Ferrin Gallery: Seen & Scene

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

CULTURAL CORRIDOR - September 30 - October 3

WHO is doing the scheduling around HERE?

Something is changing in the Berkshires other than the leaves when there are 3 contemporary visual arts events on 1 weekday night (Thursday) in the shoulder season. There is no way you can attend them all, but, no excuses on Wednesday, there is only one, JOE GOODWIN Ferrin Galllery 7:00 (except for those who already bought tickets to David Sedaris at The Colonial).

September 30, WEDNESDAY - PITTSFIELD

JOE GOODWIN- 7:00 Pittsfield abstract painter discusses his recent work currently on view in his solo show (Ferrin Gallery)

Read more: Lesley Beck in Berkshire Living Magazine
http://www.berkshirelivingmag.com/scenearound-joe-goodwin-lesley-ann-beck-september-2009

October 1, THURSDAY - WILLIAMSTOWN, PITTSFIELD, BECKETT
You have to choose - they are all at 7:00 p.m.

NORTHERN BERKSHIRES - WILLIAMSTOWN

VIK MUNIZ
Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Williams College

Brazilian-born photographer Vik Muniz discusses his work and artistic process, which often incorporates unconventional materials (chocolate sauce, peanut butter) WCMA recently acquired ten Memory Renderings from the artist’s 1989-2000 series “The Best of Life,” drawn from his recollection of a book that featured iconic photographs from Life magazine between 1936 and 1972.

Read more:
http://iberkshires.com/story.php?story_id=32353

MID BERKSHIRES – PITTSFIELD

TOM O'NEIL and CHUCK WEBSTER
Curator Hellmut Wohl
Discussion with artists about Color & Form: The Language of Abstract Art
The Berkshire Museum

Read more: http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=845860&category=ARTS#ixzz0SOQ2B1W2

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS BERKSHIRES - BECKETT

JESSICA HESS & WAYNE CANEPA – Parlor Games
Opening reception , dinner and parlor games
Loo Gallery - Dream Away Lodge

Jessica Hess & Wayne Canepa spent much of this summer playing Exquisite Corpse, one of the surrealist's favorite art games. Using pen and ink on paper, Hess a noted young Boston / Berkshires based painter and emerging artist Wayne Canepa, shared the drawing process. "It is a fun venture into your friend’s imagination and creating corpses can be a lot like raising Frankenstein".

FYI - Loo Gallery is an intimate space for quiet contemplation at the legendary Becket landmark restaurant, bar and lounge.

FB event page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pittsfield-MA/Ferrin-Gallery/61002166762#/event.php?eid=144630766572&index=1

Jessica Hess shows with Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield and Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington and galleries throughout the US.

SATURDAY – October 3

HILLSDALE, NY – Still in The Berkshires - just over the MA border

GOLIATH – Opening Event

6-8pm – 32 Anthony Street, Hillsdale, NY
Featuring the work of painter, Ben Tritt and photographer, Will Wendt
Curated by John Haas
http://www.goliathgallery.org/

FERRIN GALLERY ONGOING EXHIBITIONS:

MAGGIE MAILER (Berkshire Museum) paintings from her summer residency

JOE GOODWIN- Pittsfield painter in solo show (Ferrin Gallery)
LUCY FELLER - New York photographer in solo show (Ferrin Gallery)

http://www.ferringallery.com/dynamic/exhibit_artist.asp?ExhibitID=335&ifPress=true

NORTH ADAMS

HERE - group show of art in all media showing impact of 10 years of MASS MoCA on regional artists, curated by Leslie Ferrin, Ven Voisey and Jonathan Secor (Gallery 51). Gallery artists include Gordon Chandler, Nicholas Whitman and Michael Zelehoski
http://www.mcla.edu/About_MCLA/events/mclagallery51_223/

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JESSICA HESS & WAYNE CANEPA – Parlor Games
Loo Gallery - Dream Away Lodge, Becket
Pen and Ink on Paper
JOE GOODWIN - Self Portrait in Studio
MICHAEL ZELEHOSKI - at the opening of HERE@ MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams- in front of "Dodecadillion", made from found wood from building 17 at Mass MoCA

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