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PLYMOUTH —
The Plymouth Center for the Arts aims to awaken the artist within all of us with its 2012 schedule of events. In 2011, with the addition of new, special programs, both the Center’s membership and the number of visitors increased and gallery shows have drawn submissions from artists across New England.
Specific Plymouth Guild for the Arts committees oversee the behind the scene functioning of the Plymouth Center for the Arts. Important decisions concerning exhibits involve the Gallery Committee. Artists Carole Raymond and Paula LaRue are the co-chairmen of this 12-member team that oversees the operation of the Russell and Members’ galleries in the Center and the gallery at Cordage Park. This group has been busy planning art shows and events for 2012. It ordered new hanging systems for several rooms at the Center and is planning to install new pedestals to display three-dimensional art. The committee has also instituted new policies to make the shows more exciting.
WHAT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES ARE BEING PLANNED?
Plans are in the works for Sunday afternoon programs to include demonstrations, special shows and musical features. The first event of the year is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 15, from 1 to 3 p.m., when artists Andrew Kusmin and Edwina Caci will provide critiques of work submitted by artists. Members and nonmembers are invited to take works to be critiqued – or just come to watch and learn. Admission to this event will be $5.
Another special event, scheduled for early February, is the "Visual Inverse" poetry project, in which 15 poets have agreed to write original poems about pieces of art on exhibit in the Winter Show. Planning further ahead, you can mark your calendar for Feb. 19, when artist Sean Cassidy will demonstrate his oil painting techniques from 1 to 3 p.m.
HOW MANY SHOWS ARE OFFERED EACH YEAR?
In 2012, there will be five regular shows at the Plymouth Center for the Arts, in addition to the annual Juried Art Show that is held each fall. There will be several other special shows, including the second annual Photography Show, a Student/Teachers Show, a Fine Crafts Show and other one-person events. There are also four shows scheduled for the Cordage Park Gallery.
WHO CAN SUBMIT ARTWORK?
All Plymouth Art Guild members can submit work to the Members’ and Cordage Park galleries. Only “juried” artists can display work in the Russell Gallery at the Center. Jurying takes place twice each year. Information on the jurying process is available on the Guild’s website at www. Plymouthguild.org.
The Plymouth Center for the Arts aims to awaken the artist within all of us with its 2012 schedule of events. In 2011, with the addition of new, special programs, both the Center’s membership and the number of visitors increased and gallery shows have drawn submissions from artists across New England.
Specific Plymouth Guild for the Arts committees oversee the behind the scene functioning of the Plymouth Center for the Arts. Important decisions concerning exhibits involve the Gallery Committee. Artists Carole Raymond and Paula LaRue are the co-chairmen of this 12-member team that oversees the operation of the Russell and Members’ galleries in the Center and the gallery at Cordage Park. This group has been busy planning art shows and events for 2012. It ordered new hanging systems for several rooms at the Center and is planning to install new pedestals to display three-dimensional art. The committee has also instituted new policies to make the shows more exciting.
WHAT KINDS OF ACTIVITIES ARE BEING PLANNED?
Plans are in the works for Sunday afternoon programs to include demonstrations, special shows and musical features. The first event of the year is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 15, from 1 to 3 p.m., when artists Andrew Kusmin and Edwina Caci will provide critiques of work submitted by artists. Members and nonmembers are invited to take works to be critiqued – or just come to watch and learn. Admission to this event will be $5.
Another special event, scheduled for early February, is the "Visual Inverse" poetry project, in which 15 poets have agreed to write original poems about pieces of art on exhibit in the Winter Show. Planning further ahead, you can mark your calendar for Feb. 19, when artist Sean Cassidy will demonstrate his oil painting techniques from 1 to 3 p.m.
HOW MANY SHOWS ARE OFFERED EACH YEAR?
In 2012, there will be five regular shows at the Plymouth Center for the Arts, in addition to the annual Juried Art Show that is held each fall. There will be several other special shows, including the second annual Photography Show, a Student/Teachers Show, a Fine Crafts Show and other one-person events. There are also four shows scheduled for the Cordage Park Gallery.
WHO CAN SUBMIT ARTWORK?
All Plymouth Art Guild members can submit work to the Members’ and Cordage Park galleries. Only “juried” artists can display work in the Russell Gallery at the Center. Jurying takes place twice each year. Information on the jurying process is available on the Guild’s website at www. Plymouthguild.org.
WHEN IS THE NEXT SHOW?
The 2012 Winter Show will run from Jan. 11 through Feb. 19. Registration will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 8 and 9. As a new year‘s gift to artists, the Guild is offering a one-time special for the Winter Show: The first piece of work an artist submits to either Gallery will cost $10 (the regular fee) and the second piece will be free. In addition, all entries will be eligible for judging.
JUDGING?
For the first time, every regular show at the Center will be judged for first place and three honorable mentions. Ribbons will be presented to the winners at each show’s opening reception. The reception for the Winter Show is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 13, and the public is welcome. In addition, visitors to the Center will be invited to vote for their favorite piece in each show. The “Most Popular” ribbon will be awarded at the opening reception for the following show.
WHEN IS THE NEXT SHOW AT THE CORDAGE PARK GALLERY?
Registration for the next show will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at Cordage Park. The art will be on display there for three months.
The Plymouth Center for the Arts, at 11 North St., is open six days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4. Gallery admission is free, with fees for some special events. Parking is available on the street and in the public lot across from the Center. Call 508-746-7222 or go to www.plymouthguild.org for more information.
