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Gayle Mandle

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND: OCEAN WALKS, SAILING AND GALLERIES ABOUND

// Current Issue, Issue Articles, July/August 2019

by Suzanne Volmer

On a sunny day, Newport, Rhode Island, has the atmospheric brightness of the French Riviera. Glints of silvery light play on the deep blue ocean and animate the waterfront. No matter the Fahrenheit, somewhere there is a breeze, and this contributes to making Newport a great yachting destination. If arriving by car, it is worthwhile to take the Newport Bridge with its $4 toll to enjoy the magnificent panorama of boats plying the harbor, many of which are beautiful under sail. Other options for travel might be by private yacht, cruise ship or taking a ferry from Providence, Block Island or Jamestown. “The City by the Sea” is cosmopolitan. It is a destination for events, day trips or a summer, autumn or even a winter getaway. Home of the U.S. Naval War College, and also the Pell Center for International Relations, it has varied cultural institutions, including museums, galleries, … [Read more...] about NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND: OCEAN WALKS, SAILING AND GALLERIES ABOUND

July/August 2016

// July/August 2016

Article Excerpts: Welcome | Cornered: Debbie Nadolney, Art Market Provincetown | A Contemporary Showcase: CMCA Gets a Fresh Start | Redefining the Sublime: Man vs. Nature at Hall Art | A Cross-Section of Craft: NH Craftsmen Keep It Interesting | Identity and Community at the Crossroads: CCMOA's Summer of Storytelling | Life in the Fast Lane: Eileen Myles at Schoolhouse | Ogunquit Art Association: Members Shine in Summer | Hot Chicks at Silver Circle: Bigger is Better | Bierstadt in New Bedford: An Unlikely Partnership Makes Sense | Photographic Evidence at Griffin: Cassandra Klos' Abductees | Museum of the Massachusetts Landscape: The Trustees' Public Art Initiative | South County Invitational: Showcasing Connections and Contrasts | CoSo's Salute to Summer: From Ship to Shore to Newbury Street | Speaking a Different Language: The Walshes in Williamstown | Everything's … [Read more...] about July/August 2016

Of Water and Bone

// Current Exhibits, Current Issue, Exhibits, July/August 2016, Visual Arts

Mother/Daughter Mandle in Newport by Suzanne Volmer “Of Water and Bone,” a mother and daughter exhibit created collaboratively by Gayle Wells Mandle and Julia Barnes Mandle, presents itself as a conceptual umbrella and makes a cohesive statement that communicates a composite view of the artists’ individual and shared perspectives based upon their experiences. The artists’ aesthetics have gravitational pull toward process charged with cultural awareness and investigatory layering of content worth contemplating, especially in an election year. Gayle explores global issues of water sustainability and Julia examines the topic of immigration. The exhibition is on view at the Newport Art Museum through August 9. Both artists are mindful of the discrimination that women face seeking opportunities, so in showing collaboratively they prefer using the gender neutrality of their … [Read more...] about Of Water and Bone