Vernon Street Studios, Somerville’s largest artist studio building, celebrates its 50th anniversary!
Vernon Street Studios got its start in 1973, when a select group of prolific local artists (that included the likes of esteemed artists Clara Wainwright and Maud Morgan) went to the building owners, the Rogers Family, to propose the idea of having artists share the spaces in the upper lofts of their building, which housed—and still does—a foam manufacturing company. They said yes. Over time, more and more artist studios were added, and today there are over 100 artists working in the building, making it the largest concentration of working artist studios in the city. This initial enclave of artists played a key role in attracting other artists, and helping spawn other studio buildings.
This special retrospective exhibit featuring Vernon Street artists both past and present.
EXHIBITION DATES:
December 3, 2024 – January 9, 2025
Gallery Hours: Saturday and Sundays; 1 pm- 5 pm
OPENING RECEPTION:
Tuesday, December 3, 2024; 6 pm-8 pm
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CLOSING RECEPTION:
Thursday, January 9, 2025; 6 pm-8 pm
ARTISTS:
Sophia Ainslie, Heather Balchunas, Bob Ballou, Resa Blatman, Bobby Brown, Steven Cabral, Liv Cappello, Jonathan Donahue, Alison Drasner, Gary Duehr, Kathleen Finlay, Cara Foster Karim, Ariel Basson Freiberg, Beth Galston, Kathryn Geismar, Joan Green, Carol Greenwood, Jackson Gregory, Yildiz Grodowski, Gina Halstead, Darci Hanna, Alex Kalil, Hadis Karami, Colleen Kiely, Gaye Korbet, Steph Koufman, Marja Lianko, Suzanne Lubeck, Joetta Maue, Kerri McGill, Monique McNally, Matt Meyers, Cecily Miller, Karen Moss, Aaron Norfolk, Diane Novetsky, Iku Oseki, Christine Palamidessi, Ellen Rounseville, Adam Russell, Alyson Schultz, Paul Shakespear, Jane Sherrill, Amy Slaughter, Adele Travisano, Clara Wainwright, Jenn Wood, Joan Wye, Marjorie Zakaria, Dorothy Clare Zarren
LOCATION:
Nave Gallery (Teele Square), 155 Powder House Blvd, Somerville, MA
Admission: Free and open to the public
Accessibility: No wheelchair access
