Worcester Windows Dec. 2005-Feb. 2006
Living Arts Gallery will present “Angels and Spirits”. The contemporary artist connects the angelic and spiritual world that can overlap into one imaginary world, as seen in the Worcester Windows exhibit. The windows consist of thirteen artists varying in style and media. Artist include Robert Balogh, photographer; Frank Bly, painter; Bryan Davagian, painter; Tobias Goulet, photographer; Dominick Marcigliano, photographer; Michel Merle, painter; Elisa Minasian, glass artist; Kelly Morello, photographer; Ken Phoenix, ceramic artist; Cindy Salogowski, painter; Lawrence Strauss, painter; Julia Vera, ceramic artist; Donna Hamil Talman, collage artist. 339 Main Street (Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce)
Worcester Art Museum and Worcester Public Schools The Worcester Art Museum students from Canterbury Street, Goddard, Grafton Street, Chandler Community, and Belmont Street elementary schools and the 21st Century Learning Center after school program are creating a collaborative installation on the theme of a “Festival of Lights.” This radiant display of lanterns, origami, luminary silhouettes, and vibrant backdrop all project the important power and joy of Worcester`s youth making art. 339 Main Street (Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce)
Clark University features a painting by Trish MacDonald. 339 Main Street (Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce)
Higgins Armory Museum will present selected reproduced works from Helen Meyrowitz: The Armor Series. Inspired by the images and stories coming out of the war in Iraq, contemporary artist Helen Meyrowitz responded with The Armor Series, a group of mixed media drawings that illustrate themes of human vulnerability and aggression through images of armor from a variety of historical periods. Each drawing presents the viewer with a dialogue between two opposing ideas - vulnerability and aggression, humor and violence, beauty and horror, life and death. With her extraordinary use of line and color, Meyrowitz reminds viewers of the violent context of armor while simultaneously celebrating the beauty of its form and its incredible craftsmanship. Full series on display at Higgins Armory Museum through September 8, 2006. 317 Main Street (WRTA)
UniverCity Partnership - utilizing a variety of media, the students` work adds another element to the collection of artists and artisans participating in the Worcester Windows celebration. Curator: ARTSWorcester. 322 Main Street (Central Building)
ARTSWorcester presents member Erika Wade Davis - paintings of pure, vibrant, and non-descriptive color, representing stylistically matured renderings. 370 Main Street (TD Banknorth)
ARTSWorcester presents artist John R. Upton Buron's work titled "Circumventing anguish with a graceful plunge" done with acrylic paint on plastic with fluorescent light. 322 Main Street (Central Building)
Worcester Historical Museum presents Worcester in Worcester! A look at the snow covered streets of Worcester through photographs from the archives. 365 Main Street (Bank of America)
The Independent Artist Window features the work of local artists and a continuation of the exhibit, “The Rocking Chairs of Worcester”, a project of Spectrum Health Systems, Inc. The Independent Artist Window is located at the Windsor Building on the corner of Front and Commercial Streets opposite the Common. Independent Artist Exhibitors include Artisans of The Fireworks Clay Studio: Barbara Shank Wilson and Mark Spencer; Anita Baltzersen, Fiber Artist; Louise Berendes, Fiber Artist; Jacob Berendes, Cloth Sculpture; George Cooley, focuses on painting and drawing formats; Julie Brownlee, Fiber Artist, Contemporary Art Quilts; Jody Schwab Prunier, Artist, Various Mediums; Maria T. Seimaszko: Pottery, Clay, Craft Artist; Worcester African Cultural Center features” Textiles That Talk; African Cloth & Culture" an exhibit from different countries of Africa. Brian Nelson, Cartoonist, Pen and Ink on Bristol board. Nelson will be displaying "Laurel," a biweekly series of cartoons about a 10-year-old girl around Worcester's neighborhoods and landmarks. Volunteer Coordinators: Anita Baltzersen & Francoise Elise. Corner of Front and Commercial Street
First Night Worcester 2006 features giant puppets and creative masks made by the artists in the Outreach program at South High School Community and Service Academy. 415 Main Street (WCCA TV 13)
For more information please call 508-799-1523 or email williamse@ci.worcester.ma.us
This program is supported in part by the Worcester Cultural Coalition and the City of Worcester
