» The Bear Gallery http://www.montserrat.edu/blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:02:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Bear Gallery Collaborates with Beverly Historical Society http://www.montserrat.edu/blog/students/bear-gallery-collaborates-with-beverly-historical-society/ http://www.montserrat.edu/blog/students/bear-gallery-collaborates-with-beverly-historical-society/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:02:04 +0000 georgia http://www.montserrat.edu/blog/?p=4628 Montserrat’s student run gallery, the Bear Gallery, and the Beverly Historical Society have collaborated on an exhibit at The Cabot House, on view through March 31. Bear Gallery’s student staff members Grant Archer and Emily Fung, with the Society’s Curator of Collections Darren Brown, and with assistance from Montserrat’s Asst. Curator of Education, Maggie Cavallo, have created this experience to honor the community they both share.

By considering the practice of recording history, and the relationship to the melting pot of downtown Beverly, the students of Montserrat subvert traditional perspectives on Beverly and its extensive past. The exhibition compares and contrasts contemporary art movements with age-old textile practices, maritime art and traditional painting practices, creating a dialogue that speaks directly with the historic objects on display at the Cabot House. After the students had looked through several rooms and storage units of the Society’s Collection, they chose pieces that would inspire the show.

Asst. Prof. Len Thomas-Vickory, Susan Goganian, the Society’s Director, Emily Fung, Grant Archer, and Darren Brown, the Society's curator of collections

The Beverly Historical Society’s Cabot House is located at 117 Cabot Street, Beverly. The exhibit will be on view during the Beverly Historical Society’s regular hours, Tue, Thu, Fri and Sat 10am -4pm and Wed 1 – 9pm. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors/students and free for members and children under 16. Montserrat students will be admitted free of charge during the run of the exhibition.

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The Gallery at Porter Mill is hosting an exhibit this month in collaboration with Montserrat’s student run Bear Gallery entitled Bound and Written. The exhibition features book arts and letterpress work from the students at Montserrat’s celebrated and inventive Book Arts and Printmaking program. The exhibit will run through Feb. 26th.

This show was made possible by alumna Bea Modisett ’07 from Porter Mill and the Bear Gallery student staff of Jordan Archey ‘13, Liz Sultzer ‘13 and Arielle Winchester ‘12.

Gallery Hours: W, Th, F 5 – 7 pm, Sa 11 am – 2 pm, and by appointment. Studios at Porter Mill is located at 95 Rantoul Street, Beverly.

For more information visit studiosatportermill.blogspot.com

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Book Design by Montserrat Student Ashley Lamoureux

First, The Bear Gallery and the Studios at Porter Mill will be hosting a collaborative exhibit entitled, Bound and Written. This exhibition features book arts and letterpress work from the students at Montserrat’s celebrated and inventive Book Arts and Printmaking program. The show will run from Feb. 2 – 24 with a reception will be held on Thursday, Feb. 2, 6 – 8 pm at the Gallery at Porter Mill. This show has been made possible by alumna Bea Modisett ’07 from Porter Mill and the Bear Gallery student staff of Jordan Archey ‘13, Liz Sultzer ‘13 and Arielle Winchester ‘12.

The gallery is open Thu – Fri, 5 – 7pm and Sat from 11am – 2pm and by appointment. Studios at Porter Mill is located at 95 Rantoul Street.

Second, The Bear Gallery and the Beverly Historical Society are collaborating on an exhibition which will be on view Feb. 6 – March 31 at the Beverly Historical Society’s Cabot House located at 117 Cabot St.  A reception will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 6-8 pm.

Historical Society Curator of Collections Darren Brown coordinated the project with Montserrat students Grant Archer, Emily Fung, Liz Sultzer ‘13, Jordan Archey ‘13 and Arielle Winchester ‘12 with assistance from Montserrat Gallery Education Coordinator Maggie Cavallo. The exhibition will include works created by Montserrat College of Art students, inspired by pieces from the historical society’s collections, which will also be on view.

The exhibit will be on view during the Beverly Historical Society’s regular hours, Tue, Thu, Fri and Sat 10am -4pm and Wed 1 – 9pm. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors/students and free for members and children under 16.  Montserrat students will be admitted free of charge during the run of the exhibition.

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]]> http://www.montserrat.edu/blog/alumni/the-bear-gallery-upcoming-shows/feed/ 0 Last Bear Gallery Show of the Semester http://www.montserrat.edu/blog/students/last-bear-gallery-show-of-the-semester/ http://www.montserrat.edu/blog/students/last-bear-gallery-show-of-the-semester/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:35:37 +0000 georgia http://www.montserrat.edu/blog/?p=3969 The Bear Gallery’s last show for the fall semester entitled Micro to Macro will begin on Friday, Nov. 18th with two receptions from noon – 1 p.m. and an additional opening from 7 – 9 p.m. in the evening with food and a small dance party!

The Bear Gallery is located in the basement of the New Student village. The Student Village is directly across from Montserrat’s Hardie Building.

Visit the Bear Gallery website for directions.

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Juniors Morgan Dyer and Bianca Picozzi outside the Crane Estate during Montserrat’s Opening Reception. Morgan ended up selling a set of three of her paintings!

About 30 Montserrat students and  alumni displayed over 50 pieces art at The Crane Estate’s Annual Art Show in the Casino Complex, Saturday, Nov. 5th.  Junior Morgan Dyer, along with sophomore Dominique Butori, and junior Mackenzie Strong ended up selling their work at the show! Around 600 people visited the Casino exhibitions!

Montserrat’s exhibition came to be with the help of Asst. Prof. Len Thomas-Vickory, director of The Bear Gallery and its fantastic student staff: senior Jordan Archey, juniors Elizabeth Sultzer and Grant Archer, sophomore Emily Fung, and Jensina Ohly!

The event was also featured in The Salem News!

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Montserrat students will be showing 52 pieces of work this weekend at the Annual Crane Estate Art Show, curated by The Bear Gallery staff!

There will be an Opening Reception for the Montserrat Exhibit Saturday, Nov. 5th from 2 – 4 pm in the Casino Complex

The exhibit will be open and free to the public Nov. 5th & 6th, 10am–4pm at The Great House & Casino at Castle Hill, 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich, MA 01938 Click here to visit the event page for more info & directions

We hope that you will be able to some out and support our students!

Montserrat’s Work at Crane Estate featured in The Salem News!

Montserrat students have created a “participatory Zen rock garden” outside, between the casino buildings, where their work will be displayed with “gravel and rocks and rakes where people can move things around and change them,” said Trina Schell, program and volunteer manager for the Crane Estate. “This is a new aspect. We decided last year it would be fun to have the public do something they can contribute to.” Read More…

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Starting on Tuesday, Oct. 18th, The Bear Gallery invites all students and alumni to submit their work for this fall’s annual Crane Estate Art Show, which will be held Nov. 5th & 6th at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, MA. Work should be brought to The Bear Gallery in the Student Village’s lower level between Oct.18th and Oct. 26th.

Work should be “gallery-ready” (clean, matted, framed, wired, etc. and ready to hang). For any work that has special installation requirements please email len.thomas-vickory@montserrat.edu. The submission forms will be on the desk to the left when you enter The Bear Gallery and should be filled out in full so that the work can be properly identified. All current students and alumni are encouraged to submit work and attend the show! This is an excellent way to gain exhibit experience and show your work in an off-campus location. Please stop by and check out the current show of student drawings on display at The Bear Gallery, entitled All Wound Up!

Also, this Friday, Oct. 21st, The Bear Gallery will be hosting another reception featuring live music for the The Mystery Show at the satellite space at 238 Cabot Street from 6 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. hosted by student Peter Faasse.

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The Bear Gallery invites the Montserrat community to their current drawing show, All Wound Up: In Lines and Shading, featuring drawings by Montserrat students and alumni. Opening Reception: Friday Oct. 14, 4–6 p.m. located in the Student Village’s Lower Level, across from the Hardie Building, Beverly, MA

The Bear Gallery provides a venue for the pursuit of student education in curatorial and gallery skills. The gallery serves to bridge the gap between art students and professional artists, as well as creating a sense of community. Each show presents a student perspective of contemporary work by their peers and those who influence them. The Ursa Major Gallery was created as a way to branch off of the on campus Bear Gallery to extend publicity of student work beyond the campus. The Bear Gallery: A Student-run gallery offering you a chance to prepare to be a professional artist.

Visit the Bear Gallery for more information!

Bear Gallery Hours of Operation:

Mon: 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Tue: 2 – 3 p.m., 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Wed: 12:30 – 3 p.m., 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Thu: 2 – 3 p.m., 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Fri: 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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April 11 – April 27

at the Bear Gallery,
in the Basement of the Student Village at 26 Essex Street, Beverly MA

Reception: Monday, April 11, 5-7pm

Featuring the work of Montserrat students, Gods and Monsters is a show about the things that hold incredible prominence in our minds: the awe-inspiring and stomach-churning. Drawings, paintings, sculptures, etc., to overwhelm and inspire.

]]> http://www.montserrat.edu/blog/galleries/gods-and-monsters-at-the-bear-gallery/feed/ 0 Submit Work to the Bear Gallery for the 2010 Crane Estate Art Show! http://www.montserrat.edu/blog/galleries/submit-work-to-the-bear-gallery-for-the-2010-crane-estate-art-show/ http://www.montserrat.edu/blog/galleries/submit-work-to-the-bear-gallery-for-the-2010-crane-estate-art-show/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:45:24 +0000 georgia http://www.montserrat.edu/blog/?p=1126 The Bear Gallery invites all students and alumni of Montserrat College of Art to participate in an upcoming event held at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts.  The Crane Estate is holding their annual Art Show and the Bear Gallery has been invited to show our fellow students in one of their buildings.

The Bear Gallery is asking for 50+ submissions of work in all mediums that has been inspired by the North Shore. Work must be “gallery-ready” (work should be matted, framed, wired, and ready to be hung on the wall), then dropped off by November 2nd, in the Bear Gallery or in Len Thomas-Vickory’s office.

The work that is submitted will be juried, so not everything will make it into the show, but those pieces that do, will potentially be auctioned off if approved by the artist.  75% of the profit will go to the artist and 25 % will go to supporting the Crane Estate, this is very generous and a great  opportunity to show a professionalized product, take advantage of it. For further information or any questions please feel free to contact Michelle Shugrue (860-912-9469) or Justin Anderson (860-961-5798).

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