Worcester Windows

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 gallery footprint is likewise growing with this exhibit expanding into new window space located at 30 Major Taylor Boulevard.

June 1st through September 7th, 2007

30 Major Taylor Boulevard: Independent Artist Group will feature works by cartoonist Brian Nelson, displaying ‘Laurel’ a series of biweekly pen-and-ink cartoons depicting the adventures of a 10-year-old girl around and about Worcester; visual artist George Cooley who uses globe coordinates to create art to commemorate events, places and people; ceramic artists Jill Burns and Anne Dickinson, founders of The Fire Works Clay Studios; as well as works by Sue Champeny and Anita Baltzersen.
370 Main Street, BankNorth: ARTSWorcester
365 Main Street, Bank of America: Worcester Historical Museum presents vintage pictures of downtown Worcester to go with their new exhibit “Once Crowded Streets.”
339 Main Street, Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce: Worcester Center for Crafts presents an exhibit representing works by artisans of each of the center’s departments: Dan Jennings-glass; Rebecca Fellows- enameling; Ginny Gillen- ceramics; Dalton Lugg – woodturning; Paul Dumanowski – photography; Patti Sims –weaving; and Bettie Carlson –refinishing. Worcester Artist Group
342 Main Street, Central Building: Worcester Arts Alliance presents the works of a number of local artists who will be participating in the 2007 stART on the Street festival in September. Participating artisans include: Jennifer LaRosa-Hicks (fabric), Stacy Lord (matboard), Sarah Brueck-Stallings (textile and jewelry), Dave Snay (Black & white silver gelatin print), Kim Pierce Napoleone (digitally enhanced photography), Bret Herholz (pen and ink), Jacques Theriault (oil paint on a dried mushroom), Scott Erb (photography), Donna Dufault (photography), Heather Caunt-Nulton (henna on goatskin tambourine), Jessica DeHaemer (acrylic and ink), Lora Brueck (photography), Lisa Barthelson (mixed media/monotype) and Heather McTiernan (printmaking/ ink on paper).
317 Main Street, Worcester Regional Transit Authority: Worcester County Poetry Association will present an exhibit celebrating Bloomsday, an annual right of spring involving a traveling day long reading of James Joyce’s great novel Ulysses.
322 Main Street: ARTSWorcester
Denholm Building, 484 Main Street: Industrial Sonic Echo will stage a mixed-media installation exhibit entitled Spaceship Earth, created using found objects and recycled materials. Industrial Sonic Echo, a modern primitive avant garde performance group, utilizes founder and Worcester native J-me Johnston’s installations (usually tetrahedrons, cubes or spheres) and sonic generators to create a unique enigmatic ritualized performance.

Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary will feature selections from the Broad Meadow Brook 2nd Annual Photo Contest, including the Best of Show winner, Guy Guillemette's "Monarch on Clover." All photos were taken at the sanctuary by area residents and show the beauty of Broad Meadow Brook's 400+ acre wildlife sanctuary.
WCCA TV-13, 415 Main Street: The EcoTarium presents unexpected images of circles we see in our everyday lives, inspired by the museum's summer exhibition, Secrets of Circles, a hands-on exhibit for families presented in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Also included is artwork by young museum visitors featuring their "favorite circles".
Telegram & Gazette, 20 Franklin Street: ARTSWorcester

Worcester Windows is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, Worcester Cultural Coalition, City of Worcester, Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Artists, businesses and cultural organizations interested in participating in future Worcester Windows installments should contact Erin Williams, Cultural Development Officer at 508 799-1400.