DownStreet Art Returns Thursday Night
JULY 26th, 6-9pm
Downtown North Adams
RAIN OR SHINE - ALL EVENTS ARE FREE!
BE THERE!
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If Not This... by Mark Mulherrin
Marshall St. Space24 Marshall Street 6-9pm Click here for more information.
Local artist Mark Mulherrin will be exhibiting "If Not This..." which is comprised of his most recent artworks. The paintings are a result of his progression as an artist over the years. For this particular group of paintings, Mulherrin desired to make "simple pictures that are complete environments, places that are emotionally and visually complex while using the least amount of information to achieve that effect." |
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Out of the Dust...Back to the Earth: A Dialogue in Ceramics and Oils by Lori St. Pierre and Judith Kniffin NAACO Gallery 33 Main Street 6-9pm Click here for more information. The North Adams Artists' Co-Operative Gallery, otherwise known as the NAACO Gallery, is an independently member-run organization of nearly 40 active and talented, primarily regional, artists exhibiting works in the field of fine and applied arts. Kniffin describes her work as "understated, semi-representational compositions in oil and watercolor, recording familiar things" and St. Pierre describes her work as "dynamic, textural, patterned ceramic hand built vessel-forms." |
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The Toy as Art custom art exhibit |
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Meet Me in the Middle of the Air by Sean Riley
MCLA Gallery 51 51 Main Street 6-9pm Click here for more information. MCLA Gallery 51 is pleased to present "Meet Me in the Middle of the Air," a solo exhibition of new work by local artist Sean Riley. The exhibition will feature paintings, drawings, and works constructed from fabric. Riley's recent work derives from a project he embarked on in response to the 2008 loss of his father in which he created a quilt from his father's clothes. Riley's ultimate goal with the project is to eventually use his father's entire wardrobe to create an extensive body of work. |
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Local Color Revisited Click here for more information. Curated by Wendy James, "Local Color Revisited" is a group show of some of the local artists that participated in "Local Color" during DownStreet Art 2010. "Local Color" series focuses on supporting, growing, and showcasing the community that has existed in the region for decades. Wendy James worked with untrained artists in North Adams to present this exhibition of their art. Participating artists are Lee Martinez, Barbara May, Patrice Bolgen, Jon Payne, Bonnie Spencer, Daniel Field, Eileen Gloster, and Emily May. |
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Interludes: Inspiration from bucolic places and literary pages by Jennifer Huberdeau |
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Type High PRESS: Letterpress as Public Art Project 105 Main Street 6-9pm Click here for more information. "Type High" presents the work of Wells College Victor Hammer fellow Katie Baldwin and her students. Katie Baldwin is a printmaker who has traveled to several countries as an artist in residence, including Japan, Mexico, and Cuba. The work on view by Baldwin's students was made during her "Art on the Press" class at the Book Arts Center at Wells College in Aurora, NY. |
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I Don't Want to Wake U Up but I Really Want to Show U Something photography by Kristen Parker Click her for more information. |
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Ralph Brill and Louise LaFond 28 Eagle Street 6-9pm Click here for more information. A new location downtown, displaying work from Ralph Brill's Gallery at the Eclipse Mill (Studio 109, 243 Union St.) and Louise LaFond who is a world-class print maker planning on teaching classes there in Fall 2012. |
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Black and White (more or less) studio21south 44 Eagle Street 6-9pm Click here for more information. This show features paintings, drawings, and prints in generally, if not exclusively, monotone mood. The work on view includes woodblock prints and engravings by Frank Curran, a series of striking charcoal streetscape drawings by Bob Lafond, and an installation of 150 drawings by Karen Walter. Urban nocturnes and other paintings by Thor Wickstrom will also be on view. |
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Art About Town Pillars
Marshall StreetUnderpass of RT 2 Click here for more information. "Art About Town" is an artist- and citizen-based organization that builds community through public art projects. Art teacher Christina King, along with 9 students from Greylock Elementary School who participated in CAMP ("community art mural project"), an after-school program, brought this project to life. The students learned to replicate, enlarge, and transfer the doll images to the columns. Painting is being done with the help of their art teacher, Christina King, along with artist William Oberst, and MCLA student Stephanie Vanbramer. Dolls are scheduled to be completed by the end of September 2012. |
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William Oberst Studio 16 Holden Street Visit by appointment Please call (632) 398-4011 Click here for more information. In description of his work, Oberst said, "we all have a shared humanity. Should any of my pictures survivie for the next three hundred years, I would hope that people in that distant future see, in my art, how we felt about each other in the twenty-first century, and how we felt about being alive. I would also hope that those future viewers recognize something of themselves in my work." Visit the studio on DownStreet Art Thursday! |
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"Flow" by Erin Ko and Alex Chouls |
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A Chapel for Humanity by Eric Rudd
82 Summer Street Wed-Sun 12-5pm Click here for more information. In a historic church, artist Eric Rudd's massive sculptural epic has been created for both an art experience and private meditation. With over 150 life-size figures, 250 low-relief ceiling figures, and a memorial to September 11th. |
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The Phylogeny Project |
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Martha Flood Design |
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Mural by muralismo publico Back of Mohawk Theater Click here for more information. Marta Gil and Estibaliz Vera from Vitoria, Spain, are part of the cooperative of mural artists that contributed in naming their city the "painted city." With this optimistic mural about change, they have shared their talent with all of us during the month of June and left a remarkable presence of their staying in North Adams through DownStreet Art. |
| SPECIAL EVENTS & "HAPPENINGS" | |
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"A Taste of Italy" Reception at The Artery Gallery 26 Holden Street 6-9pm
Click here for more information. The Artery will be hosting a "Taste of Italy" reception to accompany "Beyond the Far Blue Mountains," a fifty-three minute film by Molly Davies. The tasting will showcase food and drink from the region of Italy where the piece was filmed. DownStreet Art Associate Gallery Manager Shanti Sponder said: "The Artery has chosen to enhance the experience of the viewer through multiple senses by fathering the imagination of the audience and allowing them to lose themselves within the breathtaking scenery and alluring music that accompanies the fairy tale." |
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Pop-Up Ceramic Art Walk Gallery 107 107 Main Street 6-9pm
Click here for more information. Gallery 107 will present a pop-up art walk which will feature work by ceramicist and Keene University professor, Paul McMullan. McMullan's work will be displayed on the sidewalk in front of the gallery as part of the ongoing exhibit "Lynn Richardson: Arctic Garden." McMullan's work plays off the role of traditional garden sculpture through his tongue and cheek guardians of the garden which will stand erect outside the gallery entrance. |
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North Adams Art Trolley |
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Official Debut of Maya Hayuk's Mural Center Street Click here for more information. As part of DownStreet Art's summer 2012 mural project, a second mural will be on view for the public on Center Street between Marshall Street and Holden Street. Hayuk is an internationally renowned artist from Brooklyn, NY, who has worked in fashion design, designed album covers, and has been commissioned to do advertisements for Bacardi. At the core of her practice are her murals, which she describes as "large, colorful, completely improvised, totally optimistic and abstract." |
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Kidspace at MASS MoCA Main Street 6-9pm Click here for more information. Celebrating Victoria Palermo's Bus Stand on Main Street, Kidspace will be hosting an event focusing on color and how it reacts with light when used on transparent material. Kidspace intern, Lo Sottile, commented, "in other words, come downtown to experiment with painting on bubble wrap!". Fun for kids et all! |
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ArtBerkshires: Meet Me at...DOWNSTREET ART MCLA Gallery 51 51 Main Street 6-7pm Click here for more information. Join ArtBerkshires for a guided tour with Leslie Ferrin and Jonathan Secor, MCLA Director of Special Programs: installations, exhibitions, and the mural project. Meet at 6pm at Gallery 51. The tour will be about one hour. |
| LIVE PERFORMANCES | |
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Transmission by Justin Hopper Branch Gallery 18 Holden Street 6-9pm
Click here for more information. Branch Gallery will be hosting a performative and interactive piece by Pittsburgh artist, Justin Hopper. Hopper will be presenting and manipulating, based on viewer interaction "Transmission"- an audio and text installation that delves into "dark nostalgia" by mashing cold-war childhood with that of the Black Death. As he describes: "modernist literature collides with Rod Serling and Ronald Reagan; Danse Macabre and Gogol; medieval joie de vivre and, of course, Joy Division." |
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Live Music and Performers Downtown North Adams 6-9pm
The Sugar Shack Boys (Mike Wamba and Jason Peabody), Sarah Rae Brown of the Minerva Art Center, and stilt walkers and puppets from Main Street Stage will be entertaining DownStreet Art event goers throughout the evening. Be on the look-out for these performers as they will be spread out throughout the Main Street area. Enjoy great music and fun performances all night long! |
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Bang on a Can: Found Sound Nation Playing in front of Berkshire Bank 37 Main Street 7pm
Click here for more information. The Found Sound Nation (FSN) is an eclectic group of artists who have a strong sense of social engagement. The work of FSN emphasizes a mobile, accessible, collaborative way of recording and producing professional quality music, a technique developed by combining the innovative art music traditions of Bang on a Can with traditions of musique concrete, hip hop, and contemporary composition. Come to enjoy their music at DownStreet Art. |
| FRIENDS OF DSA | |
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DownStreet Art Information Booth |
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The Clark Art Institute
Sidewalk near Gallery 51 51 Main Street Click here for more information. Make sure you stop by the "Clarkmobile" and pick up some free giveaways and information about the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown. |
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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Sidewalk near Gallery 51 51 Main Street Click here for more information. The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) is not only a great school but it is a vital supporter of DownStreet Art! Stop by their booth and pick up some MCLA giveaways, brochures, and information. |
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North Adams Office of Tourism and Community Events
Sidewalk in front of Edward Jones 71 Main Street Click here for more information. Located on 6 West Main Street, the North Adams Office of Tourism and Community Events through its multiple activities supports and promotes city planned events, including DownStreet Art. Visit their booth to learn more about the City of North Adams and upcoming events in the city! |
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More info on downstreetart.org or go to the FB invite!
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