animation feels very natural to me. But the goodness of people in this industry was something that I didn’t expect/know, and I feel very lucky to be part of it.
Art feels very natural to me. The best part of making art is that I can be myself. It’s like wearing clothes that fits me perfectly. I don’t mind spending hours and hours working. But it doesn’t mean that it lets me down sometimes because I want to reach the best of my potential and it doesn’t work like that all the time. I went through so many ups and downs while pursing art and there were times I even questioned to myself if art was really for me. Pursuing passion can be a very lonely journey sometimes. But I realized that passion is not always about joy but also about pain. I am going through all ups and downs as an artist and I am willing to because it matters to me that much. So in that sense, the best part of making art and following my passion is that it makes me strong as a person.
My near future career goal is to work for a feature animation and see my name in the theater with my family as the credit goes up. It swells my heart to imagine that moment. My long-term career goal is to be a Director of Photography of a feature film.
During the summer months, works by Richard Hill will be featured in our gallery. It’s always fun to discover the personalities portrayed in his “Collective Iconographies.”
Hill describes his “Collective Iconographies” as assembling and juxtaposing multiple iconic portraits and grouping them together thematically. Images are drawn from a wide array of familiar media – magazine covers, coins, sculpture, photographs, comic books and the like. Each painting seeks to faithfully imitate the style, medium and vocabulary of the original images to ensure that they are readily recognizable.
At bottom, these works seek to create something wholly original and unexpected by combining materials that are old, familiar, iconic – like ‘sampling’ in pop music. I have used the term ‘Group Iconography’ to describe these paintings, chiefly because I couldn’t come up with anything more pretentious sounding. These works are pastiches that assemble and juxtapose multiple iconic portraits.” — Richard Hill
Visit our gallery and enjoy the humorous, thoughtful, and sometimes quirky juxtapositions in each piece.
All of Richard’s work can be viewed on his website. Go visit!
Monday through Thursday 10am–4pm
Fridays 10am–1pm
Thursday and Friday 10am–4pm
Sunday 1–4pm
This show is an annual spring tradition at the Belmont Gallery of Art. Come see and celebrate the work of Belmont’s young K-12 artists. A wonderful sampling of work is showcased from the visual arts program and curriculum within the schools. Featured are pieces in a wide variety of media including paintings, ceramics, prints, drawings and three dimensional work.
Families Reception: June 1, 2016, 6-8pm
Meet the artists and the teachers who inspire their creativity.
Gallery Hours:
Thursday, May 19 – Regular gallery hours, 10am – 4pm, extended hours 5-7pm
Friday, May 20 – Regular gallery hours, 10am – 4pm, extended hours 5-7pm
Sunday, May 22 – Regular gallery hours, 10am – 4pm
Thursday, May 26 – Regular gallery hours, 10am – 4pm, extended hours 5-7pm
Friday, May 27 – Regular gallery hours, 10am – 4pm, extended hours 5-7pm
Sunday, May 29 – CLOSED / Memorial Day Weekend
Wednesday, June 1 – Families Reception, 6–8pm
Thursday, June 2 – Regular gallery hours, 10am – 4pm (FINAL DAY OPEN TO PUBLIC)
Joyful energy bouncing off our gallery walls at our reception for Belmont Public Schools Annual Art exhibit! Teachers and Students: you rock!
The Belmont Gallery of Art’s spring show is a collaboration with the Belmont Public Library. The juried “Family Ties” exhibit is inspired by author Anita Diamant’s “The Boston Girl,” the book selected for the Belmont Public Library’s 2016 One Book, One Belmont Town-wide read event.
Diamant’s best-selling novel tells the story of 85-year-old Addie Baum, recounting her life growing up in Boston’s neighborhoods in the early 20th century. The novel touches upon several themes, but family and family relationships are central to the story. How one interprets the theme of “family” has been left up to each individual artist.
Work has been selected from visual arts media including painting, photography, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, collage, flat fiber art, digital media and sculpture.
April 8, 2016; 7-9pm
This blog post, written by one of the participating artists (Anne Katzeff), talks about some of the memories behind her artwork.
For more information about One Book One Belmont, visit their website.
The Boston Girl’s author Anita Diamant will give a talk in Belmont, on April 26 as part of this year’s One Book One Belmont event.
Textile Art ShowThe Belmont Gallery of Art is pleased to present its first-ever all textile art show featuring the work of nationally and internationally known quilt artists Sylvia Einstein, Beatriz Grayson and Nancy Halpern.
Opening Reception: Sun., Feb. 28, 2-4pm
Gallery Talk: Sun., March 13, 2-4pm
The exhibit will feature more than 50 photographs that capture and reveal Morse’s heart and mind through several decades worth of work.
Helen Morse takes fine arts photographs which are windows into her own heart and mind; some are manipulated, some are not, but all represent her unique view of the world. In recent years Morse has also begun to paint on canvas as well. Her paintings may be separate from her photographic work, but they flow from the same emotional and aesthetic wellspring. Don’t miss this opportunity to look back at 40 years worth of meaningful, beautiful, and sometimes provocative work that has shaped the world of this artist.
Gallery Talk: Sun., Jan. 31, 2016, 2–2pm
Check out pictures from Helen’s art talk.
The BGA exhibit coincides with the Boston Printmakers biennial Juried Exhibition. There will be other satellite print shows around Boston.
Exhibit features work by 25 members of the Printmakers of Cape Cod. Show includes monotypes, linocuts, woodcuts, serigraphs and more.
One of several satellite shows coinciding with The Boston Printmakers Biennial Exhibition
Special Additional Hours: Sat. , Nov. 7, 12-3
That’s right, the Belmont Gallery of Art opened its doors to the public for the very first time in July 2005. In the years that followed, we mounted over 60 unique, compelling, inspirational exhibits showcasing the talents of several hundred local and regional artists from New England and beyond. The BGA has also enlightened and entertained thousands of visitors, and served as an anchor and outlet for Belmont’s own prodigious community of artists. Now, that’s something to celebrate!
To mark this extraordinary milestone, the BGA has its 10th Anniversary Show — fittingly entitled “Celebrate!” — to honor the work of the many artists who made our first ten years a rousing success. The show features one work from each participating artist.
It was a special evening celebrating our milestone anniversary with good wine, delicious food, live music, interesting people, raffle, and lots of art.
Catered by Bon Appetit * Wine from Cambridge Wine and Spirits * People’s Choice Awards * Raffle/Silent Auction * Festive Dress
Free Admission, $10 voluntary donation encouraged
Thank you to all of the fine folks and organizations who donated items to our raffle/silent auction:
September 18, 2015: Rebecca and Anne were guests on the Belmont Media Center’s show “What’s Going On?”. Huge shout out to all of the BMC folks: Jan Knight (our hostess), Janet Amdur (producer), Jeff Hansell (director), Jane (sound), and Dave (camera and yummy brownies)!
02478 is the summer exhibition of the Belmont Art Association (BAA), and offers an opportunity to meet many of the artists—both amateur and professional—who live and work in our community. Showcasing work by BAA members, the exhibit includes work in a wide variety of media from painting, drawing, printmaking and collage, to sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and photography.
Founded in 2013, the Belmont Art Association’s mission is to “create a community of and for Belmont-based visual artists by sharing information and resources and creating opportunities to display their work.” For more information about the organization visit their website.
Closing Reception: September 11, 6-8pm
Monday through Thursday 10am–4pm
Fridays 10am–1pm
Sunday, June 28 – 1–4pm
Thursday and Friday 10am–4pm
Sunday 1–4pm
This show is an annual spring tradition at the Belmont Gallery of Art. Come see and celebrate the work of Belmont’s young K-12 artists. A wonderful sampling of work is showcased from the visual arts program and curriculum within the schools. Featured are pieces in a wide variety of media including paintings, ceramics, prints, drawings and three dimensional work.
Reception: May 21, 2015, 6-8pm
Families Reception: May 27, 2015, 6-8pm
Meet the artists and the teachers who inspire their creativity.
Gallery Hours:
Thursday, May 28 – 10am – 4pm
Friday, May 29 – Regular gallery hours, 10am – 4pm, extended hours 6-8pm
Sunday, May 31 – CLOSED
Thursday, June 4 – 10am – 4pm
Friday, June 5 – Regular gallery hours, 10am – 4pm
Sunday, June 7 – 1-4pm, FINAL DAY OPEN TO PUBLIC
Jonathan Hansen, Senior Lecturer on Social Studies and Faculty Associate, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University, is currently working on a biography of Fidel Castro (Young Castro, to be published by Simon and Schuster). Research for the book provides frequent occasions to travel to Cuba. While on these trips, he has become inspired by Cuban people and culture, and has taken many intriguing photographs which are shown in this exhibit.
Guest Curator: Astrid Martinez-Jones, Founder/Director of Latin Art Space.
Artist Gallery Talk: April 30, 7:30pm
As a historian, I am drawn to the sedimentary quality of private lives, public spaces, and political and cultural institutions. The collection of photographs, taken while at work on a biography of the young Fidel Castro, represents my attempt to capture the geological layers of Cuba’s built environment, while conveying the dynamism and exhuberance of its social life.”
— Jonathan Hansen
Thank you to everyone who attended this fascinating mix of art, history, and culture. Pictures taken by Anne Katzeff and Rebecca Richards, BGA committee members.
Helen Morse, BGA committee member, took most of these photos. Thanks Helen!
The Harvard Gazette has a terrific article about Hansen and our exhibit! Read More.
