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327 Main Street,
Wakefield, RI 02879

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Hera Exhibitions/Events 2011

 

 

 


The Year-end Artistic Collective featured at Hera Gallery will provide a combination of visual arts with the performances of live stage arts.
Opening night will take place on Friday, December 30th at 8PM and the closing night will take place the following Friday, January 6th at 8PM. There is no cover to attend, but we ask that you bring new or slightly used children’s books, art or school supplies to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Rhode Island.


as220


November 12 – December 24, 2011
HYDRA
AS220 group exhibition at Hera Gallery
with Leigh Waldron-Taylor, Susan Clausen, Sheyla Rivera, Lara Henderson, Krystal Grow, Aaron Peterman, Umberto Crenca, Jacqueline Frole, Michael Grabosky, Francoise McAree, Astrid, Eamon Mahoney, Adrienne Marshall, Lyn Goringer, Neal T. Walsh
and more
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 12, 6 – 8 pm



October 1 – November 5, 2011
Associate Members’ Exhibition
Carl Dimitri, Troy West, Elizabeth Lind, Linda Denosky-Smart, Joan Bishop, Myron Rubenstein

Opening reception: Saturday, October 1, 6 – 8 pm

Click here for the Press Release




A Poetry Series, Coordinated by Julie Hassett
October 9, 2011, 3:00 - 5:00 featuring the work of David O'Connell, Jacob Nelson, and Leith MacArthur
November 6, 2011
, 3:00 - 5:00 featuring the work of Lori Desrosier, Julie Danho, and Kim Baker

Hera Gallery is pleased to present two nights of poetry coordinated by Julie Hassett. Featured poets will be David O’Connell, Jacob nelson, Leith MacArthur, Lori Desrosier, Julie Danho, and Kim Baker. These readings will occur in an intimate gallery setting, each night featuring reading by three poets who will recite selections of their recent works.


Join Hera Gallery for another Not So Silent Auction
Enjoy an evening of hors d’oeuvres, art, and live music in support of Hera Gallery & Educational Foundation.

Saturday, October 15, 2011 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
At Hera Gallery, 327 Main Street, Wakefield
Tickets only $5
Tickets available at the door or in advance at Hera Gallery
For more info, call the gallery: 401-789-1488

Four Poets
Coordinated by Paul Forte

Sunday, October 23rd, 3:00 – 5:00

Hera Gallery is pleased to present an evening of poetry coordinated by Paul Forte. Featured poets will be Peter Covino, Jan Keough, Lisa Starr, and Paul Forte. These readings will occur in an intimate gallery setting, each night featuring reading by three poets who will recite selections of their recent works.



Mural Project at Hera Gallery

From Thursday August 11 through Sunday, August 14, a group of artists painted a large mural that will soon be installed on the side of Hera Gallery's historic building in Wakefield. Check out some of the images of the mural in progress on our Facebook site.




HERA EXHIBITION at AS220
, Providence
September 3 – 24, 2011
Opening reception: Sunday September 11, 4 – 7 pm
The AS220 Project Space is located at 93 Mathewson Street in downtown Providence
This project will present the work of Linda Denosky-Smart, Cynthia Farnell, Michael Yefko, Claudia Flynn, Troy West, Elizabeth Lind, Carl Dimitri, Roberta Richman, Jeannette Jacobs, Jill McLaughlin, Myron Rubenstein, Barbara Pagh, Alexandra Broches, John Kotula, Islay Taylor, and Susan Hayward.

August 20 – September 24, 2011
Alexandra Broches
Michael Yefko

Opening reception: Saturday, August 20, 6 – 8 pm

Hera Gallery is pleased to exhibit dual solo show by Alexandra Broches and Michael Yefko. Both members of Hera Gallery, Broches will be exhibiting new photographs while Yefko will be presenting a new series of sculptures.




In And Out Of The Box


7/9/2011 – 8/13/2011

In And Out Of The Box is a national juried exhibit focusing on concepts associated with shipping, mailing, and transient art work.

Please click here for a downloadable prospectus.


BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT
Saturday, June 25, 2011 - Rose Hill Golf Course
Registration still open!

More info: Elizabeth Lind (call Hera Gallery at 401-789-1488)

 


The World's Smallest Art Gallery presents weaving by Suzi Ballenger, June 1st - July 15th.
On display will be Suzi Ballenger's woven pieces made of recycled and repurposed materials: plastic wrap, plastic film, mill end fibers, fishing line, and, appropriately, bicycle chain. The World's Smallest Art Gallery is a kiosk on the South County Bike Path. It is located in Peace Dale where the bike path crosses Route 108.



37th Anniversary Show
May 28th - July 2nd
Opening reception: June 4th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.
This exhibition will feature the work of
current gallery members (Linda Denosky-Smart, Cynthia Farnell, Michael Yefko, Claudia Flynn, Troy West, Elizabeth Lind, Carl Dimitri, Roberta Richman, Jeannette Jacobs, Jill McLaughlin, Myron Rubenstein, Barbara Pagh, Alexandra Broches, John Kotula, Viera Levitt, Mara Trachtenberg, and Susan Hayward.)
Works on display will include textiles, photographs, prints, sculpture, paintings, and more.




URI Senior Seminar Art Show
"Not to Exceed 98 Ankles"

May 7 – 21, 2011
Opening Reception Saturday, May 7, 6 – 8 pm

Exhibiting artists: Matthew Brady-Wood, Stephen Constantine, Michael Dunne, Ben Eaves, Andrea Gulluscio, Karin Mellin, Chad Amos Self, Gerry Symonds, Daniel Tacey, Rebecca Arthurs Woods, and Sarah Yang


Spring Fundraiser; The 1st Annual Having A Wonderful Time
April 23 – 30, 2011
Postcard exhibition

Postcards are displayed and sold in the gallery for $15 each Saturday April 23 - Saturday April 30, 2011




Ekphrasis, Art Into Poetry = Poetry Into Art

March 12 – April 16, 2011
A collaborative project developed by Hera Gallery and the Origami Poems Project.
Opening Gala: Saturday, March 12th, 6 - 8pm
Special Guest: Tom Chandler, RI Poet Laureate Emeritus. Music by Castle and James Shelton, Poetry readings by OPP

Gala Celebration of National Poetry Month: Friday, April 1st 6 – 8pm
Special Guest: Lisa Starr, RI Poet Laureate ‘Cyjoe Barker, the Origami Detective’ by Barbara Schweitzer. Contemporary Theater actors perform Origami poems.
FREE POETRY / WINE / CHOCOLATE / MUSIC / ART

Eat a Poem for Lunch series. Music, art, & readings from local poets on two Saturdays at Bagelz in Wakefield. Daniel Chase, musician, will perform. Where: Bagelz in Wakefield. When: Saturdays, March 19th & 26th Noon - ?

 


Having a Wonderful Time!

Hera Gallery seeks 2,000 4 x 6 artists’ postcards created as original works of art.
All postcards will be displayed and sold in the gallery for $15 each Saturday April 23 - Saturday April 30, 2011

Opening Reception & Sale, Saturday April 23, 6:00 - 8:00 pm




Crossing Currents: Feminism Now

A Collaboration between Hera Gallery and The Hive Archive
At the URI Feinstein Campus Gallery
1st and 2nd Floor Lobby
80 Washington Street, Providence

Exhibition Dates: March 1 – 31, 2011
Gallery Night Reception: Thursday, March 17, 5 - 9 p. m.
Film Screening: Friday, March 18, 7 - 9 p.m.

With a special Providence Art Windows Installation curated by Delia Kovac
URI Library, 80 Washington Street

 




Poetry Reading Series
A three week series featuring live reading by local poets
Feb 10 - Lisa Starr and Diane Dolphin, 7:00pm
Feb 24 - Mary Mueller and Julie Hassett, 7:00pm
Mar 3 - Darcie Dennigan and Kate Shapira, 7:00pm

 



Young Adult’s Exhibition
Feb 5 – March 5, 2011
Hera Gallery is pleased to present the Young Adult's Exhibition in February of 2011. We are excited to invite all High School aged artists to participate in this exhibition, either independently or via their High School art teacher.
Click here for more information about this competition, as well as the guidelines for the exhibition, labels and inventory sheets.
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Young Adult's Exhibition Film Festival

Hera Gallery is excited to be hosting a student film festival in February. This festival will be a one night event that will feature films made by Rhode Island High School students, and will run in conjunction with the Young Artists' Exhibition.
Sunday, February 13th, from 6:00 - 8:00
   


Hera Exhibitions 2010

Diverse Dreams/Diverse Weaves
November 20 – December 23, 2010

Exhibition featuring the work of the teachers and students from The Saunderstown Weaving School.
Gallery Talk by Susan Sklarek, December 5, 3 PM

Film Festival
Friday December 10, 2010, 7:30 PM
Video works by Ambuja Magaji
Sunday December 12, 2010
3 – 4 PM Video works by Nancy E. Wyllie
4:15 – 5:15 PM Selection of Contemporary Indian Animated Shorts (Selected by Kavita Singh Kale, in collaboration with the independent curator Viera Levitt).
Click here for the Film Festival program (pdf file).

New Works
Featuring Hera Gallery's Associate Members
October 9 - November 13, 2010

Carl Dimitri, Susan Hayward, Linda Denosky-Smart, Elizabith Lind, Jill McLaughlin, Mara Trachtenberg. These artists are a strong and motivated group of makers, who will be representing a blend of medias including sculpture, stonework, jewelry, painting, and photography.


Troy West: New Works
Claudia Flynn: Reclamation

Aug 28 - Oct 2, 2010
Architect and artist Troy West’s recent works include architecture drawings, models, and proposals for the Main Street Rediscovery Project.
The sculptures by Claudia Flynn are examples of her conceptual articulations of the traditional, the spiritual, and the esoteric. Her large paintings are made entirely with nail polish enamel.

Money
June 26th - July 31, 2010

This exhibition will include a variety of different medias including photographs, paintings, sculptures, jewelry, and collage. Whether conceptually of formally, each work displayed in this show draws inspiration from the theme of money.
Exhibiting artists: David Alcantar, Joan Klatil Creamer, Claudia Flynn, Eric Galandak, Dorothy Handelman, Susan Hayward, Paul Hitchen, Yong Joo Kim, Jane Miller, Cindy Murray, Deanna Ooley, Gary Pearce, Margot Rocklen, William Sayler, Margi Weir, and Michael Yefko.




Paint By Numbers Lottery
Spring Fundraiser, April 17, 2010

Hera has invited fifty artists to transform the well-known Paint By Number kits into unique works.

Back On Main
August 7 – 21, 2010 Hera Gallery

This show presents the work of Hera Gallery members, interns, and administrators: Alexandra Broches, Amanda Brown, Linda Denosky-Smart, Carl Dimitri, Cynthia Farnell, Claudia Fieo, Claudia Flynn, Jeannette Jacobs, John Kotula, Viera Levitt, Elizabeth Lind, Jill McLaughlin, Barbara Pagh, Becky Peabody, Roberta Richman, Myron Rubenstein, Chad Self, Islay Taylor and Troy West.

   

Young Artists and Their Mentors
January 8 through March 3, 2010

In the Winter and Spring of 2010, Hera Gallery and Bagelz of Wakefield will be presenting three shows highlighting the role of mentoring in the development of young artists.

Hera Exhibitions 2009


 

Mobile Art Project
China Blue: Aqua Alta, August and October 2009

The Mobile Art Project brings contemporary art to communitites in Rhode Island where few or no formal art institutions exist. The artwork included in this project is contained in a panel truck. Please click for a detailed schedule and more info www.vieralevitt.org/mobileartproject.htm.


Miracle Due, Gonna Come True
At The Courthouse Center For The Arts
July 17th – August 17, 2009

The show will feature the artwork of Latin American artists from Rhode Island, Colombia, Honduras, and The Dominican Republic. Participating in this exhibition will be Pablo Alvarez, Cruz Bermudez, Nilton Cardenas, Tamara Diaz, Evans Manuel Molina Fernandez, Jafeth Gomez, Claudia Lucia Palacio Gomez, Camilo Andres Betancur Orozco, Jorge Urena, and Ed Vasquez.
Miracle Due, Gonna Come True will feature a variety of new paintings and photographs by the artists.
Click here for images from the opening


The Sculptural Element
At The Courthouse Center for the Arts

June 5th - July 13th, 2009

Hera Gallery is pleased to present the work of Amanda Brown, Claudia Fieo, Claudia Flynn, Donald Gerola, John Kotula, Jill McLaughlin, Barbara Pagh, Barbara Perrino, Dusan Petran, Kristin Sollenberger, and Troy West at the Courthouse Center for the Arts.

This group exhibition is comprised of both Hera Gallery members, and invited artists working outside of the gallery. On display will be a variety of sculptures made by the artists, including both indoor and large-scale outdoor pieces. There will be ceramic, metal, wooden, mixed media, and paper sculptures included in the show.



Hera Gallery ON THE ROAD
At the Meeting Room Gallery in Bagelz of Wakefield

May 1 –July 31: John Kotula, Ten Most Wanted
August 1 – August 6: Sue VanNess
For the next couple of years, Hera Gallery and Hera Educational Foundation is going to be without a permanent exhibition space. Due to development of the property, we have had to say goodbye to our building of more than thirty years on Main Street in Wakefield. When construction is completed, we hope to return to this location. While two years without a home is a significant loss, we also view it as a great opportunity to try new things. Our partnership with Bagelz of Wakefield to show the art of Hera Members in the Meeting Room Gallery is one such undertaking.


Hera Exhibitions 2008


Hera At The Hoxie
August 2nd – August 30th, 2008
At The Hoxie Gallery, Westerly Public Library

This exhibition will feature the work of Hera Gallery members Alexandra Broches, Linda Denosky-Smart, Cynthia Farnell, Claudia Flynn, Jeannette Jacobs, John Kotula, Jill McLaughlin, Barbara Pagh, Caroline Pyle, Roberta Richman, Myron Rubenstein, and Troy West. On display will be photography, paintings, sculpture, quilts, and more.
Having just recently celebrated Hera Gallery’s 34th anniversary, this exhibition will again present gallery members with an opportunity exhibit together as a group.

Hera Portfolio Raffle

A portfolio of work by 14 Hera artists and guest artist Maryjean Viano Crowe are housed in a handmade box made by Aggie Stewart. The portfolio was raffled off on May 31, 2008 at the opening of the 34th Anniversary Exhibition.

Crossing Borders / Cruzando Fronteras
April 19 – May 24, 2008

This exhibit is part of a larger collaborative project developed jointly by the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative and Hera Gallery with support from many individuals and community organizations. The goal of the project is to promote civic engagement and dialog on the theme of immigration.


Hera Gallery Presents
Artists From Shady Lea Come To Hera

March 8 – April 12, 2008

Opening Reception:
Saturday, March 8th from 6:00 – 8:00pm

 



February 2 - March 1
24th Annual Children's & 23rd Annual Young Adult's Art Exhibition


Hera Exhibitions 2001 - 2007


please click here for the archival calendar and exhibition pages (2001-2007)




 
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