Open Studios Season Kicks Off & Two Local Artists' Retrospectives This Weekend

Open Studios season in Boston is right around the corner, starting next weekend to be exact. 

There is no need to wait until then. Two women artists are being celebrated this weekend for their contributions to the arts.

The Distillery Gallery presents a modest retrospective of the work of sculptor, and longtime Distillery resident, Joyce McDaniel. The exhibition includes pieces from throughout the artist's career, including her early welded steel work, inspired by her upbringing in Oklahoma, to her later constructions that combined expanded steel mesh, overlaid with delicate hand-made and dressmaker pattern paper.

Opening reception: Saturday, Sept. 8, 6 - 9 PM
On view: September 8 - 29, 2018
The Distillery Gallery
516 E 2nd St. 

Ephemeral Permanence

The Gallery At 249 A honors  the life and art of Valda Zalkalns (1940--2017) in Ephemeral Permanence:

Saturday, September 8th from 2 to 9 pm 

Sunday September 9th, from 2 to 5 pm

Ms Zalkalns was a founding member of the 249 A Street Artist Cooperative. In her early life she and her family were Latvian refugees from the Soviet army, living in DP camps for eight years. She was an active artist for fifty years after her graduation from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, working in watercolors, commercial art, handmade ceramic tiles, earth art, photography, and mono prints. This retrospective includes work from each of phase of her artistic life. The Gallery At 249 A is located on the lower level of 249 A Street. 

Mark Your Calendars: 2018 Boston Open Studios:

• South End: September 15 - 16, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Jamaica Plain: September 22 - 23, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Roxbury: October 6 - 7, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Fort Point: October 12, 4 - 7 p.m.; October 13, 12 - 6 p.m.
• Mattapan Arts Fest: October 13 - 14, 12 - 5 p.m.
• Allston: October 13 - 14, 12 - 6 p.m.
• Roslindale: October 20 - 21, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• South Boston: November 3 - 4, 12 - 6 p.m.
• Fenway: November 10 - 11, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Charlestown: December 1 - 2, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Art From Fort Point To The Distillery

The Artists at 249 A Street invite you to their annual group show tonight Thursday, November 2, 2017 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm in the Gallery At 249 A Street. The show covers a variety of mediums from painting, drawing, photography and prints to ceramics, mixed media and sculpture. Take a sneak peek. The exhibition closes November 10th.

On Friday November 3, 2017, Canvas Fine Arts is celebrating their 10th Anniversary and the kick-off of South Boston Open Studios with a reception and ArtBeat issue party at 6 pm. R.S.V.P.   

The artists and craftspeople of South Boston invite the public into their studios to see their work, hear about their process, and provide an opportunity to purchase original pieces directly from the artist this Saturday, November 4th and Sunday, November 5th from 12 pm to 6 pm. Children and families are welcome. South Boston Open Art Studios takes place at The Distillery, a former beer and ale brewery and producer of other social spirits, located at 516 E 2nd Street (H & 2nd Streets). View participating artists.

South Boston Open Studios Next Weekend

Visit fellow South Boston artists and craftspeople November 4th and November 5th from 12 pm to 6 pm at South Boston Open Studios.

South Boston artists will open their doors to share their work and their studios with the public. Discover what’s new on the Southie art scene. South Boston Open Studios is free and open to the public, rain or shine. 

Places to go: 
555 Gallery at 555 East 2nd St.
The Distillery at 516 East 2nd St. 
King Terminal at 110 K St. 
South Boston Art Association's "Around the Corner" Gallery at 317 E Street (behind Neatly Nested)*

*Also open on Friday 4 pm - 7 pm, Saturday 10 am - 6 pm & Sunday 12 pm-4 pm. 

South Boston Open Studios Kicks Off Tonight

South Boston Open Studios kicks off tonight at 7 PM at the 555 Gallery with a silent auction of fine art and crafts made by South Boston artists. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the local education enrichment program at The Paraclete. Come meet the artists and enjoy refreshments from local restaurants. Preview auction items. 555 Gallery is located at 555 E. 2nd Street (between H & I).

Twice a year the artists and craftspeople of South Boston open their doors to share their work and their studios with the public. Come meet the artists and discover what’s new on the Southie art scene. South Boston Open Studios is free and open rain or shine this Saturday, May 21st and Sunday, May 22nd from noon to six o'clock.

"Judy" by Dan McCole

Art Around The Corner

South Boston Art Association's New Gallery

217 E Street (behind Neatly Nested)

The Distillery

555 East 2nd Street

King Terminal

110 K Street (between E 1st & Elkins St.)

555 Gallery

555 E. 2nd Street (between H & I)

Art Happenings You Won't Want To Miss

If you missed Sowa Artists Guild's First Fridays June 5th at 450 Harrison Street in the South End and last weekend's South Boston Open Studios at the Distillery and at 555 Gallery, you won't want to miss:.  

Tuesday, June 9th from 5pm -7pm is the opening reception of "Mentor", a juried exhibition featuring works by eight Fort Point artist/educators and their students, at the Atlantic Wharf Gallery. RSVP. Show runs through June 19th.

Made in Fort Point hosts their June featured artist of the month, Liliana Folta, at an opening reception on  Wednesday, June 10th from 5 pm - 7 pm. RSVP. Liliana Folta was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has lived and worked in Fort Point at Midway Artist Studios since 2009 and soon will relocate her studio to Berlin, Germany. Liliana studied Fine Arts and ceramics at Tarrant County College NE Texas, where she received an “Outstanding Merit Award” and a “Distinguished Scholarship.”  The Made in Fort Point store sells and exhibits art, craft and design of over 50 Fort Point Arts Community members.

The FPAC Gallery presents "Drawing & Sparring”, an exhibit featuring work by Fort Point artists inspired by the art of boxing. The opening reception is Thursday, June 11th from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at 300 Summer St. RSVP.  The exhibit is on view through July 2, 2015.

There will also be a Fort Point Public Art Walking Tour on Thursday starting at 5 pm at A St. and Necco Ct. to view five art installations and hear from the artists. The tour will end at the FPAC Galley at 6:30 pm. RSVP

The art happenings all take place during Seaport - Fort Point Week June 5th - 12th. Rediscover the Boston Waterfront

updated 6.9.15