Image above: Oranginas, Neil Wyatt
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
—Albert Camus
PICNIC glorifies the lush serenity, the ripe thriving growth, the vibrant color of what’s living in those sultry days of summer. PICNIC. A psalm to summer. A feast of heat. A babble of bright light. A fragrance of fruit. A sprint to the glistening sun. A place to have a picnic.
OPENING RECEPTION:
Friday, January 25, 2013, 6-9 pm
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Performances by Dan Blakeslee, Tom Janovitz, and Audrey Ryan. First 25 visitors receive a gift from Cuppow.
CURATED BY:
Susan Berstler and Jenn Harrington
Curator’s notes
ARTISTS:
Resa Blatman, Sarah Meyers Brent, Charles Daniels, Brooke Mullins Doherty, Adam Gooder, Brett Henrikson, Zach Horn, Marja Lianko, Julie Martini, Laura Miner, Cathy Moynihan, Liz Nofziger, Jesse Stansfield, Anne Siems, Sophia Sobers, and Neil Wyatt
PRESERVING SUMMER PROJECT:
The Preserving Summer Project asks the community to capture the endless and invincible season of summer in a mason jar. Whether it be reflections on its color and light, or that never-ending bloom, entries must fit neatly in a “1-Quart Ball Wide Mouth Jar with Lid.” All entries will be raffled off to support this experimental space.
Artists include:
Leika Akiyama, Laurinda Bedingfield, Allison Carrol, Amy Fleischer, Traverse Day Robinette, Martha Friend, Charlotte Ellen Kaplan, Joe Keinberger, Laura Miner, Aaron Morris, Liz Nofziger, Katelyn Regan, Emily P. Smidt, V Van Sant.
SPONSORS:
Thank you to Cuppow for sponsoring The Annex’s first exhibition.
Thank you to following for their generous in-kind donations:
Cheryl Ann’s of Brookline
Redbones
When Pigs Fly
EXHIBITION DATES:
January 25-February 11, 2013
LOCATION:
Nave Gallery Annex (Davis Square), 53 Chester St, Somerville, MA
GALLERY HOURS:
CLOSING RECEPTION:
Monday, February 11, 2013, 6-8 pm
Raffle for the “Preserving Summer” project to keep this space alive. Treats will be served. First 25 visitors receive a gift from Cuppow.
FEATURED:
PICNIC is featured in the the Weekly Dig, the Boston Globe “To Do List”, Boston Globe (Celebrity section), the Boston Phoenix, the Boston Metro, The Somerville News, the Somerville Scout, among others.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Postcard design: Jenn Harrington
Curator’s notes: Jenn Harrington
Publicity: Jenn Harrington
Many thanks to the countless volunteers for painting walls and scrubbing floors to prep the first exhibit in this new gallery space, including Michael Ahern, Susan Berstler, Kelvy Bird, Amy MacAlister, Ron Newman, Margaret Ryan and many others.
