October 4-6, 2013
All eyes on Roxbury Open Studios! This annual event is an opportunity for Roxbury's visual artists to welcome the public to view and purchase paintings, drawings, sculptures, textiles, jewelry and other studio crafts. The event also provides a means for individual creativity to play its part in the cultural and economic development of Roxbury.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
All venues are free and open to the public, unless otherwise indicated.
Friday, October 4, 5pm
Interplay!, featuring Basil El-Halwagy's fine arts superheroes.
Roxbury Crossing MBTA Station
(Rain date is Saturday at 12pm)
Friday, October 4, 6pm-8pm
Opening reception with refreshments provided by
Haley House Bakery Cafe and Millennium Restaurant
Museum of the National Center of Afro American Artists
300 Walnut Ave, Roxbury
Saturday, October 5, 11am-6pm
Artists on display at various locations.
Interactive events (details below):
1-2pm: Writing workshops with Grub Street
Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street
1-3pm: Archaeology training and dig
Shirley-Eustis House, 33 Shirley Street
1-4pm: Art-making with sparc! the Artmobile
Roxbury Community College, 1234 Columbus Avenue
3-4pm: Artist talk with Ekua Holmes
Piano Factory, 791 Tremont Street
Saturday, October 5, 6:30-8pm
Passing the Baton:
Art for Community Development & Social Justice
UUUM/First Church, 10 Putnam Street
A panel conversation with AfriCOBRA artists about the
influence of long-standing artists collectives.
Sunday, October 6, 11am-6pm
Artists on display at various locations.
Interactive events (details below):
1-2pm: Writing workshops with Grub Street
Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street
1-3pm: The Art of Apples
Shirley-Eustis House, 33 Shirley Street
GROUP SITES:
Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE)
Grow or Die Garden, 2467 Washington Street (Dudley Square)
*NEW SITE* *REVISED LOCATION*
As an environmental justice organization, art is a major component in our campaigns for clean air, affordable and healthy food, first-class public transportation and more. Our posters, banners, T-shirts, buttons and materials are designed to both capture attention and amplify social justice.
African American Master Artists in Residency Program
76 Atherton Street (near Egleston Square)
Bryan McFarlane, painting
Don West, photography
Gloretta Baynes, mixed media/airbrush
Jeff Chandler, wood sculpture
Khalid Kodi, painting/mixed media
Kofi Kayiga, painting
L’Merchie Frazier, textiles/mixed media
Marlon Forrester, mixed media/photography
Ricardo Gomez, painting/mixed media
Shea Justice, painting/illustration
Susan Thompson, textiles/mixed media
Walter Clark, metal sculpture
Cooper Community Garden and Education Center
34 Linwood Street (Fort Hill) *NEW SITE*
Fourteen portraits created by Greater Boston area youth of leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (Boston STEAM) illustrating significant contributions of Americans of African Descent for decades to America and the world.
Dillaway-Thomas House at Roxbury Heritage State Park
183 Roxbury Street (John Eliot Square)
Antonio Menefee, hand-crafted wooden chess boards
David Mynott II, painting and sketches
Derek Lumpkins, photography
Double Dimensions, mixed media
Lambpots, ceramics/pottery
Maddu Huacuja, painting
Maurice Sanderson, painting
Monicka Hasan, mixed media
Hibernian Hall
184 Dudley Street (Dudley Square)
A Gem Amour, jewelry
A Good Piece of Glass, glass design and glassware
Anthony Lanier, sketching
Antonieta Gimeno, photography
Blessings to You, mixed media
Catherine Joseph, glass design and glassware
Chalaun Jewelry, jewelry
Cagen Luse, mixed media
Camera Lady, photography
Chaunce’s Place, shoes and clothing
Cindeez Bead Designz, jewelry
Davis Designs, jewelry
Designs by Malika, mixed media
Grub Street, literary workshops
Irene Smalls, books, cards, postcards
LaShona Tyree, ceramics/pottery
Lucilda Dassardo-Cooper, painting
Luse BodyWorks, massage
M.E. Creations, jewelry
Naomi Henry, textiles
Pat’s Art Work, painting
Patricia Thaxton, mixed media
Percy Davis Art, painting
Salamander Arts, sculpture
Shez! Cakes and Crafts, jewelry
Willie Wideman-Pleasants, books
Zahirah Truth, mixed media
Piano Factory
791 Tremont Street (Lower Roxbury)
Ekua Holmes (Studio #N200), mixed media
Piano Factory Gallery, annual group show
Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (First Church)
10 Putnam Street (John Eliot Square)
Barbara Verneus, mixed media
Earl Fields, painting
Glam Designs by Gina, clothing
Laura Palmer Edwards, mixed media
Marilyn Jan Casey, painting
Peter Bass, painting
HOME AND WORK STUDIOS:
Dudley Square
18 Palmer Street, #204B/C *NEW SITE*
Laurel Kirtz, clothing/costume design
26 Palmer Street *NEW SITE*
Rufus Faulk, painting
Fort Hill
7 Linwood Square
Dianne Zimbabwe, paintings and postcards
9 Fulda Street
Hawthorne Youth and Community Ctr (HYCC)
mixed media
13 Dudley Street, Unit 1 *NEW SITE*
Janeen St. Louis, jewelry
21 Hawthorne Street
Lisa Lee, fabric art and jewelry
41 Hawthorne Street *NEW SITE*
Abena's Family, rag doll figures
44 Highland Street
Taylor Pam, painting
76 Thornton Street
Wendy Ellertson, mixed media
88 Cedar St, Unit 4
Do-Right Ministries, painting
111 Centre Street *NEW SITE*
Theodore Green, hand-crafted shoes and boots
Lower Roxbury
21 Warwick Street *NEW SITE*
Ian Doreian, photography
Moreland Street Historic District
11 Montrose St
Mary Churchill, photography
Ernesto Valencia, photography
GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS:
Gallery UMAA *NEW SITE*
28 Circuit Street (Fountain Hill)
Contemporary Islamic art
Haley House Bakery Café
12 Dade Street (Dudley Square)
AfriCOBRA at 45:
Chicago/International Black Arts Aesthetic
Featuring the works of AfriCOBRA artists: Nelson Stevens, Barbara Jones-Hogu, Carolyn Lawrence, Michael Harris, Wadsworth Jarrell, Frank Smith, and Napoleon Jones-Henderson. All of the artwork is from Napoleon Jones-Henderson’s personal collection. Several works will be for sale.
Millennium Restaurant *NEW SITE*
3094 Washington Street (Egleston Square)
Artwork by George Anastos
Acrylic and Gouache paint on canvas, paper and found objects. Recent images are of trees and plant life. Greeting cards, hand painted lamp shades, and umbrellas will also be for sale on Sunday.
MUS!KAVANHU Arts Gallery *NEW SITE*
391 Dudley Street (Mt. Pleasant)
Colette “KoKKo” Bresilla presents KoKKo’s Geishas: A Collection of Geishas Painted by Colette Bresilla
National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA)
300 Walnut Avenue
Artwork from the global Black community, including King Aspelta's chamber.
Resnikoff Gallery at Roxbury Community College
1234 Columbus Avenue (Roxbury Crossing)
Faces of Faith: Celebrating Cancer Survivorship
An exhibit of profile photographs by Sam Ogden, staff photographer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute of 19 cancer survivors, all of whom are volunteers from the faith-based cancer disparities network, to show individuals of color living vibrant, active lives after a cancer diagnosis.
INSTALLATIONS AND INTERACTIVE:
Hibernian Hall Conference Room
184 Dudley Street (Dudley Square)
Jumpstart Your Writing with Grub Street
*ROXBURY OPEN STUDIOS SPONSOR*
Join one of Grub Street’s best instructors for an hour of innovative and inspiring prompts that will get you brainstorming ideas for new stories and writing new scenes. The focus will be on creating memorable characters and settings, inventing plots and improving dialogue. This session is designed for people interested in writing fiction and nonfiction, but poets will also benefit from the challenge. Grub Street will be present throughout weekend to answer questions and provide information.
• Saturday, 1-2pm : Grace Talusan, instructor
• Sunday, 1-2pm: Adam Stumacher, instructor
Resnikoff Gallery at Roxbury Community College
1234 Columbus Ave (Roxbury Crossing)
sparc! the Artmobile (Saturday, 1-5pm)
Art-making for people of all ages.
Shirley-Eustis House
33 Shirley Street
Mastodon Paleontology – Discovering the Past
**This activity has been canceled.**
Freedom of Information Exhibit
Exhibited in the Shirley-Eustis House orchards, this kinetic, public art installation is a humorous commentary on our use and trust of the internet for learning. Designer Ioana Urma will install this fascinating glimpse into why we surf the web and how this affects the way we learn.
History Beneath our Feet (Saturday, 1pm)
It’s time to do some digging in honor of Massachusetts Archeology Month! Learn how archeologists learn about the past from what they find in the ground! We will dig in sandboxes to uncover treasures left behind. Visitors will learn the proper ways to dig, record facts and put together an 18th century mystery!
$5 for adults, $4 for students and seniors.
FREE with house tour.
The Art of Apples (Sunday, 1-4pm)
Apples as art? Join Jay Adams as he unravels the mysteries of apples as art. Tasty apple treats will be included as well as a tour of our heritage orchard.
$5 for adults, $4 for students and seniors.
FREE with historic Shirley-Eustis House tours.
Shirley-Eustis House Tours (Sat & Sun, 1-4pm)
Tour the main mansion.
$5 for adults, $4 for students and seniors.
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