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Belmont Public Schools Annual Art Exhibit 2015

May 20 to June 8, 2015

A wonderful sampling of work

pastel-owl-art-show-3-900hThis 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

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Cuba From a Different Angle

April 10 – May 15, 2015

Photographs by Jonathan Hansen

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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

Artist Talk – April 30, 2015

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.

Opening Reception: Thanks to All Who Attended!

Helen Morse, BGA committee member, took most of these photos. Thanks Helen!

Walking in Cuba

Historian’s photographs expose the sedimentary layers of a country in flux

The Harvard Gazette has a terrific article about Hansen and our exhibit! Read More.

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Kaleidoscope

February 12 to March 27, 2015

“The Art of Tea”

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Did you know that teabags can be used for more than just brewing delightful cups of tea?!

In this exhibit, Christiane Corcelle transforms teabags and their components into works of art. This show has many surprises and is sure to make people think outside of the box.

We invite visitors to experience the unique work found in Belmont artist Christiane Corcelle’s one-woman show Kaleidoscope: The Art of Tea. This eclectic and unique exhibit includes both two- and three-dimensional objects created using the common tea bag.

For years, the French-born Corcelle has collected discarded objects as part of her creative process. Since 2011, she has been working with used tea bags and their components, including strings and labels to create over 100 unique pieces that explore variations in composition, repeating patterns, and recurring elements in a deeper way, and from a greater variety of perspectives.

Corcelle says:

I have always been interested in the idea of re-using everyday objects in my art. Living in a society of consumption, I want to share the many fascinating aspects of what one can do with simple everyday “trash” objects such as used tea bags.”

Corcelle transformed the tea bags and labels by altering them, sewing them, rolling them, gluing them, adding found objects to them, or printing on them. The finished pieces are unified and coherent, but individually they are all unique.

After seeing this beautiful and unusual show, gallery visitors will likely never look at a tea bag quite the same way again,”

— Rebecca Richards, co-director of the BGA.

Thanks to all who attended the artist talk on Sun., March 15!

Here are some pictures from that event:

Here are some pictures from the artist reception on Friday, February 13.

Thanks to all who attended!

Christiane Corcelle’s artwork has been exhibited throughout the US, China, Vietnam and Peru. Her works are in a number of private and public collections, including the MFA, the Boston Public Library, the Vietnam Fine Arts Association in Hanoi and the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. She has taught workshops and classes at the Maud Morgan Center, Shepherd Print Studio, the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University and Framingham State College. Corcelle serves on the board of the Boston Printmakers, an international association of printmakers from North America.

Since opening its doors in July 2005, the Belmont Gallery of Art has presented over sixty shows featuring the work of dozens of artists. The BGA was awarded a Gold Star Award from the Mass Cultural Council in 2007 in recognition of its support for artists in Belmont and surrounding communities.

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Photovoice

January 8 to January 30, 2015

“A Lens Into Our Lives”

Join Us for the Opening Reception on Thursday, Jan. 8, 5:30-7:30pm
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A Project of Waverley Place, the Community Program of McLean Hospital
Stories matter.

Photovoice is a public research process that gives cameras to people
who have been disempowered, to take photographs of their
communities. These photos are narrated with the goals of promoting
critical dialogue and knowledge of personal and community issues
and to promote possible solutions to policy makers.

The exhibit was created as part of a “peer-led anti-stigma program”
which was implemented at Waverley Place and was developed by the
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston Univ.

Wheelchair accessible. On-street parking.

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Small Works Holiday Show and Sale 2014

December 12 to December 21, 2014

Holiday Invitational offers original works by local artists

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Small works of art, priced affordably at $200 or less, will be on display for a couple of weeks at our beautiful gallery. A great opportunity to get holiday gifts and support your local art community. Paintings, etchings, prints, fabrics, jewelry, sculptures, photographs, collage, scarves, notecards, giclees…. we’re sure something will catch your eye! Unlike gallery policy the remainder of the year, items may be taken home with you at the time of purchase.

Open House: Friday, December 12, 6-8 pm
Holiday Show Hours:
Fridays, Dec. 12 & 19: 10am-4pm AND 5pm-8pm
Saturdays, Dec. 13 & 20: 10am-4pm
Sundays, Dec. 14 & 21: 10am-4pm
Wednesday, Dec. 17: 10am-4pm
Thursday, Dec. 18: 5pm-8pm
Participating Artists Include:
Terri Ackerman
Nicole Bernstein
Christine Chang
Janet Clingerman-Hsiao
Lisa Cohen
Mathilde Duffy
Norma Dumont
Joanna Dunn		 Eleanor Elkin
Naomi Ellenberg-Dukas
Ottavio Forte
Erika Hartwieg
Ben Havens
Ku-chuan Hsiao
Anne Katzeff
Caitlyn Marsh		 Carolyn May
Sophia Mone
Helen Morse
John Norton
Sara Reilly
Adine Storer
Ian Todreas
Carol Wintle

 

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Continental Drift: Printmakers Converge

October 24 to December 5, 2014

Works by Boston Printmakers & Icelandic Printmaking Association

 

Companion Exhibit: Recent Icelandic Prints
at Scandinavian Cultural Center, Newton (through Nov.)

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We are pleased to present “Continental Drift: Printmakers Converge”, an exhibit of work by members of the Boston Printmakers and the Icelandic Printmakers Association. This cross-cultural show was inspired by the Boston Printmakers August 2014 trip to Iceland and the resulting collaboration between the two groups of artists. “Continental Drift” showcases the similarities as well as the differences that exist between the two printmaking groups—but ultimately forges a bridge between the two cultures. “Continental Drift” showcases the art that was created during that process—first exhibited in Reykjavik two months ago and now displayed in Belmont and Newton.

Special Events

The Belmont Gallery of Art’s Opening Reception for “Continental Drift” takes place Friday, Oct. 24, 6-8pm.
The Scandinavian Center’s Nordic Hall will host its Artists Reception and Talk, Thurs., Nov. 20, 5:30-7:30pm.
In addition, the Belmont Gallery of Art will host an Artists Print Talk with American and Icelandic printmakers Nov. 23, 2-4pm.
All events are free and open to the public.

“The exhibit’s title, “Continental Drift: Printmakers Converge,” reflects the action of cultures, and continents, coming together via printmaking–colliding–if you will—and then drifting apart,” says Boston Printmakers artist Bob Tomolillo, who organized the group’s trip to Iceland. Tomolillo says that art is everywhere in Iceland and that the visitors from the US were inspired by what they saw in the country’s strive to protect its cultural heritage and connection to the “sacred” landscape.

Society has long embraced the printed image: from the earliest depiction of saints in medieval woodcuts through Andy Warhol’s Pop Art silkscreens of modern day symbols. Printmaking as an art form is practiced around the globe—with the images as varied as the regions and cultures that practice the craft. “ Continental Drift: Printmakers Collide” gives art lovers the opportunity to celebrate printmaking traditions—new and old–from two unique–yet connected–world cultures: the US and Iceland.

The Scandinavian Cultural Center’s Nordic Hall in W. Newton hosts a “Continental Drift” companion exhibit through November with a collection of recent prints by Icelandic artists “inspired by landscapes and human nature.”

The 60+ prints in the “Continental Drift: Printmaker’s Converge” exhibits showcase a variety of ancient and modern printmaking techniques including etching, Chine-colle, silkscreens, monoprints, woodcuts, intaglio, lithography and digital and electro-photo processes.

Nordic Hall Icelandic Prints exhibit/Artists Talk information can be found at www.scandicenter.org.

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Animal Art

September 14 to October 17, 2014

Wonderfully diverse, thought-provoking, fun exhibit

We’re Kicking off our Tenth Season with a Roar

Please join us in celebration of:

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10% of sales will be donated to the MSPCA
to rescue abandoned and abused pets.

Sharon Whitman, Water Dance
Sharon Whitman, Water Dance

Animals — from beasts of prey to household pets — have been a staple of artistic expression since cave painting at the very dawn of humanity. Whether as totems, allegory, decoration, or simply for their “fearsome symmetry,” animals have been a presence in the works of history’s greatest masters from DaVinci’s horse studies, through Rousseau’s primitive wildlife, to Picasso’s bull fetish. Yet, the role of animals in art is often overlooked. We have terms for ‘portraits,’ ‘landscapes.’ and ’‘still lives’, but none for art with animal subjects. ‘Animal Art’ gets no respect.

Belmont Gallery of Art opens its tenth anniversary season with a long overdue appreciation of Animals in Art, featuring animal artworks in a variety of media — painting, sculpture, photography collage, fabric art — selected by jurors and veterinarians, Dr. Suzanne Kay and Dr. Dawn Binder, from Belmont’s Cushing Square Veterinary Clinic.

The menagerie is a ‘must-see” for art lovers and animal lovers of all ages. And visitors can help homeless and abused pets at the same time. Ten percent of all sales of artwork will be donated to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Angell to support its mission to find loving families for abandoned and mistreated pets.

Thank you to everyone who attended our opening reception (Sept. 19) and CONGRATS TO ALL of the artists displaying work!

Prizes were awarded for the following categories

 

Honorable Mentions

 

Exhibiting artists include many established local and regional talents and several newcomers
Terri Ackerman Ken Harvey Iris Osterman
Eric Almquist Elaine Hawkes Dari Paquette
Neri Avraham Richard Hill Rich Perry
Carol Berney Janel Houton Sara Reilly
Nicole Bernstein Janet Clingerman Hsiao Marcia Schloss
Iris Chandler Ku-chan Hsiao Tony Schwartz
Christine Chang Kay Hudgins Ruth Segaloff
Lisa Cohen tSOfi Inbar Marian Stanton
Warren Croce Kwan Kew Lai Lee Strasburger
Jennifer Dubost Wei Li Dick Stroud
Norma Dumont Miranda Loud Diana Tsomides
John Dykes Arch MacInnes Geoff Wadsworth
Eleanor Elkin Caitlyn Marsh Nadine Wallack
Irene Fairley Jamie Maxfield Bev White
Cara FitzGibbon Carolyn May Sharon Whitman
Ottavio Forte Judy Love John Williams
Terry Gips Frances McCormick Timothy Wilson
Joan Glinert Anastasia O’Melveny John Wood
Virginia Greenblatt Joan Onofrey
 More Artwork in the Show
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Belmont Public Schools K-12 Art Show

May 22 to June 8, 2014

The Belmont Public Schools Fine Arts Department faculty has once again installed an exciting collection of works by students in grades K through 12 for the annual town wide spring art exhibit. The goal of the exhibit is to showcase a sampling of work from the visual arts program and curriculum within the schools. Featured are works in a wide variety of media including paintings, ceramics, prints, drawings and three dimensional works.

A reception for the artists and their families will be held Wednesday, May 28 from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

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Books on the Charles

March 30 to May 17, 2014

Opening Reception: Sunday, April 13, 2 – 5 p.m.

Nicole Wong, Spring Flight
Nicole Wong, Spring Flight

Books on the Charles celebrates the work of artists who have created illustrations for picture books by award-winning children’s book publisher Charlesbridge Publishing. For 25 years, this Watertown, MA-based independent publisher of children’s fiction and non-fiction has been committed to their mission: to inform and fascinate. Over those years, “Charlesbridge has built a reputation for books with engaging, accurate text and bold, detailed illustrations.” Offering a highly attentive, collaborative team, Charlesbridge has become a “destination publisher for authors and illustrators alike.”

This special exhibit features fifteen New England-area artists who have created illustrations for Charlesbridge Publishing. The original works in the Books on the Charles exhibit display a wide range of artistic techniques and visual storyteling styles ranging from whimsical pen and ink line drawings to three-dimensional collages to delicate impressionistic watercolors to bold and realistic acrylic paintings to textured linocuts–with each page displayed reflecting the artist’s unique approach to best conveying the text of a picture book.

Exhibiting artists include:
Rob Bolster Wayne Geehan Ralph Masiello
Robin Brickman Jamie Hogan David McPhail
David Costello Tim Jones Ryan O’Rourke
Jef Czekaj Brian Lies Alan Witschonke
Leslie Evans Judy Love Nicole Wong
Special Gallery hours during Books on the Charles:

Thursday & Friday, 10am – 4pm, Saturday, 10am – 1 pm and Sunday, 1 – 4 pm

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Belmont Seen

February 7 to March 21, 2014

An exhibition of the members of the Belmont Art Association

Artists’ Reception: Sunday, February 9, 1 – 4 p.m.
Sunday Salons: Sunday, March 2 and March 9, 2 p.m.

Belmont Seen, the inaugural exhibition of the Belmont Art Association, announces the Association’s arrival to the community and offers an opportunity to meet many of the artists–both amateur and professional–who live and work in our midst. Showcasing work by 27 BAA members, the eclectic exhibit includes work in a variety of media from painting, drawing, printmaking and collage, to sculpture, ceramics, textiles, jewelry design, 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.

Additional programming during Belmont Seen will include Sunday Artist Salons to be held on March 2 (more information here) and March 9 at 2:00 p.m. Sure to be of interest to art appreciators, collectors and other artists as well, participating artists in each session will discuss a range of topics such as inspiration, motivation, thought processes, techniques, etc.

March 2 Salon March 9 Salon
Kimberly Becker Christine Chang
Nicole Bernstein Warren Croce
Kay Hudgins Arlette Doherty
Susan Kottler Linda-Ruth Salter
Erika Hartwieg Jane Wentzell

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Belmont Seen Exhibiting Artists:
Christine Arthur Patrick Ford Arch MacInnes
Kimberly Becker Svetlana Grinshpan Helen Morse
Nicole Bernstein Erika Hartweig Karla O’Brien
Christine Chang Richard Hill Dari Paquette
Warren Croce Kay Hudgins Rebecca Richards
Arlette Doherty Susan Johnson Linda-Ruth Salter
Norma Dumont Susan Jones Ian Todreas
Naomi Ellenberg-Dukas Anne Katzeff Jane Wentzell
Irene Fairley Susan Kottler Alan Witschonke
A sampling of works…
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B.H.S. Advanced Placement Art Students

January 10 to January 31, 2014

Paris Trip Fundraiser

Artists’ Reception: Sunday, January 26, 1-4 p.m.

For three weeks during January, the Belmont High School Advanced Placement Art Students will exhibit at the BGA, allowing an opportunity for the community to see the works of these gifted young artists. While at the High School, the AP students study under the guidance of Belmont High School painting teacher, Mark Milowsky.

Next spring these exceptional art students will travel to Paris during April school vacation for educational enrichment where they’ll have an opportunity to study art in the “City of Light.” A portion of sales from works sold during this exhibition will help fund the Paris trip.

For a preview of images in the show, visit the Belmont High School site here and click on thumbnail images to enlarge.

Aldis Elfarsdottir, Orchids, oil
Aldis Elfarsdottir, Orchids, oil
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Inspired by Winslow Homer

November 3 to December 15, 2013

Artists’ Reception: Sunday, November 17, 3-6 p.m.

Vanessa Michalak, Painted Rock, oil
Vanessa Michalak, Painted Rock, oil

“Inspired by Winslow Homer” features contemporary works by 27 local artists. Susan Smart, who recently curated “Winslow Homer’s Croquet Summer” at Belmont’s historic Homer House, served as guest curator for the exhibit. As indicated by the show title, artists were invited to take inspiration–either literally or figuratively–from the great American artist Winslow Homer and his themes; man’s struggle against the sea, women and children engaged in daily tasks or at leisure, and the relationship between man and nature.

How one interpreted Homer’s theme was left up to each individual artist, making for a variety of approaches to Homer’s inspiration and a unique show as a result.

Ruth Vallon, Gone Fishing, oil
Ruth Vallon, Gone Fishing, oil

Works exhibited here were created using techniques and materials used by Winslow Homer in his own work, including illustration, printmaking, watercolor and oil or acrylic painting. “Homer’s work has such breadth, humanity and timelessness; it speaks to everyone,” says juror Susan Smart. “And to have this exhibit in Winslow Homer’s Belmont, in a building designed by his cousin, is truly exciting.”

Considered one of the greatest American artists, the Winslow Homer connection to Belmont is strong. Though often associated and thought of as a Maine artist, Homer actually summered for many years at the William Flagg Homer House on Pleasant Street in Belmont.

One of his most recognized paintings, “Boys in a Pasture” was painted in Belmont in 1874. The Homer Building, site of the Belmont Gallery of Art, was designed by and named for Winslow’s architect cousin, Eleazar Homer.

Amy Schuyler Clarkson, Afternoon Sun, watercolor
Amy Schuyler Clarkson, Afternoon Sun, watercolor

John T. Keane, Unmovable, watercolor
John T. Keane, Unmovable, watercolor
Ruth Vallon, Serenity, oil
Ruth Vallon, Serenity, oil

Participating Artists:

Christine Arthur Maria Green Kathy Lobo
John Burkett Wayne Griffith Vanessa Michalak
Amy Schuyler Clarkson Richard Hill Darisse Paquette
Warren Croce Kay Hudgins Margaret Rawls
Karen Koretsky Dillon Dennis Kavanagh Ian Todreas
Norma Dumont John T. Keane Ruth Vallon
Joanna Dunn Kwan Kew Lai Sharon Whitman
Irene R. Fairley Adrienne Landry Teddi Wise
Emilia Farrell Catherine Larkin Christina Woodward
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