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November 1, 2009 – January 10, 2010 One of the venues in a multi-arts project that will take place over a ten week period in Lowell, MA, this is an exhibition by artists who are healers. The goal of the project is to emphasize the arts as a catalyst for growth and healing in the community. It will bring in both local artist/healers and others from the Greater Boston area to initiate creative dialogs between disparate factions of the community. The objectives are to find ways of building bridges and healing rifts that exist across cultural, gender, educational and socio-economic lines, as well as raising awareness of the healing arts. Other venues are: the ALL Arts Gallery, the 119 Gallery, the National Visitor Center Theater, O'Leary Library at UMass Lowell. Click here for dates and times of related events. January 17, 2010 to February 21, 2010 Artists' Reception: Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 2 – 4 PM (Snow: January 24) Wildlife Program: Saturday, February 6 at 8:00 AM and at 11:00 AM (Snow: check our website) Details below.
Acclaimed science writer Deborah Cramer (Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World) For author information and book reviews, click here. Photographer Constance Sawyer (SMFA student) whose work with scientists at Salton Sea helped to create work in EXTINCT! Ecologist and bird expert Sabrina Hepburn, an ecologist with TRC Environmental, Lowell, MA Curators Erica H. Adams (SMFA Faculty) and John Guy Petruzzi (MFA student) will introduce Cramer, Sawyer and Hepburn.
WILDLIFE PROGRAM:
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION: Co-curated by SMFA faculty Erica H. Adams and MFA candidate John Guy Petruzzi, EXTINCT!... Endangered Species and Habitats features works in video, painting, animation, large scale drawing and collage by SMFA students: Ani Avanian, Rachel Grobstein, Christine Haag, Louisa Hudson, Vanessa Lee, Shen Shen Luo, Paige Mazurek, John Guy Petruzzi, Irene Pizzolante, Ivette Salom, Constance Sawyer, Sam Schreiber, Emily Somma, Tim Stark, Mark Tang, George Tsalikis and Biying Zhang and SMFA faculty: Erica H. Adams (Painting), Erika Adams (Prints) and Erica Daborn (Drawing). SMFA curators: Erica H. Adams addresses climate change and an economic meltdown in deceptively beautiful paintings and a large-scale collage while John Guy Petruzzi, a 21st century Audubon, questions the decline of bio-diversity and how it reflects upon humanity.
The Brush Gallery’s Student Curator Program provides students from regional art schools and universities with valuable experience planning, curating and organizing exhibitions and related educational events for professional galleries. Generous support for EXTINCT! has been provided by the Theodore Edson Parker Foundation, the Nathaniel and Elizabeth P. Stevens Foundation and the Lowell National Historical Park. We are also grateful to the Massachusetts Audubon Society and the Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust for their encouragement and support. Berkshire Fine Arts Article on EXTINCT! February 28 to March 27, 2010 Private Preview Party on Friday, March 5, 7-9 PM - A special celebration of Lowell's art teachers and an event to raise much needed funds for art supplies for Lowell's public schools. Click here to purchase tickets on-line. VISUAL VOICES IV is a multi-gallery, city-wide exhibition featuring artwork by the elementary, middle school and high school students of Lowell and is organized by Brush resident artist and art teacher, Lolita Demers. Three galleries are hosting exhibitions during the VISUAL VOICES IV event:
Special thanks to the Greater Lowell Community Foundation and the Lowell Cultural Council for supporting this city-wide kids' art event! April 4 to June 6, 2010 Exhibition Features Displays of Classic Japanese Kimonos, Swords, Embroidery, Netsuke, and Soari Weaving. Time honored traditional Japanese arts arrive in Lowell with a contemporary twist as twelve regional artists share their unique interpretations of the classic Japanese kimono and accoutrements. Event times are as follows: Opening Reception: Saturday, April 10, 2-4 p.m., The Brush will host the opening of Tea, Swords and Stitches. Netsuke Lecture: Saturday, April 24 2-4 p.m., “Now and Then: Similarities and Differences between Today’s Netsuke and Earlier Netsuke” presented by Jeffrey Klotz, Chairman of the New York International Netsuke Iaido Sword Demonstration: Saturday, May 1, 2 p.m., presented by Sensei Alex Markauskas Embroidery and Saori Weaving Demonstrations : Saturday, May 1, 12-4 p.m., presented by the members of the Japanese Embroiderers Guild and Stacey Piwinski Tea Ceremony : Saturday, May 15, 2 p.m., performed by Kaji Aso Studios from Boston. “The kimono, at first glance, appears quite simple in design, but, as with most things Japanese, the simplicity is only on the surface,” says co-curator and contributor Glenn Szegedy. “The exploration of design, construction and style of the kimono and other things Japanese continue to amaze and intrigue.” This fascinating exhibition is free to the general public and will showcase the delicate techniques of silk thread weaving, silk painting, hand painting, quilting and embellishing fabrics. Additionally, scheduled special events include demonstrations in iaido sword use, Japanese embroidery, and saori weaving as well as a lecture on netsuke sculpture. "This work is so incredible," says Hughes. "I am in awe of the beauty and detail that goes into each piece. These artists have been perfecting this craft for years and it shows." Complementing an exhibition of netsuke, which are small, intricate Japanese sculptures, the Brush is proud to welcome Jeffrey Klotz, president of the New York Chapter of the International Netsuke Society. Klotz will present his lecture on this impressive art form which has simple origins in wardrobe functionality. In conjunction with the display of Japanese swords, iaido sensei Alex Markauskas will demonstrate his mastery of iaido katas, exciting, choreographed swordsmanship. A traditional Japanese tea ceremony rounds out The Brush's exploration of Japanese art, where guests can see the beautiful kimono donned in this classic context. Special thanks to the Lowell Cultural Council for supporting this exhibition and related educational programming. Part of the Brush's Building Community Through Culture Exhibition Series June 13 to July 31, 2010 early August to September 12, 2010 September 19 to October 24, 2010 October 31 to December 5, 2010 December 11, 2010 to January 30, 2011 Feb 6 to March 13, 2011 Opening Reception: TBA March 20 to April 30, 2011 May 7 - June 18, 2011 June 25 - July 30 August 6 - September 10, 2011 September 17 - October 22, 2011 TBA October 29 - December 3, 2011 Organized by Gregory Wright Juried by Nick Capasso, Senior Curator, DeCordova Museum Reception and other information coming soon.
December 10, 2011 - January 28, 2012
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April 1 to December 31: Tues-Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 12 noon - 4pm
January 1 to March 31: Wed-Sun 12 noon - 4pm
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Co-curator Cindy Hughes, who has contributed a piece to the show (shown left), personally selected the individual embroidery pieces from The Merrimack Valley chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America. 