Silver Linings is the theme for the next community art show at Featherstone Center for the Arts, opening April 5. The Art of Flowers follows in May.
This Saturday marks the fifth annual Art Stroll in the ever-expanding arts district in Oak Bluffs. The evening promises to be as eclectic as the tenants of the district, with traditional seascapes displayed adjacent to steampunk mechanical dinosaurs. The diversity of work represents the growing vocabulary of art on the Vineyard, which has found its fullest expression in this bohemian corner tucked away on Dukes County avenue.
The opening had an air of freshness about it, much like the sea air you can smell from outside of PepArt, which is across the street from the Black Dog Tavern by the harbor in Vineyard Haven. For artists Greg Watson, Carrie Mae Smith and Elizabeth Cecil it is the first time owning and running an art gallery.
They opened a figurative art show this past Friday, primarily featuring the work of Mr. Watson. Other artists represented include Ms. Cecil, Ms. Smith, Suzanne Schiereson, E.M. Saniga and Kurt Knobelsdorf.
The Louisa Gould Gallery welcomes a dynamic jeweler, Gail Nathanson, with a special trunk show this Saturday, July 10 from 3 to 6 p.m.
A special weekend art exhibition, Wilfrid Dantis: Images of Haiti, will open on Friday at the Vineyard Haven library with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. The show will be hanging on Friday, July 9, from 1 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, July 10, from 10 to 4 p.m.
Wilfrid Dantis, a native of Haiti, will show and discuss his vibrant paintings of his homeland.
The Louisa Gould Gallery presents Quintessential Vineyard, featuring the works of Christopher Pendergast, Maya Farber, Jeffrey P’an, Robert Jewett and Jules Worthington, beginning now through July 20. An opening reception is Saturday July 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. Come listen to live music and enjoy refreshments. The exhibition offers a balanced mixture of different art media: oils, glass, acrylic, and ceramics.
Sharks on Canvas
Paul McPhee’s first visit to the Vineyard was in 2005 for Jawsfest 2005 as a licensed artist with Universal Studios. A love affair with the Vineyard that began with the movie Jaws and was strengthened in 2005 has led the artist to make the Vineyard his home. Through the use of oils and watercolors as well as murals, Mr. McPhee embraces the sea and the life that inhabits it.
