By Newlin Tillotson Deer Isle, ME- A quirky jelly farm in the heart of Deer Isle, Maine is also home to a variety of sculptures created from found objects from the local area that include a giant flamingo, a Western town and Knights from the Round Table. Nervous Nellie’s Jams and Jellies’ founders Peter and Anne Beerits began the business 25 years ago and now produce about 300 to 350 jars of jelly and jam a day. Through the years, Peter has created an interactive museum of sculptures that are scattered throughout his land and the woods adjacent to the jelly store. Artscope’s Newlin Tillotson caught up with Peter to learn about his inspiration and his next big project. TELL ME A BIT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND AS AN ARTIST AND WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO DEER ISLE? I went to the Boston Museum School (Museum of Fine School of Fine Arts, Boston), which was a great place for me. I really loved … [Read more...] about CORNERED: Sculptor, Peter Beerits
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What’s cooking at CREATE2013 Boston
By Meredith Cutler BOSTON, MA - "Look out, there's bones in that!" warned sous chef Jade Taylor of Supper Y'all, as she plated a tantalizing hunk of BBQ pig tail on a bed of ramps and flower petals, a tasting menu item inspired by the American Traditional work of tattoo artist Edwin Marquez. This was no ordinary art opening, nor typical tasting for the foodie community of Boston. This was CREATE2013 — the 2nd annual pairing up of Boston's rising star chefs with local artists to find common ground between their culinary and visual worlds, and promote their creativity to both vibrant communities. The event is the brainchild of Chef Louis DiBiccari (of Tavern Road and "Chef Louie Night"), who hopes to leverage the caché of Boston's lively restaurant scene to shed light on the work of local artists. Proceeds from the event go to benefit the Fort Point Artists Community, an area of … [Read more...] about What’s cooking at CREATE2013 Boston
Classifieds
Your work could be artscope’s next CENTERFOLD. Work by established and emerging artists welcome. For the May/June 2014 issue we will be accepting submissions on the theme of SUMMER. Please send up to three images and your statement with contact information to: centerfold@artscopemagazine.com, no later than March 15, 2014. No resumes please. Please send low resolution images for review. High resolution images must be available to be reproduced up to 9” x 12” dependent on your work selected. The centerfold will be selected based on visual and/or conceptual quality, by a panel of one Artscope staff and two arts professionals. Center for Contemporary Printmaking 4th Biennial Footprint International Competition 2014 June 8 – August 31 299 West Avenue Norwalk, CT. Open to printmaking artists: only original fine art prints that measure exactly one foot … [Read more...] about Classifieds
Cornered: Julie Barry of Cambridge Open Studios
Cambridge Open Studios takes place Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and 12 (North/West) and May 18 and 19 (East/Central). Artscope managing editor Brian Goslow cornered Julie Barry, Director of Community Arts for the Cambridge Arts Council, who oversees Cambridge Open Studios, to discuss event preparations, what makes the open studio experience special and what they offer to the arts community. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OVERSEEING YOUR OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND? The Cambridge Arts Council took over the organization of Cambridge Open Studios in 2009. This is our fifth citywide Open Studios even. I have been working on the event since its inception as I started at the Arts Council in the summer of 2008. WHAT – OR WHOM – BROUGHT YOU ABOARD? The Cambridge Arts Council had been in dialogue with the local open studios volunteers’ organizations NoCa and CAOS for some time around the possibility … [Read more...] about Cornered: Julie Barry of Cambridge Open Studios
Covering art in Boston: a personal post By Lindsey Davis
I can’t believe April is already here, especially since that means my time interning for Artscope Magazine has ended. Each week I’ve covered two events or galleries for the Zine online, condensing a performance or an exhibition down to 500 words. I’ve learned there isn’t really a formula for this kind of writing, but a list of aspects to cover, and each story has its own hierarchy of which parts are most important. Boston, MA- Since I came to Boston after three and a half years spent in the middle of Manhattan, it took a while to shake off the incredibly high expectations that New York tends to give you about the amount of money in the arts. Compared to New York, the artwork I found in Boston was more traditional; technical perfection seemed the most important aspect, so most works were representational paintings and a lot were landscapes, each more serene and beautiful than the … [Read more...] about Covering art in Boston: a personal post By Lindsey Davis
ArtVenue: Connecting Local Artists and Businesses
By Lindsey Davis Cambridge, MA- When you think about it, there’s a lot of empty wall space in public places. From restaurants and bars to offices and libraries, some businesses take it upon themselves to decorate but some just don’t have the budget. A new website called ArtVenue is working to fix that — connecting local artists with the bare-walled businesses that surround them and only taking a commission cost like any other sort of art manager or representative. Based in Cambridge and expanding throughout the Boston area, ArtVenue functions as an online intermediary between artists and any kind of business interested in hanging complimentary art for their clients and customers to enjoy. Getting involved is just as easy for interested artists as it is for businesses. Artists only have to create a profile that features their work before they’re able to request venues and schedule a … [Read more...] about ArtVenue: Connecting Local Artists and Businesses