Northampton continues its Arts Night Out program Friday, November 10, from 5
to 8 p.m. (unless the duration is otherwise noted in individual listings below),
offering open galleries at 18 locations, all within a short walk in the city's
downtown area. The event is organized by participating art and craft
organizations and the Greater Northampton Chamber of Commerce, and is sponsored
by the Northampton Cooperative Bank, 93.9 (The River), and the Valley
Advocate.
Highlighted in November are several
galleries:
~Claytopia, downstairs at 157 Main Street, is introducing
pottery wheels to its studio with demonstrations beginning at 5 p.m.
~Naked Art Gallery, 492 Pleasant Street, will have a solo exhibition,
"Reconceived Symmetry," of new works by Brian Burris.
~Old Courthouse
Gallery, 99 Main Street, is showing the streetscapes of John A. Dunphy, a
self-taught artist, who works exclusively with oils.
~At the Smith
College Museum of Art, where free admission begins at 4 p.m. on Arts Night Out
(second Fridays), there is much to be seen but a couple of highlights are:
"Women Are Beautiful," the work of noted American photographer Garry
Winogrand.
~The Oxbow Gallery, 275 Pleasant Street, will be showing the
works of two artists: Elizabeth Meyersohn and Barbara
Neulinger.
~Alfredo's Gallery, 6 Crafts Avenue, is sponsoring an Arts
Night Out "Welcome to Northampton" of the new business that is Alfredo's next
door neighbor: C.S.O.R.K. Fair Trade Fashion. C.S.O.R.K., at 8 Crafts Avenue,
features beautiful and unique women's fashions made by artists and artisans in
Peru.
~The Northampton Center for the Arts, 17 New South Street, third
floor, has two shows: "Odd Lots," the work of Amy "The Banner Queen" Johnquest
and "Third Floor, Domestics" by Mo Ringey. Arts Night Out at the Center is from
5 to 7 p.m.
~A.P.E. Arts, 150 Main Street, third floor, has two shows
"Vision-Scapes & Mandalas" by Vitek J. P. Kruta, a professional artist,
muralist, art restorer, designer and teacher, who came to the U.S. in 1991.
A.P.E.'s other show is "Cheap Art," a group show organized and curated by Anne
Thalheimer. Artists include Thalheimer, Rick Beaupre III, Krystal Graybeal,
Aliene de Souza Howell, Coren Michael Rau, and Jenn Burdick-Poitras, among
others.
Participating arts venues are: Alfredo's; APE Third Floor Arts;
Artisan Gallery; Basha Oriental Rugs; Claytopia; Don Muller Gallery; Guild Art
Supply; R. Michelson Galleries; Northampton Center for the Arts; Northampton
Pottery; Old Court House Gallery; Oxbow Gallery; Pinch; Scandihoovians. com;
Silverscape Designs; Smith College Museum of Art; The Naked Art Gallery; and
William Baczek Fine Arts.
Arts Night Out takes place, rain or shine, on
the second Friday of each month year-round. Admission is free, and free parking
is available at the Smith College parking garage on West Street (Route 66). A
map with description of participating galleries, studios and shops, are
available at Arts Night Out locations and the Chamber of Commerce, 99 Pleasant
Street (www.explorenorthampton.com). There will be
entertainment and refreshments at many venues. Take a walk and see the (arts)
sights in Northampton.
Admission: free
Location: Downtown Galleries and Pulaski Park
Northampton Center for the
Arts
413.584.7327
ncfa@nohoarts.org