Galleries : Art Notes
Openings
FRIDAY, JULY 24
Shaw Cramer Gallery Vineyard Haven. Leslie Baker, landscapes: oil paintings and studies. Through Aug. 6. 508-696-7323.
hastings in the alley 6-9 pm, Oak Bluffs Harbor. Concert: Venus de Mars of All The Pretty Horses. Paintings and drawings. 508-693-7444; hastingsinthealley.com.
Work by Steven Assael on view at Carol Craven Gallery July 22 through August 5. Photo courtesy Carol Craven Gallery
SATURDAY, JULY 25
Doug Peckham Studio 10 am-4 pm, 56 Pennacook Ave., Oak Bluffs. Watercolors, acrylics, pastels, pen and ink, and photography. Also July 26.
All-Native Artisans Festival 11 am-4 pm, Aquinnah Cultural Center. Annual festival; demos; performances; traditional food. 508-645-7900; wampanoagtribe.net.
The Red Hat Bed and Breakfast 12 noon-7 pm, West Tisbury. Trunk Show: Wampum jewelry, tiles, beads, textiles, more by Joan LeLacheur. 508-645-9954; joanlela57@yahoo.com.
Oak Bluffs Library 2-3:30 pm. 5th annual Savor the Moment exhibition and celebration: calendar honors Della Hardman. Through Aug. 8. 508-693-9433.
"Breach 1" by Allen Whiting. Photo courtesy of allenwhiting.com
Chilmark Library 3-5 pm, Jeanete Demeestère, watercolor, pastel, charcoal, collage. Through Aug. 14.
Carol Craven Gallery 5-7 pm, Tisbury. David Levine, watercolors; Dale Haven Loy, paintings; Steven Assael, Paintings and drawings; Jo-Anne Bates, monotypes. Live jazz by The CC3. 508-693-3535.
Andrew Moore Gallery 5-7 pm, Oak Bluffs. Andrew Moore's "Painting from the Coast," oils and watercolors. 508-693-8548; agmoore.com.
Louisa Gould Gallery 5-7 pm, Vineyard Haven. Painters Joan Kennedy, Sherry Blalock, Ovid Ward. Music by Michael Hayden. Through Aug. 4. 508-693-7373; louisagould.com.
Cousen Rose Gallery 7-9 pm, Oak Bluffs. Marietta Cleasby, oils; Steve London, Gyotaku, the art of fish impressions. 508-693-6656.
NYE Gallery 7-10 pm, Oak Bluffs. Anthony Benton Gude, oil paintings. 508-693-9700.
SUNDAY, JULY 26
Doug Peckham Studio 10 am-4 pm, 56 Pennacook Ave., Oak Bluffs. See Sat.
Granary Gallery 5-7 pm, West Tisbury. Heather Neill, new paintings; Diana Van Nes, mixed media; Carol Maguire, still lifes. 508-693-0455; granarygallery.com.
MONDAY, JULY 27
Barney Zeitz Studio 4-6 pm, 67 Deer Hill Rd., Vineyard Haven. Open studio to view new stainless steel sculpture commissioned for the Berkshire South Community Center in Great Barrington. 508-693-9421; bzeitz.com.
Ongoing Shows
Alison Shaw Gallery Oak Bluffs. Studio Show: Photography by Alison Shaw. 508-696-7429.
Davis House Gallery West Tisbury. Oil paintings and charcoal drawings by Allen Whiting. 508-693-4691.
Doug Kent 401 Lamberts Cove Rd., West Tisbury. Paintings. 508-965-2714.
Dragonfly Gallery Oak Bluffs. Summer Heat show. Various artists. 508-693-8877.
Eisenhauer Gallery Edgartown. John MacGowan, Max Decker, Eric Abrecht, Al Barker. Music by Mike Benjamin. 508-627-7003.
Featherstone Oak Bluffs. Featherstone and Beyond painting show. Through July 29. 508-693-1850.
The Field Gallery West Tisbury. Rob Franco, Paul Langmuir, Heather Blume. 508-693-5595; fieldgallery.com.
hastings in the alley Oak Bluffs. Abstract art by Rick Hoffman. Through Aug. 31. 508-693-7444; hastingsinthehalley.com.
Hermine Merel Smith Fine Art Gallery 548 Edgartown-West Tisbury Rd., West Tisbury. Hermine Hull, new paintings; Ruth Kirchmeier, new woodcuts.
North Water Gallery Edgartown. Ken Otsuka, M. Katherine Hurley, George Bramhall. 508-627-6002
NYE Gallery Oak Bluffs. Michael Zide, landscape photography; Lucy Mitchell, sculpture; Peigi Cole-Jolliffe, painting. 508-693-9700; nyegallery.com
Old Sculpin Gallery Edgartown. Sheila M. Fane, Steve Lohman's large-scale wire sculptures. Through Aug. 1. 508-627-4881.
PIKNIK Art & Apparel Oak Bluffs. Abstract Show: Beatricia Sagar, Mercedes Nunez, Barbara DuRant, Marjorie Mason, Tom Stephens, Max Decker, Russell Sharon, Abraham Brewster, Michele Ratté, Alison Light. 508-693-1366.
Saltwater Gallery West Tisbury. Ashley Medowski: Mixed media assemblages, paintings, sea glass jewelry, and mosaic windows. 508-696-8822.
Scottish Bakehouse West Tisbury. Heather Capece: Black and white photography of Italian and Vineyard landscapes, Giclée prints, hand-colored photographs, paintings for children's rooms. Through summer. 508-208-5945.
Vineyard Artisans Summer Festival Sundays & Thursdays, 10 am-2 pm, Grange Hall, West Tisbury. 12th Annual show; 60+ artisans; demos, weaving, furniture, pottery, oil paintings, pastels, mixed media, sculpture, jewelry, quilts, clothing, handmade books, and more. 508-693-8989; vineyardartisans.com.
Art party
Featherstone Center for the Arts, located in Oak Bluffs, hosted a benefit for themselves and Hospice of Martha's Vineyard this past Sunday afternoon. Their Celebration of the Arts included children's activities and a gallery stroll. Vineyard artists sold their work at outdoor booths and children enjoyed arts and crafts.
Sofia Fuller inspected a castle planter at Featherstone's Celebration of the Arts. Photos by Ralph Stewart
Attendees perused the outdoor gallery booths.
Anthony Guyther was among the artists who displayed their work.
Samantha Folts tried her hand at painting at last Sunday's benefit.
Arts District Gallery Stroll
An enthusiastic mixture of Islanders, visitors, and artists strolled along the Arts District on Dukes County Avenue for the third annual Oak Bluffs Arts District Stroll. The Stroll this past Saturday, July 18, featured art galleries Amity Custom Ink, Alison Shaw Gallery, PIKNIK Art & Apparel, Dragonfly Gallery, Lucinda's Enamels, Red Mannequin, and Stefanie Wolf Designs. There were refreshments, lively music, and an art scene where everywhere one looked there was something to catch the eye. The variety of original work included sculpture, clothing, accessories, jewelry, photography, and paintings. Along with enjoying the displays, there was an active communal spirit in the air as visitors talked, lingered, and took in the art.
It was a lively scene on Dukes County Avenue during Saturday's Arts District Gallery Stroll. Photos by Lynn Christoffers
The topic was art at Dragonfly Gallery.
In the Studio Annex at PIKNIK Art & Apparel.
Alison Shaw's gallery was a popular destination as people gathered inside to see her photographs, and outside for the refreshments provided by Morning Glory Farm.
