New at the A.O.R. Gallery at Thayer Memorial Library

Gregory Dolnikowski will be exhibiting his acrylic paintings at the gallery at the library from February 29, 2008 to April 30, 2008 during normal operating hours.
Greg's artwork sings with energy and color. He paints wonderful, breath-taking sunsets that have an abstract quality to them. He also paints beautiful abstracts in an energetic style.


Greg is an artist and a scientist. Does that make him a renaissance man? Well, maybe not, but it does keep him busy. Several universities taught him to be a scientist but his mother taught him how to paint. The love of painting that his mother instilled in him is evident in his work. Greg also accepts commissioned work.
Don't miss this show. It is worth seeing and is free to the public. The show can be seen during usual library operating hours. For more information contact: Sheryll Collins curator/owner Art On Rotation Gallery 978-549-5822.

An Invitation From Sid Solomon

Dear friends,

Sam Lalos and I are having a closing party for our
current show called "Q Nudes is Good Nudes", on
Thursday, March 6, from 6-8 p.m. {If it snows we will
have it the following evening.} We shall have live
music, and coffee and.

Please stop by and bring your friends to the Q Coffee
House, 362 Chandler Street, Worcester. It is located
at the corner of Lovell Street, and the phone number
is 508-340-0499. We hope you can come.

sid solomon, Ph.d art theory & criticism

New Director of Education for the newly founded sevengaits studio school

We are pleased to announce Antonio Fonseca Vazquez as Director of Education for the newly founded sevengaits studio school at sevengaits project space.
Antonio is available for interviews and information on upcoming programs which will begin on March 4th, 2008. He can be contacted at; antonio@sevengaits.com or the gallery phone at 508.765.3777.
Please follow the link below to the press release:
http://www.sevengaits.com/sss/7GstudioschoolPR.pdf
Additional information about the educational program is located directly on the sevengaits website, including course syllabi.
Best Regards,

Monika Agnello
Demetri A. Kasperson
Antonio Fonseca Vazquez

http://www.sevengaits.com

Expressionist paintings by Reynald Poisson at Booklovers Gourmet

March Art Exhibit - Expressionist paintings by Haitian-born artist Reynald Poisson will be on display March 1-30 at Booklovers' Gourmet, 55 East Main Street, Webster, MA. A reception to meet the artist will take place on Sunday, March 2 from 2 to 4 p.m. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday 10-7, Saturday 10-5, Sunday 10-4. Closed Monday. Call 508-949-6232 for more information.
To contact the artist directly call 508-731-0339 or email reynaldpoisson@charter.net

About the artist:
"It has been part of my nature to create and I have been fascinated by the creative process as far back as I can remember. When I was four years old and living in Haiti, I observed, in the back yard of my home, a small patch of supple clay that was different in color and texture from the rest of the earth. I sat down and worked with the clay, forming sculptures of automobiles, airplanes and boats, which became symbols of my family's eventual immigration to the United States. Since 1995 I have been devoting a full time schedule to my art work, and have acquired an eclectic vision. In the beginning I worked mostly in pure abstraction, until the turn of the new millennium, when I began to incorporate various figures from life into my paintings. My work became more personalized and narrative in its form. Since 2003 I have included the pop art style in my repertoire. One of my important goals is to express myself with my art in a way that addresses humanity's social problems, therefore helping us to integrate our past and to shape our future, to help us to understand what it means to be human."

Local Photographer to Host Event to Benefit Breast Cancer Research

North Oxford, MA (February 10, 2008)- Award-winning local photographer Teya Rutherford is helping support the battle against breast cancer, one portrait at a time. For the second consecutive year, she is holding Portraits for
Progress, a portrait event to celebrate the bonds between women and raise money for breast cancer research and awareness. This year, the event will be held Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13,
with most portraits available in time for Mother¹s Day. For $50, daughters, mothers and grandmothers will receive a portrait session and two
professional 5x7 prints. Additional 5x7 prints will be available for purchase at a 50% discount off normal prices."I am expecting my second daughter, which this year has made me especially
aware of the bonds between mothers, daughters and sisters," said photographer Teya Rutherford. "I'm thankful to be able to give back to the
community while celebrating the sisterhood between women." Last year, Teya Rutherford's Portraits for Progress event raised more than
$1,000 for Susan G. Komen¹s Massachusetts affiliate. Teya hopes to match or exceed that amount this year to help fund breast cancer research, education,
screening and testing. To reserve time for a photo session, mothers and daughters should contact Photography by Teya at: Phone: (508) 892-0107 or (617) 480-6153 Email: teya@teyaphoto.com Web: www.teyaphoto.com

Portraits for Progress
Photography by Teya Studio
1 Norwood Court
North Oxford, MA

Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The media is welcome to attend. Please call for more information.

“Thanks to the Angiosperm” Watercolors by Susan Swinand, AWS

at the Wellesley College Botanic Garden’s Visitor Center
January 31 – March 29, 2008
Exhibit open daily 10am – 4pm

Please join Susan Swinand at a Reception
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 4 – 6pm

“These paintings are mostly abstractions from my imagination, but they reflect nature’s structures and systems; evolving, regenerating, dividing, branching, growing into every available space in an effort to reproduce and survive.”
Susan Swinand