FERRIN GALLERY - FOURSOME - One Reception - Four Shows

Four Shows, One Opening Saturday, May 29, 4 - 6 pm ReObjectification: Art + Object Multiples: Art/Design Zea Mays Printmaking: Liz Chalfin Gwendolyn Yoppolo Photo Caption: Kelly Garrett Rathbone, Detail of "After Takimori, After Velazquez", Ceramic Click HERE for link to Gallery Schedule 2010 ReObjectification: Art + Object group show of art + objects with links to their source inspiration Forty artists directly reference existing art, objects or found materials.  The exhibit explores relationships between source material and how information is translated, recontextualized and presented.  Local artists include: Michael Boroniec Donald Clark Cynthia Consentino Miriam Kaye Emmett Leader Maggie Mailer David Poppie Mara Superior Roy Superior Ven Voisey Michael Zelehoski Click HERE for link to ReObjectification @ FerrinGallery.com MULTIPLES: Art/Design surveys functional ceramics designed and produced using industrial processes and techniques. All works are designed by artists and mass produced in their studio, factories, or at the hands of other artisans. Dinnerware, Teapots, Tabletop & Domestic Objects available for purchase ONLINE Jonathan Adler, New York, NY Bauer Pottery, Los Angeles, CA Circa Ceramics, Chicago, IL KleinReid, Long Island City, NY Middle Kingdom Porcelain, Washington DC Frances Palmer, Weston, CT Jill Rosenwald, Boston, MA Laura Zindel, Guilford, VT For more on this subject read: DONALD CLARK: The Industry of Making Pots Photo Caption: Bauer Pottery, Tumblers and Pitchers. Photo courtesy Andrew Takeuchi, Bauer Pottery. Click HERE for link to MULTIPLES @ FerrinGallery.com Zea Mays Printmaking: Liz Chalfin FERRIN GALLERY and DREAM AWAY LODGE present Zea Mays Printmaking in the Loo(s), an exhibition series featuring prints by member artists of Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence MA.  Prints in the Loo @ Ferrin Gallery are displayed in conjunction with a summer-long exhibition series at the Loo Gallery at Dream Away Lodge, Becket MA. Liz Chalfin: featured artist through June 6. Lillianna Pereira:  June 10-July 4 All opening receptions take place at the Dream Away Lodge with a themed artist's dinner. Photo Caption: Liz Chalfin, "Family Dinner," etching Click HERE for link to information and links about Loo Gallery(s) @ FerrinGallery.com FEATURED STUDIO POTTER: Gwendolyn Yoppolo For ReObjectification: Art + Object this artist, designer and studio potter produced porcelain functional ceramic forms that interpret ordinary kitchen objects using references to the form and function of human cells, based on her work with a scanning electron microscope. Photo Caption: Gwendolyn Yoppolo, Scoop Bowl Service, porcelain Click HERE for link to Gwendolyn Yoppolo @ FerrinGallery.com BUY 24/7 ONLINE: American Studio Pottery AMERICAN STUDIO POTTERY: The Teapots Ongoing selection of teapots currently onview at the gallery.  Featured this month are three artists in ReObjectification: Art + Object Christa Assad Seth Rainville Gwendolyn Yoppolo Ferrin Gallery offers multiples, editions and studio pottery available for sale 24/7 using paypal. Photo Caption: Christa Assad, Wood Burner Teapot, Donald, British Columbia, white stoneware, oxides, glaze Click HERE for link to American Studio Pottery ONLINE DISH+DINE & EVENTS on FACEBOOK SCENE + SEEN May 2010 Photos of contemporary art events @ FERRIN GALLERY, The Berkshires and beyond are posted on our "FACEBOOK FAN PAGE".  You don't have to "login" to "browse." Photo Caption: Paul Graubard, painter, Pitcher, Christa Assad Click HERE for link to FERRIN GALLERY "FAN" PAGE on FACEBOOK CREATIVITY VISITS HERE!  apARTment 433 North Street Pittsfield, MA FERRIN GALLERY hosts meetings, dinners and offers the apARTment for short term guests. One bedroom with 3rd floor view of Berkshires, located in Upper North Street neighborhood within walking distance to theaters, restaurants and shopping.  Visitors from the media, artists, professional colleagues and the creative economy are welcome to contact the gallery to inquire about availability. 413.442.1622 info@FerrinGallery.com Photo Caption: apARTment - "rm w vu" HAVE YOUR NEXT AFFAIR WITH US! Upcoming Events BIFF OPENING NIGHT Pittsfield Party June 4 - Berkshire International Film Festival BARRINGTON STAGE TEAS ON TUESDAYS June 29 - Sweeny Todd with Julianne Boyd July 27- ART with Joe Thompson Great space for dinners, celebrations and special events! Photo Caption: Christa Assad & Kendrick Moholt, Photograph, "Battle of the Britches: Tea Party - Detail" Click HERE for link to Space Rental @ Ferrin Gallery.com

[Ferrin Gallery] Dish & Dine: Jason Houston + MaryAnne Davis

DISH & DINE @ Ferrin Gallery The first in a series of evening dinners in the gallery pairing local food with local artists. DINE with THE MARKET featuring a menu from locally grown produce DISH served on dinnerware by MARY ANNE DAVIS. CONVERSATION with JASON HOUSTON on contemporary photography, documentary, and personal perspectives. 6:30 - 9:00 Dinner at FERRIN GALLERY Saturday, February 20th $35, limit 40 guests. BYOB. Reservations required. Call (413) 442-1622 to pay by phone. The evening includes a viewing of new work from Houston's farm series, a visual presentation and dinner conversation with JASON HOUSTON based on contemporary photography, documentary, and personal perspectives. Link to FerrinGallery.com for preview of new work by Houston & Davis ONVIEW: JASON HOUSTON JASON HOUSTON: Family of Mine Solo exhibition of large scale photographs that explore the sometimes tense dichotomies that define American family life. The show features eleven large scale prints of moments captured at Houston's family get-togethers between 2002 and 2007. The images, although intimate and personal, are poignant reflections of relationships, traditions, values and family dynamics that are universally identifiable. On view through February 27, 2010 Jason Houston, an independent documentary photographer, focuses on social and environmental issues across the country and around the world. He has photographed the small family farms throughout the Berkshire region for over a decade and traveled to over a dozen countries documenting community-based conservation in the developing world. His environmental portraits, landscapes, and elemental details focus the viewer on the global issues and processes that define how we live on this planet. Houston is a frequent contributor to Berkshire Living Magazine and serves as the photo editor of Orion Magazine. photo caption: Jason Houston, Street Market, Wenzhou, China. 2009 Link to FerrinGallery.com for Jason Houston's web portfolio DISH: MaryAnne Davis MARYANNE DAVIS from nearby Chatham, NY makes functional porcelain dishware intended for daily use. "Art and life come together at a table. Using handmade dishes to set a table provides the opportunity to express private creativity: ephemeral and memorable. The social fabric, the relationships built one meal at a time becomes the real art and the meal has an energy of a higher order. Conversation is magic, bringing each individual at the table into a personal bond." photo caption: MaryAnne Davis, Naked Porcelain, Dinnerware Link to FerrinGallery.com for MaryAnne Davis's web portfolio DINE THE MARKET a new neighborhood corner store, creates a dinner based on the range of products carried at the store. MENU: Equinox Farms mixed greens w/ balsamic vinaigrette Seasonal Root vegetable puree Woodstock Farms mustard-rubbed roast pork loin Seasonal grilled local vegetables Homemade mini-cupcakes, brownies, and chocolate chip cookies for dessert SUBSCRIBE: Art Events in The Berkshires DIRECT YOUR eNEWS FROM FERRIN GALLERY Going Green in 2010. Less Printing, More News. Our regular eNews introduces new artists, announces dinners, artist talks and events of interest to artists, collectors and professionals. Help us get you the eNews you want by sorting out your interests on our Contact page. photo caption: MaryAnne Davis, Bobolink, platter, 14", porcelain Click HERE to link to FerrinGallery.com CONTACT FOLLOW: Ferrin Gallery on Facebook FERRIN GALLERY on Facebook posts information on gallery events, artist news, photos and links to articles on topics of interest. Our "fan" page is a great place to share comments and network with the art community. Latest post: Should this be the opening image for the NCECA talk "Red Dots - Selling Out?" SOLD Phillips de Pury, February 12, 2010 $180000 - "the value of “Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn” has today exceeded that of the once-prized urn itself)" Ai WeiWei Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn Triptych: black and white photograph. Each: 148 × 121 cm (58 1/4 × 47 5/8 in). Estimate:£70,000 - £90,000 Winning bid:£95,000Premium: (17.6%)£20,250 Price with premium:£115,250... 115,250 British pounds = 180,435.4 U.S. dollars Check back for more on NCECA in Philadelphia soon. Become a FerrinGallery Facebook Fan

[Ferrin Gallery] FOCUS: Studio Pottery

STUDIO CERAMICS @ Ferrin Gallery For 30 years, Ferrin Gallery has specialized in American ceramics and studio pottery. This category covers a wide range of material. From utilitarian objects for daily use to contemporary decorative arts for collecting, we always offer a large selection, specially chosen by the artists from their various kiln firings throughout the year. ONVIEW at the gallery or ONLINE 24/7, the gallery offers a curated collection of both established and up and coming studio potters from around the country and the region . Our "buy now" and "shopping cart" allows for immediate purchase using "paypal." Or call 413.442.1622 during business hours for a "virtual tour" and conversation. Click Here for Link to FERRIN GALLERY for Studio Pottery NEW WORK by Michael McCarthy MICHAEL MCCARTHY is a local potter arriving in the Berkshires ten years ago to apprentice with Mark Shapiro and presently working in the resident studios at Project Art in Cummington. His functional pottery concentrates on simple, reserved forms fired in his newly completed wood kiln to produce rich, natural surfaces. Intending his work to be used, McCarthy is focusing this spring on tableware and will be one of our featured "Dish" makers this summer in the Dish & Dine series that pairs local food with local artists presented on locally made dishes. Image caption: Casserole, 2009, woodfired porcelain, 7 x 11 inches Click Here to Link to MICHAEL MCCARTHY on FerrinGallery.com NEW WORK by Lorna Meaden LORNA MEADEN of Durango, CO is one of our mid career potters who creates refined forms for elaborate patterning on woodfired porcelain. Her newly arrived series include a great selection of pouring and drinking vessels include watering cans, flasks, pitchers and great cups. Image caption: Grey Pitcher, 2009, soda fired porcelain, 13 x 8 x 7 inches Click Here to Link to LORNA MEADEN on FerrinGallery.com NEW WORK by Christine Knox CHRISTY KNOX is one of our Hilltown potters who makes handmade functional pottery covered with embossed patterns derived from nature. With over 20 years of work in ceramics, Christy continues to grow and refine her well known designs. Image caption: Large Vase, 2009, ceramic, 13 inches Click Here to Link to CHRISTY KNOX on FerrinGallery.com DISH & DINE: Jason Houston, Mary Anne Davis, The Market Pairing local food with local artists. The first in a series of evening dinners in the gallery pairing local food with local artists. In conjunction with Jason Houston's solo show of photography, Family of Mine, the gallery teams up with THE MARKET, for a dinner using locally grown produce served on dinnerware by MARY ANNE DAVIS. The evening starts with a reception for Houston's new work from his Farm & Food series @ The Market, our newest neighbor on Upper North Street, followed by dinner at the gallery and a visual presentation and conversation with JASON HOUSTON based on contemporary photography, documentary, and personal perspectives. Saturday, February 20th, Reception @ The Market 5:30 - 6:30pm Dinner @ Ferrin Gallery 6:30-9:00pm $35, limit 40 guests. BYOB. Reservations required: (413) 442-1622 Image caption: Indian Line Farm, Christoph, photograph Click Here to Link to DISH&DINE on FerrinGallery.com ONVIEW: Jason Houston @ The Market JASON HOUSTON Photography: Food and Farm Ten new images taken at green markets and organic farms. Opens February 20 - May 2010 @ The Market, 391 North Street Reception: 5:30 - 6:30 Jason Houston, an independent documentary photographer, focuses on social and environmental issues across the country and around the world. He has photographed the small family farms throughout the Berkshire region for over a decade and traveled to over a dozen countries documenting community-based conservation in the developing world. His environmental portraits, landscapes, and elemental details focus the viewer on the global issues and processes that define how we live on this planet. Houston is a frequent contributor to Berkshire Living Magazine and serves as the photo editor of Orion Magazine. Image caption: Street Market, Wenzhou, China. 2009, photograph, 24 x 36 inches Click Here to Link to JASON HOUSTON on FerrinGallery.com TO SUBSCRIBE TO eNEWS FOCUS: STUDIO POTTERY Our monthly eNews FOCUS:STUDIO POTTERY introduces new artists, announces dinners, artist talks and events of interest to artists, collectors and professionals. Help us get you the eNews you want by sorting out your interests on our CONTACT page. ---------------------------------------

[Ferrin Galley] Weekend of Visiting Artists and Events

CHRIS GUSTIN: Artist Focus Chris Gustin, acclaimed potter, sculptor and founder of Watershed Center for Ceramics, is the featured artist at Ferrin Gallery's Studio Pottery Invitational. More than 25 new, functional works are on display and available for purchase. Exhibition preview: Saturday, October 10th from 4-6 pm. Ferrin Gallery 437 North Street, Pittsfield MA (413) 442-1622 Locally Thrown/Locally Grown Benefit: Friday, October 9th IS183 Art School 13 Willard Hill Road, Stockbridge, MA 7:00pm - brief talk by Chris Gustin 8:00pm - dinner Fee: $75 (413) 298-5252, ext. 100 to purchase tickets or for more information. Demonstration: Saturday, October 10th 10am-noon IS183 Art School Fee: $25 Chris Gustin grew up in Los Angeles, California where his family were part owners of several commercial whiteware ceramic manufacturing companies. Immersed in the beauty and function of ceramic tile manufacture from a very young age, Gustin has held a lifelong love of the art of ceramics. Gustin started Gustin Ceramics Tile Production in 1996, and now devotes his full time and energies to his studio work and tile production company in South Dartmouth, MA. Photo caption: Chris Gustin, Vessel #0606, 2006, woodfired stoneware, 34 x 20 x 22" Click Here for a Link to Chris Gustin's portfolio of available work at Ferrin Gallery STUDIO POTTERY INVITATIONAL PREVIEW Saturday preview October 10th, 4-6pm Studio Pottery Invitational Ferrin Gallery Dates: October 17th - December 31st, 2009 Artist Reception: October 17th, 4-6pm This exhibition introduces a group of studio potters who have not shown previously at the gallery. Each year ten artists are invited to show a series of 10-25 functional pots that are related by form and surface. These artists live and work across the country but Molly Hatch of Northampton MA and Mary Anne Davis of Chatham NY are local. Davis, who will be presenting an installation involving ceramics, linens and a dinner table, will be available for questions and discussion during the October 10th preview. Exhibiting artists include: Christa Assad, California Nicholas Bernard, Arizona Mary Anne Davis, Massachusetts Sanam Emami, Pennsylvania Steve Godfrey, Alaska Molly Hatch, Massachusetts Kristen Kieffer, Massachusetts Seth Rainville, Massachusetts Kevin Snipes, Montana Gwendolyn Yoppolo, Montana Photo caption: Mary Anne Davis, Naked Dishes Installation, detail, 2009, ceramic, sizes vary Click here for Ferrin Gallery's Studio Pottery Invitational page LUCY FELLER: Artist Talk and Closing Reception LUCY FELLER Artist Talk Saturday, October 10, 3:30pm LUCY FELLER: Wish You Were Near - A Postcard Series solo show of digital photographs Artist Talk and Closing Reception: Lucy Feller presents an artist talk at the gallery at 3:30pm preceding a closing reception in her honor from 4-6pm. Photo credit: Lucy Feller, Best Riches, 2009, digital photograph, 6 x 4" Click here for Lucy Feller's Wish You Were Near page on FerrinGallery.com --------------------------------------- Use SelfUnsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive emails from us. Powered by MainStreetMAIL.com ™

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