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June 30 - July 6, 2005 Edition
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This Week In Art June 30, 2005 For everyone who appreciates fine art - painters, sculptors, dealers, students, and patrons - to view ART online, click here. In this week’s Calendar, and throughout July and August, look here for clips on current art exhibits and upcoming receptions and shows. All content is solely provided by advertisers in ART, which is available at participating galleries, visitor centers, inns, and on the boats. For more comprehensive listings, see Art Events at a Glance, below. Visions bright and sunny Garnishing the walls at Dragonfly Gallery are the striking still lifes and botanical collage, the work of Julie Y. Baker Albright and Peggy Turner Zablotny, respectively. This Saturday, the gallery hosts a reception for artists between 4 and 7 pm. The show continues through July 10. Don’t miss it! Dragonfly Gallery is at 91 Dukes County Avenue. For more info, call 508-693-8877. London’s Japanese Art Life-like fish impressions, or gyotaku, the work of Steve London, pair with the popular photographs of John Charbonneau this weekend at Cousen Rose Gallery. A reception with music by Peter MacLean will be held on Saturday, July 2, from 7 to 9 pm. Stop by 71 Circuit Avenue, Oak Bluffs through July 8 to view this cool fish/photo combo. 508-693-6656. Art Blast Art like you haven’t seen it will surprise you at Old Sculpin Gallery this Sunday. A diverse collection and an unusual installation will no doubt be the focus of attention and conversation at the artists’ reception from 6 to 8 pm. Everything from stone carvings, abstract paintings, and collage to monotypes, portraits, and digital works will be featured. And both established and emerging Island artists are represented: Joan Newland, Sheila Hoerle, Ben Scott, Ben Cabot, Marston Clough, and Virginia Besse. Mark your calendars. The show runs through July 8. Old Sculpin is on Dock Street in Edgartown. 508-627-4881. Tell Me About Freedom Artists Traeger di Pietro, JB Lamont, Jon Zindel, and Louisa Gould explore the meaning of freedom through their work, featured at Louisa Gould Gallery through July 14. Visit this Friday from 5 to 8 pm to meet the artists and note their expressions of creative liberty. The gallery is located on 13 Beach Street Extension in Vineyard Haven. For more info, call 508-693-7373. Directions in Time Ever wonder where you’re going? Island artist Cindy Kane explores her world by combining a love of maps with her role in child rearing. Her work will be on view at Carol Craven Gallery this weekend, in addition to the sculptures of Benjamin Cabot. A reception will be held on Saturday, July 2, from 5 to 7 pm, and the artists’ work will be featured through July 15. Carol Craven Gallery is located at 29 Breakdown Lane, off Holmes Hole Road in Vineyard Haven. 508-693-3535. Shop Talk The multi-talented John Holladay will be at Shaw Cramer Gallery on Friday evening to discuss painting in grisaille watercolor and acrylic on canvas. As a painter, art teacher, and graphic illustrator, he will share techniques and inspirations. His talk is the first in a series featuring various gallery artists, but you needn’t be an artist to attend. Stop by at 6:30 pm. Shaw Cramer Gallery is on the second floor of 56 Main Street in Vineyard Haven. 508-696-7323. Art Events at a Glance: June 30 - July 6. THURSDAY, JUNE 30 Christine Alesch, Debra M. Gaines, Ann M. Howes, Washington Ledesma: Vineyard Artisans Fair 10 am–2 pm, Grange Hall, State Rd., West Tisbury. Oil paintings, fine art photography, watercolors, ceramics, and paintings. FRIDAY, JULY 1 Japanese Bookbinding Workshop 9 am–noon, Seastone Papers Studio, Christiantown Rd., West Tisbury. $50. Preregister: 508-693-5786. “Freedom Show” Reception: 5–8 pm, Louisa Gould Gallery, 13 Beach St. Ext., Vineyard Haven. Exploring meaning through photographs and artwork. 508-693-7373. “Bathing Beauties” and “Big Blue World” Reception: 6–8 pm, Etherington Fine Art, 19 Main St., Vineyard Haven. Mosaics by Jenifer Strachan and oil paintings by Susan Metzger. Featured through July 14. 508-693-9696. Artist Talk: John Holladay 6:30 pm, Shaw Cramer Gallery, Main St., Vineyard Haven. Painter, art teacher, and graphic illustrator discusses painting in grisaille watercolor and acrylic on canvas. 508-696-7323. SATURDAY, JULY 2 L.A. Brown, Ripley Odell, Washington Ledesma, Debra M. Gaines: Chilmark Flea Market 8:30 am–2 pm, off Middle Rd., one mile east of Beetlebung Corner. Fine art photography, ceramics, and paintings. Gloria Burkin, Sheila Fane, Evelyn Jo Hebert, Kylee P. Amaral Reception: 4–6 pm, Firehouse Gallery, Dukes County Ave., Oak Bluffs. Landscapes, block prints, photography. Featured through July 8. 508-693-9025. Peggy Turner Zablotny, Julie Y. Baker Albright Reception: 4–7 pm, Dragonfly Gallery, 91 Dukes County Ave., Oak Bluffs. Botanical collages; still lifes. Featured June 29–July 10. 508-693-8877. Rez Williams Reception: 5–7 pm, Stanley Murphy Gallery, South Road, Chilmark. New work featuring commercial fishing vessels from Menemsha and New Bedford. 508-693-1253. Cindy Kane, Benjamin Cabot Reception: 5–7 pm, Carol Craven Gallery, 29 Breakdown Lane, off Holmes Hole Rd., Vineyard Haven. Recent paintings; hand-carved sculpture. Featured through July 15. 508-693-3535. Steve London, John Charbonneau Reception: 7–9 pm, Cousen Rose Gallery, 71 Circuit Ave., Oak Bluffs. Gyotaku, the Japanese art of fish impressions; photographs. Featured through July 8. 508-693-6656. SUNDAY, JULY 3 Christine Alesch, Debra M. Gaines, Ann M. Howes: Vineyard Artisans Fair 10 am–2 pm, Grange Hall, State Rd., West Tisbury. Oil paintings, fine art photography, watercolors. Also Thurs. Ben Johnson, Heather Blume Reception: 5–7 pm, the Field Gallery, 1050 State Rd., West Tisbury. Pastoral scenes, mixed media works. 508-693-5595. Alison Shaw Reception: 5–7 pm, the Field Gallery, 1050 State Rd., West Tisbury. This fine-art photographer returns to the place where she first showed her work 25 years ago. Featured through July 16. 508-693-5595. Joan Newland, Sheila Hoerle, Ben Scott, Ben Cabot, Marston Clough, Virginia Besse Reception: 6–8 pm, Old Sculpin Gallery, Dock St., Edgartown. Watercolors, stone carvings, works on paper, Vineyard scenes, photography, and recent paintings. Featured July 2–8. 508-627-4881. TUESDAY, JULY 5 “First Annual Residents Art Show” 2–4 pm, Windemere Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Linton Lane, Oak Bluffs. Works by 19 artists in the dining hall. 508-696-6465, ext. 735. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 L.A. Brown, Ripley Odell, Debra M. Gaines: Chilmark Flea Market 8:30 am–2 pm, off Middle Rd., one mile east of Beetlebung Corner. Fine art photography. Also Sat. Two Paper-making Workshops Wet and Wild Basics, 9 am–noon; Wet Fiber Design, 1–4 pm, Seastone Papers Studio, Christiantown Rd., West Tisbury. $65 each. Preregister: 508-693-5786.

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