Art Reception: Dori Bergman
Meet April Artist Dori Bergman, featured by She Explores, and the Appalachian Mountain Club for her works depicting issues surrounding women in the wilderness.
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AVATARS // ghosts art exhibition: Curators Talk
Join Christina Balch, Giuliana Funkhouser and Krista Wright, curators of AVATARS // ghosts, as they talk about the inspiration behind the show and the significance of the artwork included. Giuliana and Krista are based in San Francisco and will be joining remotely. Learn more: http://navegallery.org/wp/avatars-ghosts/
DSLR Camera Workshop for Beginners
In this class our aim is to introduce new photographers to their digital SLR cameras, camera functions and basic photography concepts in order to obtain full use of the modern-day digital camera. The class will introduce students to photography fundamentals like aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Step by step students will learn how to navigate […]
Food Photography Workshop
This one day intensive Food Photography Workshop is a beginners course designed to introduce new photographers to the beneficial techniques available when seeking to capture food in its everyday setting. The class will reveal simple yet effective techniques to improve candid food photography with any camera, adapt to low light situations, and create easy to […]
Entropy Theatre presents: a grimm thing
This queer epic centers around an outcasted Gretel and her journey from stock fairy tale character to woke badass capable of writing her own story, thank you very much. In an intimate evening hosted by Gretel’s self-appointed guardian, a witch called Frau Trude, expect to be fed a genderbent collage of devised tales using everyday […]
Advanced DSLR Camera Workshop
This one-day workshop is a continuation of what was learned in Beginner to Digital Cameras. Students will advance their knowledge beyond the fundamentals of the digital SLR and explore every nuance of their camera’s capabilities, gain further creative control and engage in aspects of creative image making. Step by step instructions will enable students to […]
E-Som Market: Love Big! Shop Small!
We’re kicking off our 2019 E-Som Market season with some big love for shopping small! Our friend Cousin Dave Cagle from The Automatic Food & Drink will be on the bar serving up the Plantation Rum cocktails, and DJ Ninja B will be bringing the tunes. Check out our lineup for February 9, then come […]
‘Bring Us Your Women’ Reimagines Religious, Historical, and Mythological Stories
As musician Catherine Capozzi visited the great churches of the world while touring with her band, she felt inspired to “believe in something.” But she also wondered how women fit into their stories. “I was traveling through different parts of France, Switzerland, Spain, all the different countries that I went to, I was thinking, ‘I […]
One Person’s Scrap is Another Person’s Craft
When Marina Speevak walks into Somerville schools, some kids call her “the beautiful lady.” It’s not a bad moniker for Speevak, who runs a creative reuse center called the Beautiful Stuff Project that helps people reappropriate scrap materials from local manufacturers into craft projects. The walls of the building are lined with all sorts of […]
Food Art Celebrates Local Eateries—And It’s All For A Good Cause
We love eating food, looking at food, and talking about food. But food art is still considered a “low subject” by many creatives, artist Kendyll Hillegas explains. That perception kept Hillegas away from creating food art for a long time, she says. But while she was largely bedridden with an autoimmune disease, she found solace […]
Those Who Can, Teach
This show is a celebration of artists who teach grades K-12. We often spend so much time and energy motivating and helping our students create, that we risk neglecting our own craft. This show is a reminder to ourselves and to others that the reason we teach is because we value the creative process. In […]
Loyal Supply Co. to Showcase Prints, Hats, and More as Part of Joy Street Open Studios
Community, art, and design—these are three words that come up time and time again when speaking to Ryan Habbyshaw of Loyal Supply Co. Since opening their Union Square store, Habbyshaw and his wife, Kim LaFoy, have also managed to open an accompanying design studio where they can meet with clients, brainstorm design concepts, make prototypes, […]