 | | Title | July 7, 2009 | | | | COOL Cultural E-Blast is emailed every week by the Cultural Organization of Lowell in conjunction with the Lowell Cultural Roundtable. *Send new items to scromwell@lowellma.gov. *Deadlines: To insure your posting is in the coming week's e-blast, we must receive it by the previous Friday. *To subscribe, send an email to scromwell@lowellma.gov. The text should read, "I'd like to subscribe to the COOL cultural e-blast." *To unsubscribe, scroll down to the bottom of this e-newsletter and use the "SecureUnsubscribe" link. *If there is an upcoming event that you would like to put on the COOL calendar, www.cultureiscool.org , please email LZ Nunn at LZNunn@lowellma.gov to obtain a password. |
| | E-Blast Staff: Publisher: LZ Nunn, lznunn@lowellma.gov Editor: Suzzanne Cromwell, scromwell@lowellma.gov | | | Cinema at Studio A Screens "TWELVE" | | Presented by Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (LTC) and the Lowell Film Collaborative - join us for the next film of the Cinema at Studio A summer independent film series! TWELVE [2008, 110 min]
Thursday, July 9, 7pm
Studio A, Lowell Telecommunications Corporation
246 Market Street Special appearance by director Scott Masterson. Twelve filmmakers. Twelve months. Twelve stories. In 2007, twelve Boston-based indie filmmakers embarked on a collaboration that required them to produce twelve different film shorts - - one for each month of the year. The final product is a feature-length film with all the shorts creatively edited together, showcasing the incredible and unique talents of each cinematic artist. Upcoming July Lowell Film Collaborative Events:
- Sat., July 11: "Quilts in Women's Lives"
- Tues., July 14: "The Real Dirt on Farmer John"
- Tues., July 21: "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" More information: www.lowellfilmcollaborative.org | | | Merging Art and Science - Teachers Needed | | The Cloud Foundation is seeking teaching artists for The Boston 100K ArtScience Innovation Prize, an after-school art and design competition that enables high school students to explore groundbreaking ideas. They are looking for artists working in all mediums to develop weekly workshops that enable students to explore ideas through the arts while working with themes at the cutting edge of science. Participation in the ArtScience Prize offers teaching artists a chance to develop new strategies for exploring interdisciplinary work and help urban teens to discover their passion and creative potential outside a traditional arts education setting. Excited, experienced teaching artists in all arts and design disciplines are encouraged to apply. Deadline: Fri., July 10. More information and application at http://www.artscience100k.org/100K_CallforArtists.pdf. | | | Sound Massage – Prepare to Get Submerged | | This is most definitely a show not to be missed... Immersive Music and Loop 2.4.3 will be gracing the 119 Gallery with two distinctly melodic and original sounds. Immersive Music is the solo marimba of Nathaniel Bartlett. He creates high-definition sound projection and is able to project and move the sound anywhere in a performance space, totally immersing the audience in the music. Loop 2.4.3 employs the gamut of percussion instruments, from marimba and steel drum to tom-toms, bongos and snare drums, temple bowls and wood blocks, opera gongs and lectronics. $10 donation. Sat., July 11 at 8 pm.
More information: http://www.nathanielbartlett.com and http://www.119gallery.org/?p=2237.
| | | Art Beat! 5 - Get Outside | | This month everyone's favorite all ages hip hop event will be getting a little fancier. The same elements you've grown to love and expect will be there: The Deck Demons, a menagerie of MCs, our many local b-boys and b-girls and of course some live art. The twist? It's all moving outside. The 119 Gallery has partnered with The Lower Highlands Neighborhood Group to put Artbeat! in Armory park. The event has been moved to a Saturday afternoon and evening to give artists more time to paint and you more time to check out all the talent. There will be food local vendors, so be sure to come hungry! Performers include 3SP, Blak Madeen, The Locksmiths, Madness 2012, and many more. Sat., July 18, 2pm - 8pm. As always, the event is free and all ages. Armory Park, 50 Westford St, Lowell. | | | Free Concert with Philharmonic Orchestra | | The Lowell Philharmonic Orchestra will be hosting a FREE concert at the Shedd Park Pavilion. Bring chairs, blankets, and the whole family. Have a picnic while the orchestra plays light classical, pops and patriotic music. Although everyone is hoping for some sunny weather these days, the audience will be well protected and dry under the pavilion in the event of rain. Parking is free. Sun., July 12, 4pm. 10 Boylston St., Shedd Park Pavilion, Lowell, MA.
For more information, email LPO-info@lowellphilharmonic.org or visit
www.lowellphilharmonic.org. | | | This Month at the 119... | Seduce Me
Seduction interpreted by six local artists using paint, ink, sculpture and photography.
Jun 16 - Jul 11 Chris Welcome & Friends
A night of improv music from New York, Boston and Lowell.
Fri., Jul 10, 8pm. Ken Silverman Group
Improv jazz.
Fri., Jul 17, 8pm. Lowell Poetry Network
Poetry open mic night, featuring poets from in and around Lowell.
Thur., Jul 23, 6:30pm 3 Dub Mice
Whit Love on guitar, Gabriel Cruser on drums, Brandon Downs on bass.
Fri., Jul 24, 8pm. A Million Hands Record Show
Alto Jeffro, Black Steel Peacock, Ununi, I The Eye, and Residents of Mortville.
Fri., Jul 31, 8pm.
For more information and costs: http://www.119gallery.org/ | | | "Great Bites" - An ArtWalk Party | | Come join the Revolving Museum in downtown Lowell for the ArtWalk Kick Off Party. Meet the artists who have created the pieces that people empty storefronts all through Lowell for third year in a row, making the City more beautiful and more fun. There will be a cash bar and lots to look at. Thurs., July 16, 5pm - 7pm. Revolving Museum, 22 Shattuck St., Lowell. | | | George Oommen: A Retrospective | | George Oommen's work is largely abstract with a landscape flavor. Characterized by a strong horizon and colors from his homeland (rich Indian yellows, olive green, and turquoise blue), he plays with the viewer's focus by interrupting the line of vision with a veil of screens or paint drips. An exhibition of his work will be held in the Parker Gallery. Wed., July 1 to Fri., July 31. Reception Sat., July 18, 5pm - 7pm. Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen Street, Lowell. For more information call 978-452-7641 or visit www.whistlerhouse.org. | | | "Images of Joppa Flats" at the Bridge Gallery
|  | | "Through the Dunes" -- Tony Cerra | Tony Cerra's "Images Of Joppa Flats" is on exhibit at Newburyport's Bridge Gallery. Currently residing in Lowell, Tony has a wide range of talents, from professional jazz musician to pilot to his current occupation, a teacher of cabinetmaking at Nashoba Valley Technical High School in Westford. Preferring to work on-location, Cerra's landscape paintings vibrate with energy and strength, making music with texture, color and light. They are bravely stated and summon a spirit of excitement. There will be a public reception Sat., July 18 from 6pm - 9pm. The exhibit runs July 1 - July 31, 11am-7pm daily. The Bridge Gallery, 1R Water Street, Newburyport, MA. More information: www.BridgeGalleryNewburyport.com | | | Merrimack Rep Board Member Shubu Mukherjee Wins 2009 Wilkes Award | | Shubu Mukherjee, a resident of Southborough, MA and member of Merrimack Repertory Theatre's Board of Trustees, has received the 2009 Maurice Wilkes Award. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding contributions to computer architecture made by an individual in the first 20 years of his or her career. Mr. Mukherjee is being honored for his outstanding contributions to modeling and design of soft-error tolerant Micro-architectures. A soft error can occur when a computer is struck by a neutron from deep space or alpha particle at the earth's surface, resulting in data loss. In 2008, Mr. Mukherjee released a book on this subject titled Architecture Design for Soft Errors. He has served on the Merrimack Rep Board of Trustees since July 2008.
This award is given annually for an outstanding contribution to computer architecture made by an individual and is presented annually at the International Symposium on Computer Architecture Awards Banquet. | | | Western Ave Studios for Lease | | With 143 studios and more than 200 artists, Western Avenue Studios is the largest concentration of artists of all disciplines north of Boston... and now you have a chance to join them. It's lease renewal time and there are vacancies at Western Avenue Studios. All studios have 14' ceilings with walls to 8', and each has two windows. There is a freight elevator, loading docks in both the main building and A-Mill, and free parking. Rent includes heat; electricity and Internet are extra. Security deposit equal to one month's rent required, one, three and five year leases available. An active artist association hosts First Saturday Open Studios each month. Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell. For a list of open studios or for more information, please email info@westernavenuestudios.com or call 978 349-8069. | | | Impressionist Painting Lessons | | A traditional Impressionist painter trained at the Cape School, Dennis' work focuses on the ever-changing light key and its effects on color in nature. His work is widely collected throughout the United States; he is currently offering painting lessons at the Whistler House Museum. They include a basic overview of the Cape School method, and then a hands-on experience in the great outdoors, creating vibrant paintings with Lucas's expert coaching. Students must be at least high school age and have some painting or drawing experience. Weekly Workshops: once a week for a two hour period for five weeks. $200.00
Wed., July 15 to Aug. 12, 10am - 12pm. Two-day Workshop: Two day session for three hours each day. $120.00
Sat. and Sun., July 18 and 19, 10am - 1 pm
Whistler House Museum of Art, 243 Worthen Street, Lowell. To register, email James Dyment at jdyment@whistlerhouse.org or call 978-452-7641. More information: www.whistlerhouse.org and http://www.dennislucas.com | | | "Massachusetts Quilts: Our Common Wealth" | | Since 1994, the Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project has documented over 6,000 quilts originating or currently owned in the state. Some of the most interesting quilts will be on display at the New England Quilt Museum in "Massachusetts Quilts: Our Common Wealth". Curated by noted quilt historian and lecturer Vivien Lee Sayre, the exhibition will bring together quilts, historic photographs, and memorabilia to tell many compelling stories of the state's social history. On Fri., July 17, there will be a reception and book-signing from 5pm-7pm. Fri., July 17 - Thur., Sept. 24. New England Quilt Museum, 18 Shattuck St, Lowell. More information: http://www.massquilts.org | | | First Ever Smokehouse Beer Dinner | | The Village Smokehouse and Wachusett Brewing Company will satisfy summer hunger in Lowell with the ultimate summer meal of BBQ and Beer at their first ever BEER DINNER. This satisfying evening of food and beer will feature a fabulous BBQ buffet from The Village Smokehouse including appetizers, dinner, and dessert. All food will be accompanied with an assorted selection of beer from Wachusett Brewery. Tickets are $30, tax & gratuity excluded. Monday, July 20, 7pm. Reservations can be made by calling 978-441-2278.
More information: http://www.villagesmokehouse.com/lowell.html | | | The Uptown Lowell Music & Art Festival | | Finish off a day at the Lowell Folk Festival at the biggest show of the year on Lowell's finest day. An outdoor show with live music, art, food and more will be held outside of Major's Pub, featuring musicians such as Roll The Tanks and Melvern Taylor, plus art exhibits and live painting from Jessica Hosman, Haley Norris, Mike Dailey, Writous, and others. This event is 21+ and a great way to start off the weekend. Check out D-Tension and Effect AKA Los Wunder Twins del Rap's Mp3 of the month free at http://www.zshare.net/audio/6201119312e24994/. Sat., July 25, 6:00pm - Midnight. Major's Pub, 34 Jackson St., Lowell. More information:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=95131704199&mid=b2e71eG28ef342eG5879c14G7 | | | Bejeweled: Encore Gems for Flute and Harp | | Harpist Franziska Huhn and flautist Julie Scolnik collaborate in a collection of beautiful, poignant classical movements including works by Satie, Faure, Ravel, Donizetti, Grieg, Liebermann, and others. Scolnik describes the compilation as "a treasury of alluring miniature pieces... a personal story behind each one." The CD can be ordered online at http://cdbaby.com/cd/scolnikhuhn, where you may also listen to samples. If you prefer to pick up a physical copy, the following Andover stores also carry it: Night and Day, Dresscode, and Andover Optical. The price is $15, and there are discounts for multiple copies. Support a local artist! | | | The Great New England (Digital) Shootout | | Get out of the studio for a weekend! Entrants in this contest will digitally shoot anything anywhere outdoors in New England. Shooting begins at noon August 5 and ends at noon August 8. Entrants will have one week to process images and post two of the best ones to the designated web site. Images are due by August 15 and voting will take place over one week period. The top twenty artists will have a gallery showing at the Giclée of New England Gallery, Palmer, MA. The artist voted Best in Show will receive a 30"x40" print on Photo Tex and a $100 dinner gift certificate at Mohegan Sun in CT.
The cost of entry is $25 payable to TopFloor Learning. Applications are available on the Topfloor Learning site: http://www.topfloorlearning.org/ Deadline August 4. | | | Boston Biennial Art Show | | Inaugural Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art
August 2009 The theme is biennials... and all the aspiration and greed, sublime insight and cheap self-aggrandizement, profundity and narcissism that biennials have come to represent. If you've ever attended a venerable Biennial and said to yourself "I can do better than that," this bi's for you! Come and show off what the Greater East Boston art community can do. This show is open to all artists over 18 years of age and all media. All works must be original and have been completed within the last five years. There is a $25 entry fee for up to two submissions, $10 for each additional entry. Sales are encouraged. A 20% commission will be deducted to benefit Atlantic Works Gallery. Deadline: July 31 and Aug. 1, 2 pm - 7pm, at the Atlantic Works Gallery, top floor, 80 Border Street, East Boston, MA. For an entry form, go to www.biennialproject.com or email thebostonbiennialTBP@gmail.com. Entry forms will also be available at the drop off on July 31 and Aug. 1. | | | Calls to Artists | |
Sixth Annual Arts League of Lowell Folk Festival Exhibition
July 24 - July 26, 2009
It's that time of year again--time to be thinking about the Sixth Annual Lowell Folk Festival Members' Exhibition. The show will be held in the ALL Arts Gallery, and this year the show will again run in its original one-magnificent-weekend format. All art-making current members of ALL are encouraged to participate. Artists interested in joining ALL (dues $35/year) are welcome as well. This is an open show--no juror--so come strut your stuff. We have many hundreds of people visiting during this event (estimated over 2000). You must pre-register by July 10, by returning your completed preregistration form and fee of $15 to: Arts League of Lowell, PO Box 7134, Lowell MA 01852. You may also deliver your form and fee by hand at Van Gogh's Gear. Delivery of work July 16-17. ALL Arts Gallery (Park Cafe) at 246 Market Street. For more information and show guidelines, contact Lisa Anderson-Bisson at:
j-l-b@mindspring.com or 978-758-0529. Lowell Open Studios & Arts Festival
September 26 & 27, 2009
Temporary Space Available
Anyone who has an artist's studio in Lowell may open his/her studio to the public provided he/she has registered with www.lowellopenstudios.org. Both the Arts League of Lowell and the Brush Art Gallery & Studios are offering temporary space to their members so that they may set up and sell artwork during Lowell Open Studios. The Brush is not charging for sales space, but you MUST register with the Lowell Open Studios organization. Lowell Open Studios is charging a $45 registration fee. For this your name and studio address will be listed in a special Artscope advertisement, a map, and your information and a sample picture of your artwork will be listed on www.lowellopenstudios.org. For other benefits, please read www.lowellopenstudios.org for details. For full information, contact Eileen Byrne at eileenbyrne777@gmail.com
"Herding Cats: An Open Juried Exhibition"
Brush Art Gallery and Studios, Lowell
September 26 - October 24, 2009.
This exhibition is being held in collaboration with the Billerica Cat Care Coalition, an all volunteer, no-kill organization that advocates for homeless and feral cats. The Brush Art Gallery will be hosting a fundraiser in conjunction with the exhibition. All proceeds from the fundraiser and sale of artwork will be shared with the Billerica Cat Care Coalition. The exhibition, which will celebrate cats in general, will also give the public and area youth an opportunity to learn about cats as they photograph and draw them during a feline "meet and greet" at the gallery.
View the prospectus: http://www.thebrush.org/Documents/HerdingCats.pdf | | | Call for Vendors | | The annual Salem Jazz and Soul Festival is seeking vendors for this year's event. This is the Festival's third year, and we'd like you to help make the 2009 season successful. Along with more conventional vendors, we are also offering free information-only booth space for qualified non-profit organizations. Forms must be in for consideration no later than Jul. 10, 2009. Sat., Aug. 15 - Sun., Aug. 16, Salem Willows, Salem. More information: for complete vendor application forms and information about the festival please visit www.salemjazzsoul.org/vendor_applicants.html. | |
Links: Lowell Memorial Auditorium, http://www.lowellauditorium.com/eventlistings.aspx Merrimack Repertory Theatre, www.merrimackrep.org The Bridge Review: Merrimack Valley Culture, http://ecommunity.uml.edu/bridge/ Website for Lowell artists, www.lowellisart.com Art community chronicle, www.vyumagazine.com Arts League of Lowell, www.artsleagueoflowell.org Western Avenue Studios, www.westernavenuestudios.com Ayer Lofts, www.Ayerlofts.com The Brush Art Gallery and Studios, www.thebrush.org The Image Theater, www.imagetheater.com Whistler House Museum of Art, www.whistlerhouse.org For a fuller listing of links see the COOL website, www.cultureiscool.org | | | This e-mail was sent from Cultural Organization of Lowell
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