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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

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).

February 7 – March 18, 2015

Artist Reception: Saturday, February 7, 4–7 pm

Art Walk Reception: Thursday, February 5, 5–8 pm

Premiering oil paintings inspired by the interior and exterior landscapes of the Pioneer Valley, Meagher’s new body of work represents a masterful evolution in her abstract impasto style. Her passionate use of the palette knife forms unique image textures usually reserved for memories and reflections in rippling water. Through this ecstatic exploration of color and dimension, Meagher draws from the internal, meditating on her personal journey, vision, and jubilation when painting. She states, “I have my fears in this life, but I am never afraid to paint. Any passion that we give ourselves over to –opens the door to what’s inside of us.

above: “Connecticut River in Rain.” Oil on canvas. 48×30″. $1200