By James Foritano Cambridge, MA - If I seem a little out of breath, don’t worry; experimental theater does that to me. “Creatures,” staged by Boston Experimental Theatre (B.E.T.) at Pezhman Tavori’s recently opened Touch Art Gallery, worked its audience. Yours truly was obliged often to turn his neck and then his whole person to see actors who didn’t feel at all stage-bound, or even bound to a floor. Jared Wright, creature, could be found, as often as not, dialoguing with his partner creature, Lorna Nogueira, while hanging upside down from scaffolding intended to display arts and crafts. Ms. Nogeira, not to be “up-staged,” would, as often as not, attach herself to the acrobatic Mr. Wright, in order, I assumed, to keep their dialogue up-close and personal. Atefeh Nouri's bravura solo performance provided a fine coda to playwright, Mohammad Rezaee-Rad, based in Tehran, Iran. All … [Read more...] about Creatures at Touch Art Gallery
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Cornered: Michelle Allison, co-owner League of N.H. Craftsmen
Littleton, NH - The September/October 2013 issue of artscope features wanderlust: Littleton, New Hampshire, which hosts its final Second Friday of the season this week and which will be holding its 44th Annual Littleton Art Festival on September 28 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Artscope managing editor Brian Goslow, who wrote the article, visited its League of N.H. Craftsmen location at 81 Main Street (at the Village Book Store) in July, and last month, in preparing the wanderlust feature, he conducted this email interview with Michelle Allison, co-owner of the store with Beth Simon. THE COMBINATION OF THE BOOKSTORE AND ITS ALL THINGS NEW HAMPSHIRE SECTIONS UPSTAIRS AND YOUR STORE FEATURING REGIONAL ARTISANS DOWNSTAIRS IS QUITE UNIQUE. HOW DO YOU FIND THEY COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER? It’s a mutually complimentary arrangement, with the two stores natural extensions of one another. We both offer … [Read more...] about Cornered: Michelle Allison, co-owner League of N.H. Craftsmen
CORNERED: Jon Stroker, owner, BAD-ART, Littleton, NH
LITTLETON, NH - The September/October 2013 issue of artscope features wanderlust: Littleton, New Hampshire, which hosts its final Second Friday of the season this week and which will be holding its 44th Annual Littleton Art Festival on September 28 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Artscope managing editor Brian Goslow, who wrote the article, visited BAD-ART gallery at 35 Mill Street in July, and last month, in preparing the wanderlust feature, he conducted this email interview with owner Jon Stroker. WHEN DID BAD-ART OPEN? BAD-ART opened on April 1, 2012 — a very fitting day for what we were doing. HOW DID YOU PICK LITTLETON AS THE SITE FOR THE GALLERY AND HOW HAS THE RESPONSE BEEN? I moved to Littleton from Connecticut about 11 years ago. Over the past couple of years there has been a great resurgence of Main Street businesses popping up in Littleton and there are now no empty … [Read more...] about CORNERED: Jon Stroker, owner, BAD-ART, Littleton, NH
CORNERED: Karl Saila, chairman, Five Rivers Art Alliance
By Brian Goslow Named for the five rivers that encompass the Midcoast Maine region, The Five Rivers Arts Alliance covers 12 towns spread over 200 square miles with the stated mission to strengthen those communities through the arts, “by increasing awareness, knowledge, education, appreciation, participation and support for the arts and other cultural activities.” They certainly do that through a series of monthly ArtsWalks and annual festivals. Artscope’s Brian Goslow cornered chairman Karl Saila to talk about the organization, those events and this summer’s successes. What does being chairman of Five Rivers Arts Alliance entail? As chairman I lead the alliance’s board of directors and as a group we are responsible for the performance of its established mission and continued success as a non-profit established under its bylaws to promote the arts … [Read more...] about CORNERED: Karl Saila, chairman, Five Rivers Art Alliance
Review: 51st Annual Wickford Art Festival
By Newlin Tillotson North Kingstown, RI – Wickford Harbor in North Kingstown, R.I. welcomed more than 200 artists July 13 and 14 for the 51st Annual Wickford Art Festival. Booths lined the streets of the historic village exhibiting work by artists across New England and some neighboring states including New York and Pennsylvania. The festival gave art lovers the opportunity to interact with different artists who specialized in a range of mediums including pottery, sculpture, watercolors and oil paints. While a lot of the art had marine influence, there was also a selection of abstract and urban-inspired artwork. Abstract artist Susan Petree from Newport, R.I., exhibited her multi-layered acrylic paintings. The colors were vivid, mixing reds with turquoise or orange and cerulean blue with some paintings featuring seven to ten layers. Petree, who had worked as a banker for more … [Read more...] about Review: 51st Annual Wickford Art Festival
Wanderlust: Coastal Maine
By Newlin Tillotson Blue Hill, ME- For as long as I can remember, I have been venturing to Blue Hill, Maine every summer to spend a week by the ocean with my family. The tall pines, rocky beaches and dark blue sea draw me to the area year after year. I visited the villages of Stonington, Blue Hill and Deer Isle the week of July 4 to take in the local charm, seafood restaurants and a plethora of art galleries. After grabbing a basket of fried clams for lunch at Fish Net in Blue Hill, I stopped in Handworks Gallery on Maine Street to check out the exhibited work by local artists. Handworks Gallery features the crafts of jewelers, potters, wood workers, photographers, painters and fiber artists. The gallery is full of vibrant colors with a strong ocean influence. On the floor throughout the gallery are floor cloths created by Dale Macurdy that attract the eye with swirling colors, … [Read more...] about Wanderlust: Coastal Maine