Sailing the
Barbarous Coast
January 15 - February 24, 2010
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Staying Afloat (detail), by Colin Matthes
Who is Prester John 1: Ethiopia, by Anthony Smith, Jr.
Featuring work by Colin Matthes and Anthony Smith, Jr., this exhibit presents imaginitive and open-ended narratives that explore uncertainty in the midst of economic calamity, social unrest, and global disruption.
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HOLZWASSER GALLERY:
S T I L L
Works by Julie Weiman
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Image by Julie Weiman
The lustruous surfaces of Julie Weiman's paintings on panel begin with a minimum of six layers of acrylic medium, rice paper, and gesso before paint is applied. The subsequent process involves both adding and sanding paint and media, resulting in an insistent and multi-layered accumulation of paint that demonstrates Weiman's devotion to the process of mark making.
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on past New Art Center exhibitions.
Please stay tuned for information on our upcoming spring exhibit!
EXTRAORDINARY:
Puppetry, Storytelling, & Spirit
March 17 - May 16, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, March 19, 5-8pm
Ashley Bryan with puppet
All ages will be inspired and engaged by the extraordinary characters, worlds, and stories created from otherwise ordinary materials. From the msytical hand puppets of Ashley Bryan to the larger-than-life characters of Bread & Puppet Theatre; from the marionette tales of Donald Saaf & Julia Zanes to the miniature paper toy theatres and Indian shadow puppets from the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, visitors will be enraptured by the countless stories and inspired to create their own!
Image by Julia Zanes
Tolu Bommalata shadow puppet from Andhra Pradesh, India
from the Fairservice Collection, Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry, University of Connecticut
Toy Theatre from the collection of the Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry, University of Connecticut
Puppets from Bread & Puppet, Glover, Vermont
Educational Programs
To schedule a school or community group visit
We welcome teachers, school groups and community groups to visit our exhibitions through our Connections Program. 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 other community groups.
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 and open to the public.
Gallery Hours:
Monday -Friday 9am-5pm
Sat & Sun 1-5pm
Closed November 26-28; Open Sunday, November 29.
The New Art Center in Newton operates two galleries:
Main Gallery
Main Gallery exhibitions are awarded through the Curatorial
Opportunity 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 entitled Icons + Altars, and our
annual student show.
Holzwasser Gallery
Holzwasser Gallery exhibitions are awarded in a juried process
to faculty, staff and advanced students of the New Art Center.
