Worcester Windows

Worcester Windows: A Community Gallery Program will open its next exhibit March 6th.

Worcester Windows is a community gallery program which uses storefronts throughout downtown Worcester as exhibit space to enhance the City’s downtown and to provide display opportunities for local emerging and established artists. Originally intended simply as a means to provide exhibit opportunities, Worcester Windows has grown dramatically, successfully raising the awareness of Worcester as a Creative City by not only bringing artwork to the public and showcasing local talent, but in also establishing itself as a true community gallery through which many of the exhibiting artists have sold works.

The spring Worcester Windows exhibit will run March 6,– May 31, 2008 and will feature the following artists and organizations:

30 Major Taylor Boulevard: Independent Artist Group will feature works by Susan Champeny – two of a series of five paintings that were created as a memorial to the artist’s mother, Lony Champeny. The leaves are from two Japanese Maples that Lony planted in front of the artist’s house in 1998 and 1999. Lony passed away in 2003 and is missed very much by her children, grandchildren and many friends; Worcester cartoonist Brian Nelson will exhibit another page from his forthcoming "Laurel" comic book, depicting the around-town adventures of a 10-year-old Worcester girl; Robert Dreyer – Think Green, environmentally friendly paintings created on 100% recycled paper; Sid Solomon – local artist who paints portraits and landscapes in oil; George Cooley will exhibit his recent painting, “Mona Gamba”, an interpretation of Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” -- 22” x 26”, acrylic on canvas structure, as well as a new portrait, “Eli”.
370 Main Street, BankNorth: ARTSWorcester member Susan Lozoraitis offers mixed media works celebrating the flowers of spring.
339 Main Street, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce: The Worcester Artist Group presents a mini-exhibit by Worcester artist Susan Champeny showing some of the work that went into the making of the WAYFINDER public art project. At the intersection of Main and Southbridge Streets stands a vertical sign called the WAYFINDER that marks Downtown Worcester. The base of the sign is a public artwork designed by Champeny depicting the spirit and history of the City’s storied downtown.
317 Main Street, Worcester Regional Transit Authority: Worcester Polish Heritage Federation will present photography by John Gaumond and Tomasz Jaster, and acrylic on canvas by Michael Sajnacki.
365 Main Street, Bank of America: Independent photographer Karen Verrill enjoys photographing nature and architechture and has captured many of her travels through photography. Her current exhibit, the "Red Collection" is a compilation of photos taken on a trip to India in 2006.
Denholm Building, 484 Main Street: The Worcester Art Museum presents a sampling of student art work from the Museum's youth classes, with artists ranging in age from 3-17 years old; Worcester Public Schools asks are you ready for “The Hills Are Alive?” Photographs of performers from throughout the city schools by photographer Susan Zack preview April 3rd concert at Mechanics Hall, the annual celebration of music presented by the students of the Worcester Public Schools with special guest of honor, Ms. Julie Andrews; Worcester Historical Museum presents Wish you were Here: Postcards from the collection of Worcester Historical Museum. From 1898 to 1918, the "golden age" of postcards, American and Europeans sent and collected billions of these colorful cards. This installation exhibits the Worcester postcards of the time including images of White City, City Hall and more.
WCCA TV-13, 415 Main Street: The Worcester County Poetry Association will present an exhibit The Worcester Slave Narratives taken from the Association’s latest issue of The Worcester Review which focuses on Seeing Differently. Artwork by Garth Evans of Woodstock, CT, is featured in the volume, as well as a glimpse of an almost forgotten segment of Worcester history – that a vibrant, culturally rich community of African-Americans existed in the City for decades prior to the Civil War.
Telegram & Gazette, 20 Franklin Street: ARTSWorcester member Dri Reynolds explores through her photographs the intricacies of the endangered Brazilian passion fruit plant currently vanishing from the Brazilian rain forests.

Worcester Windows is funded in part by the Worcester Cultural Coalition, the City of Worcester, and the Greater Worcester Community Foundation. Artists, businesses and cultural organizations interested in participating in future Worcester Windows installments should contact Erin Williams, Cultural Development Officer at 508 799-1400.