Exhibits & Events
For its visual artist members, ARTSWorcester currently curates and manages five galleries at four sites. The Aurora Gallery, AW’s main gallery, is an exhibition space of 2,000 sq. ft. with high ceilings and great architectural details, and hosts nine shows each year. AW is contracted annually by Quinsigamond Community College, offering five solo artist exhibitions in their Hall Gallery, and two solo shows in their Diversity Gallery, both in the Main Administration Building. These shows provide a wonderful and unexpected gallery experience for the thousands of students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the College. AW also presents quarterly solo shows at the offices of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation. In addition, ARTSWorcester continues its participation the “Worcester Window” program, sponsored by the Worcester Cultural Coalition, in three locations in downtown Worcester.
ARTSWorcester Gallery at the Aurora
660 Main Street at the Aurora, Worcester, MA 01610 - (508) 755-5142 - Directions & Parking
Hours: Tuesdays and Saturdays 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Extended hours are available by appointment. The Gallery is closed Sunday and Monday. Approximately 2,000 sq ft with elegant architectural details, the ARTSWorcester Aurora Gallery is free and open to the public.
On Pins and Needles: ARTSWorcester's Summer Members Exhibition
July 11 through September 5, 2008
Living Art Opening Reception: Friday, July 11, 2008 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm at ARTSWorcester's Aurora Gallery 660 Main Street, Worcester, MA. This event is free and open to the public and will feature refreshments and music.
On Pins and Needles is ARTSWorcester's Summer Members Exhibition. The theme of the show serves as an artistic expression of being in our own skins - an extraordinary exploration of touch and sensation, whether person to person, person to environment, or person to object.
Living Art Opening Reception will be an evening devoted to both the fine arts, and living art. Everyone who is interested in sharing their own tattoo work along with anyone simply interested in body art is encouraged to attend the opening reception.
Artists include Heather Adels, Eugene Albrizio, Raymond Army, Eleanor Beatty, Brian Burris, Jim Collins, Wendy Converse, Yvonne Cox, Linda Dagnello, Mary Dunn, Tasha Halpert, Maureen Hebert, Brian Higgins, Beverly Hobbs, Wayne Jacques, J-Me Johnston, Howard Johnson, Barbara Kahn, Sotirios Sam E. Lalos, Robert Morey, Joseph Parson, Marlene Persky, Leona Ricklin, Sid Solomon, Susan Stuart, Louis Swinand, Donna Talman, Christopher Whitehead, and Dana Kim Wolfson as of June 30, 2008.
ARTSWorcester Gallery at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
554 Main Street, Worcester, MA
For gallery hours, please call 508-755-5142
Keeping it Simple: Art from a Plastic Camera
June 27- September 5, 2008
Since becoming involved with photography twenty-five years ago, Lora Brueck and Nancy Engberg have been attracted to alternative methods. When asked about their work, Brueck states, "Plastic cameras - Holgas, Dianas, and other ‘toys' -- have allowed us to express a quirky vision in a way that complicated high-tech equipment can't. Fuzzy images, light leaks, and double exposures are the norm with these simple cameras. Keeping it Simple: Art from a Plastic Camera expresses a sense of fun in the artistic process and that ‘mistakes' often become an important part of the effect."
This exhibition is funded in part by the Marie Lepore Program Fund.
Quinsigamond Community College Main Hallway Gallery
670 W. Boylston Street, Worcester, MA 01606 - (508) 854-4309 - Directions
ARTSWorcester also curates five solo exhibitions at Quinsigamond Community College in the Main Hallway of the Administration Building. Selected artists show only 2D work, 20-30 pieces depending upon size and give a one-hour formal gallery talk.
Transcending the Blossom: Paintings by Laurie Atchue
April 8 – August 1, 2008
As a student at Assumption College and Lesley University, Laurie Atchue studied art and experimented with a variety of mediums, but always concentrated the themes of her work around landscapes and flowers. The artists states, “My mother was an avid gardener and I grew up watching her plant and cultivate our yard into magnificent gardens. Often she would find me outside sketching her flowers.” Atchue has engaged in the process of photographing flowers, and then seeks inspiration from the images for her paintings. By intensifying the color and form, Atchue intends to engage the viewer to a world within the blossom. Currently, Laurie is a Visual Art Teacher in the Worcester Public School System.
Quinsigamond Community College Diversity Gallery
670 W. Boylston Street, Worcester, MA 01606 - (508) 854-4309 - Directions
This Gallery is located in a conference room adjacent to the Main Hallway in the Administration Building of Quinsigamond Community College (QCC) in Worcester. The program format includes an exhibition of visual artwork, and may include work by literary and performing artists as well.
Worcester Windows
“Worcester Windows” - bring the arts to life, in everyday life!
“Worcester Windows” is a year-long community gallery program using visible, empty storefronts in downtown Worcester, primarily along Main Street, as exhibit space to enhance the City’s downtown and to provide display opportunities for local emerging and established artists. The program is supported in part by the Worcester Cultural Coalition, comprised of more than forty cultural organizations in Worcester, by the City of Worcester, the Massachusetts Transit Authority, and the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Every three months, there is a rotation of the art work displayed in the participating windows. Currently, the following ARTSWorcester members are being shown
- Summer's Here, Susan Lozoraitis, Mixed Media
Greater Worcester Community Foundation
The mission of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation is to “enhance the quality of life within our region in measurable and sustainable ways. We build healthy and vibrant communities by investing in endeavors that improve the well being of our residents, including advances in health and human services, education, the environment, culture and the arts, civic affairs, and community development.” ARTSWorcester is proud to display members’ work at the Foundation’s main office in Worcester.
A Jolly Green Giant
Allen Palmer, photography