Arts Night Out: Friday, September 9, 2022

The next Arts Night Out (ANO) is Friday, September 9, 2022 from 5-8pm celebrated in tandem with the 12th Annual Northampton Chalk Art Festival. Plan an artsy evening in downtown Northampton - browse event details below! 

Jo Smith: Gallery Grand Opening
Jo Smith Gallery, 9 Market Street

Jo has been painting in the valley since she moved here in 1994. Her work is all about color and the environment. She recently moved her studio from Eastworks to this new space to both paint and show her work. She hopes to exhibit the work of other artists in the future. ​

Lex Parent-Gonzalez: Holding Hands With Jupiter
Northampton Center for the Arts, 33 Hawley Street

The Northampton Center for the Arts is thrilled to host Holding Hands with Jupiter, an immersive, sensory, interactive, multimedia exhibit envisioned and crafted by Lex Parent-Gonzalez. Holding Hands with Jupiter engages with themes such as Dissociative Identity Disorder, self-discovery, rethinking trauma and the neurodivergent brain, healing, and community. The exhibit includes multimedia works, photography, videography, fine art with various mediums, music, dance, theatre and interactive theatre arts.

​Join us for an opening reception on Friday 9/9 from 5-8pm to experience this incredible exhibit, plus three live performances by Lex with various other artists, and an interactive theater experience with MURRY EYEBALL! The reception is free and open to the public, with refreshments and live music!

Baskin and Politics: An Exhibition on the 100th Anniversary of His Birth
R. Michelson Galleries, 132 Main Street

"LB AET S 70" by Leonard Baskin, 30x23" Watercolor

August 15, 2022 marked the one hundredth anniversary of Leonard Baskin’s birth; a century rife with political strife and violent conflict. Much of Baskin’s work was overtly political. He constantly gravitated towards the marginalized; always illuminating the plight of the persecuted and exposing the tyrant, though aware of how easily the oppressed could become the oppressor. Please join R. Michelson Galleries on Friday, September 9th from 6-8 pm for the Reception of Leonard Baskin: Baskin and Politics.

MAGGIE NOWINSKI | Sensus with Live Jazz Piano by Rob Fontana
CLICK Workspace, 9 1/2 Market Street

Maggie Nowinski (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist and teaching artist based in Western Massachusetts. Her current body of work is rooted in drawing and printmaking, though her artworks usually take the format of installation and combine traditional and unusual media, audio, and performative processes. Her work investigates somatic response to cultural pace, internal and external undercurrents and emotions through imagined specimen drawings that appear as abject biological-botanical resilient entities.

Closing reception from 6-8pm features live music. 

Paradise East Open Mic Night
Historic Northampton, 46 Bridge Street

Join us from 6-8 pm for a lovely summer evening highlighting local talent--bring yours, plus a picnic and chair. Performances by children encouraged. 5-10 minutes/performer. ​

Dani Antes and Sugar Smallhouse: Recent Work
ASSEMBLE, Thornes Marketplace - Lower Level

All new collection of watercolors from artist Dani Antes and felted friends from Sugar Smallhouse.

Zea Mays Printmaking Biennial: Another World is Possible
​A.P.E. Gallery, 126 Main Street

Title: Mariupol #6 2022 Artist: Robynn Smith Medium: Monotype

Another World is Possible, a juried group exhibition of prints and print-related artwork by members and former artists-in-residence of Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence, MA.

Olwen Dowling, Eliza Moser, James Brown, et al: Full House of Artists
Anchor House of Artists, 518 Pleasant Street

In Gallery One and Two, Olwen Dowling, a well-known name in the region, presents a group of botanically themed monotypes, drypoints, & intaglio etchings. Gallery Three features Eliza Moser with new oil paintings; her father, Jazz musician Steve Moser performs during the Arts Night Out reception. In addition, at the close of the ANO night, Dean Nimmer will talk about working with his alter ego, Unique Fredrique. Installment 10 of Charlie Miller's year-long retrospective celebrating his 90th year features large portrait paintings of famous artists and one of Moser, a former bandmate. An estate sale for John Landino continues to raise money for his widow's needs. September 20 at 7:30 in our Experimental Performance Arena features the AE Quartet, new fusion Jazz, $10 cover.

Reception from 5:30-8:30pm during Arts Night Out. 

Kristin Borntrager: Back Home in New England
Coldwell Banker Community Realtors, 112 Main Street

A mixture of watercolor, pastel, acrylic and even mixed media art pieces from local artist Kristin Borntrager. These pieces mainly show her love for all things New England – architecture, 4 seasons, and water. We hope you enjoy.