Island Street Studios Group Show Island Street Studios at Union Crossing is a vibrant and diverse creative community of artists artisans and entrepreneurs located in the heart of Lawrences historic downtown Housed within one of the ecoconscious redeveloped mill buildings ISS is on the second floor with views overlooking the former Everett Mills on one side and…
Artist of the Month: May 2018 – John Mulcahy & Alexander Schwartz
The language of painting speaks for itself in a way that words cannot fully grasp John Mulcahy was born in Wollaston Massachusetts Johns early inclination for drawing and making pictures caught the eyes of his grade school teachers and at age eight his work began to be selected for exhibitions He pursued picture making throughout his education…
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Artist of the Month: April 2018 – The Art of the Stitch Quilt Exhibit
This months exhibit features works by a fabric art critique group known as Joined by Stitch The artists include Betsy Abbott of Andover Tarja Cockell of North Andover Sue Colozzi of Reading Janis Doucette of North Reading Anne Kimball of Lexington Madalene Axford Murphy of Amesbury and Alanna Nelson of Melrose They are all members of SAQA…
Artist of the Month: March 2018 – Jack McKelliget
This months exhibit features works by Andover resident Jack McKelliget He graduated from Andover High School in 2008 and has been drawing and painting for most of his life He was often commissioned to paint and draw landscapes by family and friends and this work continues to the present day Since graduation he has been taking classes…
Artist of the Month: February 2018 – Island Street Studios Group Show
Island Street Studios at Union Crossing is a vibrant and diverse creative community of artists artisans and entrepreneurs located in the heart of Lawrences historic downtown Housed within one of the ecoconscious redeveloped mill buildings ISS is on the second floor with views overlooking the former Everett Mills on one side and the mighty Merrimack River on…
Artist of the Month: January 2018 – Leah Arnold & Kathryn Quirk
Leah Arnold Hanging Exhibit Level 1 Leah Arnold is a resident of Andover and a freshman at Presentation of Mary Academy in Methuen Since the age of 9 she has been taking art lessons with Andover artist Janet Hamlin who has helped her develop skills across different media Most of her art focuses on nature or…
Artist of the Month: December 2017 – Maria Cusumano & Mark Towner
Maria Cusumano Maria Cusumano has been teaching at Endicott College since 2001 following academic appointments at St Ambrose University and Saint Marys College at Notre Dame In addition she held positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art American Craft Museum Davenport Museum of Art Johnson County Mental Health Center and the International Center of Photography Her artwork…
Artist of the Month: November 2017 – Bill Gotha & Pam DiPesa
Bill Gotha has been painting all his life but began painting professionally in 2014 He specializes in New England landscapes and seascapes his favorite medium is oil paint He paints en plein air and in his studio in Andover He minored in Fine Art at Holy Cross College in Worcester and has studied painting at the Museum…
Artist of the Month: October 2017 – Mark Chester & Emily O’Hara
Artist Statement In youth my penchant to discover places and people began National Geographic my guide for forty years with wanderlust and curiosity I covered the continents photographing cultural landscapes Ive come full circletraveling the world not leaving the state The Bay State A Multicultural Landscape supporting MIRA Massachusetts Immigrant Refugee Advocacy Coalition is a collection of…