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SUMMARY:Art with Intention I – NAWAMA
DESCRIPTION:“My Garden\,” Yvonne Lamothe\, 14x11x2 inches\, Oils\, 2022\nGallery Sitka announces an exhibition with the National Association of Women Artists—MA Chapter called  “Art with Intention.”  The opening reception and celebration on Saturday\, May 18\, from 2 to 4 p.m. is free and open to the public. 12 Artists with 24 original art pieces will participate in the show\, and many of the artists will attend the reception. \nArtwork includes multi and mixed mediums\, such as varnish\, pigment on wood panel\, encaustic\, fiber\, acrylic\, oils\, watercolor on handmade paper\, mono-print\, and collage-print. \nThe Newport Gallery is located on the corner of Spring and Franklin Streets. The show will be displayed through June 13. \nJennifer Jean Okumura\, exhibit organizer and president of the National Association of Women Artists\, Inc. (NAWAMA)\, stated\, “Art poses a question\, and Creativity is understanding the answer. Art enhances the story and the space we live in. Our Art\, Our Story\, restores the harmonious balance in times of much-needed healing\, our new\, continuous love\, and the human spirit of hope\, and the world comes to life – a jolt of energy\, esse\, community\, and love.” \nTamar Russell Brown\, managing owner of a 20-year\, woman-owned and operated Branding/Social/WebDev Design Studio in NYC\, MA\, and RI\, Sitka Creations® LLC\, stated\, “Gallery Sitka is honored to support women in the arts. New England’s variety of amazing female artists continuously inspires our all-women team. We are thrilled to work with NAWAMA for a second year on a Spring show. We welcome the New England Chapter of NAWA to Newport!” \nAdditional information can be found at Gallery Sitka. \nView the show on Artsy\nRead the PR
URL:https://gallerysitka.com/event/national-association-of-women-artists/
LOCATION:Gallery Sitka South\, 227 Spring Street\, Newport\, RI\, 02840
CATEGORIES:Artist Reception,Newport
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SUMMARY:Portrait of Nature – Melanie Zibit & Zen Saito
DESCRIPTION:  \n“Sunlight” by Melanie Zibit\nGallery Sitka announces the exhibition “Portrait of Nature” by sculptor Melanie Zibit and artist/photographer Zen Saito. The public is invited to the free opening reception on Sunday\, May 5 from 2:30-4:30pm; Saito and Zibit will be in attendance. The show will be displayed through June 5. \nSculptor and Shirley Massachusetts resident\, Melanie Zibit learned to carve in the marble workshops of Carrara\, Italy. Her passion for creating sculpture started as an undergraduate and then grew in her 20s to working with artists in rural Maine and in New York City. Zibit carves at the Vermont Carving Studio and Sculpture Center. She gives presentations at museums\, schools\, universities\, galleries\, and arts festivals and has received commissions and exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the US. Zibit is the recipient of the 2014 and 2015 NYC Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club award and the 2015 Best Abstract in Show award from the Cape Cod Art Association. \nZibit states\, “I am inspired by ancient and modern sculptors. I use marble and bronze\, classical materials\, and components of forms found in nature to create a modern statement. Leaving elements natural or forms unfinished invites the viewer to complete the form in their mind’s eye.” \n“Sunflower” by Zen Saito\nArtist\, Japanese native\, and Fitchburg resident Zen Saito (a.k.a. Yoshiyuki Saito) grew up in a small town in Japan with a family that supported his creativity. By age 18\, Zen had moved to Tokyo to study design. At age 24 he moved to New York where he studied at The Art Students League of New York\, worked at a sculptor studio\, and exhibited his work in group and solo shows in Brooklyn and Manhattan. In 2007 Zen moved to Massachusetts and has expanded his artistic endeavors to include carpentry. \nZen shares\, “My artwork is often influenced by nature\, and often reflects the period of my life. I once wanted my artwork to carry messages to the world — but recently I have just been enjoying working with different media\, exploring and developing new skills\, opening up my freedom to challenge my creativity.” \nAdditional information can be found at Gallery Sitka. \nView the show on Artsy\nRead the PR
URL:https://gallerysitka.com/event/melanie-zibit-zen-saito/
LOCATION:Gallery Sitka East\, 2 Shaker Road\, Suite D101\, Shirley\, MA\, 01464
CATEGORIES:Artist Reception,Shirley
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SUMMARY:Veronique Sapin — Symptoms
DESCRIPTION:“Symptoms 2” by Veronique Sapin\nGallery Sitka announces the exhibition “Symptoms” by French visual artist Veronique Sapin\, with an opening reception on Friday\, April 26 from 4:30-6:30pm. Sapin\, whose studio is in Cugnaux\, France\, will be in attendance at the Shirley gallery. The show will be displayed through May 3. Also planned is an Artist Talk\, “Sisterhood in Art\, as a Consequence\, as a Strategy” at the Fitchburg Art Museum Thursday\, May 2\, from 12:30-1:30pm. Both the artist reception and the artist talk are free and open to the public. \nThe full scope of Véronique Sapin’s artwork is of the visual arts nature\, including videos\, installations\, photos\, ink\, and art books. Her artwork has been a part of more than 240 showings in forty countries. She is also curator\, co-founder and coordinator of the international women artists collective FemLink-Art which involves 140+ artists from 60+ countries. She has initiated important partnerships with institutions such as Unesco for the video training of African women artists. \nFor this exhibition at Gallery Sitka\, Sapin focuses on an ink painting art method she gleaned while living in Singapore where she took classes from artist Lim Choon Jin. \nMs. Sapin offers\, “Working with ink means anticipating what the ink will want to do\, expecting it not to do so\, and measuring our degree of intervention on its freedom. This implies a constant game of partnership and adversity between the artist and the medium.” \nGallery Sitka owner\, Tamar Russell Brown states\, “We have been expanding the gallery’s breadth of artists and offerings to include more international art. Veronique is our first French female artist to have as part of our Gallery Sitka family; we invite the community to join us in welcoming her!” \nAdditional information can be found at Gallery Sitka – Sapin. \nView the show on Artsy\nRead the PR
URL:https://gallerysitka.com/event/veronique-sapin-solo-show/
LOCATION:Gallery Sitka South\, 227 Spring Street\, Newport\, RI\, 02840
CATEGORIES:Artist Reception,Newport
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SUMMARY:Veronique Sapin — Symptoms
DESCRIPTION:“Symptoms 2” by Veronique Sapin\nGallery Sitka announces the exhibition “Symptoms” by French visual artist Veronique Sapin\, with an opening reception on Friday\, April 26 from 4:30-6:30pm. Sapin\, whose studio is in Cugnaux\, France\, will be in attendance at the Shirley gallery. The show will be displayed through May 3. Also planned is an Artist Talk\, “Sisterhood in Art\, as a Consequence\, as a Strategy” at the Fitchburg Art Museum Thursday\, May 2\, from 12:30-1:30pm. Both the artist reception and the artist talk are free and open to the public. \nThe full scope of Véronique Sapin’s artwork is of the visual arts nature\, including videos\, installations\, photos\, ink\, and art books. Her artwork has been a part of more than 240 showings in forty countries. She is also curator\, co-founder and coordinator of the international women artists collective FemLink-Art which involves 140+ artists from 60+ countries. She has initiated important partnerships with institutions such as Unesco for the video training of African women artists. \nFor this exhibition at Gallery Sitka\, Sapin focuses on an ink painting art method she gleaned while living in Singapore where she took classes from artist Lim Choon Jin. \nMs. Sapin offers\, “Working with ink means anticipating what the ink will want to do\, expecting it not to do so\, and measuring our degree of intervention on its freedom. This implies a constant game of partnership and adversity between the artist and the medium.” \nGallery Sitka owner\, Tamar Russell Brown states\, “We have been expanding the gallery’s breadth of artists and offerings to include more international art. Veronique is our first French female artist to have as part of our Gallery Sitka family; we invite the community to join us in welcoming her!” \nAdditional information can be found at Gallery Sitka – Sapin. \nView the show on Artsy\nRead the PR
URL:https://gallerysitka.com/event/veronique-sapin-symptoms/
LOCATION:Gallery Sitka East\, 2 Shaker Road\, Suite D101\, Shirley\, MA\, 01464
CATEGORIES:Artist Reception,Shirley
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SUMMARY:Ocean Rising – Earth Day 2024
DESCRIPTION:Image of Gallery Sitka Earth Day Exhibit 2023 by Lawrence Libby\nGallery Sitka announces its annual Earth Day exhibition\, with an opening reception on Friday\, April 5 from 4:30-6:30pm. This year’s Earth Day theme is “Ocean Rising” and features a group show with a variety of mediums on display. All are welcome to the free reception with the artists at Gallery Sitka\, 2 Shaker Road in Shirley. The exhibit will be available for viewing through April 24. \nGallery Sitka owner\, Tamar Russell Brown states\, “Recently many of us have seen intense flooding in Central Mass.\, on the Vineyard\, and in Newport. Therefore\, this year’s Earth Day art exhibition will focus on our oceans\, rising sea levels\, flooding\, and the like. As in previous years\, we invite artists to interpret the theme as they see fit and to utilize whatever medium they desire.” \nSelected works will be shown in both Gallery Sitka locations in Shirley\, MA and Newport\, RI during April 2024. \nArtists include Beth Barry\, Ann Brady\, Marston Clough\, Linda Cuccurullo\, Sandi Daniel\, Barbara Groh Wahlstrom\, Sara K. Lyons\, Scott Niemi\, James Proctor\, Daniel Senie\, Kate Shaffer\, Erin Starr\, Amalia Tagaris\, Shira Toren\, Cynthia Woehrle and more! \nThis year’s Gallery Sitka Earth Day Show is sponsored in part by the Shirley Cultural Council. \nView the show on Artsy\nRead the PR\n 
URL:https://gallerysitka.com/event/earth-day/
LOCATION:Gallery Sitka East\, 2 Shaker Road\, Suite D101\, Shirley\, MA\, 01464
CATEGORIES:Artist Reception,Shirley
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T150000
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SUMMARY:Alice in the Rose Garden
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 8th Annual Alice in Wonderland show by Colette Shumate Smith at The Bull Run! \nView the show on Artsy\n 
URL:https://gallerysitka.com/event/colette-shumate-smith-alice-in-the-rose-garden/
LOCATION:Bull Run\, 215 Great Rd\, Shirley\, MA\, 01464
CATEGORIES:Artist Reception,Bull Run
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231021T140000
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SUMMARY:One Moment in Time
DESCRIPTION:“Green Mansions” by Barbara Groh Wahlstrom\nBarbara Groh Wahlstrom is a visual artist who has immersed herself in the creative process for over four decades creating highly personal abstract works of art. Many travels between continents inform her visual language as her sense of place\, space and time are influenced by home and landscape. \nMs. Groh offers\, “One Moment In Time is inspired by India\, Costa Rica and the Connecticut River by their proximity to water. It is a synthesis of location\, perception\, physicality\, freedom and meditation.” \nMs. Groh adds\, “Regarding my technique\, I use materials that are best suited to communicate my response to a particular observation\, experience\, or form. One Moment In Time showcases various techniques: acrylic and a natural herbal paste\, oil and graphite\, ink and watercolor\, and cold wax and oil. My art may reflect a quiet practice\, a calligraphic meditation\, or an energetic expression of freedom.” \nView the show on Artsy\nRead the PR\n 
URL:https://gallerysitka.com/event/one-moment-in-time-opening/
LOCATION:Gallery Sitka South\, 227 Spring Street\, Newport\, RI\, 02840
CATEGORIES:Artist Reception,Newport
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230527T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230527T160000
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SUMMARY:Pattern Play – NAWAMA
DESCRIPTION:The exhibit features 14 artists with 25 pieces of artwork. Mediums include oil paint\, acrylic\, ink\, watercolor\, wood sculpture\, and digital image capture. Many of the participating artists will be in attendance for the gallery reception; the exhibition will be shown through June 21\, with gallery hours Thursday through Sunday\, and after June 12\, daily from 11-5. \nView the show on Artsy\nRead the PR\n 
URL:https://gallerysitka.com/event/pattern-play-nawama/
LOCATION:Gallery Sitka South\, 227 Spring Street\, Newport\, RI\, 02840
CATEGORIES:Artist Reception,Newport
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SUMMARY:The Fragile Beautiful Earth – Earth Day 2023
DESCRIPTION:“Bound Remnants in Brick” by Barbara Groh Wahlstrom\nNewport\, R.I.\, April 7\, 2023 – Gallery Sitka’s latest exhibition\, “The Fragile Beautiful Earth” opens with a reception on Earth Day\, Saturday\, April 22\, 2-4 pm.   \nMany of the 26 participating artists will be in attendance for the gallery reception. The juried exhibition will be shown through May 25 (with gallery hours Thurs.-Sun.). \nCurator\, Beth Barry\, offers\, “We have all been called upon to repurpose\, reduce\, reuse\, recycle\, restore\, and reinvent our planet we depend on. As artists\, we inherently do this – make and remake something uniquely our own. For this exhibit\, we asked artists to incorporate and channel their emotions about our fragile planet into creations of the earth’s beauty. Artists’ interpretations range from literal\, metaphorical\, to spiritual.” \nThe materials\, as well\, range from conventional to unconventional; from oil paint to detritus; from literal earth to discarded plastic bags and bottles. Used and deflated helium balloons make for a large jellyfish hanging from the wall. Abstract landscapes\, encaustics\, and photography round out the show’s works. \nGallery Sitka owner\, Tamar Russell Brown offers\, “We feel strongly about our responsibility for the health of our planet. Our way of paying attention\, and drawing attention\, is through our actions – including artwork.” \n“With Beth being a NY-based artist\, and I\, a New England-based gallery owner\, we were able to draw upon a wide\, diverse and talented pool of artists for this show. We have selected 45 works by 27 artists and are excited to share these intriguing and thought-provoking results on Earth Day through the end of May.” \nView the show on Artsy\nRead the PR\n 
URL:https://gallerysitka.com/event/the-fragile-beautiful-earth-earth-day-2023-opening/
LOCATION:Gallery Sitka South\, 227 Spring Street\, Newport\, RI\, 02840
CATEGORIES:Artist Reception,Newport
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