March/April Events at Montserrat

Beverly, MA March 6, 2008 -

Montserrat Gallery

Through April 6:  It’s Getting Hot in Here

Reflective of the ‘greener’ lifestyle trend, sustainability has been in the forefront of the public mind. This exhibit explores how this progressive philosophy affects art making. Eight regional and national artists will exhibit work in a range of media, including sculpture, performance, and installation. Although created within the context of global warming, much of the artwork itself is not about the environment or sustainability. Rather, the ‘green’ part of the work lies in the artistic process and the primarily recyclable, eco-friendly, and/or locally found materials used. Far from the 1960s ‘granola’ aesthetic, this exhibit embraces art whose elegant appearance belies the humble origins of much of the materials.

Artists: Vaughn Bell, Ellen Driscoll, Niizeki Hiromi, Katie Osediacz, People Powered, Pat Shannon, Yuken Teruya, and Rachel Perry Welty. Curated by Leonie Bradbury and Shana Dumont.

Related Artist Talk: Kevin Kaempf, Wednesday, March 5, 11:30 a.m.

Kaempf, with Suraiya Hossain and Lora Lode, operates under the ‘corporate identity’ People Powered.  Together they create community-based programs that introduce sustainable change and address ecological issues.  One such intervention, Loop: Multi-Purpose Coverall, reprocesses mixes and redistributes household paint to prevent it from polluting the environment.

Performance: Katie Osediacz, Wednesday, March 26, 6:30 p.m.

For It’s Getting Hot in Here, video and performance artist Osediacz created a performance that speaks to the complexities and implications of our collective contemporary impulse to live ‘greener’ more sustainable lives.

Schlosberg Gallery

Through March 20: Dream On: New Work by Barbara Moody

Moody, a Montserrat faculty member best known for her otherworldly animal drawings, will show paintings she just completed and chine-colle monotype prints created in 2007.

March 24 – April 9: Faculty Selects: Catalina Viejo Lopez de Roda

Montserrat painting faculty member Judy Brown selects recent paintings by Montserrat alumna Catalina Viejo Lopez de Roda.  

April 12 – 24: Open House, a showcase of current student work, will be in both the Montserrat and Schlosberg Galleries.

Visiting Artist Talks:

Michael Hecht, Thursday, March 13, 11:30 a.m.

Hecht uses self-portraiture to explore emotional or altered psychic states that unleash expressions of inner passion.  His images employ the dichotomy of raw imagery and refined surfaces to convey themes of terror, ecstasy and death.

Jeff Lipsky, Tuesday, April 8, 11:30 a.m.

Lipsky, a Montserrat alumni, is "Filthy Fluno" in the virtual reality world of Second Life where he has an interactive art studio. Lipsky will describe how he blurs the lines between alternative realities.

Dale Stephanos, Wednesday, April 16, 11:30 a.m.

Illustrator and cartoonist, Stephanos' clients include Rolling Stone, Information Week, Mad Magazine and Sports Illustrated.

Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in Room 201, Hardie Building 23 Essex Street, Beverly.

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