December 2008 Archives

opening reception Sunday, January 4, 4-7pm

AS220 has some great new artwork to start the New Year off! The AS220 Main Gallery features the street art stylings of Andrew Sloan and Paul Roustan, while the Open Window features "The Sleep Series" by the young and upcoming photographer Adrienne Adeyemi. The Youth gallery gets "Crazy, Sexy, Cool " with Broad St. Studio youth artists, Benito Rios and Kourtnie Aileru.

The AS220 Project Space features "Sonaguera" new paintings and masks by John Kotula. John's new work reflects time spent in Honduras serving in the Peace Corps. He also shares the gallery with the work of Cruz Bermudez, a Garifuna artist John met during his time in Hoduras. The Garifuna are an Afro-Caribbean people with communities along the north coast of Honduras, as well as in Guatemala and Nicaragua. Cruz' paintings depict scenes from his culture including fishing, dancing, and cock fighting.

January 4-24, 2008

AS220 Main Gallery

Body Painting new work by Paul Roustan

Global Influences new work by Andrew Sloan

Open Window

The Sleep Series new photography by Adrienne Adeyemi

Youth Gallery

Crazy, Sexy, Cool new work by Kourtnie Aileru, Benito Rios, and Joe Davis

AS220 Project Space @ 93 Mathewson St.

Sonaguera artwork by John Kotula & Garifuna artist Cruz Bermudez

hours w-f 1-6pm saturday noon-4pm and by appointment

The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research seeks nominations for the best art of the last year in the New England region.

"The aim of the awards, which are organized by The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, is to promote a more exciting local art scene by honoring the best art made here and exhibits organized here in 2008. And anyone can make nominations, which The Journal will compile into a ballot. Then winners will be chosen by votes of (1) local active art journalists and (2) anyone else who wants to vote - and will be announced in terms of these two categories of voters."

Some broad categories to consider: favorite local artist, local curator, local show, new media, photography, conceptually-driven installation/performance (including video thereof), favorite gallery show, favorite school show, favorite museum show, favorite historical show, favorite contemporary show, best survey/retrospective, favorite solo show, favorite group show, favorite public art (or best non-exhibition space project), favorite on-line project, favorite outdoors project, favorite art book/publication.

All the details can be found here.

You can send nominations here.

THE SIGHT OF SOUND

GROUP SHOW 2009 March 6 - March 27, 2009

CURATED BY ALLISON COLE + LAUREN HOLT

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

-Open genre: illustration, painting, drawing, screenprints, photography, digital prints, sound, video, sculpture

-Subject of artwork must be related to sound in someway

-All work must be for sale and priced under $700

-Submit up to 3 images of completed work for consideration to gallery@machineswithmagnets.com or via snail mail

-Include name, contact info, artist bio / statement, CV, URL/website, examples of work, medium and dimensions of work

Submissions must be received by Feb 15, 2009.
All accepted work must be shipped to MWM by March 1, 2009.

Opening Reception: March 6 Closing Reception: March 27

AT

MACHINES WITH MAGNETS

400 Main Street Pawtucket, RI 02860

gallery@machineswithmagnets.com

http://www.machineswithmagnets.com

401.475.2655

"Diego's Rooster II" by John Kotula

Songaguera is the title of South County artist John Kotula's upcoming exhibition at the AS220 Project. The exhibit open Sunday January 4 from 4pm-7pm. At 5pm John will give a talk entitled,"Art and AIDS in Honduras" and at 6pm local rockers Los Monos Locos will perform!

Sonaguera is the name of the town in Honduras where John and his wife, Deborah Drew, lived from 2005 - 2007, as Peace Corps volunteers working on health projects. John's exhibit grew out of his experience working on HIV/AIDS prevention. The work consists of direct documentation such as journal entries and photographs, but most of the exhibition is a painted visual record of living in Sonaguera that is personal to John.

John recently returned to Sonaguera accompanied by a group of students from the Eastbay Met School. The school is in the process of developing a program that students will visit Honduras and Sonaguera on future trips to learn and serve in this community. Plans are underway for a small group of students to spend a month in Sonaguera teaching English. As part of fund raising activities to make this possible, Honduran artist Cruz Bermudez has given the school permission to sell prints of his paintings. Seven of Cruz' paintings from private collections will be exhibited. Profits from sale of the prints will help support Project Sonaguera, educational travel by students from the East Bay Met School.

Cruz Bermudez is a Garifuna artist who lives and works in the city of Tela. The Garifuna are an Afro-Caribbean people with communities along the north coast of Honduras, as well as in Guatemala and Nicaragua. Cruz' paintings depict scenes from his culture including fishing, dancing, and cock fighting.

"Sonaguera" opens January 4 and is on view through Jan. 24th. Also on view in the AS220 Main Gallery* "Body Painting" by Paul Roustan and "Global Influences"* by Andrew Sloan. In the Open Window, "The Sleep Series" by Adrienne Adeyemi. The Youth Gallery features the work of Kourtnie Aileru, Benito Rios, and Joe Davis.

Gallery Hours are W-F 1pm-6pm and Saturdays noon-4pm and by appointment. Please call 401. 490.6164. to make an appointment or if you have any questions regarding the exhibitions.