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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