NEW SUMMER HOURS:
Wednesday & Thursday, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
and Friday & Saturday, 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 14, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
and Friday & Saturday, 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 14, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
❖ HAPPENINGS❖
JULY 12 through 27
ARTS NIGHT OUT RECEPTION
Friday, July 12, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
ARTS NIGHT OUT RECEPTION
Friday, July 12, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
SPECIAL MEMORIAL EXHIBIT
CHARLES MILLER
(November 13, 1931- June 26, 2024)
CHARLES MILLER
(November 13, 1931- June 26, 2024)
Mr. Miller passed June 26 in the arms of his life friend. He was born in Connecticut, moved to New Hampshire, then studied art in Boston. He came to Northampton in the 70's where he has lived out his life. Consider that he lived through the Great Depression and World War II and all of humanities failings of the twenty-first century and these events shaped his artistic vision. Charlie's expressionistic style was focused on man's inhumanity to man. He believed that it is the role of the artist to challenge the dominant paradigm. His vision-informed work addressed not only human conflicts but also Earth's growing contamination. He had a transcendental side too, though. His Deep Space Series recorded hours spent exploring the universe from his back sill and powdering the power of the life-giving sun. This month we feature a limited view of his work. Later this year, in November, we will stage a celebration of life for the 92 years of this artist. Charlie Miller was a believer in the mission of NEVA museum and it's predecessor, Anchor House of Artists. Here, we own him thanks.
Opportunities to affordably purchase his work to the benefit of the New England Visionary Artists Museum are available now according to his wishes. A much more in depth exhibition is planned for November 2024. His obituray is found at this link→☀️ |
MYTHIC MIGRATION:
BLUEBIRDS SAVE
an installation by Holly S. Murray
BLUEBIRDS SAVE
an installation by Holly S. Murray
For thousands of years, the bluebird has had cross-cultural and universal meanings.
a symbol of happiness, good fortune, prosperity, and renewal. My interest in the bluebird and its symbolism has long been a theme in my creative process. In this installation, I have created a mythic scenario of migratory Keystone animals and plants, species that hold the ecosystem together, in an epic march through the loss of land, habitat, and environments during our time. The bluebirds act as guides, shepherding the way. The work is made from cone six stoneware clay, a material from and of the earth, symbolizing grounding and creating stability in our otherwise chaotic world. More about Holly Murray at this link → ⚫️ |
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OUTSIDE
Forest scenes from Brantner DeAtley Sculpture, paintings, and drawings
June 8 - July 27 From his studio, Red Horse Sanctuary, DeAtley strives to "slow down the world." He produces images that enter from the natural world that surrounds his workspace. Using mostly salvaged materials, odds and ends scavenged from job sites he wants to make sense of "our world and celebrate what we take for granted." Lively paintings, energetic drawings, and rambunctious sculptures are, "puzzles to see the world through as well as get lost inside."
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Mary Dunn (1956-2010)
Mary Dunn was an artist poet & early participant at the Anchor House of Artists. A selection of her poetry and her drawings grace this exhibit. |
Ellen Mary Hayes
Ellen Hayes is a mediumistic artist who uses Enso painting as a technique for inner unification. 64 are arranged in a 64" x 64" grid. Marie Patricia Green
...crafts poems and art from her lived experience as an elder, a feminist, and a queer woman. Excerpts from “The Gospel of Barney” a refigured defunct luxury store’s catalogue and new poetry compose this exhibit. |
IMMINENCE & OTHER HAPPENINGS
A release show for the album Imminence, featuring drummer/percussionist Gary Fieldman and poet/pianist Eliot Cardinaux + other musical guests. Sunday, July 28 7:00-10:00 PM $12 cover ($10 for seniors) children get in for free SAMPLE LINK HERE ↓ |
Ongoing display of collected works
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Since 1997, the Anchor House of Artists has subsidized, supported, and represented artists living with life-interrupting neurodiverse conditions. Over the decades some of the founding artists continue on and some have deceased. Acquired works are conserved in an extensive collection at the NEVAmuseum. These are researched and displayed in rotational exhibits.
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The world is better with a place
that can do these things with your help:
that can do these things with your help:
- Subsidize artists living with neurodiverse conditions
- Conserve and research regional self-taught and visionary art
- Give New England artists the chance to self-stage exhibitions
- Celebrate new music and performance on a noncommercial platform
- Provide art education to income-sensitive citizens
NEVAmuseum is a Peoples' Museum
Become a NEVAmuseum Angel
Read about the museum, its founders, and its purpose here→
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CURATOR OPPORTUNITY
New England Visionary Artists Museum is offers two-month slots for curator projects. Preferred projects offer a talk and exhibit presenting self-trained New England artists living or deceased who work outside the academic tradition. Applicants will include documented credentials: Vitas, articles and images, and references. Apply online or on-site. CLICK IMAGE→ |
Because art is incidental to the life of the creative hand who crafted it,
let the artists speak.
let the artists speak.