Martha's Vineyard, Art Shorts

Galleries : Art Shorts

Published: September 18, 2008

Visual And Taste Treats For The Museum

Ten of the Vineyard's best-known artists will participate in an evening of art and dining at the M.V. Museum's 3rd annual progressive dinner, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, at 6 pm. All proceeds of the event, to be held at the Granary Gallery at the Red Barn on Old County Road in West Tisbury, will benefit the museum. The participating artists are Kib Bramhall, Paul Karasik, Andrew Moore, Heather Neill, Alison Shaw, Jeanne Staples, Kara Taylor, Ken Vincent, David Wallis, Wendy Weldon, and Allen Whiting. Tickets are $500 per person. For reservations, call 508-627-4441, or email ahoughton@mvmuseum.org.

Treehouse Studios Requesting Artists

Treehouse Studios, located across from the West Tisbury post office, is asking all artists wishing to participate in its annual Nancy Luce show to contact the gallery at 508-693-6645, or to submit works to ruthadams1@comcast.net.

All media will be considered for the show, which will open in October.

Tamar Russell
Tamar Russell, whose mixed media work is on display at Moca Mott's on Main Street, Vineyard Haven.

Chair And Tables

The theme of Tamar Russell's art exhibit at Mocha Mott's in Vineyard Haven is written in Portuguese on the wall of the café. The English translation is "My chairs are not as heavy as the world." The majority of the Vineyard Haven resident's multimedia work on display is colorful chairs and tables made with plastic stencils, spray paint, colored pencils, and markers. Two of the pieces are collages that combine text and images to explore her Hungarian heritage as well as to pay homage to her 98-year-old grandfather who was imprisoned in a Russian internment camp in the Ukraine during WWII. The work of Ms. Russell, who is part of the production staff of the M.V. Times, will be on display throughout September.

Tamar Russell
This untitled collage incorporates stories of the artist's mother's experience in a Russian internment camp, and her escape, during WWII with historic images.
Tamar Russell
Ms. Russell uses a variety of materials to create her pieces, including plastic stencils and spray paint.
Photos by Ralph Stewart
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