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Drawing Inspiration — Works in progress by Rhys Davies
June 2-29, 2015
Hope and Feathers Framing and Gallery hosts Drawing Inspiration a unique installation and residency by Amherst artist Rhys Davies for the month of June, 2015. Davies transforms the gallery into his studio, turning white walls into working space. Pulling inspiration from the gallery’s proximity to the Emily Dickinson Homestead as well as his Welsh heritage, Davies will continue work on a series of oversize portraits including drawn and collaged depictions of Emily Dickinson and Dylan Thomas. In-progress works will be on view alongside a collection of Davies’s completed paintings, drawings and items from his studio.
Opening reception will coincide with the Amherst Art Walk on Thursday, June 4th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
An artist reception will be held on Saturday, June 20th from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm.
The show runs June 2nd through June 29th.
Davies will be working in the gallery on weekdays from 10:30am to 2:00pm and Saturdays from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.
Press
Artist in an A-frame: Rhys Davies “When All My Five and Country Senses See”
The Nature of Space — A Juried Photography Exhibition
First Place: Action Treatment. Sara Acton. $150. | Second Place: Emergency Exit. Jill Noel Toler. SOLD. | Third Place: Herkimer. Hillary Wilbur Ferro. NFS | People’s Choice: Red Roof. Eric Broudy. $295
April 2 – May 30, 2015
Hope and Feathers Framing and Art Gallery is pleased to present “The Nature of Space”— a juried photography exhibition featuring works from over twenty photographers.
Artists were asked to explore the nature of constructed spaces and the relationships between environment and emotions. The show finalists represent a diverse and unique group including students, fine artists, and commercial photographers from throughout the east coast.
First, second, and third place medals were awarded by a jury of three nationally recognized photographers— Holly Lynton, Jon Crispin and Susan Jahoda, and will be announced at the opening reception.
A people’s choice award will be decided via closed ballot and announced at the Art Walk reception in May.
The exhibition will run from April 2 through May 30.
Opening Reception & Awards Anouncment
Thursday, April 2, 5 – 8pm
Artwalk Reception & Anouncment of People’s Choice
Thursday, May 7, 5 – 8p
Show Finalists
Sara Acton (1st Place)
Paul Berman
Eric Broudy (People’s Choice)
Jim Coleman
Diané Danthony
Laurie DeVault
Thea Dodds
Hillary Wilbur Ferro (3rd Place)
Shannon Finnell
Jim Gambaro Meredith Jones Bernard Kubiak Julius Lester Anita Lîcis-Ribak J. Paul Lisseck Arthur Mange John R Moore Carl Nardiello
Mary Nelen Jill Noel Toler (2nd Place) Karen Tetrault Sloan Norris Tomlinson Reba Saldanha Robert W. Salthouse Aolani Whitebear Melanie Zacek
Field Notes 5 — Sigrid Miller Pollin, Stephen Schreiber, Jane Thurber
March 5-28, 2015
Field Notes 5 is a collaborative exhibition of drawings, paintings, collages, and sculptures created by architects Sigrid Miller Pollin and Stephen Schreiber, and landscape architect Jane Thurber. This is the fifth iteration of Field Notes, a collaborative exhibit featuring these three artists.
In this exhibit, the artists explore complex relationships between multiple patterns, colors and imagery in very different ways. While the works share themes, each artist employs a different medium and level of abstraction. Despite this range, the works consistently evoke a visceral sense of order and calm.
There are parallels to the processes of designing buildings and landscapes. The works do not offer a single point of view but allow multiple explorations in different scales. There is a clarity in the way each artist stays focused on his or her own explorations while still maintaining a subtle thematic unity that threads together the works of Field Notes 5.
This collaborative art exhibit will be up in the gallery from March 5 to March 28 with a reception during the Amherst Art Walk on Thursday, March 5 (5-8pm) and Artist Reception Saturday, March 7 (4-7pm).