Cool Third Thursday Extravaganza!

On January 21, Atlantic Works Gallery held a Third Thursday reception for it's current exhibition "Cool."

The evening got rolling with the gallery's second annual Post HolidayYankee Swap. Visitors were encouraged to bring a cheap gift and participate.

There was plenty of anticipation for the opening of the gifts which were, if you think about it, not wanted by their original owners!

The game had its share of short-term victories,

goofy interludes

and moments of curiosity and awe...

Photo courtesy of Paul Weiner

But wait, there's more!

Photo courtesy of Paul Weiner

The Swap was followed by Bo Petran's annual "Burning Manhood" spectacle: a performative and celebratory

ritual of fire,

rebirth

and fear of being visited by the Boston Fire Department!

All in all, a very "Cool" event.

Here is a link to video footage of the event by Mitchel Ahern:

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=LYpMZwCS4_ s

Opening Reception for "COOL"

That's pretty "COOL"...

On Friday, January 8, Atlantic Works Gallery kicked off its month of "COOL" with a $100 art exhibition.


Gallery artists and their friends generously donated artwork for the fund raising event.



Shrewd guests scored under priced works from Boston's best up and coming artists.



The evening was a mix of fine art



fine wine



and fine times.



There was something



for everyone.

Lots more COOL stuff is happening at Atlantic Works Gallery this January!

On Third Thursday (January 21, 6-9pm), there is a Yankee Swap at 6:30 pm. If you would like to participate, please bring a wrapped gift with a maximum value of $15. Be cheap! Be funny!

The Yankee Swap is followed by an Atlantic Work's endearing and bizarre performance/ritual known as the Burning Manhood.

Shameless plug: The gallery has made up a 2010 wall calendar of last year's Burning Manhood event. It is available for $15.

Third Thursday Event "You're Welcome"

12/17/09 Third Thursday Event for "You're Welcome"

On Thursday, December 17, Atlantic Works Gallery held a Third Thursday Reception for Carmen Sasso's exhibition entitled "You're Welcome."


There was a very impressive turnout for this event which happened to take place on the first REALLY COLD night of the season.

(For those of you unfamiliar with the gallery, Atlantic Works is perched on the wind-scoured side of Boston Harbor.)


Thankfully, many many of the colors in Carmen's works are hot primaries.


Bold value and temperature contrasts keep your eye and body moving.


An optimistic (opti-mystic!) visual intensity permeated and warmed the stark white gallery walls


as two sculptures looked on.


This exhibition was recently reviewed in THE ARTS FUSE. Take a look:

http://blog.theartsfuse.com/2009/12/11/visual-arts-review-color-me-evolutionary/

Happy Holidays from Atlantic Works Gallery! Thanks to all of you who came by and made this a memorable year!

Opening Reception for "You're Welcome"

12/3/09
Opening Reception for "You're Welcome,"
Recent work by Carmen Sasso

On Thursday, December 3, Atlantic Works Gallery held an opening reception for "You're Welcome," a solo exhibition of new work by Carmen Sasso (above right).


The bold, exuberant and physically substantial works resonated


with a sizable audience of gallery friends, fellow artists


and first time visitors.


Viewers were presented with a dynamic, well -placed arrangement of formal


and symbolic works


which appeared to erupt from the gallery's pristine walls.

On December 17, 2009, Atlantic Works Gallery is hosting a Third Thursday reception for the artist from 6-9 pm.

The event is free and open to the public.

Atlantic Works Gallery is located on the third floor of 80 Border Street in East Boston, MA.

"Corpus Callosum"

"Corpus Callosum"
by Michael St.Germain

My exhibition of "Corpus Callosum" at Atlantic Works Gallery is drawing to a close.


Indeed, pre-hanging preparations for this exhibition were time and labor intensive.

The 500 slide sheets, which hold 20 drawings each, were pre-mounted on paper panels with 1,000 homemade hinges and 2,000 pieces of tape.

When all was said and done, the turnout to the opening reception, gallery hours and Third Thursday event was moderate, but the overall experience was positive in several ways.

First of all, I got to see the work installed in its entirety. This might sound funny, but the work is so big that I never saw it on the wall at one time and in one place prior to this exhibition.



Check out this video clip to get an idea of the size of the piece.


Secondly, I got a lot of encouraging feedback from artist peers and insight from some sensitive viewers who took more than 30 minutes crawling through the work.

It's true that a work of this scale and visual density demands a lot from the viewer. Visual connections and relationships emerge slowly and unexpectedly.



This video clip is an up close view of the work.


One perceptive viewer pointed out that the pencil didn't appear to leave the paper during the execution of many of the drawings.


Others, through asking questions about the work, inadvertently brought me back to a period in my life when I was consistently up and drawing well before the sunrise...

"Corpus Callosum" Opening...

Opening Reception for "Corpus Callosum"

On Thursday, November 5, Atlantic Works Gallery hosted an opening reception for "Corpus Callosum," a 10,000 drawing wall piece by Michael St.Germain.



Family, friends, and others came by


to check out 10,000 matchbook-sized drawings (www.mikesartnook.blogspot.com).



The drawings were presented in 500 (20-pocket) slide storage pages.



These pages, in turn, were affixed to 84 panels. The work literally filled the whole gallery.



Some people chose to sit and get up close and personal with the work.



Others took it in the drawings sequentially.



As always, guests gathered to talk,



share a drink



and have a few laughs.

Special Thanks to our gallery installer George Kougeas for a very long, precise and elegant installation.

Special Thanks also to BeeBee Horowitz at the Toy Box at the Tisbury Marketplace in Vineyard Haven (Martha's Vineyard) for kindly offering a very generous discount on letters for signage.



Come join us on November 19 for a Third Thursday reception. It's from 6-9 pm. We're at 80 Border Street (third floor) in East Boston, Ma.

Third Thursday: October 15, 2009

Third Thursday: Phallic Confessions and Flaccid Truths...

On Thursday, October 15, Atlantic Works Gallery held a Third Thursday Reception for Phallic Confessions and Flaccid Truths, a provocative and thought-provoking exhibition by gallery members Samantha Marder and Laura Torres.

The event was casual, low- key



and chock-full-of laughs!



This was a welcome contrast to some of the raucous openings we have had recently!


Several gallery members were present and this was a nice opportunity to get visitors acquainted with our unique and awesome space which just happens to have some of the best visual arts programming in Boston!


We hope that you will stop by on Thursday, November 5, from 6 to 9 pm, for the opening of "Corpus Callosum"- a 10,000 drawing wall piece by gallery member Michael St.Germain.