Summer 2012, opening Thursday, June 28!

Eric March, "The Destruction of the Vinegar Hill Power Plant"

Sam Goodsell, "Threshold"

All the awesome contemporary realist art you could hope for is now at a fabulous historic storefront near you. (as long as you happen to be near downtown North Adams, that is).  Never made it out to see our art space at the Beaver Mill?  Now we've made it easy for you.  Already a fan from our loft space, but you missed us all winter?  Us too.  Please come visit the newest little art gallery in downtown North Adams.

Bob Lafond, "Ghost Plane"

New digs!

Paintings of downtown North Adams are right at home!

We love our loft, but couldn't turn down the opportunity to move the art gallery this summer to historic Eagle Street in downtown North Adams.  We'll be keeping the loft for art classes, life drawing sessions, and of course, our own nefarious art-making purposes.  However, having our art gallery downtown will enable us to participate more fully in all the nifty seasonal goings-on in North Adams, including the Berkshire Food Festival, Downstreet Art, and the Eagle Street Beach Party. It's a great time to see art in the Berkshires. Please visit us at 40 Eagle Street, just a short walk from Mass MoCA!

North Adams' newest art gallery.

 

We love our new neighbors, including Martha Flood Textiles right next door!

That's a peek of the interior, with paintings by Thor Wickstrom, Eric March, and Susie Tarnowicz. Assistant gallerist Irene in the foreground.

Nice.

If there's an upside to rehanging an entire art gallery, it's the opportunity to find new ways of appreciating the great art we have on hand.  We are particularly taken with the unexpected synergy between Suzie Tarnowicz's (top) piece together with Eric March's oil painting (below).

Katy Schneider at APE Gallery, Northampton

Katy Schneider was 1/2 of the awesome duo from our "Inside/Out" show last year (her husband, David Gloman, being the other half of that equation) and she's got a show up, Feb 5-29, opening Feb 10, in Northampton at the APE Gallery, 136 Main Street.  Her figure and portrait work are not to be missed.

Long Pose Life Drawing from the Model at studio21south

Monday evenings, 6-9pm

We try to keep things quiet while the model is posing (although there is a baby on premises...), of course headphones are welcome!

Poses may range from 20 minutes to the full session, and may continue from week to week.

Sessions cost $10 per person, but inquire about monthly rate.

189 Beaver St., North Adams also known as Route 8, plenty of free parking.

Please RSVP, as space is limited as space is limited to 10-12 artists
email thorwick (at) gmail(dot) com or call
413-652-2141 or 413-652-4815

Frank Curran Printmaking Demo

Day 1 of North Adams Open Studios was great!  Highlight was Frank Curran's demo of his woodblock carving process.  Love the smell of fresh wood shavings!

Frank is using an antique copying press, originally intended to make single copies of manuscripts & letters, as a portable press for wood block printing

Demos & performance this weekend!

First off, Saturday, October 15 and Sunday October 16 is North Adams Open Studios!  studio21south will be open throughout, 10-6 on Sat., and 10-4 on Sun.  This is also the last weekend of  "Going Coastal" and our last official weekend of the season!

We've also got two great artist demos this weekend, featuring "Going Coastal" and gallery artists Frank Curran and Julia Morgan-Leamon

Frank Curran, "Beginning"

On Saturday from 1-3, the irrepressible Frank will demonstrate woodblock cutting for making prints on paper. He will have on hand a small hand press and ink rollers, as well as examples of other types of blocks used in relief printing such as wood engraving and metal type. (What's wood engraving, and why is it not plain old wood block printing, you ask? Come see!)  

..and your presence + participation are required for Julia's workshop on Sunday from 1-3:30. "Flee, Fly, Fall!" is an experimental painting performance. Participants will assist in making a painting about motion (specifically the 'moment before the fall') by posing either in the air OR enacting the position of being in the air, and/or being traced directly onto the paper. Julia will trace, draw, photograph, and paint; she will capture the motion by overlaying and overlapping these gestures on a large painting surface.

Julia Morgan-Leamon, "Tipping Point"