Contact: Catherine Bowen, publicist, 401.258.0077 | catherinefrancesbowen@gmail.com

Gallery Sitka® Tamar Russell Brown, owner, GallerySitka.com | | 978.425.6290 | @gallerysitka | 227 Spring St. Newport 

Gallery Sitka Announces
ANNUAL EARTH DAY ART EXHIBITION
“Ocean Rising” Reception: April 5, 4:30-6:30pm, Open to all

 Image of Gallery Sitka Earth Day Exhibit 2023 by Lawrence Libby

Shirley, MA, March 22, 2023 – Gallery 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. 

Gallery 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.”

Selected works will be shown in both Gallery Sitka locations in Shirley, MA and Newport, RI during April 2024.

Artists 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!

This year’s Gallery Sitka Earth Day Show is sponsored in part by the Shirley Cultural Council.

Additional information can be found at Gallery Sitka – Earth Day.

At a Glance 

WHAT: Annual Earth Day Art Exhibition and Reception “OCEANS RISING” at Gallery Sitka/Shirley 

WHEN: Reception: Friday, April 5, 4:30-6:30pm; Show thru April 24; Gallery hours: M-W, 9-12 & by appointment or chance

WHERE: 2 Shaker Rd., D101, Shirley, MA

INFO: Open to all, free admission, GallerySitka.com

About Gallery Sitka

Gallery Sitka® is a woman-owned and operated art entity with galleries in Newport, RI; Shirley, MA; Saratoga, NY (by appointment); and additional periodic pop-ups around the Northeast. With a focus on abstract art, Gallery Sitka represents the work of more than twenty painters, sculptors, encaustic artists, as well as jewelry designers from New England, New York, Brasil, France and Italy. The Gallery is committed to local art and the creative economy. Gallery Sitka opened in 2014 and has been featured in publications such as Art New England, Newport This Week, NorthCentral Mass.com, Harvard General Store, ChooseNorthCentral.com, among others. For more information visit gallerysitka.com.

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Gallery Sitka® Tamar Russell Brown, owner, GallerySitka.com | | 978.425.6290 | @gallerysitka | 227 Spring St. Newport 

Gallery Sitka Announces Earth Day Juried Exhibition “The Fragile Beautiful Earth” 45 works by 27 artists

Sat., April 22, 2-4 pm, Open to all 

Newport, 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.  

Many 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.). 

Curator, 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.”

The 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.     

Gallery 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.”

“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.”    

Participating artists

Barbara Groh Wahlstrom
Barbara Lubliner
Cathy Chin
Elizabeth Hughes
Ellen Alt
Erin Starr
Frances Lyshak-Stelzer
Jacqueline Sferra Rada
Jodie Fink
Katherine Earle
Kristin Reed
Linda Stillman
Mabelle Felipe
Marie Pauline Galiana
Martha Robinson
MC Reardon
Peter Colquhoun
Randall “Wiley” Holton
Sandi Daniel
Shira Toren
Susan Stair
Susan Wadsworth
Suzanne Pemberton
Thomas Moser
Vicky Stein
Wendy Moss
Yael Dresdner

At a Glance 

WHAT:  Earth Day Art Opening and Reception at Gallery Sitka 

WHEN: Opening Reception: Saturday, April 22, 2-4 PM; Show through May 25 

Gallery hours: Thurs/Fri 11-3; Sat/Sun 11-5

WHERE: 227 Spring St., Newport, RI (corner of Franklin)

INFO: Open to all, free admission, GallerySitka.com

About Gallery Sitka

Gallery Sitka® is a woman-owned and operated art entity with galleries in Newport, RI; Shirley, MA; Saratoga, NY (by appointment); and additional periodic pop-ups around the Northeast. With a focus on abstract art, Gallery Sitka represents the work of more than twenty painters, sculptors, encaustic artists, as well as jewelry designers from New England, New York, Brasil, France and Italy. The Gallery is committed to local art and the creative economy. Gallery Sitka opened in 2014 and has been featured in publications such as Art New England, NorthCentral Mass.com, Harvard General Store, ChooseNorthCentral.com, among others. For more information visit gallerysitka.com.

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