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SUMMARY:Pre-College Program
DESCRIPTION:Montserrat offers a 3-week residential Pre-College Program for students 16 years and older\, which provides an intensive introduction to life at an art college. \nClick here for more information and to apply!
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/pre-college-program/
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SUMMARY:S.T.E.A.M. Youth Arts Academy
DESCRIPTION:Montserrat is offering a S.T.E.A.M (Science\, Technology\, Engineering\, Art\, and Math) youth program this summer consisting of four\, one-week programs of one to three classes per day. \nClick here for more information! \n 
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/s-t-e-a-m-youth-arts-academy-2/
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SUMMARY:Art Educator Summer Institute – Beverly
DESCRIPTION:Montserrat’s Art Educator Summer Institute offers a week-long session to reconnect with your artist self. Participants will be immersed in our studio spaces\, building on their art practice while learning new skills to bring back to the classroom. \nClick here for more information and to register!
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/art-educator-summer-institute-beverly-2/
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SUMMARY:Japan Institute – International Residency
DESCRIPTION:Take advantage of Montserrat’s long-running relationships in Japan with a 14-day artmaking and museum-going experience. Montserrat faculty will introduce Japanese-style printmaking and bookbinding techniques to experiment with and incorporate into your teaching. There will be daily opportunities to tour historic and contemporary Japanese culture in the seaside city of Niigata. The trip ends with a few days in Tokyo. \n\nClick here for more information and to register!
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/japan-institute-international-residency/
LOCATION:MA
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250810
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SUMMARY:Threads of Inquiry
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception Sunday\, June 22\, 4–6pm. \nThis immersive and interactive art and learning exhibition features work created and curated by Meagan Grant and Alicia Gray. Drawing inspiration from their own artistic and educational practices\, travel and research\, Grant and Gray invite viewers to physically and metaphorically weave together an understanding of education through the lens of accessibility\, equity and dialogue. \n 
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/threads-of-inquiry/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Commencement
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URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/commencement/
LOCATION:The Cabot\, 286 Cabot St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
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SUMMARY:All Senior Show
DESCRIPTION:Montserrat + Schlosberg Galleries \nMay 14th – 17th \n\nAwards Ceremony\nWednesday\, May 14\, 1:00pm \nGuest Juror\nLoretta Park\, Artist and Assistant Teaching Professor and the Director of the Trustman Art Gallery\, Simmons University
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/all-senior-show/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Student Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Between the Lines: Graphic Design Senior Thesis
DESCRIPTION:Reception: Wednesday\, May 7\, 5–7pm \nBetween The Lines is an exhibition showcasing the work of seven graphic designers and their explorations\, pushing the boundaries of their creative practice. Emphasizing the stories\, processes\, and ideas that emerge in the subtle spaces between concept and execution. \nProject Statements:\nInherited Legacy \n\nJorielle Arlock  \nInherited Legacy explores long term and short term impacts of collective consumption and culture. Through the exploration of commonly wasted ephemera\, I embodied the narrative of what represents us and what we value as society. I collected remnants of consumer culture and started to curate a collection of metaphors about how that impacts us as people. Eventually\, I came to the idea that you can unearth your own legacy based on what you value\, and not what has been impressed upon you. \nUnder Construction \nMikayla Bogus \nUnder Construction is an amalgamation of bits and bobs of early web design. It is inspired by a time before the web was so overly corporate\, when people would create their own sites compiling their interests with an abundance of gifs\, images\, comic sans\, and blinking buttons. It takes a look into the spaces between content as well\, such as error pages\, fun uses of html\, and the forever unfinished webpages archived from sites such as Geocities. \nInside the Mind\nLyllian Caporuscio  \nFocusing on the psychology behind design\, and how that influences the work. I looked at common everyday objects and how I could use them in my work. That is when I focused on the spoon\, and how I had perceived it. Finding meaning\, I have categorized how spoons in literature and pop culture exist\, for means of nourishment\, as a metaphor for privilege\, and a tool for measurement. Looking at nourishment\, I searched for what that means\, and how it ultimately relates to the spoon. \nIntuitivity within Design\nJillian De Paolo \nExperiments with concrete poetry and free association tests led me to explore language. Hard definitions and etymologies are the rational and objective application of language. I am interested in intuitively interpreting words\, symbols\, and phrases with multiple meanings. Through tests and surveys\, I found the idiosyncrasy within the results posed that particular vernacular or personal bias can have an extraordinary impact on how we view the world and communicate. The vast antinomy within our ideas\, languages\, systems\, and intuitions reflect the semantics of our language. To prove our intuition’s validity\, I use empirical data to visualize infographics to show that anything can seem plausible with the right design. \nDanger in Beauty\nBrandon Hale-Montminy \nLately I’ve had an interest in the lengths people go for beauty and how beauty seems to be one of the most important things to a lot of people. That’s crazy to me so I tried to find a way to describe the absurdity of that in a way I can relate to. This landed me on the topic of poisonous flowers seeing as flowers are most known and sought after for their beauty but at the same time they can be an extreme danger for the owner and/or their pets and children. I find that this danger makes these flowers even more beautiful and this danger is why I’m drawn to them. I’m well aware this makes no sense but many people are like this regarding other things so I’m here to show the beauty without ever letting people forget about the danger. \nMake AI Your Bytch\nDylan Maher \nMake AI Your Bytch confronts the possibility of AI-generated design taking over the world. Common signage is used as a reference for visual solutions that are nonsensical when placed in the real-world. The goal is to demonstrate why designers shouldn’t rely on algorithms to communicate an intended message. The project is not concerned with changing minds regarding the ethics of AI. The reality is that the technology isn’t going away anytime soon; which means it’s up to the next generation of creatives to learn how to use it responsibly. \nEscapism\nMarina Stagliola \nMy project focuses on escapism and how I use the act of decorating cookies to serve as my therapeutic process. It creates a state of mind that makes it possible for me to forget about the outside world. My attention is set on the task\, while awareness of my surroundings fades in and out of focus. Throughout this process I use royal icing as both a medium and a muse to relax and relieve stress. \n\n 
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/senior-thesis-graphic-design/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Student Exhibition
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SUMMARY:MASh: Media & Animation Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Montserrat College of Art is proud to announce the dates for the annual Media and Animation Showcase (MASh)! This year’s MASh will premiere on May 6th at The Cabot. Doors will open at 7:00 pm and the show will start at 7:30 pm with a roughly two-hour runtime. Admission is free to the public. \nFor nearly a decade\, The Cabot has hosted the time-based work of Montserrat students\, alumni\, and community members. This showcase reel demonstrates the artistic passion of the Montserrat community. While admission is free to all\, the purchase of concessions is encouraged to support future events. \nFor more information\, please email mash@montserrat.edu. \nThis event is proudly sponsored by the Beverly Cultural Council and hosted by Montserrat College of Art.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/mash-media-animation-showcase/
LOCATION:The Cabot\, 286 Cabot St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250430
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SUMMARY:Compendium: Illustration Senior Thesis
DESCRIPTION:Montserrat Gallery and Schlosberg Gallery \nDates: April 30th – May 3rd \nReception: Wednesday\, April 30th\, 5–7pm \nThe Seniors of the Montserrat College of Art Illustration department announce their final show entitled COMPENDIUM\, opening in the Hardie Main Gallery and the Schlosberg at 23 Essex St in Beverly\, April 30 and continuing through May 3. The opening reception for COMPENDIUM takes place Wednesday\, April 30\, from 5–7pm \nThe work displayed in COMPENDIUM is from a collection of seventeen illustrators with a wide variety of approaches\, styles\, applications and backgrounds. Despite the range of both conceptual and narrative subject matter\, as well as distinctly different materials and displays\, all of the work comes together nicely to form a physical manifestation of the time and effort dedicated to this show. COMPENDIUM has roots in many facets of illustration. From sophisticated collage to traditional paintings with acrylic\, ink\, and watercolor\, the presence of fine art is strong in the show. Many featured artists make use of multimedia to explore new and innovative ways of art making and self-expression. There is physical work\, sculpture combining paper craft with illustrative elements\, as well as more commercial items like garments with hand-printed designs. Including sizes ranging from delicate holiday cards and intricate book jackets to impressively large movie posters and tapestries\, there is no shortage of diversity in projects. Exploring narrative and concept design\, there are examples of imagined environments\, game assets\, character design\, and an abundance of sequential art in the form of comics and children’s books. \nAbout the Artists:  \nRose Aggi is an independent illustrator living in Massachusetts with their sweet cat named Zinnia. Dabbling in many things\, Rose gravitates towards silly and cute aesthetics in digital art\, usually with an emphasis on animals. \nKailani Banasik views their work as a window into the world of their stories\, captivating their audience with whimsy. Taking narratives and concepts and giving them life with color and silliness is their goal as an illustrator\, with hopes to enter the kidlit world. They take inspiration from everything around them\, from video games to the people and animals in their lives\, morphing it into something fantastical and fun. \nGrace Cantalini was born and raised in western Massachusetts. With indulgence in escapist fantasy and a nod to classic science fiction\, her work places an emphasis on vibrant colors and intricate line work. Inspired by the natural world and the limitless possibilities of outer space\, her focus is on environmental and figurative illustration. \nCat Cheseldine is a New England based illustrator who concentrates on delicate details\, fluid states of movement and evolutionary qualities in her subjects. Cat‘s work uses flora and fauna as both subjects and symbolism to create meaning in her pieces. \n“The natural world around us offers so much to be admired\, the delicate blade-like feathers on the birds\, the vibrant colors of beetle shells\, and the shapes of stems that swirl and build according to the circumstances of their environment\,” Cheseldine states. \nAna Chirinos is a Venezuelan-American illustrator raised in Texas and currently based in the North Shore of Massachusetts. Inspired by the Golden Age of Illustration and the unique visual qualities of printmaking\, her work combines intricate linework and texture with grandiose\, almost theatrical compositions. Through careful symbolism\, framing\, and color\, her pieces highlight the humanity at the core of every story. \nAlexis Defranc is a self-described mix of an artist with an unhinged fascination for the ‘Modern Era’\, a passionate writer\, and an 80s rock mixtape. Born and based in Southeastern Massachusetts\, they strive to make their work feel as alive as the next song they have on shuffle. \nLucas dos Santos is a Brazilian Illustrator who utilizes printmaking and photography in order to create work that takes inspiration from the media he grew up with\, mainly derived from Japanese Live-Action superhero shows. \nJessica Ganino is an artist based in Saugus\, MA. Their work is offbeat and mixes bubbly cuteness with macabre elements. Primarily digital and heavily detail focused\, their work reflects a sophisticated contrast. \nRebecca Jordan is an artist living and working in Massachusetts. Her work is rooted in quiet rhythms of personal experiences\, inviting the viewer into a space where moments unfold with tenderness. Through soft\, fluid strokes and muted hues\, the work speaks in a gentle whisper\, offering a window into her world while leaving room for the viewer to engage on their own terms. \nCicey Labella is an Illustration major and Art Education minor at Montserrat College of Art. They are a painter and printmaker who creates work based on their life\, identity\, and making people laugh. \nJasmyn Mall is an illustrator based in Massachusetts despite originally hailing from a small\, peculiar New Jersey town. Her upbringing in Jersey has instilled a fascination and appreciation for the strange and folkloric\, which has led her to create work focusing on these subjects. \nAbigail Monson is a Massachusetts-based interdisciplinary artist working in a variety of mediums\, including collage\, painting\, printmaking\, and fiber arts. Informed by her past career in computer science and her interest in biology\, architecture\, and science fiction\, her work explores our relationship with everyday technology\, the tension between the past and the future\, and the overlooked beauty of the natural world. \nAdrian Persaud is an Indo-Guyanese and Brazilian artist working towards racial diversity in the media. His works explore life as a mixed-race individual\, reaching out to help others feel heard. His pieces blur the lines between fine art and illustration\, having process and material take the spotlight. \nNewt Ryan is known for creating creepy\, disturbing\, and intentionally perverse art with religious overtones that often features contorted figures\, muted colors\, and an abundance of insects. \nQuin Schaeffer is a narrative artist whose work draws influence from queer history and culture\, combined with the aesthetics of the film noir era\, and the golden age of Hollywood. Coming from a family who values creativity and enjoys old-school suspense and thriller films\, those two themes come together in Quin’s art making\, from their teens into their current young adult years as they finish their college degree. \nAri Varney is an illustrator living in Massachusetts. Ari is constantly intrigued by the concept of nostalgia\, trying to illustrate human experiences and emotions. They also enjoy making art that is warm and a bit silly at times. \nVivi Young is an Illustrator based in New England\, working in watercolor\, graphite and acrylic. Her art focuses on fantasy and horror themes viewed through a whimsical lens.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/senior-thesis-illustration/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Student Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Artrageous: The Emerald Ball
DESCRIPTION:Danversport\n161 Elliott St\, Danvers\, MA \nJoin us for an Artrageous unlike any other as we take a trip over the rainbow! \n2025 celebrates Montserrat College of Art’s 55th anniversary\, known as the emerald anniversary! To mark this occasion\, we are hosting an Emerald Ball for this year’s auction while bringing the same creativity and excitement Artrageous is known for. Join us for a night of art\, music\, costumes\, and of course\, a chance to support the next generation of creative talent. \nEmerald ensembles and creative costumes are encouraged but not required. \nGet all the details here!
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/artrageous-the-emerald-ball/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Dreamland: Lagoon to Foredune
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Earth Day with Anna Clem and learn about the Dreamland: Lagoon to Foredune artist book project currently on display in the library. \nArtist Statement: Dreamland began with years of observing the Basin Head sand dune system at the edge of the Northumberland Strait in Canada. My mother and I called this place “Dreamland” many years before we commenced this collaborative project: The dunes are other-worldly with many personalities\, partially generated by the weather or time of day\, but also dependent upon the visitor. \nLagoon to Foredune is a set of six one-of-a-kind cyanotype books made in Dreamland. On six separate outings\, I walked across the heathland\, stopping to place an open book in branches and under brush\, turning to a new page each time\, until all pages were exposed. This process allowed the sun\, wind\, and other elements to interact with the light-sensitive paper without further mediation from me. Back on the beach\, I plunged the book into the waves\, resulting in its development. Each soft cover was printed with a photograph made in Dreamland\, and the books were toned with different botanicals that can be found there\, resulting in colors varying from cyanotype’s usual Prussian blue.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/dreamland-lagoon-to-foredune/
LOCATION:Paul M. Scott Library\, 23 Essex Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks
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SUMMARY:Pick Your Prize! Animation and Interactive Media Senior Thesis
DESCRIPTION:Dates: April 23 – 26 \nReception: Wednesday\, April 23\, 5–7pm \nPick your Prize! A 2025 Animation and GTP (Games\, Toys and Play) thesis exhibition. If you like comedy\, horror\, emotional films\, or playing games with your friends\, this show is the place to be! Showcasing a wide variety of media ranging from board games\, video games\, and short films\, there is something for everyone. Take advantage of this opportunity to see up-and-coming animators and game designers show the culmination of their four years at Montserrat College of Art. Mark your calendars and enjoy the show… and be sure to Pick your Prize! \n  \nDeon Agyeman \nDeon Agyeman is an illustrator and tabletop game designer based in Massachusetts and the founder of DevilDegg Games. Deon carries fond memories of very intense games of Uno\, Connect 4\, Sorry\, and Monopoly that allowed them to be both strategic and cutthroat without totally ruining their relationship with friends or family. Deon aspires to replicate the same level of friendly ruthlessness in the board games they design. Deon’s repertoire of tabletop games includes Crooked Collectors\, Pre-Diction\, Live From Station 45\, and Solar Derby. \nKaylee Blandin \nKaylee Blandin was born and raised in Dover\, Delaware. Kaylee spent two years at Delaware College of Art and Design\, before moving up to Massachusetts to attend Montserrat College of Art. From a young age\, Kaylee was highly inspired and drawn to fantasy works like “How to Train Your Dragon” and “One Piece.” Kaylee likes to incorporate fantastical elements into her work and focuses on creating people\, creatures and scenarios that exist outside of real life. More recently\, Kaylee has taken the role of producer on different projects and has gained an appreciation and passion for the role. \nJustin Christian \nJustin Christian is an American-born animator with a heritage found in India. Though he likes to doodle\, draw and paint\, Justin’s main field of expertise is animation and cartooning. His program of choice is Blender where 3D and 2D come together to make interesting and unique animations. Outside of animating\, Justin loves to go to the movie theaters with his friends and likes to read comic books where some of his inspirations come from. \nBriana Costa \nBriana Costa\, as known as Starjellyfish\, is a fantasy narrative storyteller\, who uses her skills to create whimsical Illustrations and animations. She mainly focuses on creating storyboards and concept art. When she is not working on art\, she probably has her nose in a book\, playing video games or watching her favorite shows. \nLily Courtemanche \nLily Courtemanche is a 2D animator focusing on character development and color design. Lily’s goal with her work is to develop the character and personality through symbolism. She does this by utilizing particular imagery\, such as flower symbolism\, and color theory throughout her work. She enjoys creating characters that have more than two dimensions\, creating a vast world that has a wide variety of characters. Lily specializes in character design and 2D animation. \nErin Cox \nAs an artist\, Erin Cox loves experimental art\, multimedia animation\, and storyboarding. Growing up watching Cartoon Network shows such as Adventure Time and Regular Show and movies like Alice in Wonderland and My Neighbor Totoro greatly inspired her. Her goal is to give people an experience that relieves them from reality. Erin’s works center around themes of love\, nostalgia\, and surrealism. \nJack Hollis DuBois \nJack Hollis DuBois is an interdisciplinary artist who works in game design\, digital illustration\, poetry\, and music composition. Jack uses his many creative outlets and love of research to navigate modern life’s infinite wiles and whims. Jack’s dream is to use artistically minded video games as a medium to explore the human experience\, all that’s wickedly joyous\, beautifully sorrowful\, and deliciously bittersweet. \nScott Homer \nScott Homer is a 2D animator and illustrator who uses geometric shapes and digital tools to craft dynamic\, expressive characters. Living in Massachusetts\, he enjoys walking through local communities to admire the interconnectedness of natural and human-modified material. He uses these experiences to develop worlds that are either grounded in reality or illuminated by sci-fi or supernatural elements. \nWendy Morrison \nWendy Morrison is a 2D Animator and Character Designer who occasionally experiments with different mediums\, including painting and stop-motion. Growing up in Mansfield\, Massachusetts\, she became entranced by various animated movies and shows that touch upon fairy tales/fantasy\, adventure\, and musicals. But her view of interests changed when she\, at a very young age\, accidentally stumbled upon media that fell into the horror genre\, scaring her in the process upon first viewing. It was from there that those memories started to bleed into her innocence and nostalgia\, inspiring her to create endearing\, yet unsettling stories that are translated through her art. \nGiulianna Nota \nBorn and raised in Burlington\, Massachusetts\, Giulianna Nota attended Shawsheen Valley Technical High School in Billerica\, MA\, where she pursued her love of art in the Design and Visual Communications program. Her passion for art began in childhood when she would often doodle on the back of worksheets in elementary school. In middle school\, Giulianna discovered several cartoons which inspired her to create fan art and explore character design. By high school\, she was developing her own original characters and stories\, with a growing dedication to cartooning and animation. Now\, as a passionate artist\, Giulianna dreams of creating shows that bring the same sense of comfort and joy to others that her favorite series gave to her during hard times. \nQuinn Schuyler \nQuinn Schuyler is an intermediate programmer and 2D animator striving to create punchy\, independent video games. He primarily works inside the Unity game engine\, coding under the hood in C#\, and creating pixel art assets using Aseprite. A vast majority of Quinn’s programming skills and understanding of his preferred engine are self-taught. When he’s not actively creating assets for his work\, he enjoys playing/studying his favorite titles. \nEthan Smith \nEthan Smith is an art director and storyboard animator known for his dynamic use of forced perspectives and inventive character interactions. Born and raised in Houston\, Texas\, Ethan grew up immersed in the vibrant energy of early 90s and 2000s Cartoon Network shows. His passion for skateboarding\, inspired by Tony Hawk\, and love for bold\, animated storytelling have carried him through his creative journey\, fueling a unique approach to his work. \nAikira Taylor \nAikira Taylor was adopted and raised in Upper Marlboro\, Maryland. Aikira (she/they) is a Storyboard and Character Design artist. Her art-making began when she was about six years old and self-published a book about who she wanted to be when she grew up. When she was growing up she watched a lot of cartoons and always wondered how each of her favorite shows were made. She thought maybe she could do that too. Within the animation pipeline\, she would like to be a storyboard artist in the genre realm of fantasy\, thriller\, and comedy. In addition to creating digital work\, she paints with acrylic\, watercolor\, and gouache. She likes to style her art using gore\, thriller\, fantasy\, and a hint of mystery. \nUnniqorn (Bella Unni) \nBella Unni\, eponymously known as Unniqorn\, is a traditional 2D animator who primarily specializes in character design and storytelling. She developed an interest in animation and cartoons at a young age\, which has since influenced her art style\, original characters and stories\, and her lifelong goal to pursue a career in animation or a similar field. Unniqorn’s character designs and stories are influenced by her love for animals\, sci-fi and fantasy genres\, graphic novels and manga\, and her desire to empathize\, sympathize\, and share her ideas with others; in addition to television cartoons and the animated works of studios such as Disney\, Pixar\, and DreamWorks\, among others. \nTaylor Whitcomb \nTaylor Whitcomb is an animator\, 3D modeler\, and background artist who utilizes both digital and traditional mediums to produce his animations. His work places heavy concern on action in perspective\, consistently defined and compositionally intriguing spaces\, warped perspective\, and the prospect of traveling through a vast location via the medium of animation. Themes present within his latest work\, Animalia 5\, include elements of science fiction\, body horror\, and apocalyptic progression.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/senior-thesis-animation-and-interactive-media/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Student Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Faculty in Conversation: Hannah O'Neal
DESCRIPTION:Join Hannah O’Neal for a discussion on how the landscape of animated film has recently been changing in new and exciting ways. Hannah will be using the most recent Oscar award winner Flow\, an independent feature film\, as a recent example of how these changes are taking place and turning long-held industry beliefs on their heads.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/faculty-in-conversation-hannah-oneal/
LOCATION:Hardie 101\, 23 Essex Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks
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SUMMARY:Light Waves: A Senior Thesis MidWay Show
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Alex Mirante\, Eliot Mason\, and Jay Granniss \n  \n 
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/light-waves-a-senior-thesis-midway-show/
LOCATION:301 Gallery\, 301 Cabot Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Student Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Student Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Open House\, Saturday\, April 12th\, 1–4pm \nAwards Ceremony: Saturday\, April 12\, 1pm at the First Parish Unitarian Church at 225 Cabot Street. \nShow Dates: April 11th-16th \nAll Montserrat College of Art galleries will be showcasing student work on these dates. \nThe mission of Student Showcase is to recognize and honor the accomplishments of student artists and scholars. Student Showcase includes visual and literary art forms to present student work and Montserrat’s creative spirit—with our community at large. It is open to the public.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/student-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Student Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Poets in Your Neighborhood
DESCRIPTION:Kevin Carey & JD Debris\nWednesday\, April 9\, 2025\n2:50–3:40pm \n \nKevin Carey‘s books include the poetry collections: The One Fifteen to Penn Station\, Jesus Was a Homeboy\, Set in Stone\, the co-written Olympus Heights\, and the collaboration Revere Beach Stories: Poems and Photographs. He has published three works of fiction: The Beach People\, Murder in the Marsh and a new novel Junior Miles and the Junkman (Regal House / Fitzroy Books) which won the Paterson Prize for Books for Young Readers and has been chosen tor the Pen Faulkner Writers in the Schools Program in Washington\, DC. Kevin is the co-founder of Molecule: a tiny lit mag. A new co-directed film MFA: The Terminal Degree\, a murder mystery comedy\, will premiere April 30th at Cinema Salem\, Salem\, MA. Kevincareywriter.com \n  \n \nJD Debris is a poet\, fiction writer\, and musician. His debut book of poems\, THE SCORPION’S QUESTION MARK\, was selected by Cornelius Eady for the Donald Justice Prize. He received his MFA from New York University\, where he was a Goldwater Fellow. He has received the DISQUIET Luso-American Fellowship\, and has been named to several “Best New Writers” lists\, including Ploughshares’ Emerging Writers and Narrative’s 30 Below 30. His poetry and fiction appears in outlets such as Kenyon Review and Poetry Daily\, as well as in the anthology 9×5 ( Only Human Press\, 2022) alongside his friends from Salem State University. He leads the indie-jazz band JD Debris & The Melee\, whose single\, WHO SHOT ALEXIS ARGUELLO? is available on all streaming platforms. \n  \nM.P. Carver & Jack Giaour\nTuesday\, April 15\, 2025\n2:50–3:40pm \nM.P. Carver is a poet and visual artist from Salem\, MA. She is Director of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival\, miCrO-Founder of Molecule: a tiny lit mag\, and teaches creative and digital writing at Salem State University. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Rattle\, Mantis\, Jubilat\, and Love’s Executive Order\, among others. She has received funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Essex Community Foundation. In 2023 her poem “In Vitro” was named a finalist in the Connecticut River Review’s Experimental Poetry Contest\, and in 2022 her poem “You & God & I” was awarded the New England Poetry Club’s E.E. Cummings Prize. Her chapbook\, Selachipmorpha\, was published by Incessant Pipe in 2015\, and a chapbook with Lily Poetry Review Books\, Hard Up\, was released in 2025. More at mpcarver.com. \n  \nJack Giaour (he/him/his) is a gay\, trans male poet and writer. His manuscript hunting the bugs won the 2023/2024 BOOM Chapbook Contest\, hosted by Bateau Press\, and his poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Happy Little Poetry Comix\, theHythe\, and Nixes Mate Review\, among other journals. He has been a reader tor Abode Press\, Uncharted Magazine\, and TAB: The Journal of Poetry and Poetics\, taught workshops for MassPoetry and the Belgrade Art Studio\, and is a member of the all-trans poetry collective Relatively Queer. He sunlights as software manager for a steel fabricator just north of Boston. Visit him virtually at jackgiaour.com. \n  \n  \nDawn Paul & Laurie Rosen\nTuesday\, April 22\, 2025\n2:50–3:40pm \nDawn Paul is currently at work on a series of poems about North Shore’s Great Salt Marsh. She is the author of the novels The Country of Loneliness and Still River. Her poetry chapbook What We Still Don’t Know examines the contradictions in the life of scientist Carl Linnaeus\, originator of the Linnaean biological naming system used worldwide today. Paul has been a recipient of residencies at the Vermont Studio Center\, the Ragdale Foundation\, the Spring Creek Project\, Friday Harbor Marine Laboratories and Isles of Shoals Marine Labs. Her poetry has been published in anthologies\, journals and most recently\, Orion Magazine. Also look for it engraved in the sidewalk on Cabot Street in downtown Beverly! \n  \n  \nLaurie Rosen divides her time between the Massachusetts coast and a home tucked into a Vermont hollow. Her poetry has appeared in The Muddy River Poetry Review\, Peregrine\, Gyroscope Review\, Zig Zag Lit Mag\, OddBall magazine\, The Inquisitive Eater\, a journal of The New School\, One Art a journal of poetry and elsewhere. Laurie won first place in poetry at the 2023 Marblehead\, MA Festival of the Arts. Recently she had three poems published online with The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America’s Lands\, Waters\, Wildlife\, and Other Natural Wonders\, a companion to the First National Nature Assessment (NNAl) that was to be released in a final report in 2026. NNAl has now been discontinued per order of our current administration. \n  \nMontserrat Community Poetry Reading\nTuesday\, April 29\, 2025\n2:50–3:40pm \nSign up for the Open Mic\, celebrate Poem-in-Your-Pocket Day\, or just cheer on the readers! \n 
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/poets-in-your-neighborhood/
LOCATION:Paul M. Scott Library\, 23 Essex Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event
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SUMMARY:Senior Thesis: Senior Studio Arts Seminar Group 2
DESCRIPTION:All Galleries \nMarch 31 – April 5\, 2025 \nOpening reception\, Wednesday\, April 2\, 2025\, 5:00-7:00pm \n  \nMontserrat Gallery \ndisgusting // divine \n\nSpencer Kall\nRebecca Killion\nAbigail Phelps\nJulia Siegert\nLouis Staffieri\n\n  \nShlosberg Gallery \ndisgusting//divine \n\nFinnley Lewis\n\n  \n301 Windows Gallery \nAutoromanticism \n\nErin Survilas\n\n  \nBare Gallery \nWe Couldn’t Think of a Title \n\nCasper Childs\nDomenic Karis\n\n  \nStorage Container \ndisgusting//divine \n\nNik Barry\n\n  \nMontserrat Gallery: disgusting//divine \nOur work reimagines traditional techniques through a modern lens\, utilizing materials as a means of self-reflection and personal expression. By pushing the boundaries of painting and sculpture\, we challenge expectations\, questioning how material and form can reflect both individual and collective experience. \n  \nShlosberg Gallery: disgusting//divine \nMy identity is something that has been permanently formed and shaped by everyone I’ve ever interacted with. I make art to reverse that control–I allow people to interact with a part of myself\, and leave an impact on them. I am not the rock on the shore\, battered and smoothed by the waves; I am the ocean itself–ever-shifting and impossible to contain. Each piece discusses a different aspect of my identity\, and the different ways I have been formed into who I am today. \nTake the time to get to know me\, and maybe you’ll get to know yourself too. \nThis exhibition is entirely interactive. \n  \n301 Windows Gallery: Autoromanticism \nI am a feminist oil painter who focuses on painting the figure in a contemporary sense with historical references. With this show in particular I focused on themes of self-care\, mental health\, womanhood\, and body neutrality. I wanted these works to convince the public to view their bodies with romanticism towards themselves\, instead of viewing their body as “good” or “bad”. Bodily neutrality expresses a type of satisfaction within themselves instead of making the attempt to live up to the pressure of constant body positivity and allowing ourselves to feel a sense of normality within ourselves and our bodies functions. I  also referenced traditionally “female” mediums like fabric and ribbon to frame my works.  \nErin Survilas is a feminist oil painter receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Montserrat College of Art in Spring 2025. With her concentration in painting\, she also holds minors in curatorial studies\, art history\, and entrepreneurship. She focuses much of her paintings on ideas of womanhood\, femininity\, and romanticism. Erin has been a member of the Salem Art Association since 2017 and is currently the Student Liaison Board member.  \nThis exhibition is visible from the street at 301 Cabot St. Beverly\, MA  \n  \nBare Gallery: We Couldn’t Think of a Title \nI am continuously terrified of failure. I think this might loop around into the clown infatuation. A clown is meant to fail. If he didn’t\, he wouldn’t be funny. Even in the case where he fails at failure (i.e. stepping on a rake that fails to rise from the ground) is it now doubly funny for a clown? If it was yourself in your backyard it wouldn’t be particularly funny at all would it? A clown needn’t fear failure\, or even failure to fail\, as it is his most desirable outcome. A fear of failure is easily linked to fear of the future\, and the way my estimated loan payments are shaping up the future definitely seems scary. Maybe this adjacent fear of time passing is what brings me back to the time when I was very young and technology was three-letter acronyms\, CRT\, VHS\, DVD. Maybe that’s why I gravitate toward hours of wrestling outdated wires and wire adaptors to display my work when I could instead live-cast a video from my smartphone to just about any modern television in about 30 seconds. Or maybe I just made all of this up because I needed to write something that sounded smart. \nThis show portrays the emotions and mental experiences I went through as a child not knowing and discovering I am transgender. Growing up going to all girls camps and doing non-coed sports and activities. I felt like an alien and an outsider. I knew there was something different about me but I could not tell.  \n  \nStorage Container: disgusting//divine \nYou might not know it but right now you are attending a funeral. Take this as a chance to explore what she might have been like. This is the funeral of someone who never was but always will be.  A lady who is nothing but a disappointment; she can’t clean or cook\, let alone take care of herself.  She waits for her lover but he never calls. In her fits of madness she creates artwork that feels as crazed and disorganized as she does. Take this chance to get to know her. See her flaws\, embarrassing acts. See her love and desperation. See her pain. Let her fail you.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/senior-thesis-senior-studio-arts-seminar-group-2/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Student Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Senior Thesis Show: Senior Studio Arts Seminar Group 1
DESCRIPTION:All Galleries \nReception: Wednesday\, March 26th\, 6-8pm \nThe first of Montserrat’s annual Thesis Exhibitions: Inter/Intra\, an exhibition by nine of the college’s Studio Arts students\, opens on March 24th at 23 Essex Street in Beverly. The show celebrates with an opening reception on March 26. \nInter/Intra \nInter- prefix meaning between : among : in the midst\nIntra- prefix meaning within : during : between layers of\nInter/Intra is a collection of work produced in the examination of the self and the connections with natural and urban environments\, religion\, and others. Using fiber\, paint\, photography\, print\, and writing\, the artists seek to translate and transpose these examinations into the physical world. Memory\, grief\, nostalgia\, and tenderness are made manifest through each artists’ respective work\, seeking innately connect. \nFEATURING:\nMontserrat Gallery (23 Essex Street\, Beverly) \n\nMaggie Burns\nFrederic Cafarella\nWhitney Farnsworth\nSkylar Lafleur\nKrystian Lanza\nSam Sorrento\n\nSchlosberg Gallery (23 Essex Street\, Beverly) \n\nAoife Bergeron\nNev Fernandez
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/senior-thesis-show-senior-studio-arts-seminar-group-1/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Student Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Congressional Art Show
DESCRIPTION:The 6th District Congressional Art Show\, sponsored by Congressman Seth Moulton is hosted annually at Montserrat College of Art. \nThe exhibition and competition is open to students in grades 10–12 in public and private high schools and students being home-schooled in the Sixth Essex Massachusetts Congressional District. Up to 6 pieces may be permitted per school. \nDrop-off dates: \nFriday\, March 7\, 3–5 pm\nSaturday\, March 8\, 11am–3 pm\n23 Essex Street\, Beverly\, MA \nExhibition: March 13–14\, 10am–5pm\nReception: March 15\, 3:30–5 pm \nMore information here
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/congressional-art-show/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Riso Show
DESCRIPTION:Reception March 6\, 11am–12pm\nFirst Floor Library \nThis exhibition brings together artists exploring the possibilities of the risograph printer through books\, zines\, photographs\, and drawings. Known for its bold colors and layered textures\, risograph printing blends the tactile qualities of traditional printmaking with the mechanics of mass production.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/riso-show/
LOCATION:Library Gallery\, 23 Essex Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Student Exhibition
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250305T120000
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SUMMARY:Faculty in Conversation: Meg Grant and Alicia Gray: 100 Ways of Thinking
DESCRIPTION:Meg and Alicia will share about their experiences in Reggio Emilia Italy. Presenters will discuss ways in which this extraordinary approach to thinking\, learning and creating transcends the borders of Italy and can transform education right here at Montserrat.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/faculty-in-conversation-meg-grant-and-alicia-gray-100-ways-of-thinking/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks
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SUMMARY:In Stitches: Fiber Art and Garment Show
DESCRIPTION:Come see the Bare Gallery’s newest show\, In Stitches\, featuring fiber arts from members of the Montserrat community!\nA closing reception will be held on March 19th at 11am–12pm.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/in-stitches-fiber-art-and-garment-show/
LOCATION:Bare Gallery\, 275 Cabot Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Galleries Program
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SUMMARY:Faculty in Conversation: Ena Kantardžić
DESCRIPTION:Ena Kantardžić will be reading from their Cranbrook Academy of Art Master’s Statement\, sharing the book and its design alongside more dynamic documentation of installations from that two year period. Combining research\, texted notes\, photography\, anecdotes\, and programming code\, the book is an attempt to bridge language and physical space in an intimate and vulnerable way.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/faculty-in-conversation-ena-kantardzic/
LOCATION:Hardie 101\, 23 Essex Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talks
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SUMMARY:Claudia Valenti - The Other Room
DESCRIPTION:Artist Reception\, Tuesday\, February 4\, 5–7pm \nClaudia Valenti’s paintings\, drawings\, and prints use magical realism to explore memory\, loss\, comfort\, identity\, and the psychological contents of home. \nThe Other Room sets loose real and mythic animals in a nocturnal home whose human occupants may be asleep. The animals move through liminal spaces\, turning through hallways\, doorways\, and hearths as shadows and ghostly hands reach from them and toward them. The animal guides in The Other Room navigate grief\, search for and reject comfort\, examine archetypal objects of nostalgia\, and investigate quiet histories before sunrise. \nClaudia Valenti (b. 1994) is a multidisciplinary artist who works in painting\, drawing\, printmaking\, ceramic sculpture\, and book arts. She received a BFA in painting and drawing from Montserrat College of Art and an MFA in interdisciplinary arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Her work has been exhibited across the East Coast and internationally. She has received grants for her work in art and research from the Massachusetts Cultural Council\, the Fine Arts Venture Fund\, the San Juan Preservation Trust for a residency in the San Juan Islands\, WA\, and most recently\, from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for her research on the semiotic use of animals in Japanese art and architecture\, culminating in a residency in Tokyo and Osaka\, Japan. \nValenti lives\, works\, and teaches north of Boston. \nFeatured Image:\nThe Hungry Place\, 2024\nGraphite on paper\n14.5” x 21”
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/claudia-valenti-the-other-room/
LOCATION:Carol Schlosberg Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Galleries Program
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SUMMARY:Jay Critchley: Democracy of the Land\, Inc.\, FLAGrancy
DESCRIPTION:Drawing on his research and work about American symbolism\, mythology\, history\, settler occupation\, Native Nations\, and ecological concerns\, Jay Critchley: Democracy of the Land\, Inc.\, FLAGrancy confronts our torrid and complicated history of what it means to be an American and how control of and access to the Land defines our personal and cultural identities. The project moves beyond “farm to table” to “Land to Land” — challenging the corporate supply chain to return to the Land\, uncontaminated\, from what’s taken. \nThe installation will highlight Critchley’s ongoing series of modified and fabricated American flags\, recent editions fashioned with embroidered and appliqued corporate logos of the Standard Oil Company (1882–1911). \nA central component of the exhibition is Critchley’s iZONE\, a refurbished portable restroom that will serve as a space for reflection and action. Each Wednesday\, from January 29 to February 26\, the gallery will host “iZONE Days”\, a series of activities for students and the public to engage with the exhibition’s layered themes. \n  \nFeatured Image: \n“Jay Critchley\, The Toxicity of Capitalism—Miss Tampon Liberty\, a gown made of 3\,000 plastic tampon applicators washed up on beaches. Performance photo at a UK Conference on Menstruation and Sustainability where Critchley gave the keynote. University of St. Andrews\, Scotland\, 2023. Photo: Gayle McIntyre\, University of St. Andrews.” \n  \nAbout Jay Critchley \nJay Critchley is a Provincetown-based artist whose work has traversed the globe\, showing across the US and in Argentina\, Japan\, England\, Spain\, France\, Holland\, Germany\, Ireland\, Scotland\, and Columbia. He is an interdisciplinary\, conceptual and performance artist\, writer and activist. \nHis movie\, Toilet Treatments\, won an HBO Award and he gave a TEDx Talk: Portrait of the Artist as a Corporation. He founded the patriotic Old Glory Condom Corporation that won a controversial three-year legal battle for its US Trademark His 2015 survey show at the Provincetown Art Association & Museum traveled to Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He has received awards from the Boston Society of Architects and the Cooper Hewitt\, Smithsonian Design Museum in NYC for his environmental projects. \nHis artist residencies include: the Santa Fe Art Institute\, New Mexico; Fundacion Valparaiso\, Mojacar\, Andalucia\, Spain; CAMAC\, Marnay-sur-Seine\, France; Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center\, NYC; Milepost 5\, Portland\, OR; Cill Rialaig\, Co. Kerry\, Ireland; and Harvard University where he also lectured. \nJay recently was the keynote speaker at the UK Conference on Menstruation and Sustainability at the University of St. Andrews\, Scotland\, and spoke at the Nuffield Ireland Conference in Dublin\, Ireland. \nThe Massachusetts State Legislature honored Jay as an artist and founder and director of the Provincetown Community Compact\, producer of the Swim for Life\, which has raised $6M+ for AIDS\, women’s health and the community since 1988. The Compact raises funds for the Native Land Conservancy through a volunteer Honor Tax. \n  \nRelated Exhibition Events: \nOpening Reception + Performance: Tuesday\, January 28\, 6–8pm\, Montserrat Gallery \nArtists Conversation – Jay Critchley and Ari Montford:  Wednesday\, January 29th\, 3–4pm\, Room H101 \nA Cure for Insomnia: The Films of Jay Critchley:  Wednesday\, February 12\, 6:00pm H101 \nFilm screening followed by a conversation between the artist and curator/scholar Jackson Davidow \n  \nClosing Reception + Fundraiser for the Native Land Conservancy (Mashpee\, MA): \nWednesday\, March 5\, 6-8PM \n  \niZone Days: Wednesdays\, 11–12pm + 3–4pm\, Montserrat Gallery (unless otherwise noted) \nWednesday\, January 29: \nArtists Conversation with Jay Critchley and Ari Montford\, 3–4PM Only\, Room H101 \n  \nWednesday\, February 5: \nEarth Body/Human Body: This event is an exploration of the relationship between land and body through community drawing with a live model. \n  \nWednesday\, February 12:  \nRights of Nature/Rights of the Earth: Jay Critchley leads a hands-on\, interactive activity using tactile materials to explore ideas of land and composting as strategy and metaphor. \n  \nWednesday\, February 19th:  \nLand & Lit: Poetry\, reading\, and writing in collaboration with Montserrat’s Writing Studio\, exploring the relationship between text and image\, image and land\, land and body. \n  \nWednesday\, February 26th:  \nPanel Discussion: Conversation on artistic strategies around immigration in our current political climate including panelists Mabel Covarrubias-Doucette\, Founding Attorney\, MCD Immigration Law\, Salem\, MA; Saniego Sánchez\, Director\, Punto Urban Art Museum\, Salem\, MA; and Gabriel Sosa\, Artist and Deputy Director of the Essex Art Center\, Lawrence\, MA. This panel will take place in Room H101 from 11-12 followed by a staff-facilitated conversation from 3–4 in the Montserrat Gallery. \n  \nWednesday\, March 5th:  (This event is cancelled) \nPanCarta (Cross Mapping) Workshop with Jay Critchley and Ari Montford.  \nThe image of the American flag is a charged political symbol. In this workshop\, facilitated by artists Jay Critchley and Ari Montford\, participants will envision and create a personal emblem (symbol\, flag\, etc.) out of found materials that embodies their own beliefs and identities. \n301 Cabot Street Classroom. \n  \nJay Critchley in the Press \n\nDemocracy of the Land\, Inc.\, FLAGrancy – Susan Rand Brown via Art New England\n\nClimate activist Jay Critchley\, who makes his home in Provincetown\, uses the town’s rugged landscape as a source of materials. These include sand\, feathers\, and Christmas trees upcycled into “re-rooters” for his annual performance staged in the waters of Cape Cod Bay during January. Critchley’s abundant palette also includes recycled plastic shopping bags\, architecture and washed-up pink plastic tampon applicators. He regards himself as a conceptual\, multidisciplinary and multi-media performance artist and writer. As befits a modern Johnny Appleseed\, Critchley has exhibited\, lectured and performed internationally as well as nationally… \nA Reimagining of Land and Power: Critchley’s FLAGrant Ecological Reckoning – Lee Roscoe via Artscope Magazine \nJay Critchley is a national treasure. \nA uniquely original activist and conceptual artist based in Provincetown whose work embodies the rebellious social conscience of the 1960s\, Critchley is always voiced with irony and sly wit… \nJay Critchley Flies His Flag(s) –  Abraham Storer via The Provincetown Independent\nVisitors to Jay Critchley’s Provincetown studio never know what they’ll encounter. In the ground outside his door\, there’s a cesspool that he renovated into a whitewashed space complete with a TV and altar…
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/jay-critchley-democracy-of-the-land-inc-flagrancy/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Galleries Program
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SUMMARY:Wilber Blair: A Peek Inside the Coloring Book
DESCRIPTION:Reception Wednesday\, February 26\, 4–6pm.\nPublic is welcome. \nBlair’s saturated and atmospheric paintings reflect constant change\, transformation\, and metamorphoses of nature and imagined two-dimensional worlds. Through spatial illusion and surface\, representation and abstraction\, and the material and the immaterial\, Blair’s paintings are an accumulation of formal decisions used to express the complexity and mystery of sight\, memory\, and dreams. \nWilber Blair was a member of Montserrat’s adjunct painting faculty from 2003 to 2023. He taught classes in painting and drawing as well as Foundation courses such as Life Drawing\, Painting I\, and Painting Workshop.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/wilber-blair-a-peek-inside-the-coloring-book/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Galleries Program
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SUMMARY:Midway: A Senior Studio Arts Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Dec 4\, 11am \nMontserrat College of Art presents to you Midway: A Senior Studio Arts Exhibition. Works created by 19 studio artists from the Class of 2025 are on display from December 4 through January 22 in the Bare Gallery at 1A Knowlton Street\, Beverly\, MA. The opening reception will be celebrated at 11am on December 4 in the Bare Gallery. \nThe exhibition features 2-dimensional\, sculptural\, and time-based work that revolves around a variety of themes including (but not limited to): relationships with the self and the world\, memory\, family\, fantasy\, mundanity\, sexuality\, fashion\, and clowns. Each artist\, having worked tirelessly for months\, presents a piece that reflects their effort\, their technical ability\, and the conceptual journey that comes with intensive studio practice. \nArtists Featured: \nAoife Bergeron\nMaggie Burns\nFrederic Cafarella\nCasper Childs\nReagan Davis\nWhitney Farnsworth\nNev Fernandez\nSpencer Kall\nDomenic Karis\nRebecca Killion\nSkylar Lafleur\nKrystian Lanza\nFinnley Lewis\nAbigail Monson\nAbby Phelps\nJulia Siegert\nSam Sorrento\nLouis Staffieri\nErin Survilas \n 
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/midway-a-senior-studio-arts-exhibition/
LOCATION:Bare Gallery\, 275 Cabot Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Student Exhibition
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SUMMARY:Journey's Unfolded: Senior Thesis Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception on Wednesday\, December 4\, 5–7pm \nFeaturing: \n\nAlexander Cornwell\nMariah Silva\nGrecia Murillo\nKamille Ryan\nKenneth Jordan\nJojo Ryan\n\n 
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/december-senior-thesis-exhibition/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Student Exhibition
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SUMMARY:MOSH Studio: There is No Away
DESCRIPTION:MOSH Studio is a collaboration between artists Suzanne Moseley and Adrienne Shishko\, each bringing a very different art background to their joint projects. Together they create 3D sculptures using repurposed materials from individual\, corporate\, or collective waste streams\, often fiber-based\, to create metaphorical portraits of people\, places\, or communities. Their goal is to produce vibrant\, energetic works that captivate audiences with color and texture\, encouraging a discovery of both the materials and their transformation into something new. \nAdrienne Shishko is a process-driven\, mixed media artist based in Boston. She is known for her innovative ways of engaging communities in art beyond traditional gallery spaces through pop ups\, digital murals\, and building wraps. In 2017\, she was commissioned by JBG Smith to enliven a business district in Crystal City\, MD which helped encourage new development in the area. Her work has also been exhibited throughout New England at venues including Beacon Gallery\, The Quin House\, The Providence Art Club\, Mosesian Center for the Arts\, Cambridge Art Association among others\, and is included in numerous private and corporate collections around the country. \nSuzanne Moseley’s creative career has spanned advertising\, fashion\, craft\, graphics\, web and restaurant design. This background has led Mosely to explore bold\, graphic imagery with a penchant for textile patterns and richly layered compositions. Moseley has exhibited her work in juried group shows around New England including the Cultural Center of Cape Cod\, Rhode Island Water Color Society\, Castle Hill @ Truro Center for the Arts\, Gallery Twist and Art Fluent’s online gallery. She studied printmaking at the Decordova Museum School\, Maud Morgan\, MFA\, Castle Hill\, Zea Mayes\, and Shepherd Maudsleigh. Moseley is also a member of Boston Printmakers\, USEA and Concord Art.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/mosh-studio-there-is-no-away/
LOCATION:Frame 301 Gallery\, 301 Cabot Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Galleries Program
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