The Washington Street Art Center maintains a year round exhibition schedule in its gallery space, 321. The schedule features up to 12 exhibitions a year, most of which are reserved for the WSAC artist members. Past years' schedules have occasionally featured work from the larger arts community through juried exhibitions or hosting the work of outside curators, such as the Somerville Arts Council Grant Recipient Exhibition.
Gallery hours: Saturdays 12-4 or by appointment
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Opening Reception:
Saturday, August 7, 7-9:30 PM
Gallery Hours:
Saturdays from August 7-28, 12-4 PM
As an artist I am driven to create, to take on challenges and do delve
into the personalities of the subjects I do not know. I let the
material embrace and overwhelm the characters that become mummified in
my pieces. Since my thesis at the University of Massachusetts, I have
been continually inspired to tell the tales of entrapment, capturing
the way we let fabric decide our personalities to those we encounter.
In all of my paintings, I am experimenting with the transition between
paint and fabric, questioning the need for canvas and allowing my
subjects to transform into the characters I create. I like for the
viewer to enter through my realism, color use and the distraction of
material, and then leave with a better understanding of how we
constantly pass judgments through observations. I start with a source
that brings me somewhere else, a place that the person never believed
they would end up as they got dressed, but inevitably will be forever
trapped in a stereotype. In no way do I mean to preach that we should
not judge people by what they wear, it is human nature. In addition, I
certainly do not wish for my subjects to stop calling attention to
themselves. I am merely bringing to the surface that the choices in
what we wear really do decide the way we are seen. More of my work can
be seen at www.DanielleFesta.com/art.
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During the exhibition
Opening "Rhythm Collision" starts at 8PM.
Listen to live music and enjoy the artwork.
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Now Interviewing For New Members
The Washington Street Art Center is currently interviewing for new darkroom members, and also have studios available. Call 617 623-5315 if you are interested. Darkroom membership is $71/month with 24-hour access; available studios are $228 and $241/month. |
