Big RED Shiny Event Listings

Jul 1-Jul 19: Staged: John Chervinsky, Cynthia Greig, Nancy Hill Kathleen Volp @ Clark Gallery

08-6-1T01:00:00-01:00

"Staged" considers the still life as subject matter, pushing the meaning and history of the popular form of artistic expression. Photographers John Chervinsky and Cynthia Greig and painters Nancy Hill and Kathleen Volp scrutinize the still life in their work, transforming the genre and challenging its many associations.]]>]]>Clark Gallery is located at 145 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10-5.

Jul 1-Sep 20: "Foot Fetishes," Soleful Sculptures by Gwen Murphy @ The Gallery at Dunia Ecostore

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The Gallery at Dunia presents "Foot Fetishes,"an exhibit of sculpted-shoe caricatures by Acton artist Gwen Murphy. Murphy masterfully plies acrylics, paperclay, and wood - in addition to shoe leather - to shock, amuse and delight. But there's a more serious message afoot: Murphy has pledged 20% of all proceeds from "Foot Fetishes" sales to the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program (www.bhchp.org), a non-profit that provides Boston's homeless men, women and children with access to health care. Dunia, for its part, will conduct a Sock and Flip-Flop Drive, soliciting donations of new, white cotton socks and rubber flip flops in all sizes for BHCHP to distribute. "Foot Fetishes" runs from July 1 through September 20. A reception will be held for the artist on Sunday, July 13, from 2 to 5 PM; attendance is free and open to the public. ]]>]]>Not content merely to breathe life into moribund footwear, Murphy uses the medium to portray the panoply of humanity, corns and all. Seen side by side, her #17 and #18 evoke familiar friends who talk over each other, gabbing pointlessly, at ease in their mutual obliviousness. Murphy's #19 and #20 don both Mardi Gras masks and a weary nonchalance; viewers must decide whether their destination is an costume ball or someplace darker. (The infamous party scene in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut comes to mind.) More sinister still are #6 and #7, with their wingtipped-brogue supervillains' hoods and fangs.]]>]]>"I see the shoe as a kind of fetish," said Murphy, "an object believed to have magic powers to protect or aid its owner. A shoe has presence, and the power to protect and transport us" Gwen Murphy holds an MFA in Sculpture from Boston University College of Fine Arts and a BA in Fine Arts from New College in Sarasota, Florida. She has a lengthy list of exhibit credits, including shows at New York City's Museum of Arts Design, Danforth Museum Member's Juried Show (Framingham MA), SOFA (Chicago IL), DeCordova Museum School Gallery (Lincoln MA) and ArtSpace Maynard, where she keeps her studio.]]>]]>Dunia is located at 43 Nason Street in downtown Maynard. Gwen Murphy's "Foot Fetishes" art will be available for viewing during store hours, Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 6 PM, except for Thursday, when the store stays open until 8 PM.

Jul 1-Sep 26: Sarah Dobkin Donna Dodson @ The Gallery at 38 Cameron

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Sarah Dobkin Donna Dodson]]>July 1st- September 26th, 2008]]>]]>Opening reception:]]>Friday July 11th, 7-9pm]]>Artist Talk @ 8pm]]>]]>The Gallery at 38 Cameron is very pleased to announce an upcoming show of the paintings of Sarah Dobkin and the sculpture of Donna Dodson.]]>]]>Sarah Dobkin has recently moved from NYC to Somerville. She received her Masters in Fine Arts degree (2003 n 2005) from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, and her Post Baccalaureate Study (Certificate in Studio Art 2001 n 2003) from Brandeis University. She received her Bachelor in Fine Arts degree (1995 n 2000) from Atlanta College of Art in Atlanta, GA.]]>'We are both witnesses and participants in the drama of humanity. Ones own awareness of the contrast between hope and despair�structure and imbalance reveals the significance of a balanced center�']]>]]>Donna Dodson graduated cum laude from Wellesley College in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts. Her passion for Egyptian art led her to study wood sculpture with Joseph Wheelwright at his studio in Boston in 1995. She continued her studies in sculpture with Peter Haines at his studio in Cambridge, learning how to abstract and resolve forms.]]>]]>'My artwork celebrates the mystical relationship between human beings and the animal kingdom. Influences from Egyptian, Native American and Indian art inform the visual language of my work�the natural grain of the wood interacts with the shape and surface of my sculptures in a fluid way�They are created as objects of beauty, and each one invites a tactile experience from the viewer� lessons for my eyes, hands, mind and spirit'.]]>]]>The Gallery at 38 Cameron seeks to discover and display cutting edge work that expresses the beauty, potential and evolutionary development of our common humanity. It is this beauty that transcends and embraces our individual and collective histories and cultures. We feature artists working in a variety of media who offer a fresh view of the world and bring a deeper dimension to our lives.

Jul 2-Jul 11: Naked Raku Firing: Drawing with Smoke and Fire! @ Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard

08-6-2T01:00:00-01:00

An exciting, hands-on workshop exploring an alternative raku firing process using slip and glaze as resist materials for a unique range of mark making and surface patterns. Open to participants enrolled in the summer program and to independent potters making their work elsewhere.]]>]]>July 2, Wednesday, 9:30 - 12:30 Introductory presentation ]]>July 9, Wednesday, 12:30 n 3:30 Glazing]]>July 10, Thursday, 9:30 n 3:30 Firing, results discussion, glazing]]>July 11, Friday, 9:30 n 1:30 Firing, results discussion, post-firing processes]]>]]>]]>Shawn Panepinto Ridgewood College of Art Diploma; Boston Museum School Diploma; former instructor at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Shawn's work is the direct result of her observations and reactions. Her pieces typically demonstrate her backgrounds in painting, sculpture, and graphic design while revealing her unique sense of humor.

Jul 2-Aug 2: Deep in the Heart of Southie @ LaMontagne Gallery

08-6-2T01:00:00-01:00

ON VIEW - JUNE 25 - AUGUST 2, 2008]]>]]>In LaMontagne Gallery's first year there has been a lot of thought and discussion about the collaborative elements of maintaining the beginning and growth in relationships. LaMontagne Gallery is pleased to present our summer exhibition, DEEP IN THE HEART OF SOUTHIE, an observation on interpersonal relationships through different media and narratives. RONNIE BASS, NINA BEIER and MARIE LUND, ALEJANDRO CESARCO, SAMUEL EKWURTZEL + TIFFANY SUM, LAURA HARRISON, KIKI SEROR, JESSICA WILLIAMS and ANDREW WITKIN approach this topic; through painfully close inspections and take pause to reflect on why people relate to one another and how these profound connections can effect all aspects of living.]]>]]>Ronnie Bass (b. 1976, Hurst, TX) is a New York based visual artist and musician. He received an MFA from Columbia University and a BFA from the University of North Texas.]]>]]>In this particular video piece, Our Land, is a hope that people may escape, or find contentment within, oppressive social and economic situations. Our Land explores social utopias, fringe religions, new inventions, black box technologies, tactics of late capitalism, and friendship.

Jul 3-Jul 27: John Ruggieri in 2008 Juried Exhibition @ Newspace Center for Photography

08-6-3T01:00:00-01:00

From over 300 entrants, curator TJ Norris has selected 37 exhibiting finalists. John Ruggieri's "Miami #1" will be exhibited in the 2008 Juried Exhibition at the Newspace Center for Photography, in Portland, OR, July 3rd - 27th. The exhibition catalog/book is complete and available for ordering online with a few different format options!

Jul 4-Jul 27: Laura Rollins: cool blue smooth and creamy @ Experimental Art Gallery Studio

08-6-4T01:00:00-01:00

July 4-28, 2008]]>]]>Artist's Reception, Saturday July 12, 2008, 4-7 pm]]>]]>Laura Rollins has a hard time making up her mind sometimes. 'Try as I may,' says Rollins, 'I repeatedly drawn to the delicious juxtaposition of high and low art.' Though originally creating large scaled drawings and paintings pairing 'cheesy' elements with serious subjects, the artist is now focused on sculptures and installations that playfully combine the humorous with the sublime.]]>]]>Rollins' use of actual Velveeta as an art-making medium along with figurative 'cultural cheese' plays with and acknowledges society's investment in a number of ideas-many of them related to preciousness and archivalness. Her Velveeta blueprint provides transformative surface cover for familiar objects and questions what (if anything) lies beneath literal and figurative layers.]]>]]>The artist hails originally from the South, but now happily makes her home in Boston where she lives and works. She is a founding member of the Atlantic Works Gallery in East Boston.]]>]]>Gallery hours:]]>Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 10am-6pm, Sunday, 12-6pm, or by chance.]]>]]>Experimental Art Gallery Studio is located in downtown Salem, in Artist Row, at 24 New Derby Street, #4, at the corner of Front Street (across from �The Lobster Shanty'). Parking is available in Klop Alley, directly adjacent to Artists' Row. The gallery is a 5-minute walk from the Salem Commuter Line. ]]>

Jul 4-Sep 1: Summer of Love @ International poster Gallery

08-6-4T01:00:00-01:00

nternational Poster Gallery presents 'Summer of Love', the gallery's 15th annual summer poster show, from July 4 through September 1, 2008.]]>]]>Celebrating the pleasures of summer, the exhibition features more than 40 posters for travel, expositions, entertainment and more.]]>]]>For more information, call (617) 375-0076 or visit www.InternationalPoster.com.

Jul 5-Aug 5: Earnest @ The Lily Pad

08-6-5T01:00:00-01:00

An art exhibition featuring work by Dave Kiersh, Lauren Leone, Fiona Logusch, and Diana Pyatov.]]>]]>July 5 through August 5, 2008.]]>]]>Reception: Thursday July 17th from 7-9 pm.]]>]]>Music performance by Boy without God at 8 pm.]]>]]>The Lily pad presents a collaborative exhibition by four earnest artists who share a practice of exploring ideas and creating visual narratives through making art. Their artwork tends to depict fanciful creatures and expressive human figures who inhabit imaginary landscapes created with the use of pens, paint, and chalk pastels on paper.]]>]]>The Lily Pad is located in Inman Sq. on 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge MA]]>]]>Dave Kiersh]]>http://www.davekcomics.com/]]>]]>Fiona Logusch]]>http://www.fionalogusch.com/]]>]]>Diana Pyatov]]>http://www.dianapyatov.com/]]>]]>Boy Without God]]>http://myspace.com/boywithoutgod

Jul 5-Sep 16: REVEALING @ The Gallery on the Plaza at The New England Institute of Art

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Work from the creative minds of the faculty and staff at The New England Institute of Art. ]]>]]>Free Show

Jul 7: Living Structures: botanical and anatomical vessels]]> Bonnie Seeman @ Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard

08-6-7T01:00:00-01:00

1-2 pm, 1-4 pm, or 1-9 pm options]]>]]>As a part of master classes "Vessels, Food, and the Table", Bonnie Seeman will give a presentation and demonstration on "Living Structures"]]>]]>"I am very interested in the utilitarian object and how it can be used as a means of narration. My work blends the macabre with the beautiful, which acts as a metaphor for the fragility and resiliency of life. By using my interest in morphology and anatomy I present the viewer with a detailed examination of the living structures of the natural world."]]>]]>Bonnie Seeman A two-time recipient of the Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, Bonnie was recently awarded The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award. Her work has been featured in numerous international and national exhibitions and collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the International Museum of Ceramic Art, and the Mint Museum of Craft and Design. She has given presentations on her work throughout the US and is currently a senior lecturer at the University of Miami.]]>]]>RSVP required.

Jul 7-Jul 30: Penelope Jencks: Sculpture in bronze, terracotta, and Plaster @ BigTown Gallery

08-6-7T01:00:00-01:00

Currently Showing:]]>Penelope Jencks: Sculpture in bronze, terracotta and plaster]]>June 28th-July 30.]]>]]>Showing Next:]]>A Fine Line featuring prints by Ed Koren, Warrington Colescott, David Bumbeck]]>Aug 2-September 3. ]]>Opening reception Saturday, August 2nd 5 -7pm]]>]]>Gallery hours: Wed - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 11 - 4, Mon and Tues by appointment]]>99 North Main Street]]>Rochester, VT 05767]]>802.767.9670]]>www.bigtowngallery.com

Jul 7-Aug 18: Comics for Adults - An Art Class at the Brookline Arts Center @ Brookline Arts Center

08-6-7T01:00:00-01:00

The Brookline Arts Center is now registering students for its summer art classes!]]>]]>This summer Raul Gonzalez will be leading an adult class called 'Comics for Adults'. ]]>Revitalize your drawing by incorporating new levels of thinking and observation into your compositions. Lessons will include how to develop strong characters and supernatural scenes. Utilizing basic drawing techniques, this class will teach students how to transform everyday life or depict superhuman fantasies into a comic narrative. Unleash your creativity with this exciting genre!]]>]]>The class will be conducted in 7 sessions from July 7 to August 18 on Mondays from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. The price for members is $180 while the price for non-members is $200. There is also a materials fee of $30.]]>]]>Raul Gonzalez is a very talented artist/illustrator who will have an exhibit showing at the Brookline Arts Center from April 29 n May 23, 2008 entitled 'Philosophical Tales'.]]>]]>The Brookline Arts Center is located at 86 Monmouth Street in Brookline. To request a catalogue or register for classes, call the Brookline Arts Center at 617-566-5715 or write to bac@brooklineartscenter.com]]>]]>

Jul 8: New AIR Artist Jesse kaminsky Intro and Artist Talk @ The Berwick Research Institute

08-6-8T01:00:00-01:00

Please join us in welcoming our new Artist in Research, Jesse Kaminsky!! ]]>]]>Artist Talk starts at 7:30 @ the Bewick, 14 Palmer St., Dudley Sq. Roxbury.]]>]]>At the Berwick, Jesse Kaminsky plans to explore the way we perceive and construct place using perception, memory and desire. He will create environments that will alter your sense of space and time. Kaminsky is interested in finding the threshold of perception where the familiar becomes unfamiliar, and the mind explores a variety of new (sometimes implausible) theories in order to make sense of the world again. This process is similar to that of theorizing new scientific models for the unknown, and tells us a lot about how we view our place in the world.]]>]]>See you there!

Jul 8-Jul 31: Birds Do It: An Installation by Tin Can Sally @ Montserrat College of Art Gallery

08-6-8T01:00:00-01:00

Tin Can Sally sculpts exclusively with printed tin, transforming containers of all shapes and sizes into mobiles, jewelry, clocks and, for this exhibit, birds. The spirited creatures sport a range of bright forms that betray their first uses, such as hard candy, Cadbury logos, and other festive designs. The artist transforms tin to innovative effect, exemplifying how to recycle mundane materials into products of greater value.]]>]]>Her work can also be seen at www.sallyseamans.com and at Local Colors Gallery in Gloucester, www.local-colors.org.

Jul 10-Jul 26: Unsuitable Content @ Atlantic Works Gallery

08-6-10T01:00:00-01:00

Atlantic Works Gallery is proud to present their latest group show titled: Unsuitable Content. Provocative artwork displayed in various media seen as inappropriate, unfitting, unbecoming and not conducive to good moral development. ]]>]]>Upon entering the gallery, the viewer will experience political tirades, obscenities, explorations of dark moods, celebrations of dark thoughts; all in profound and playful ways. The art work is presented in the various media of photography, installation, paintings, drawings, sculpture and video. ]]>]]>Participating artists in the exhibition include the following Atlantic Works Gallery members: Kasia Bytnerowicz, Richard Dorff, Todd Fairchild, June Krinsky-Rudder, Elizabeth Hathaway, Eric Hess, Lorin Hesse, Karen Kemp, Joe Kitsch, Nataysha Lindemann, Charlene Liska, Maureen O'Connor, Bo Petran, Peter Pizzi, Joan Ryan, Laura Rollins, Anna Salmeron, Michael St. Germain, Laura Torres, Melissa Tyler, Chris Spuglio and Julie Vinette.]]>]]>This show is rated X, (for extra fun); parental advisory is advised.]]>]]>The public is invited to the reception on July 10th from 6pmn9pm. Also, July 17th 6pm-9pm. Both events will be festive with music food. ]]>

Jul 10-Jul 26: "Midway Show": New Work From MassArt Graduate Students @ Stephen D. Paine Gallery

08-6-10T01:00:00-01:00

New works in painting, drawing, video, sculpture, and installation from 15 students in the Master of Fine Arts program at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Opening reception Friday, July 11, 6 - 8 p.m. South Bldg., Massachusetts College of Art, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston.]]>

Jul 10-Jul 26: Midway Show @ Stephen D. Paine Gallery (at Massachusetts College of Art and Design)

08-6-10T01:00:00-01:00

Nineteen students currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design will be featured in the Midway Show, on view July 10n26 at the Stephen D. Paine Gallery. The public is invited to an opening reception for the show Friday, July 11, 6-8 p.m.]]>]]>The show brings together new work from a variety of media including ]]>painting, drawing, video, sculpture, and interactive pieces.]]>]]>The exhibition is free and open to the public.]]>]]>Stephen D. Paine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA]]>617 879 7333, MassArt.edu, public transportation via T Green (E): Longwood, handicapped accessible. ]]>]]>Gallery Hours: MnF, 10:00 a.m.n6:00 p.m.; Sat., 11:00 a.m.n5:00 p.m.]]>

Jul 10-Aug 4: Joan Linder: MORE FUN IN THE NEW WORLD @ judi rotenberg gallery

08-6-10T01:00:00-01:00

In her new exhibition at the judi rotenberg gallery, MORE FUN IN THE NEW WORLD, Joan Linder gives us a series of images from the domestic landscape, a world of appliances, baby contraptions, and bodily functions, that, as a new mother the artist has suddenly come to inhabit.

Jul 10-Aug 9: The Human Condition @ Caladan Gallery

08-6-10T01:00:00-01:00

CALADAN GALLERY presents "The Human Condition", a juried exhibition of 24 national and international artists. This exhibition surveys a multitude of norms and 'ab'-norms present both in the experience of day-to-day living and the broader spectrum of monumental events and protocol. Also presented is an addendum by digital collage artist Paul DiLascia whose cacophony of images translates into many avenues of the senses. Solo exhibitions by Christopher Puente, photographs in which several planes of existence are allowed to take place at the same moment, and Michael Hew Wing, whose printmaking deliver one's senses to environmental settings. View exhibitions on-line at www.caladangallery.com from July 10 - August 9, 2008. Call (617) 838-8929 for more information.

Jul 10-Aug 21: Basics of Drawing Class at the Brookline Arts Center @ Brookline Arts Center

08-6-10T01:00:00-01:00

The Brookline Arts Center is now registering students for its summer art classes!]]>]]>This summer Raul Gonzalez will be leading an adult class called 'The Basics of Drawing'. Using careful observation and deconstruction of subjects, students will learn the fundamentals of drawing. Through shading, cross-hatching, and perspective, students will discover how to create the illusion of texture and dimension. Lessons include line drawing, sketching, and gesture drawing. Enjoy the basics of drawing in a relaxed and informal class that easily inspires new or returning artists,]]>]]>The class will be conducted in 7 sessions from July 10 to August 21 on Thursdays from 6-9pm. The price for members is $180 while the price for non-members is $200. There is also a materials fee of $30.]]>]]>Raul Gonzalez is a very talented artist/illustrator who will have an exhibit showing at the Brookline Arts Center from April 29 n May 23, 2008 entitled 'Philosophical Tales'.]]>]]>The Brookline Arts Center is located at 86 Monmouth Street in Brookline. To request a catalogue or register for classes, call the Brookline Arts Center at 617-566-5715 or write to bac@brooklineartscenter.com]]>]]>

Jul 11-Aug 23: Taking In: AIB Photography '08 @ LACONIA GALLERY

08-6-11T01:00:00-01:00

Taking In: The Best of AIB Photography 2008 is a showcase of the best contemporary photography, submitted by the students and chosen by a jury of local established professionals in the arts. The works exhibit a wide range of subjects and approaches from color to black and white, digital to alternative process, documentary to photomontage.]]>]]>LACONIA GALLERY]]>433 Harrison Ave.]]>South End, Boston]]>]]>First Fridays, 5:30-8pm]]>Saturdays 12-4pm

Jul 12-Jul 17: The Uncanny Landscape with Barbara Bosworth @ Photographic Resource Center

08-6-12T01:00:00-01:00

The beautiful and sublime can be found in the majestic landscape as well as in the most ordinary place. This workshop will help participants develop an eye and approach to photographing in any place in a manner that illustrates both the specificity of a particular location as well as its universal qualities. Particular attention will be paid to capturing subtle nuances in an environment that help establish mood, character, time, and tension. Participants will also reflect on composing images that offer compelling points-of-entry into the environment photographed. This workshop will include an overview of approaches, both traditional and alternative, to landscape photography. On-location shooting will take place at a meadow in Carlisle, MA where instructor Barbara Bosworth has been photographing for the past 4 years.]]>]]>Barbara Bosworth has been a Professor at Massachusetts College of Art + Design since 1984. Her honors include a Buhl Foundation Grant, a New England Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship.

Jul 12-Aug 10: Andy Saftel: How Do We Get There? @ Lanoue Fine Art

08-6-12T01:00:00-01:00

Featured contemporary artist Andrew Saftel uses historic documents, personal letters, photographs, and found objects in his mixed media paintings and sculptures.

Jul 12-Aug 3: Mementos of Celebration @ Salem Arts Association

08-6-12T01:00:00-01:00

The Salem Arts Association (SAA) will host its primary annual juried show, and second annual Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) companion exhibit, Mementos of Celebration at Old Town Hall. Following the successful Ode to Cornell exhibit last year, the SAA will again showcase contemporary work by local and national artists. The exhibit will complement the PEM exhibit, Wedded Bliss, The Marriage of Art and Ceremony, on display through September 14, 2008. ]]>]]>'As Wedded Bliss focuses on art inspired by the celebration of weddings and matrimonial ceremonies around the world, the SAA Mementos of Celebration exhibit will broaden the scope to celebrations of all kinds,' says SAA President, Gary LaParl. 'The art is expected to reflect the mementos that remind us of life's important events.']]>]]>Mementos of Celebration runs from July 12 through August 3, 2008 from 10 am - 4 pm at Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square in Salem, MA. The opening reception is Friday, July 11, 2008 from 7 - 9 pm. The exhibit is free and open to the public.]]>]]>Paula Bradstreet Richter, PEM's curator of Textiles and Costumes, and Wedded Bliss exhibit, will serve as juror. Ms. Richter will attend the opening reception on Friday, July 11, 2008 and discuss creativity, art, and celebrations as they relate to the Wedded Bliss and Mementos of Celebration exhibitions.

Jul 14: Eating It: The Art of Food @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

08-6-14T01:00:00-01:00

You are invited to the 2008 Berkshire Fringe Gala! A visually stunning and delicious celebration of local bounty ]]>]]>7pm $100- Acclaimed actress and solo artist Jessica Cerullo performs her hilarious and delectable Tomato Ceremony. Followed by post show artist salon, special tastings and champagne toast! Not to be missed! (includes all 8pm events)]]>]]>8pm $50 or Pay Your Age! The celebration continues with wine, beer and spirits from local producers, an exhibition of visual art, dancing, living photobooth, ]]>hors d' oeuvres and silent auction! ]]>]]>Start your bidding early! ]]>Silent Auction items available online at www.berkshirefringe.org/silentauction]]>Bid Early, Bid Often- All proceeds benefit the 2008 Berkshire Fringe season!]]>

Jul 14: Gay Smith @ Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard

08-6-14T01:00:00-01:00

"Always we are eating and drinking earth's body..." M. C. Richards ]]>]]>1-2 pm, 1-4 pm, or 1-9 pm options]]>]]>As a part of master classes, "Vessels, Food, and the Table", Gay Smith will give a presentation and demonstrations on her work. ]]>]]>The process of working with clay connects me with mystery. As in the ancient are of alchemy, the essential elements, earth, water, air, and fire, combine through the mediation of the potter to create form, new pots]]>]]>Gay Smith creates single fired porcelain ware in a soda kiln near Penland, NC. She received a North Carolina Arts Council Visual Artist Fellowship in 2006, and her work has been featured internationally in exhibitions, workshops, and publications, including a feature article in the April 2007 issue of Ceramics Monthly. She studied ceramics as a Harvard undergraduate in 1972-75.]]>]]>To view more images of Gay Smith's work, visit our website.

Jul 15: Bread and Soccer: Wuzeln foosball tournament @ Austrian Cultural Forum New York

08-6-15T01:00:00-01:00

Austrian artist Monika W�hrer is seeking soccer fans and foosball fans to come and "wuzel" with her - or in english -play foosball with her.]]>]]>Competitors will have the chance to pit their foosball skills against each other, as well as play against team members from New York's own professional soccer team, the NY Red Bulls. Trophies made by the artist will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams.]]>]]>This event is FREE and open to the public, and free Austrian beer, a live announcer providing play-by-play of the action, and a DJ will keep the party going.]]>]]>Tournament Dates and Times:]]>Tuesday, June 10; 7-10pm]]>Tuesday, July 15; 7-10pm]]>Thursday, September 4; 7-10pm]]>]]>Monika W�hrer's Wuzeln is presented by the Austrian Cultural Forum NY, and is part of the exhibition "Bread and Soccer: in the arena of art.' Wuzeln will be available for impromptu games during gallery hours.]]>]]>www.breadandsoccer.com]]>]]>]]>BREAD AND SOCCER: IN THE ARENA OF ART]]>MAY 28 n SEPTEMBER 13 2008 ]]>]]>AUSTRIAN CULTURAL FORUM NEW YORK ]]>11 East 52nd Street]]>New York NY 10022 ]]>Tel: 212 319 5300 ]]>www.acfny.org ]]>Gallery Hours: Mon n Sat 10 am n 6 pm ]]>FREE ADMISSION ]]>]]>Artists: Gustavo Artigas, Roderick Buchanan, Julias Deutschbauer, Thomas Feuerstein, Pia Lindman, Martin Maximillian Michl and Markus Iser, Serge Spitzer, Spencer Tunick, Nives Widauer, Monika W�hrer.]]>]]>Curators: Trevor Smith and J�rgen Weish�upl

Jul 15-Aug 12: Mural Project Presentations @ Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard

08-6-15T01:00:00-01:00

Presentations on design, fabrication, and installation of large mural projects]]>]]>Tuesday, July 15, 9:30 n 11 am Sam Gibsh, mural for Christian-Muslim high school, Tel Aviv, Israel ]]>Sam Gibsh, MBA Tel-Aviv University. Gibsh teaches ceramics and focuses on creating sculptural objects and murals at his studio in Jaffa, Israel. His work is influenced by Jaffa's multicultural architecture and he recently created a large mural for one of Jaffa's buildings, new Christian-Muslim high school. He has exhibited his work at galleries and museums throughout Israel.]]>]]>Tuesday, July 15, 11:00 n 12:30 pm Debra Manley, collaborative mural for school in Brighton, MA ]]>Debra Manley, Boston Public School Art Teacher at Mary Lyon K-8 School, Brighton where she created a large community mural. Boston Teacher of the Year Award in 2005. Prior teaching experience and ceramics studies at International School in Tokyo, Japan. Tile and mural studies at Harvard's Ceramics Program during her Mima Weissmann tuition award residency.]]>]]>Tuesday, July 22, 9:30 n 11 am Lisa Houck, several large scale mosaic and mural projects ]]>Lisa Houck BFA Rhode Island School of Design; MFA Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Her artwork has been exhibited widely, and is in numerous public and private collections, including The Boston Athenaeum, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital, Boston, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Fidelity Investments, Hale and Dorr, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. http://www.lisahouck.com]]>]]>Tuesday, Aug. 12, 9:30 n 11 am Nancy Selvage, mural for Science building, Keene, NH ]]>Nancy Selvage MFA in Sculpture, Boston Museum School-Tufts University. Ceramics Program Director, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Her installations have been supported by various grants and awards including a Massachusetts Artists Foundation Sculpture Fellowship. Public commissions include projects for the Grand Canyon National Park Service, Keene State College, and the Cambridge Arts Council. http://www.nancyselvage.com

Jul 16-Jul 20: Miracle Tomato @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

08-6-16T01:00:00-01:00

Hundreds of tomatoes fall from the sky in this traveling story of love, bioengineering and the search for home. Performer/Creator Jessica Cerullo recounts the rich and prolific history of the tomato in this sobering and hysterical comedy that examines cultivation, mass consumption, and the changing dynamics of food and family.]]>]]>Plays Wed 7/16 8pm, Fri 7/18 9pm, Sat 7/19 7pm, Sun 7/20 8pm (post-show discussion). Don't miss Jessica Cerullo's appearance at Eating It: the 2008 Berkshire Fringe Gala on Monday, July 14!]]>]]>Don't miss dozens of other theater, music and dance happenings during the 2008 Berkshire Fringe July 16-August 4 ]]>]]>Daniel Arts Center]]>Bard College at Simon's Rock]]>84 Alford Road]]>Great Barrington Mass]]>]]>Tickets $15]]>Call 413.320.4175]]>www.berkshirefringe.org]]>

Jul 16-Aug 4: :30 Live! Free, Pre Show Music Series @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

08-6-16T01:00:00-01:00

:30 Live! - Free pre-show Music Series:]]>]]>Sunday, July 20, 7pm]]>FRAGILE ]]>A three-way collaboration featuring a haunting live music score by composer Chris Marianetti, a striking video by Jonathan Vitagliano, and artwork re-assembled from sketchbooks and photographs damaged in Hurricane Katrina by Berkshire resident John Lawson.]]>]]>Monday, July 21, 7pm]]>ITSNOTYOUITSME]]>This little duo makes big sounds that will carry you away and make you cry... in a good way. Their new album Walled Gardens has been winning the hearts and ears of audiences and critics across the country. Caleb Burhans: electric violin/loops/voice, Grey McMurray: electric guitar/ loops. 7pm.]]>]]>Sunday, July 27, 7pm]]>BUILD]]>Drawing on classical chamber music, art-rock, minimalism, electronic music, modal jazz, American fiddle music, and experimentalism, Build creates its own unique sound. Matt McBane: violin/compositions, Andrea Lee: cello, Mike Cassedy: piano/keyboard, Ben Campbell: bass, Adam Gold: drums.]]>]]>Monday, July 28, 7pm]]>NEWSPEAK]]>Straddling the divide between rock band and chamber ensemble, Newspeak presents newly commissioned works of politically charged contemporary music. Mellissa Hughes: voice, Taylor Levine: guitar, David T. Little: drums, Eileen Mack: clarinets, Jim Johnston: synthesizer.]]>]]>Sunday, August 3, 7pm]]>THE RED LIONS]]>Singer/songwriter Eric Margan's unhurried melodies and subtle orchestrations are sweet and disarming. This accomplished multi-instrumentalist has been inspired by his time in the studio with folk and jazz heavy hitters Pete Seeger and David Amram. Eric Margan: Vocals/Guitar/Piano/ Flute/Musical Arrangements, Scott Kellerhouse: Bass, Jimmy Felter: Drums, Ernie Casile: Piano/Clarinet, Laura Carozza: Flute. ]]>]]>]]>Monday, August 4, 7pm]]>TRISTAN PERICH]]>Composer, artist and inventor Tristan Perich works with simple forms and complex systems combining acoustic music with primitive, hand-programmed electronics. His 1-Bit music project investigates the foundations of digital sound. Tristan Perich: piano/1-bit music, Peter Wise: percussion. ]]>]]>Don't miss dozens of other theater, music and dance happenings during the 2008 Berkshire Fringe July 16-August 4 ]]>]]>Daniel Arts Center]]>Bard College at Simon's Rock]]>84 Alford Road]]>Great Barrington, Mass]]>]]>Tickets are FREE!]]>Call 413.320.4175]]>www.berkshirefringe.org

Jul 16-Aug 4: The 2008 Berkshire Fringe Season @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

08-6-16T01:00:00-01:00

Experience Live, Active, Culture at the 2008 Berkshire Fringe!]]>]]>Bazaar Productions is delighted to announce the fourth annual Berkshire Fringe featuring groundbreaking original works of theater, dance and music by emerging artists from across the United States. The 2008 festival will take place from July 16 - August 4 in the Daniel Arts Center on the campus of Simon's Rock. In addition to hosting six dynamic theater and dance artists, the action-packed three week festival also includes :30 Live!, a free pre-show music series featuring performances by seven sonic innovators; EarlyStages, a showcase of new plays by local young playwrights; Friday Films, a late night series of new films; and many other special events including post-show artist discussions and free community workshops.]]>]]>The Fringe Theater movement spreading throughout Europe and the North America inspired Bazaar Productions co-founders Sara Katzoff, Peter Wise and Timothy Ryan Olson to bring new and innovative works for the stage to the Berkshire Community. Since 2005, Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe has hosted more than 100 emerging artists including theater companies, dance ensembles and music groups from across the country and around the corner. In 2008, this young and vibrant organization will once again present a diverse cross-section of high quality, inter-disciplinary theater, dance and music-all at affordable prices.]]>]]>Kicking off the 2008 festival is Miracle Tomato. Hundreds of tomatoes fall from the sky in this traveling story of love, bioengineering and the search for home. Performer/Creator Jessica Cerullo recounts the rich and prolific history of the tomato in this sobering and hysterical comedy that examines cultivation, mass consumption, and the changing dynamics of food and family. Wed 7/16 8pm, Fri 7/18 9pm, Sat 7/19 7pm, Sun 7/20 8pm (post-show discussion). Don't miss Jessica Cerullo's appearance at Eating It: the 2008 Berkshire Fringe Gala on Monday, July 14!]]>]]>Hailed as "Strong, deft, emotionally resonant theater" by The New York Times, US is a provocative and politically charged performance marrying text, song and virtuosic dance. Using rich theatricality and vigorous physicality, award winning creator/performer Alexandra Beller (former member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company) explores the relationship between a country and its citizens. The performance questions issues of morality, humanity, dissention and forgiveness. In order to inspire dialog surrounding the issues illuminated in the piece, each performance will be accompanied by an intimate post-show conversation with the artist. Thurs 7/17 8pm, Fri 7/18 7pm, Sat 7/19 9pm, Mon 7/21 8pm.]]>]]>In this debut work of dance/theater by emerging choreographer Alexandria Yalj, The Obscure Equivocal Definite Meaning to Everything explores the distance and connections between people as seen through the topography created by two shifting doorways. Six powerhouse dancers open and close the doors, offering different vantage points that illuminate the patterns of behavior in which we are all confined. Wed 7/23 8pm (post show discussion), Thurs 7/24 8pm, Fri 7/25 8pm, Sat 7/26 at 7pm. ]]>]]>Under The Table Theater returns to The Berkshire Fringe presenting their newest comedy, The Only Friends We Have. Despite creative and sometimes violent efforts, dysfunctional friends Norma, Jonathon and Claudia are suffering from an unfortunate bed bug infestation. With lightning speed banter and a signature brand of outlandish shenanigans, the trio is both united and torn apart by their elusive enemy. As dreams are revealed and tension builds, the trio discovers that while they might have made their bed, they just can't seem to sleep in it! Fri 7/25 6pm, Sat 7/26 9pm, Sun 7/27 8pm (post show discussion), Mon 7/28 8pm.]]>]]>Dedicated to challenging the nature of identity, the New York based Lynx Ensemble presents StellYY: the heartbreaking and optimistic story of Estella Rose Simone Rochester, the first child created from the genetic material of two men. When Stelly falls ill at the age of 12, she and her fathers become the focal point of a contentious culture war. A darkly comic and moving allegory, StellYY reveals not only the bonds that unite this family but what ultimately unifies all parents when faced with the uncertainty of the world beyond home. Wed 7/30 8pm, Fri 8/1 9pm, Sat 8/2 8pm (post show discussion), Sun 8/3 3pm.]]>]]>Straight from Northampton, MA emerges the aggressively inventive and fabulously experimental company, The Missoula Oblongata. With a dozen eggs, an original musical score by the Seattle band TV Coahran, and an aquarium full of white yarn, The Last Hurrah of the Clementines is an unpredictable evening of crafted madness, eerie melodies and homegrown delights. Thu 7/31 8pm, Fri 8/1 7pm, Sun 8/3 8pm (post show discussion), Mon 8/4 8pm.]]>]]>Friday Films: ]]>]]>The Chosen One is an allegory of romantic illnesses, seating itself coyly in the time-honored vampire/horror genre. Written and directed by award winning filmmaker Theodore Collatos, this beautifully shot black and white film draws inspiration in equal parts from European art film and campy B movies. The result is an aesthetic that encompasses sincerity as well as edgy sarcasm. Proudly produced by Berkshire talent, the film features many local actors and locations. Fri 7/18 10:30pm.]]>]]>Rock That Uke: An Epic Evening of Tiny Music. Get a peek at human nature through a very tiny sound hole. For one night only The Berkshire Fringe hosts a very special concert and film event examining the four-stringed underdog of the music world and the mystical allure of the post-punk ukulele scene. Directed by Bill Robertson and narrated by actress Holly Hunter, this award winning documentary film will be accompanied by an exhilarating concert of live music by Uke players from across the globe. Fri 7/25 9pm.]]>]]>EarlyStages:]]>]]>On Sunday, July 27 at 12, 1:30 and 3pm participants in the EarlyStages playwright mentorship program will present staged readings of new works. This is the culmination of a two-week residency where emerging local writers develop scripts under the guidance of Emmy Award winning writer Laura Maria Censabella. This event is free and will be followed by a discussion with the artists. ]]>]]>:30 Live! - Free pre-show Music Series:]]>]]>Sunday, July 20, 7pmFRAGILE ]]>A three-way collaboration featuring a haunting live music score by composer Chris Marianetti, a striking video by Jonathan Vitagliano, and artwork re-assembled from sketchbooks and photographs damaged in Hurricane Katrina by Berkshire resident John Lawson.]]>]]>Monday, July 21, 7pmITSNOTYOUITSME]]>This little duo makes big sounds that will carry you away and make you cry... in a good way. Their new album Walled Gardens has been winning the hearts and ears of audiences and critics across the country. Caleb Burhans: electric violin/loops/voice, Grey McMurray: electric guitar/ loops. 7pm.]]>]]>Sunday, July 27, 7pm]]>BUILD]]>Drawing on classical chamber music, art-rock, minimalism, electronic music, modal jazz, American fiddle music, and experimentalism, Build creates its own unique sound. Matt McBane: violin/compositions, Andrea Lee: cello, Mike Cassedy: piano/keyboard, Ben Campbell: bass, Adam Gold: drums.]]>]]>Monday, July 28, 7pm]]>NEWSPEAK]]>Straddling the divide between rock band and chamber ensemble, Newspeak presents newly commissioned works of politically charged contemporary music. Mellissa Hughes: voice, Taylor Levine: guitar, David T. Little: drums, Eileen Mack: clarinets, Jim Johnston: synthesizer.]]>]]>Sunday, August 3, 7pm]]>THE RED LIONS]]>Singer/songwriter Eric Margan's unhurried melodies and subtle orchestrations are sweet and disarming. This accomplished multi-instrumentalist has been inspired by his time in the studio with folk and jazz heavy hitters Pete Seeger and David Amram. Eric Margan: Vocals/Guitar/Piano/ Flute/Musical Arrangements, Scott Kellerhouse: Bass, Jimmy Felter: Drums, Ernie Casile: Piano/Clarinet, Laura Carozza: Flute. ]]>]]>]]>Monday, August 4, 7pm]]>TRISTAN PERICH]]>Composer, artist and inventor Tristan Perich works with simple forms and complex systems combining acoustic music with primitive, hand-programmed electronics. His 1-Bit music project investigates the foundations of digital sound. Tristan Perich: piano/1-bit music, Peter Wise: percussion. ]]>]]>Free Community Workshops]]>]]>All workshops are FREE and take place on Saturdays at 1:30 pm in the Daniel Arts Center. Each workshop is taught by Berkshire Fringe artists and is open to participants of all backgrounds and levels of experience ages 16-96! Space is limited and early registration is strongly recommended. ]]>]]>Saturday, July 19]]>Movement/choreography workshop with acclaimed solo artist, dancer and choreographer, Alexandra Beller.]]>]]>Saturday, July 26]]>Brooklyn based Under The Table Theatre will give a hands-on workshop in physical comedy, style and technique.]]>]]>Saturday, August 2]]>The Northampton-based Missoula Oblongata teaches a workshop on collaborative playmaking.]]>]]>General Information]]>]]>All performances, events and workshops, take place at The Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon's Rock, 84 Alford Road in Great Barrington, MA. Tickets are $15 to main events. Ask our box office about a See3Pass - Three shows for $39. Workshops and :30 Live! performances are free. For directions, tickets, to register for workshops, and all other information please call ]]>(413) 320-4175, e-mail us at info@berkshirefringe.org or visit www.berkshirefringe.org.]]>]]>###]]>]]>]]>

Jul 17-Jul 20: 2008 Big Top Tour @ Circus Smirkus

08-6-17T01:00:00-01:00

Elm Bank Horitcultural Center]]>900 Washington St.]]> Wellesley, MA 02482]]>1-877-SMIRKUS (1-877-764-7587)]]>]]>Traveling, international, award-winning youth cirucs! The kids are the stars -- jugglers, aerialists, wire-walkers, clowns and more. Joyous family fun!]]>]]>July 17: 2 7 p.m]]>July 18: 12 7 p.m.]]>July 19: 2 7 p.m.]]>July 20: 11 a.m 4 p.m.

Jul 17-Jul 21: US @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

08-6-17T01:00:00-01:00

Hailed as "Strong, deft, emotionally resonant theater" by The New York Times, US is a provocative and politically charged performance marrying text, song and virtuosic dance. Using rich theatricality and vigorous physicality, award winning creator/performer Alexandra Beller (former member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company) explores the relationship between a country and its citizens. The performance questions issues of morality, humanity, dissention and forgiveness. Choreographed and performed by Alexandra Beller, Directed by Kristin Marting. In order to inspire dialog surrounding the issues illuminated in the piece, each performance will be accompanied by an intimate post-show conversation with the artist. ]]>]]>Plays Thurs 7/17 8pm, Fri 7/18 7pm, Sat 7/19 9pm, Mon 7/21 8pm.]]>]]>Don't miss dozens of other theater, music and dance happenings during the 2008 Berkshire Fringe July 16-August 4 ]]>]]>Daniel Arts Center]]>Bard College at Simon's Rock]]>84 Alford Road]]>Great Barrington Mass]]>]]>Tickets $15]]>Call 413.320.4175

Jul 17-Sep 3: Gaddier Rosario: Iconos @ Center for Latino Arts

08-6-17T01:00:00-01:00

Casa de la Cultura/Center for Latino Arts is pleased to present its newest exhibition of Latin contemporary art, "Iconos", featuring works by Puerto Rican artist Gaddier Rosario. The exhibition will begin with an Opening Reception on Thursday, July 17, 6-9pm. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. ]]>]]>Gaddier Rosario's work is deeply rooted in his Puerto Rican heritage. His paintings and works on paper speak to the human condition through a diverse language of form, color, and texture. Rosario's works evoke the rich context of his hybrid Latin/Caribbean heritage and simultaneously convey aspects shared cross-culturally. Figurative elements in his works shift between abstraction and representational imagery, constructing characters as varied and colorful as those that inhabit his memories and those of his home here in New England.]]>]]>Composed of a collection of select paintings, editioned prints, and works on paper, the exhibition explores the artist's genuine fondness for exploring color and its relationship to the viewer's emotional response. ]]>]]>Casa de la Cultura/Center for Latino Arts. 85 W.Newton. Boston, MA. 02118. 617-927-1742.

Jul 18-Jul 18: The Chosen One @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

08-6-18T01:00:00-01:00

The Chosen One is an allegory of romantic illnesses, seating itself coyly in the time-honored vampire/horror genre. Written and directed by award winning filmmaker Theodore Collatos, this beautifully shot black and white film draws inspiration in equal parts from European art film and campy B movies. The result is an aesthetic that encompasses sincerity as well as edgy sarcasm. Proudly produced by Berkshire talent, the film features many local actors and locations. Fri 7/18 10:30pm.]]>]]>Don't miss dozens of other theater, music and dance happenings during the 2008 Berkshire Fringe July 16-August 4 ]]>]]>Daniel Arts Center]]>Bard College at Simon's Rock]]>84 Alford Road]]>Great Barrington Mass]]>]]>Tickets $8]]>Call 413.320.4175]]>www.berkshirefringe.org

Jul 18-Aug 17: The Secret Knowledge of Water @ The Nave Gallery

08-6-18T01:00:00-01:00

(Somerville, MA) The Nave Gallery presents, "The Secret Knowledge of Water, " a group exhibition curated by Karl Gustafson featuring the work of 19 local and regional artists. The work chosen illustrates varying efforts of the participating artists to reveal the secret knowledge of water using wildly different media, including printmaking, photography, oil, interactive media and video. Water is painted, photographed, printed and mapped as its mysteries are explored but never fully solved. Like trying to catch water in your hands, this exhibit entices the viewer to experience the pleasure and challenge]]>of water's many secrets.

Jul 18-Aug 22: Third Annual Juried Show @ Boston Young Contemporaries

08-6-18T01:00:00-01:00

On July 18th, at 6pm, the 808 Gallery will open its doors to exhibit the fresh face of Boston contemporary art. The third annual juried Boston Young Contemporaries Exhibition (BYC) represents eleven New England Master of Fine Arts and Post-Baccalaureate programs. This year's show includes over 90 emerging East Coast artists and encompasses a variety of contemporary painting, photography, video, and sculpture. Along with 159 artworks, and live music performed by DJ Ari Joseph, the BYC in a combined effort with Whole Foods Market will feature an edible instillation commenting on environmental degradation.]]>]]>Admission is free and open to the public.

Jul 22-Jul 25: Soda: Spray the Glaze through the Flames @ Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard

08-6-22T01:00:00-01:00

July 22, 23, 25 ]]>]]>Come join a Soda Firing Workshop designed for independent potters making their work elsewhere and for participants already enrolled in the Summer program. All participants will bring 10-12 bisque pieces plus small fillers for a glaze session and for the soda firing. ]]>]]>July 22, Tuesday, 9:00 am n 2:00 pm Glazing Session with instruction ]]>July 22, Tuesday, 3:00 pm n complete Kiln Loading]]>July 23, Wednesday, 6:00 am n 6:00 pm Soda firing]]>July 25, Friday, 10:00 am n 1:00 pm Soda unloading kiln clean-up and results discussion]]>]]>Crystal Ribich From many years of workshops, classes, kiln-building sessions, and specialized firings with a wide range of artists throughout the United States, and from years of experience as a soda firing instructor and glaze researcher at the Ceramics Program, Crystal brings a rich range of resources and expertise to her classes in soda firing and clay and glaze chemistry.]]>]]>Fee: $225 for General Public, $40 for TAP Regular, $0 for TAP Long Service, $75 for Harvard Students, free for participants enrolled in other course]]>

Jul 23-Jul 26: The Obscure Equivocal Definite Meaning to Everything @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

08-6-23T01:00:00-01:00

In this debut work of dance/theater by emerging choreographer Alexandria Yalj, The Obscure Equivocal Definite Meaning to Everything explores the distance and connections between people as seen through the topography created by two shifting doorways. Four powerhouse dancers open and close the doors, offering different vantage points that illuminate the patterns of behavior in which we are all confined. ]]>]]>Plays Wed 7/23 8pm (post show discussion), Thurs 7/24 8pm, Fri 7/25 8pm, Sat 7/26 at 7pm.]]>]]>Don't miss dozens of other theater, music and dance happenings during the 2008 Berkshire Fringe July 16-August 4 ]]>]]>Daniel Arts Center]]>Bard College at Simon's Rock]]>84 Alford Road]]>Great Barrington Mass]]>]]>Tickets $15]]>Call 413.320.4175]]>www.berkshirefringe.org

Jul 24: Grand Opening @ LUMAS

08-6-24T01:00:00-01:00

LUMAS cordially invites you to the Grand Opening Celebration of its new gallery space at 141B Newbury St., Boston. LUMAS offers affordable editions of contemporary photography from 120 established, international artists, and young talents from the most acclaimed academies. We hope to see you on Thursday, July 24, 2008 from 6-8 pm.

Jul 24: Grand Opening @ LUMAS

08-6-24T01:00:00-01:00

Jul 24: ROCK FOR HEALTH benefit concert @ ROCK FOR HEALTH

08-6-24T01:00:00-01:00

ROCK FOR HEALTH is a non-profit organization that advocates health care for musicians, 96% of whom are not insured. We inform musicians on a wide variety of health issues including preventative health services, social, mental and occupational outreach. Through leadership, communication, and partnerships: R.F.H. is working to establish a secure environment in which artists and performers are able to obtain affordable health care. ]]>]]>We are on the road with the Vans Warped Tour for the whole summer at the 'Take Action!' booth. Some bands currently supporting us are: Lansdowne, Your Vegas, Bayside, Between The Trees, Chiodos, Circa Survive, The Almost, The Honorary Title, Mae, Drug Rug, The Dresden Dolls, The Insect Fable, The Fiery Furnaces, Envy On The Coast, Meg Dia, Yellowcard, Playradioplay!, and The Spill Canvas. ]]>]]>ROCK FOR HEALTH is sponsoring a benefit concert at the Lilypad in Cambridge, MA on July 24th at 7pm. Some featured artists include: Natti Vogel, The Doublestops, Jaggery, and a few surprise guests. ]]>]]>Artwork will also be available for sale, as well as merchandise from RFH.]]>]]>All proceeds go toward the cause, and the cost of the show is $12 at the door; $10 adv.]]>]]>For advanced ticketing: email Robyn Janz at: rock4healthtix@gmail.com]]>]]>]]> ]]>For more information about Rock for Health, visit:]]>]]>www.rockforhealth.org]]>]]>]]>For information about the featured artists:]]>]]>http://www.myspace.com/nattivogel]]>]]>http://www.myspace.com/jaggery]]>]]>http://www.myspace.com/thedoublestops]]>

Jul 24-Jul 24: Non-Event @ Axiom Gallery

08-6-24T01:00:00-01:00

Non-Event and Axiom present]]>An Evening of Live Experimental Music and Video]]>with]]>]]>KYLE BOBBY DUNN ]]>ALLISON MARIA RODRIGUEZ ]]>THE PRESENT TENSE]]>]]>AXIOM Center for New and Experimental Media ]]>141 Green Street ]]>Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 ]]>617.653.7774 / http://www.axiomart.org]]>8 p.m. / $7 suggested donation]]>]]>http://www.nonevent.org]]>http://www.myspace.com/kbdunn]]>http://allisonmariarodriguez.com/]]>http://sandrineschaefer.com/]]>http://philipfryer.com/]]>

Jul 25: Mary Roettger: Ceramics Sculpture @ Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard

08-6-25T01:00:00-01:00

Mary Roettger's sculptural work is based on natural forms of layered matrices, intersecting lines, radiating rings, s curves and helixes. Her helical forms allude to the spiraling forces of wheel throwing and the containment of space. The workshop will focus on the design, forms, and unique methods for building and joining 2D and 3D matrices.]]>]]>Mary Roettger M.F.A. New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Roettger is currently an adjunct professor of ceramics at the University of Minnesota nTwin Cities and at Northern Clay Center. Her recent work is focused on hand built functional ware and complex sculptural forms. Her work has been featured in national and international exhibitions and developed in residencies at Archie Bray Foundation and Anderson Ranch Arts Center.]]>]]>Schedule and Fees: ]]>Wednesday, June 25, 11:45 am n 3:30 pm plus optional 9:30 n 11:30 am session ]]>]]>11:45-12:30 Slide presentation only:]]>free for all participants in Summer Ceramics Program and all Harvard students]]>$15 for all others]]>]]>11:45-12:30, 1:30-3:30 Slide presentation and demonstration ]]>free for those enrolled in independent study in the Summer Ceramics Program]]>$20 for all other participants in Summer Ceramics Program and all Harvard students]]>$40 for all others]]>]]>9:30n11:45 additional session for a few not enrolled in Loosen Up course]]>bring in 2-3 patterns (line drawings will do) for creating a 3D matrix ]]>$20 for all participants in Summer Ceramics Program and all Harvard students]]>$40 for all others

Jul 25-Jul 25: Rock That Uke: An Epic Evening of Tiny Music @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

08-6-25T01:00:00-01:00

Rock That Uke: An Epic Evening of Tiny Music. Get a peek at human nature through a very tiny sound hole. For one night only The Berkshire Fringe hosts a very special concert and film event examining the four-stringed underdog of the music world and the mystical allure of the post-punk ukulele scene. Directed by Bill Robertson and narrated by actress Holly Hunter, this award winning documentary film will be accompanied by an exhilarating concert of live music by Uke players from across the globe. Fri 7/25 9pm.]]>]]>Don't miss dozens of other theater, music and dance happenings during the 2008 Berkshire Fringe July 16-August 4 ]]>]]>Daniel Arts Center]]>Bard College at Simon's Rock]]>84 Alford Road]]>Great Barrington Mass]]>]]>Tickets $12]]>Call 413.320.4175]]>www.berkshirefringe.org]]>

Jul 25-Jul 28: The Only Friends We Have @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

08-6-25T01:00:00-01:00

Under The Table Theater returns to The Berkshire Fringe presenting their newest comedy, The Only Friends We Have. Despite creative and sometimes violent efforts, dysfunctional friends Norma, Jonathon and Claudia are suffering from an unfortunate bed bug infestation. With lightning speed banter and a signature brand of outlandish shenanigans, the trio is both united and torn apart by their elusive enemy. As dreams are revealed and tension builds, the trio discovers that while they might have made their bed, they just can't seem to sleep in it! ]]>]]>Plays Fri 7/25 6pm, Sat 7/26 9pm, Sun 7/27 8pm (post show discussion), Mon 7/28 8pm.]]>]]>Don't miss dozens of other theater, music and dance happenings during the 2008 Berkshire Fringe July 16-August 4 ]]>]]>Daniel Arts Center]]>Bard College at Simon's Rock]]>84 Alford Road]]>Great Barrington Mass]]>]]>Tickets $15]]>Call 413.320.4175]]>www.berkshirefringe.org

Jul 25-Aug 23: Nascent @ The New England School of Art Design at Suffolk University

08-6-25T01:00:00-01:00

"Nascent"]]>]]>An exhibition of recent Boston area art school graduates. ]]>]]>Opening Reception Friday July 25th 6-8 pm.]]>]]>Featuring the work of Mike Farley, Cathleen Faubert, Georgie Friedman,�#8232;Pete Froslie and Lizzy Martinez. ]]>]]>Curated by James Manning

Jul 25-Aug 3: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night @ Bad Habit Productions

08-6-25T01:00:00-01:00

BHP will kick off its second season Shakespeare's masterpiece of comedic misunderstandings, mishaps, and mistaken identity, Twelfth Night. One of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, Twelfth Night entertains and uplifts with its witty banter and emotional resonance.

Jul 26: Jacob William 'Parampara' Quintet @ Transientones

08-6-26T01:00:00-01:00

8PM @ Outpost 186]]>186 1/2 Hampshire Street]]>Cambridge, MA 02139]]>]]>Featuring:]]>Laurence Cook- Drums]]>Steve Lantner- Piano]]>Jim Hobbs- Alto Sax]]>Forbes Graham- Trumpet]]>Jacob William- Bass

Jul 26-Aug 22: Kofi's Dream @ Lynn Arts

08-6-26T01:00:00-01:00

Oil paintings by Brooklyn based artist Ian Clyde.

Jul 27-Jul 27: EarlyStages: New Plays By Emerging Writers @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

08-6-27T01:00:00-01:00

On Sunday, July 27 participants in the EarlyStages playwright mentorship program will present staged readings of new works. This is the culmination of a two-week residency where emerging local writers develop scripts under the guidance of Emmy Award winning writer Laura Maria Censabella. This event is free and will be followed by a discussion with the artists.]]>]]>On Sunday, July 27th these brand new plays will be unveiled. ]]>]]>12:00 pm - Dangerous Curves, by Emily Fulop]]>The plus-sized Ilse and Audrey have different outlooks on life n one embraces her beauty the other cannot see it. Audrey's increasingly awkward interactions with her crush Michael lead to a deliciously funny �freak-out'. Despite Ilse's positive influence, Audrey is unable to turn over a new leaf. Fulop, originally from West Stockbridge, currently attends Emerson College in Boston. Her first play, Reality Check, was written while she was a senior at the Hawthorn Valley School and had its world premiere at Stageworks/Hudson.]]>]]>1:30 pm - Hide Seek, by Richard Vaden]]>Using 250 pages of raw materials from 20 hours of interviews with young gay men, Hide Seek examines the different ways in which personal identities are developed. Vaden finds the heart of these individuals' unique stories and reveals the common experiences we all share. Vaden recently graduated summa cum laude from Bard College at Simon's Rock. He spent his junior year at the London Dramatic Academy where he wrote and performed a one-man show. ]]>]]>3:00 pm - The Waypoint, by Iris Daughterman.]]>Shelby and Tristan are linked by destiny. Shelby struggles to balance her relationship with the father of her unborn baby and her secret fears about her past and family. Tristan has been summoned to the Waypoint to begin his life and tries to escape his fate of being born. Together they find new meaning in life. Daughterman is a recent graduate of Bennington College where she had the opportunity to develop her work with the guidance of established playwrights Sherry Kramer and Caridiad Svitch. The Waypoint is her first full-length play.]]>]]>Don't miss dozens of other theater, music and dance happenings during the 2008 Berkshire Fringe July 16-August 4 ]]>]]>Daniel Arts Center]]>Bard College at Simon's Rock]]>84 Alford Road]]>Great Barrington Mass]]>]]>Tickets are FREE]]>Call 413.320.4175]]>www.berkshirefringe.org]]>

Jul 27-Jul 27: Nature and Balance: Drop in Sunday @ The Arsenal Center for the Arts

08-6-27T01:00:00-01:00

The Arsenal Center for the Arts presents Nature and Balance, a free, outdoor exhibition of public art. Drop in Sunday festivities from 12-4 pm include walking tours, art activities (bookmaking, fabric house portraits, self portraits, etc.) and improv activities with Watertown Children's Theatre, which will take place throughout the day. A concert featuring Atlas Soul outside the Arsenal Center for the Arts starts at 2:00pm.]]>]]>Free Admission / Wheelchair accessible]]>]]>For additional information about Nature and Balance, visit www.arsenalarts.org or contact Beverly Snow (617)923-0100 x 309. ]]>

Jul 27-Aug 15: LUMEN ECLIPSE'S 1ST ANNUAL 1-MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL @ Lumen Eclipse

08-6-27T01:00:00-01:00

Lumen Eclipse is seeking 1-minute film submissions for ]]>]]>Le:60 n LUMEN ECLIPSE'S 1ST ANNUAL 1-MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL]]>]]>Send us your best minutes, the minute you surprise yourself with n if your minute glimmers like a fish just under the surface of the water, we want to spear that bad boy. Not to exceed sixty seconds, your films, will compete to be the first screened at this perennial event.]]>]]>As ever, Lumen Eclipse's mission to bring film and video to a public arena is steadfast. Selections will be screened outdoors under the stars, setting submissions free from dark theatres and computer screens.]]>Friday, September 27, 2008]]>6:00 n 10:00 PM]]>Palmer Street, Harvard Square]]>Cambridge, MA]]>]]> ]]>www.le60.org ]]>For entry form and submission guidelines]]>]]>www.lumeneclipse.com]]>To learn more about Lumen Eclipse ]]>]]>SUBMISSION DEADLINE: ]]>]]>postmarked/uploaded by midnight, AUGUST 15th, 2008]]>]]>JURY:]]>CECI MOSS n Editor, Rhizome at the New Museum]]>]]>EMILY DOE n Associate Editor/Producer, Wholphin DVD]]>]]>JUSTIN HARDER n Director, MTV, VH1, Coke, NIKE and more]]>]]>RUTH LINGFORD - Professor of the Practice of Animation, Harvard University, Department of Visual and Environmental Studies]]>]]>DAN HIRSCH - Concert Program Manager, The Museum of Fine Arts Non-Event, Co-curator]]>]]>NED HINKLE - Creative Director, Brattle Theater, Cambridge, MA]]>]]>]]>Selections will be juried in early September]]>www.Le60.org]]>www.LUMENECLIPSE.com ]]>]]>]]>Please email questions to: Kate@lumeneclipse.com

Jul 28-Jul 30: 2008 Big Top Tour @ Circus Smirkus

08-6-28T01:00:00-01:00

Heritage Museum Gardens]]>67 Grove Street]]>Sandwich, MA 02563]]>2 7 p.m. each day ]]>]]>Traveling, international, award-winning youth circus. The kids are the stars -- tumblers, aerialists, wire-walkers, clowns, jugglers and more. Joyous family fun!

Jul 29-Aug 27: Raku Firing: Playing with Fire! @ Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard

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Tuesday, July 29, 9:30 am n 5:30 pm Glazing and firing]]>or ]]>Wednesday, August 27 , 9:30 am n 5:30 pm Glazing and firing]]>]]>Experience the unpredictable magic of Raku firing, learn about the process and glazes, and take part in three raku firing loads. Bring 5-10 small bisqued pots (stoneware or raku body preferred) to the first session for glazing. Open to participants enrolled in the Fall program and to independent potters making their work elsewhere.]]>]]>Kathi Tighe, Raku workshop instructor, at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. Kathi has worked as a studio potter with a focus on raku firing for over twenty years. Since 1988 she has led many workshops and has been recognized for her finely-tuned raku-fired ceramic ocarinas.]]>]]>Fee: $125 for General Public, $40 for TAP Regular, $0 for TAP Long Service, $75 for Harvard Students, free for participants enrolled in other course]]>

Jul 30-Aug 3: StellYY @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

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Dedicated to challenging the nature of identity, the New York based Lynx Ensemble presents StellYY: the heartbreaking and optimistic story of Estella Rose Simone Rochester, the first child created from the genetic material of two men. When Stelly falls ill at the age of 12, she and her fathers become the focal point of a contentious culture war. A darkly comic and moving allegory, StellYY reveals not only the bonds that unite this family but what ultimately unifies all parents when faced with the uncertainty of the world beyond home. ]]>]]>Plays Wed 7/30 8pm, Fri 8/1 9pm, Sat 8/2 8pm (post show discussion), Sun 8/3 3pm.]]>]]>Don't miss dozens of other theater, music and dance happenings during the 2008 Berkshire Fringe July 16-August 4 ]]>]]>Daniel Arts Center]]>Bard College at Simon's Rock]]>84 Alford Road]]>Great Barrington Mass]]>]]>Tickets $15]]>Call 413.320.4175]]>www.berkshirefringe.org

Jul 31-Aug 4: The Last Hurrah of The Clementines @ Bazaar Productions/The Berkshire Fringe

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Straight from Northampton, MA emerges the aggressively inventive and fabulously experimental company, The Missoula Oblongata. With a dozen eggs, an original musical score by the Seattle band TV Coahran, and an aquarium full of white yarn, The Last Hurrah of the Clementines is an unpredictable evening of crafted madness, eerie melodies and homegrown delights. ]]>]]>Plays Thu 7/31 8pm, Fri 8/1 7pm, Sun 8/3 8pm (post show discussion), Mon 8/4 8pm.]]>]]>Don't miss dozens of other theater, music and dance happenings during the 2008 Berkshire Fringe July 16-August 4 ]]>]]>Daniel Arts Center]]>Bard College at Simon's Rock]]>84 Alford Road]]>Great Barrington Mass]]>]]>Tickets $15]]>Call 413.320.4175]]>www.berkshirefringe.org]]>

Aug 1-Sep 7: Members' 12x12 Open Exhibition @ Provincetown Art Association and Museum

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The Annual 12x12 Exhibition and Silent Auction is an exciting event that draws artists and collectors together in support of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum. ]]>]]>Works by emerging and established artists hang side by side, expressing a high level of achievement and a wide variety of subjects and styles. ]]>]]>Perfect opportunity for collectors to view a broad range of local talent, and an exceptional venue for emerging artists seeking visibility. ]]>]]>Drop-off work: Juny 29 noon-4pm]]>Call 508.487.1750 for further details.]]>]]>

Aug 2-Aug 29: Art on the Wind: Andrea Cilley Memorial Grant @ Brookline Commission for the Arts

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A public eco-art installation by Katrina Majkut. Sponsored by the Brookline Commission for the Arts: Andrea Cilley Memorial Grant. ]]>]]>Location: Larz Anderson Park, Brookline, MA. Opening Reception August 2, 3pm to 5pm on Goddard Street Side. ]]>]]>Focuses on connecting art, nature, children and environmental issues with hundreds of pinwheels made from recycled materials. With the help of local area children to make the pinwheels, the project aimed to teach children how art can be used as a way to communicate environmental issues.

Aug 7: Lowell Quilt Festival Gallery Night @ The Revolving Museum

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As part of the Lowell Quilt Festival, the award-winning Revolving Museum will have extended hours. The gallery will be open until 8:30pm and will feature the work of world-renowned quilters, Vickie Hu Poirier and Laura Mayotte.]]>Admission is FREE.]]>]]>The Revolving Museum is located at:]]>22 Shattuck St. ]]>Lowell, MA 01852]]>]]>For more information about the Lowell Quilt Festival visit www.lowellquiltfestival.org.

Aug 7-Aug 31: Sean Keenan: South East Asia @ judi rotenberg gallery

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Sean Keenan's South East Asia photographs, never exhibited before, use his camera to navigate mundane elements of urban architecture and the accompanying grime and grit of the streets. He shoots at night, a quiet presence in otherwise vacant settings, devoid of people, yet marked with accumulation of human neglect.

Aug 8-Sep 12: "Departure" : W. Benjamin Bray and Christopher G. Watts @ Fort Point Art Community (FPAC) Gallery

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A video, sound, and glass installation involving relationships between personality and material, and the cyclic, perpetual sense of departure pervasive among personality.]]>]]>Reception: 5 September, 5:30-8:00 pm ]]>Artists' Talk: 12 September, 7:00 pm]]>]]>Fort Point Art Community (FPAC) Gallery]]>300 Summer St., Mezzanine level, Boston, MA]]>617 423-4299]]>

Aug 9-Aug 15: Responsibility in Documentary Photography with Dominic Chavez @ Photographic Resource Center

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A photographer has a responsibility to create their work with respect, concern, and understanding that pictures are the middle voice in creating dialog. Developing an artistic sense of light, composition, and how the moment gives a picture an infinite life, heightens the ability to make dynamic images that spark this dialog. In addition, noted photojournalist Dominic Chavez, will help participants build other skills necessary to create compelling documentary images. These include the photographer/subject relationship, timing, reacting to situations, building stories, and more.]]>]]>Dominic Chavez has been a staff photographer at The Boston Globe since 1997. In that time, he has taken photographs around the world. Recent extended projects include coverage of the war in Iraq and the health crisis in Africa. He was named Photographer of the Year in 2000 by the Boston Press Photographers Association for his coverage of Afghanistan, Angola, and Colombia. Chavez received 1st place in the 2004 Best of Still Photojournalism awards. www.boston.com/news/galleries/world/chavez_portfolio/1.htm

Aug 12-Aug 22: "Staff Art Exhibition" @ School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is pleased to host the 27th annual "Staff Art Exhibition," celebrating work by employees of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. With their days dedicated to the service of art, and their nights to creating it, these artists present a variety of work in both medium and concept.]]>]]>Hours:]]>MondaynFriday, 10n5 pm]]>Closed weekends and holidays]]>Admission is Free]]>

Aug 14-Aug 14: Colors and Chords @ The Arsenal Center for the Arts

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The Bergonzi String Quartet will hold a unique interactive workshop for children ages 5-12. During this two-part class children will draw what they hear in the first half and then create a painting from which the quartet will improvise to play what they see.]]>]]>10 am - 12 pm]]>]]>$20 for members/ $25 for non-members]]>Contact Beverly Snow at 617-923-0100 ext. 309 for more details.

Aug 14-Sep 13: Shadow of the Silver Moon - New Paintings by Jared Joslin @ Timothy Yarger Fine Art + YARGER | STRAUSS Contemporary

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Artist Reception August 14, 2008 7pm]]>Runs through September 13, 2008]]>]]>In Jared Joslin's latest body of work, Shadow of the Silver Moon, there are indeed echoes of Weimar Berlin, as well as the glittering deco-era elegance of nightclubs in Hollywood's golden age. Joslin uses images of glamour as a foil for the strong emotional undercurrents contained in his works. One sees the influence of early pin-up illustrators like Enoch Bolles and Gil Elvgren, yet the demeanor of his subjects is self-reflective, even challenging, rather than lighthearted. The subjects have a self-possessed quality, regardless of whether they appear to be aware of the viewer's gaze or not. In some instances, their penetrating eyes meet the viewer directly, in some, they seem lost in a reverie. As Jared Joslin said, regarding his fascination with the past, 'It's the feeling that you don't necessarily fit within your own time. You're drawn to the past in ways you can't quite understand but feel the pull of it and want to take on their dreams.'

Aug 15-Sep 27: Le:60 @ LUMEN ECLIPSE

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Le:60 n LUMEN ECLIPSE'S 1ST ANNUAL 1-MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL]]>]]>LE:60 HAS EXTENDED IT'S DEADLINE!]]>Entries must now be postmarked/uploaded by]]>August 15th, 2008.]]>]]>WE'RE MOVING THE EVENT DATE TO BOOT]]>the 1-Minute Film Fest will now take place on]]>Saturday, September 27th, 2008]]>Palmer Street, Harvard Square]]>Cambridge, MA]]>]]>Send us your best minutes, the minute you surprise yourself with n if your minute glimmers like a fish just under the surface of the water, we want to spear that bad boy.� Not to exceed sixty seconds, your films, will compete to be the first screened at this perennial event.]]>]]>As ever, Lumen Eclipse's mission to bring film and video to a public arena is steadfast. Selections will be screened outdoors under the stars, setting submissions free from dark theatres and computer screens.]]>�]]>le60.org]]>For entry form and submission guidelines]]>]]>lumeneclipse.com]]>To learn more about Lumen Eclipse ]]>]]>SUBMISSION DEADLINE:]]>postmarked/uploaded by midnight,]]>August 15th, 2008]]>]]>JURY:]]>]]>CECI MOSS - Editor, Rhizome at the New Museum]]>]]>EMILY DOE n Associate Editor/Producer, Wholphin]]>]]>JUSTIN HARDER n Director, MTV, VH1, Coke, NIKE and more]]>]]>RUTH LINGFORD - Professor of the Practice of Animation, Harvard University, Department of Visual and Environmental Studies]]>]]>DAN HIRSCH - Concert Program Manager, The Museum of Fine Arts Non-Event, Co-curator]]>]]>NED HINKLE - Creative Director, Brattle Theater, Cambridge, MA]]>]]>Selections will be juried in early September]]>Le60.org]]>LUMENECLIPSE.com�]]>]]>Please email questions to:]]>Kate@LUMENECLlPSE.com]]>]]>]]>

Aug 23: project mum 2008 @ ARTSomerville

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Space n Somerville's final frontier? Project MUM, an open-air dance party under McGrath Highway, moves into orbit for 2008. This year's event creates an intergalactic space odyssey featuring four hours of music spun by a team of DJs led by dj flack and DJ Yamin. Lighting by illuminist Todd Sargent sets the stage for an unforgettable dance party. Special visual effects by by VJ Dziga. Celebrity dance stages led by Alissa Cardone of Somerville's own kinodance company return and serve as inspiration to those of us shaking in on ground level. ]]>]]>$10 suggested donation

Aug 23-Oct 26: Many Kinds of Nothing @ Montserrat College of Art Gallery

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Many Kinds of Nothing brings together sculptural installations and photographs that metaphorically exemplify spiritual meditation. With the intention of conjuring rhetorical aesthetic questions and contemplative states of mind, the largely non-representational artwork awakens the viewer's attention with subtle, minimal aesthetics. Each artist puts great credence in simple materials, exploring their specific properties to innovative effect. The artists are: Nancy Murphy Spicer (Cambridge, MA /Bath, England), Dan Senn (Portland, OR) and Liz Sweibel (Brooklyn, NY). ]]>]]>Opening Reception September 4, 6-8 pm