Sculpture in the Park Floods Franklin Square with Attention

"Cheshire Grin" by Lyn MacDonald

BOSTON, Mass.- United South End Settlements’ (USES) sponsors this years Sculpture in the Park outdoor public art exhibit in Franklin Square Park, located in Boston’s South End. Eight local artists and a group of students from USES’ Children’s Art Centre will install sculptures from trees, fences and along the lawn.  This site-responsive display is open to the public and on view from October 19 – November 3, 2013 with a short Opening Reception on October 19 from 1 – 3 pm. Supporters from the Boston Parks Department, Boston Art Commission and United South End Artists have helped endorse the exhibition and donations from the Friends of Blackstone/Franklin Square and Blackstone/Franklin Square Neighborhood Association will help compensate artists for their participation. Sculpture in the Park coincides with the recent unveiling of the newly renovated fountains which were originally installed around 1850. 

Long time South End resident and participating artist James Paradis initiated Sculpture in the Park last year bringing much needed attention to Franklin Square Park; “With the huge artist population in Boston we need to have more venues outside of commercial galleries where artists can show their work. Sculpture in the Park is just such an opportunity.  We look forward to seeing it grow each year and to see more artists participate” remarks Paradis. Sugar Maple, White Oak and Silver Linden trees stand tall over the densely shaded park welcoming the whimsical and surprising spots of color, glimmering metal and organic shapes that peak through the leaves. During the Opening Reception there will be live music by The Ukulele Union of Boston and visitors will have the opportunity to participate in an inter-active performance led by artist Garima Tripathi entitled “Walk” that focuses on “…the rhythm of our breaths, the natural pace of our body. The idea is not to avow our highly fast paced contemporary world but to just take a walk amidst it which is more in conjunction with  our internal speed than our external maddening speed.” Tripathi is an inter-disciplinary artist with experience in clay, paper making, recycled art among others; she recently participated in USES’ Arts in the Park event this past summer. Other participating artists include: Adria Arch, Gail Bos, Milan Klic, Lyn MacDonald, Brian Murphy, and Joan Schwartz.

Franklin Square Park is on the perimeter of Washington Street and bound on the north by Brookline Street, to the east by St George Street, to the south by Newton Street, and to the west by Shawmut Avenue.

Studio@36: Art Making Benefit

Adult workshops at 36 Rutland Street from 7 – 9 pm

Adults, join us behind the iron gate for art making, adult beverages, and networking in the heart of the South

End! Each session will focus on a new printmaking technique that will expand your creativity in our historic Children’s Art Centre. All proceeds directly support high quality arts education and programming for children and families regardless of ability to pay. No prior experience required.

Admission: $35 per night, Includes light refreshments, art supplies, wine and beer sponsored by Cape Ann Brewing Company. Must be 21+ with a valid ID. Register online at www.uses.org/studioat36

September 18, 2013 – Screen Printing with Stencils

October 16, 2013 – Monoprinting Found Objects

November 20, 2013 – Screen Printing on T-Shirts

December 18, 2013 – Holiday Block Printing

January 22, 2014 – Printmaking Patterns

February 12, 2014 – Screen Printing at Home

March 19, 2014 – Block Printing & Card Making

April 16, 2014 – Printmaking for Collage

May 21, 2014 – Monoprinting with Nature

In the Moment: Art by Carolyn Newberger

“In the Moment” gallery exhibition features artist Carolyn Newberger as she searches for emotion, humor and identity. 

BOSTON, Mass.- United South End Settlements’ Harriet Tubman Gallery will feature a solo exhibition of local artist Carolyn Newberger’ s works entitled “In the Moment”. The public is invited to attend the opening reception on Tuesday September 10, 2013 from 6 – 8 pm, at the gallery located at 566 Columbus Ave in Boston’s South End. Over 40 pieces of art work will be on display ranging from large watercolor portraits, to collage and smaller gestural drawings, Newberger explains, “In my art I search for and play with emotion, humor, and a sense of what lies behind the subject and defines its identity.  I am particularly drawn to that moment’s hesitation before the eye and the mind come together: in the human lives I draw and paint, of course, but also in myself, as I explore media and circumstances that cannot be fully predicted and controlled.”    

Carolyn Newberger’s talents extend beyond a practicing artist; her early years spent traveling to Africa, studying Human Development at Harvard University and training in clinical psychology at Judge Baker Children’s Center. She’s been active in roles doing research, teaching, clinical practice and has written over 35 publications reflecting her deepest interests that have always concerned people and their lives. The artwork on display through October 30^th reflects the interception of ideas from Newberger’s background, lending even what Newberger calls “happy accidents” as a reminder that the forces of physics on art exert their own influences, just as they do in life.   

Most influential in Newberger’s art is the connection to music having studied flute and performing professionally with the New Haven Symphony. She now performs flute and piccolo with the Cupcake Philharmonic Orchestra, a chamber ensemble under the sponsorship of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.  “In the Moment” is influenced by these experiences that present themselves in dark concert halls with performers deep into their art.  Newberger’s challenge is to capture not only the performer, but also gesture, the beauty of the instruments, and the essential elements of sound; its rhythm, flow and intensity, she explains, “When the moment is right and the performance sublime, the page disappears and the music flows through my fingers.”  

Memorializing One Child at a Time

 
Violence Transformed artist Julie Baer paints faces of children who were killed in the Holocaust, memorializing one child at a time, evolving the painting process into an expression of love, light and redemption – a celebration of an enduring soul. This exhibition is on view until April 26^th, stop by the Harriet Tubman House at 566 Columbus Ave Monday – Friday between 8 am – 8pm to see more works by artists who confront themes of violence.