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Arts Night Out

Arts Night Out Events Happening Friday, March 11, 2022

3/1/2022

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Clay Sculpture by Immer Cook |
Oil Paintings by Susan Valentine
Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library, 20 West Street

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Clay sculpture by Immer Cook
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Oil painting by Susan Valentine
IMMER MOWRY COOK Artist’s Statement
I grew up in and currently live in Easthampton, MA. An interest in modern and contact improvisational dance led me to pursue the study of dance in college. While there I found my way to ceramics and have been committed to the medium ever since. I have been creating work out of a shared community studio in Florence for the past few years. I use traditional hand-building techniques and occasional wheel thrown elements to create my sculptures. My work has generally always made reference to vessel forms, using the architecture of the vessel( foot, body, handle, spout), as a vehicle for self expression. One thread in my current body of work represents a departure from that focus. In this series I tried to develop a personal iconography which led me to a series of portraits and the incorporation of a pedestal element into my compositions.

SUSAN VALENTINE Artist’s Statement
I moved to Leverett from Boston in 1992. It was here that my heart found a home and my artistic nature began to find nurturance . Currently my focus is portraiture. Portraits of vegetables and fruits, that is. We all know their beauty. I’m just here to show you my personal relationship with that beauty. Does cooking take longer that way? Yes. Yes, it does.


Open during ANO until 6 pm on Friday, March 11th. On view March 2nd through 30th. No reception is being held. 

The Graffiti Element (Opening Reception)
Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley Street

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Do not miss this incredible exhibit of artwork by local graffiti artists! Join us on Friday, March 11th for an opening reception with refreshments, live music by DJ Krefting, and an opportunity to meet some of the artists!

The Graffiti Element exhibit runs March 7th - 28th and supports two goals: to bring the art to people who would not normally see it and build a better appreciation for the art form, and to help support the artists by creating an opportunity for them to sell their artwork. The name of the exhibit comes is inspired by Graffiti as one of the four elements of Hip Hop, along with MCing (or rapping), B-boying (break dancing), and DJing.

Opening Reception from 5-8 pm during ANO on Friday, March 11th. Exhibit on view March 7th through 28th. 
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Nosegays & Negronis: Many Graces Farm & Design Grand Opening Reception
Many Graces at Thorne's Marketplace

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Join us for a Grand Opening reception at the new Many Graces Farm & Design storefront in Thorne’s! Get to know your local speciality-cut flower farmers and the work of their incredible design studio. Featuring nationally renowned cocktail historian and writer Al Culliton who will be offering two special drinks, a non-alcoholic option and something for the kids!

Pre-order tickets include a nosegay bouquet from Many Graces, a drink, 10% off of an MG flower subscription, a promo code for a free month to Al’s Cocktail Club - a newsletter for the history-obsessed home bartender AND hors d'oeurve by Blue Door Gatherings. Cocktails will be served in a glass that you can use as a vase at home! Pre-order tickets are strongly encouraged as supplies will be limited!

Grand Opening Reception during ANO from 5-8pm on Friday, March 11th. 

Cellists of the Northampton Community Music Center
CLICK Workspace, 9 1/2 Market Street 

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Join us for an informal performance by advanced group classes of the Suzuki cello program at the Northampton Community Music Center. Enjoy cello chamber music and solo performances by students ranging in age from 8 to 15 years, many of whom have been playing together for a number of years. While attending a wide range of schools, these young cellists gather biweekly at NCMC to begin their foray into chamber music led by Anne Werry. We are delighted to welcome them back to CLICK. Please come and support these accomplished musicians.

The mission of the Northampton Community Music Center is to foster the love and pursuit of music through quality education, performances and activities that are accessible to all. Our podcast episodes are focused on the COMMUNITY aspect of all kinds of music, both local and not so local! Sponsored by Bob Belkin.

Musical Performance during ANO at 6 pm on Friday, March 11th. 

Gravity + Other Thoughts by Mo Willems
R. Michelson Galleries, 132 Main Street

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“2021 was an odd year, numerically and culturally. As they have for the past few years, making abstraction has been a solace. Color, shape, and form can change, but their fundamentals are reassuringly eternal. Showing the Gravity works to a friend, I was told, ‘You’re trying to keep a lot of balls in the air.’ Aren’t we all?” – Mo Willems

All of Mo’s proceeds from this exhibit will be donated to The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.

Exhibit open during ANO from 5-8pm on Friday, March 11th. 


Crossing Cultures: Family, Memory and Displacement Curated by Claudia Ruiz Gustafson
A.P.E. Ltd., 126 Main Street 

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Crossing Cultures is an art exhibition about family, memory, displacement and identity from the point of view of six visual artists with roots in five regions: Asia (India and Iran), South America (Peru), North America (Mexico), The Caribbean (Cuba and Haiti) and Europe (Germany).

Opening Reception with the Artists during ANO from 5-8pm on Friday, March 11th. 

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

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View photographic works depicting ice formations and birds by Steve Gillett and Fernando Molina at Coldwell Banker Community Realtors in February.

Photographs will be on display during ANO from 5-8pm on Friday, March 11th.  

Artist of the Month Exhibit: Kate Childs
Northampton Senior Center, 

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KATE CHILDS Artist Statement
I primarily paint with oils, although I also use acrylic and mixed media. I am self-taught. I have studied graphics, printmaking, watercolor, drawing and painting at various workshops at the Decordova Museum of Art School in the 90’s and continued my journey into the present. I have been painting in oils since 2001. I studied the concepts and techniques of oil painting at Greenfield Community College with Budge Hyde for two years.  This gorgeous area in which we live inspires me to get started! Mainly the colors and textures of the natural world, river, marshes and oceans. Sometimes I paint from a picture I have taken, and other times the painting comes directly from imagination. I paint in my studio at One Cottage Street, Easthampton, where I have been located for many years. I hope that my paintings to give others the feeling of expansiveness, of relaxation and contemplation. 


Opening Reception during ANO from 5-7pm on Friday, March 11th. On view March 1st through 31st. 

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Arts Night Out - Friday, February 11, 2022 Event Listing

2/1/2022

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In the Blink of Our Lifetimes - The Ecology of Dusk by Pamela Petro 
A.P.E. Ltd., 126 Main Street

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Details: In the Blink of Our Lifetimes - The Ecology of Dusk is an exhibit of photographs by Pamela Petro. 
On Display: February 5 - March 4, 2022 
Opening Reception: February 11, 2022, 6:00 - 8:00 pm 
More Information: Website

Knife, Paper, Scissors by Greta Kessler, Scott McDaniel, and Alex Kessler.
Forbes Library's ​Hosmer Gallery, 20 West Street

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Details: Knife, Paper, Scissors is an exhibition of papercuts and collages by Northampton residents Greta Kessler, Scott McDaniel, and Alex Kessler.

Greta Kessler is an artist and craftsperson in many media. She has worked in printmaking, fiber arts, basketry, jewelry making, origami, collage and papercutting. She studied at the Rhode Island School of Design. She has taught crafts to all ages throughout New England.

Scott McDaniel has been designing and restoring architectural stained glass for more than forty five years. Windows he designed may be seen in churches and institutions throughout the Northeast. Scott has been a member of Zea Mays Printmaking since 2010.

Alex Kessler learned papercutting at his Mother’s side. After studying art at The Cooper Union he has worked as a printmaker, photo editor and event planner.

On Display: February 2 - 28, 2022. Open on Arts Night Out until 6pm. 
More Information: Website 

Recoded Memory: glitch in the age of post-photography by Sabato Visconti
CLICK Workspace, 9 1/2 Market Street

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Details: Recoded Memory features a collection of glitch photography and augmented reality works that explore how digital imaging technologies reconfigure our collective and personal experiences, using 3D modeling, databending, and algorithmic processes to highlight the inherent instability of images and our own memories.

Sabato Visconti is a Brazilian-born photographer and new media artist based in Northampton. Since the start of their experiments with glitching digital photography in 2011, Sabato has interrogated how traditional imaging practices have become absorbed by digital processes, hybridized media, online networks, and machine intelligence –technologies that have also enabled apparatuses for social conditioning and mass surveillance. Sabato's works capture the personal and environmental conditions of subjects living within systems designed to fail and malfunction.
On Display: February 11 - April 30, 2022
Opening Reception:
February 11, 2022, 6:00 - 8:00pm 
More Information: Website

ANO at 33 Hawley! Music by Samuel Croff III, ArtSalon by Ashley Eliza Williams

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Details: The Center for the Arts, in collaboration with building partners Northampton Open Media and APE@Hawley, presents February Arts Night Out at 33 Hawley! Join us from 5:00-8:00pm for an exhibit, live music, refreshments, and a pop-up art card sale, and head to the Workroom for the Art Salon at 7:00pm. Sponsored in part by River Valley Co-op and Downtown Sounds Workers Co-op.
More Information: Website
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Arts Night Out - January 14, 2022

1/8/2022

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Michael Tillyer, Amy Johnquest, Charles Miller, Jonathan Stark
Anchor House of Artists, 518 Pleasant St.

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Held over until January 22, Michael Tillyer is featured in Gallery One and Two with life-sized wooden sculpture including the Apple Orchard Band and several other painted wood figures (pictured above).

In Gallery Three, Amy Johnquest presents Birth Wheel, a wildly colored, exquisitely hand-painted carnivalesque fortune wheel that, with a spin, asks us to consider an alternate birth origin story, a "what if I was born..." thing.

Charles Miller is represented in the museum wing with large, black and white oil paintings depicting local jazz luminaries his was associated with in the 90s. At 90 years old, Miller will be featured each month this year with a different show of artwork he accomplished over his career.

Jonathan Stark is featured with elegant modern artwork.

A reception will be held on January 14, 2022, from 6-8pm. 

Golden Bird Concert (for Kids) 
Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley St.

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Musician and performer Rachel F. Hirsch (Golden Bird herself!) has been delighting little people and their caregivers with original songs, stories, and imaginative adventures in New York City and the Connecticut River Valley for years. She is excited to bring her magical box of puppets and surprises, her ukulele and kazoo, and her high energy interactive songs and stories to 33 Hawley on January 14 for Arts Night Out. This will also be the final chance to shop for NCFA Art Cards until the fall!

Nature's Palette by Paul Hetzel /
​The Svalbard Archipelago by Rhea Banker
Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library, 20 West St.

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Rhea Banker’s work (pictured above) is based on ancient movements recorded within the Earth’s crust. During this time of climate upheaval, she has focused particularly on the changing far edges of the Arctic landscape.
Recently she participated in an art residency in the Svalbard Archipelago, 10 degrees below the North Pole. Her images respond to the deep connections she experiences between stone, sea, and ice.
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Paul Hetzel’s photographs (pictured below) explore rock formations in Nevada’s Valley of Fire, which derives its name from red sandstone formations which formed from shifting sand dunes 150 million years ago. “The grand masters created magnificent works of art utilizing their brush strokes and color palette. My intention with this exhibit is to display a collection of magnificent colorful creations fashioned by Nature’s Palette.
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Caldecott to Coretta Scott: Award Winning Black Illustrators
​R. Michelson Galleries, 132 Main St.

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The 32nd Annual Children’s Illustration Celebration featuring Caldecott to Coretta Scott: Award Winning Black Illustrators is on view through January 15th. Catch it for the final evening during Arts Night Out.

"The Worlds Below Us" Art by Rosa Beryl
Provisions Northampton, 30 Crafts Ave.

Rosa Beryl is a visual artist based out of Western Massachusetts. As a New England native, her life's work has been deeply inspired and influenced by the lush, green forests and plant life that she spends so much time with. Her paintings use a mix of realistic, natural imagery and colorful, free flowing abstractions to create peaceful moments of joy and inspiration transcribed onto canvas. Rosa's mission with her art is to inspire the viewer to go back to the land with care, reverence, and inspiration.

Opening reception on January 14, 2022. 

Nature Photography by Steve Gillett & Fernando Molina
Coldwell Banker Community Realtors, 112 Main St.

View photographic works depicting ice formations and birds by Steve Gillett and Fernando Molina at Coldwell Banker Community Realtors in January. 

"Let Go (A play)" by No Theatre* 
A.P.E. Gallery, 126 Main St. 

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 a short adult comedy about
love, death and piles of papers…
with Roy Faudree and Jane Karakula

*Performances have been rescheduled due to the COVID surge for January 20-29, 2022. See website for tickets.
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Lu Abbott is the Arts Night Out manager and can be contacted at artsnightoutnorthampton@gmail.com. 

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Arts Night Out - December 10, 2021

12/3/2021

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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

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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

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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.

Visit The Barbe & Olive Website 

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

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"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! 

Visit Pinch's Website

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

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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.

Visit A.P.E. Arts' Website

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

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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

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"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” 
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Oxbow Gallery, back gallery

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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. 

Visit the Oxbow Gallery's Website

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

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"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.

Visit the Hosmer Gallery's Webpage

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

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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
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Arts Night Out: November 12, 2021

11/5/2021

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Photography by Len Seeve and Karen Gardner
Hosmer Gallery, Forbes Library
On view until November 29th

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LEN SEEVE: Photographs of Vietnam
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I’ve travelled to Vietnam a number of times over the years and each time I’ve been enthralled by its sensual impact – the colors, textures and smells. From the rice terraces in the mountainous north to the street food of Hanoi, from the fishing villages on the coast to the water buffalo markets in the countryside, the journey of the senses can sometimes seem overwhelming.
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KAREN GARDNER: Birds and Nature Photography
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Though my eye is always searching out birds to photograph, I also love to photograph landscapes, seascapes, and other critters. Birds, though, are my greatest interest and I try to capture the detail of their intricate patterns, their colors and especially the personality of each bird I’m lucky enough to encounter.

Paintings by Chris Bagg and Gary NIswonger
Oxbow Gallery
On view until November 28th

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CHRIS BAGG: Hill town and Island Landscapes (Back Gallery)

This show features a group of landscapes painted in the Berkshire Hills and on Swans Island on the coast of Maine.

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GARY NLSWONGER: “Explorations, Suggestions and Accidents” (Front Gallery)

Gouache Paintings on paper 2020-21 The strokes create accidents that find structure, building textural patterns. Each painting is unique, through the process of search is the same.

The Fiddle Orchestra of Western Massachusetts
CLICK Workspace
Performance and Reception: 6:00-7:30 PM

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The Fiddle Orchestra of Western Massachusetts is an amateur orchestra made up mostly of fiddle players but also players of other instruments. The orchestra plays tunes from the New England, American South, Celtic, Quebecois, and Scandinavian heritages, along with original compositions by contemporary musicians. 

WAVE/SURGE/SPIKE
​A.P.E. Gallery

On view November 10th - December 4th

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AMANDA MACIUBA, JEN MORRIS, JESSICA TAM​: WAVE/SURGE/SPIKE 

​The three artists respond to the extreme isolation of the past year provoked feelings of helplessness about COVID-19, natural disasters, and racial violence.

Micha Archer, 32nd Annual Children's Illustration Celebration!
R. Michelson Galleries

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Join us on Friday, November 12th as we kick off our 32nd Annual Children's Illustration Celebration by welcoming Micha Archer to the R. Michelson Galleries family (6-8pm). Then again, on Sunday, Nov 14th (4-6pm) as we celebrate "Arthur" with his creator, Marc Brown!

The Bearded Lady Project: Challenging the Face of Science
Northampton Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley St
On view November/December

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Dr. ELLEN D. CURRANO, LEXI JAMIESON MARSH, KELSEY VANCE: The Bearded Lady Project

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 by Northampton Open Media. 

I'm Still Here
ASSEMBLE
On view November 12th

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JUSTIN BROWN: I'm Still Here

​A new collection of sculptures, furniture and assemblage — all hand-crafted by Justin Brown in his signature style with reclaimed and repurposed materials.
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