August 2011
8 posts
Opening at One Way Gallery in Narragansett
Last night I drove down the left side of the Bay to attend a reception at One Way Gallery’s Narragansett location. It was certainly time to see what owners, Cook and Harder were up to at their home base. The gallery space is next to a surf shop and a burger joint, setting an immediate tone of beachy coolness. They had opened up the front garage door, allowing people to walk right into the...
Daniella Ben-Bessat at Amigos Publishing
Last night I was back at Amigos Publishing for their new show featuring the work of Daniella Ben-Bassat. I had met her a couple weeks ago on the stairs of the same building Buck Hasting’s studio is housed. I was very excited to see her work because I knew that Amigos would only present an artist that is interesting and talented. I was definitely not disappointed.
When I arrived the...
A Conversation About Art Collecting at Bert...
Thursday night is now a blur. In June, I chose to write about the new exhibition happening at Bert Gallery for the August issue of East Side Monthly. Cathy Bert kindly walked me around the space and we spoke about this anonymous man’s collection. I started to talk about my own collection. At this time, most of my works were student works and a series of photographs from an emerging...
My Evening with William Schaff
Wednesday night was nothing short of an adventure. I made plans to go to artist William Schaff’s studio in Warren, RI. For me this was a long time coming. Ever since I saw his work several months ago at West Side Arts, I’ve been dreaming about his work, especially a one mixed media work, which I consider myself very lucky to now have in my possession. I’ve been obsessed, and...
A Room Full of Painters at Dedee Shattuck Gallery
Last night I made the trip to Westport, Ma for the opening of a painting exhibition by Anne Leone at the Dedee Shattuck Gallery. Pulling in to park, I was overwhelmed by the grounds and the building. I kept whispering to myself, “This is so beautiful.” There is not a large amount of land around the gallery space, but it was maintained and landscaped and featured a Monet-esque bridge...
WatchThe long awaited video from the Bell Gallery installation. Shawn’s work has inspired some of my favorite lines in my articles and he holds the honor of being the maker of the first work of art I have ever purchased on my own, officially making me an art collector <3
Art Studio Visits RI goes to see Buck Hastings
I just realized in this moment that I completely forgot to take pictures of the group from last night but I believe this is a good sign. This time, more prepared, I watched a group of people assemble to discuss the work of the young emerging artist, Buck Hastings. On the top floor, Buck and his girlfriend, Colleen Doyle work inside this great space complete with a wall of windows overlooking the...
Catch up... The Past Week in Rhode Island
I dropped the ball on the blog this week. Partly because of other deadlines and partly because nothing was going on in the evenings this week. After the visit to AS220 project space last Tuesday night, there was a salon at Cade Tompkins Projects on Wednesday for the Nancy Friese exhibit featuring a curator from the Florence Griswold Museum who in 20 minutes looked to work Friese into art history...
