Arts Night Out - December 10, 2021

Northampton's galleries, shops, and art destinations welcome you to the next Arts Night Out: Friday, December 10, 2021, from 5-8pm! Stroll the sidewalks under twinkling, holiday lights, and experience a little bit of Northampton magic this time of year.
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FUNKTIONLUST, Northampton High School Improv Troupe
​CLICK Workspace, 9 1/2 Market Street

The NHS Improv troupe, Funktionlust, will perform their unpredictable show combining family-friendly hilarity and spontaneous story-making on Friday, December 10 at CLICK Workspace, part of Arts Night Out Northampton. Showtime is 6:00-7:30. Masks are required for all.

Funktionlust is now in its 17th year at NHS. The Funks have been entertaining audiences at Northampton’s First Night, Smith College, Lathrop Community, Historic Northampton, Northampton's "Sunday Afternoon Live, and monthly at the NHS Black Box theater! They are spontaneous, creative and funny.

Contact event organizers at CLICK

Landscape on Aluminum by Neville Crabbe
The Barb & Olive at Northampton Bicycle, 319 Pleasant Street

Neville Crabbe

Landscape on Aluminum by Neville Crabbe

Inspired by the extraordinary light during the “golden hours” around sunrise and sunset along with landscapes and wildlife, Neville shares his body of work from multiple countries including England, Ireland and here in the US where he currently lives.

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A Night of Color With Dani Coyner
Pinch, 179 Main Street

"Floating" by Dani Coyner

Join us as we welcome local illustrator, Dani Conyer, to Pinch. Her work focuses on using line, color, and shape to create visual stories that mimic the playful and innocent views of the world that she had as a child. Come learn more about Dani and her process and shop her work on December 10th from 5-8pm! 

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A.P.E. Flat File Exhibition Featuring 50 Artists
A.P.E., 126 Main Street

The Flat File Program celebrates the potential of flat media: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, and collage. The collection of small works will represent a variety of approaches to flat media either as finished works or momentary components of a creative process.

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Photography by Steve Gillett & Fernando Molina
Coldwell Banker Community Realtors, 112 Main Street

View wildlife photography by Steve Gillett & Fernando Molina.

Visit Coldwell Banker Community Realtors' Website

"Neighborhood Sightings" by Karen Evans
Oxbow Gallery, (NEW LOCATION) 40 Cottage Street, Easthampton - front gallery

"Last House Near Town" oil on canvas, 16 x 20, 2021, Karen Evans

Evans examines scenes from everyday life in search of order that goes beyond the commonplace. The scenes depicted in the work are selected from various sites in Western Massachusetts—from former factory towns to rural landscapes.

“Making Moves: Crossing the Manhan” 
​Oxbow Gallery, back gallery

Annunciation, 2021 Oil on wood 10.5 x 9.5” Fran Kidder

Small works - not larger in WIDTH than 14” will be displayed in the back gallery. 

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Canary in the Coal Mine, Zea Mays Printmaking
Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library, 20 West Street 

"Evening Grosbeaks" by Leslie Moore

Did you know that North America has lost 30% of its bird species since the 1970s? That 2/3 of North American Birds face extinction from rising global temperatures? We called on printmakers to promote awareness of the vast numbers of avian species that are at risk due to climate change.

Artists were invited to select a bird from The Audubon Society’s list of 389 bird species currently threatened with extinction, and to create an edition of prints using an upcycled printing plate.

Canary in the Coal Mine is also a fundraiser for the Mass Audubon Arcadia Sanctuary, the National Audubon Society, and Zea Mays Printmaking’s Technical Research Program. Prints can be purchased here.

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The Bearded Lady Project
Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley Street

The Bearded Lady Project confronts public stereotypes of scientists by celebrating inspirational, adventurous women who have dedicated their lives to paleontology, searching for clues about past life on Earth. These images harken back to the stylized photographs of male paleontologists in historical texts. The beard, a potent symbol of masculinity, is added to the women's portraits to highlight the inequities and prejudices that persist in the sciences. The Bearded Lady Project seeks to educate the public and inspire the same recognition and respect for women in the sciences that their male colleagues typically receive. The Project has been brought to the Valley from the Smithsonian by Northampton Open Media. 

Visit The Bearded Lady Project's Website