Save The Date!!!
The Creative Process:
May 30-June 12, 2008
Opening Reception: May 30 6-8 pm
We want your talent, ideas & art!
Students: Click here to download registration form & important deadline information.
On Drawing: Surface, Line, Mark
April 7 - May 18, 2008
Please join us!
Welcome to the Drawing Lab with Deborah Putnoi!
Sun, May 4, 1-5pm, Sat & Sun, May 17 & 18, 1-5pm
Work with Co-curator and artist Deborah Putnoi, creator of the Drawing Lab, in the gallery. All ages are welcome to drop in, draw & experiment with Deb.
Intuitive Drawing Workshop: Sat, May 10, 1-3pm
Join artist Basil El Halwagy for a hands-on drawing workshop for all ages. Individuals & families welcome. Please call the New Art Center at 617.964.3424 to pre-register.
Images from the Panel Discussion:
Left: Panelist Thaddeus Beal (left) speaks with Panelist/Co-Curator Jessica Burko (right)
Right: Co-Curator Jessica Burko responds to a question (left to right, panelists: Jessica Burko, Thaddeus Beal, Randy Garber, Barbara O'Brien)
Left & Right: Visitors fill the Main Gallery for the Panel Discussion
Left: the Panel Discussion as viewed from the Holzwasser Gallery
Right: Barbara O'Brien (Director of the Trustman Gallery, Simmons College)
prompts Burko, Beal and Garber with a question
Images from the Opening Reception:
Left: Visitors discuss a piece by Artist Angela Mark
Center:
Artist Thaddeus Beal (left) speaks with visitors
Right: Artist Randy Garber (center) talks about her piece One Last Question
Left: Visitors fill the Main Gallery and Drawing Lab
Center: A visitor enjoys the Drawing Lab's Listening Chair
Right: Children and adults alike participate in the Drawing Lab's many activities
Left: Co-Curator Jessica Burko (right) discusses Thaddeus Beal's Ballinglen series
Center:
NAC Exhibitions Director Ceci Mendez poses with On Drawing Artists & Curators
for Lauren Cross of Art New England
Right: Artist Basil El Halwagy (right) tests out the Drawing Lab's Touch Boxes
Curated by Jessica Burko & Deborah Putnoi
Artists include Aparna Agrawal, Thaddeus Beal, Basil El Halwagy,
Randy Garber, Rebecca Kinkead, Angela Mark, Deborah Putnoi,
Maxine Yalovitz-Blankenship
On Drawing: Surface, Line, Mark features the work of eight New England artists who explore drawing in a wide range of styles and forms, executed in a diverse array of media. According to curators Jessica Burko and Deborah Putnoi, "drawing is a way in, a process of discovery, a way to experiment and uncover." The On Drawing artists draw as exercise and regular practice, utilizing drawing in both traditional and non-traditional ways. All of the works in the exhibit are displayed unframed so that the texture of the drawing can be closely seen, and the hand of the artists can be directly experienced. A focal point of the exhibition is the Drawing Lab where viewers are encouraged to take part in the act of drawing by exploring their own personal mark-making.
Left: Basil El Halwagy, Right: Maxine Yalovitz-Blankenship
Left: Aparna Agrawal, Right: Thaddeus Beal
Left: Angela Mark, Right: Deborah Putnoi
Left: Rebecca Kinkead, Right: Randy Garber
In the Holzwasser Gallery:
Will Wonders Never Cease
Paintings & Monoprints by Julie Gorn
Night Flight , Julie Gorn
Images from the Opening Reception:
Left & Right: Visitors contemplate monoprints and paintings
by Julie Gorn in the Holzwasser Gallery
Center: Artist Julie Gorn speaks with a visitor
Please click here for information
on past New Art Center exhibitions.
Educational Programs
How to schedule a school or community group visit
We welcome teachers, school groups and community groups to visit our exhibitions. We work closely with teachers and group leaders to design your visit to the New Art Center to best connect to your educational goals and interests.
The exhibits can be connected to many areas of study including Art, English, ESL, Poetry, Fiction & Autobiographical Writing, Social Studies, History, the Sciences, Current Events, more!
We welcome students of all ages K-12, college level students, senior groups and/or any other community group.
Please call (617) 964-3424 to schedule a group visit.
We look forward to working with you!
Gallery Information
All of our exhibitions are free.
Gallery Hours:
Monday -Friday 9am-5pm
Sat & Sun 1-5pm
The New Art Center in Newton operates two galleries:
Main Gallery
Main Gallery exhibitions are awarded through the Curatorial
Opportunities Program based on the quality of work submitted
and the clarity, subtlety and power of the underlying concept
or theme. The Main Gallery also hosts an invitational fund
raising exhibit Icons + Altars, a Director's Choice and our
annual student show.
Holzwasser Gallery
Holzwasser Gallery exhibitions are awarded in a juried process
to faculty, staff and advanced students of the Art Center.
