Washington Street Art

OPENING TONIGHT 6-8 pm!

Chris Danis is one of our new darkroom members. Come and see his work during our New Members Show!

Exhibition dates: Sept 6th-28th
Gallery hours: Saturdays 12-4 pm
Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 6th, 6-8 pm

Image: Relic, 8x10 silver gelatin print

Tori Costa is one of our new studio members. Come and see her work during our New Members Show!

Exhibition dates: Sept 6th-28th
Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 6th, 6-8 pm

Image: Blue and White Woven Abstract, 2024

I create textile collages under the label of TeeCee Stitchery. Inspired by the quilters of Gee’s Bend, my textile collages are contemporary and made through traditional methods of stitching, embroidery, dyeing and more.

Each piece is a one-of-a-kind design and made from old clothes, neglected ties, torn denim, upholstery samples and abandoned fabric. By salvaging these pieces, I take items destined for the landfill and transform them into works of art.

Rachel Freudenburg is one of our new studio members. Come and see her work during our New Members Show!

Exhibition dates: Sept 6th-28th
Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 6th, 6-8 pm

Image: “Interruptions” 2023, small weaving with found wire

In each, a piece of found metal wire defines a shape that is different from, or interrupts, the main field.
Life is a series of interruptions. Some are pleasant surprises, some are devastating, and others are simply annoying. How I understand and respond to these interruptions matters a great deal. This series explores a variety of interruptions, and how to move and grow through them.
Here is one way of looking at these pieces: Just slightly bigger than my (admittedly large) cell phone, “Interruptions” oppose and question the constant interruptions and distractions we tolerate as the price for engaging with the Internet and social media. But different technologies evoke different responses in us: Distraction and the stimulation of never satisfied desire activated by the screen versus an art weaving’s invitation to contemplation and deeper self-reflection on the other.

Julian Cancino is one of our new darkroom members. Come and see his work during our New Members Show!

Exhibition dates: Sept 6th-28th
Opening reception: Friday, Sept. 6th, 6-8 pm

Image: Canal Grande, Venice, 2023, Photograph, gelatin silver print.

“Echos in Stone” explores how human-made structures shape collective memory. From the tranquil beauty of Venice’s canals to the Fascist architecture of Rome’s EUR district, this series captures long, foreboding shadows—reminders of Italy’s darker history. Through observation, it confronts the echoes of the past, inviting a nuanced reinterpretation of these architectural masterpieces.

Please join us for our New Members Show, showcasing the wonderful artists who have joined Washington Street Studios and our darkroom this year! Works by Julian Cancino,Aram Comjean, Tori Costa, Chris Danis, Rachel Freudenburg and Tiffany Mallery.

Exhibition dates Sept. 6th-28th
Opening reception Friday, September 6th, 6-8 pm

Image: Candy Baby, by Tiffany Mallery ()

Final week!

Join us for the closing reception of FIGURAVOLUTION this Saturday, August 17th from 12-4 pm.

Come by Washington Street today for the Somerville-wide Yart Sale!

Some of the things on sale today are photographs, vintage film (and newer), vinyl, and more!

Plus, our current show, paintings by Shay Culligan!

Hope to see you at Final Fridays this week! We’ll have refreshments, and you’ll have a chance to see FIGURAVOLUTION, paintings by Shay Culligan.
Friday, July 26th, 6-8pm.

Opening reception tonight!

Join us at Washington Street from 6-9 pm for the opening of FIGURATION, paintings by Shay Culligan.

Opening this Saturday!
FIGURAVOLUTION, paintings by Shay Culligan
Opening reception: Saturday, July 13th, 6-9 pm
Show dates: July 13-August 17
Gallery hours: Saturdays, 12-4 pm or by appointment

There’s a lot coming up at Washington Street!

In July, we will be featuring the work of Shay Culligan. Culligan’s FIGURAVOLUTION tracks the evolution of his portrait paintings from figurative realism towards modernist abstraction. It is the culmination of several years of experimentation in styles. It also represents a personal revolution for him as he no longer feels confined within the structures of representational realism.
On view July 13th-27th
Opening reception July 13th, 6-9 pm
Gallery hours: Saturdays 12-4 pm

This weekend is also the final chance to view Conversations, work by Jennifer Erbe and Carolyn Muskat.
Closing reception June 28th, 6-8 pm
Gallery hours: June 28th and 29th, 12-4 pm

Hope to see you soon!

Join us this Friday, June 26th from 6-8 pm for our monthly gathering! We’ll also be having a closing reception for our current exhibition, Conversations, work by Jennifer Erbe and Carolyn Muskat. Hope to see you there!

Stop by the gallery this weekend to see our current show - Conversations, work by Jennifer Erbe and Carolyn Muskat. We’re open Saturday and Sunday, 12-4 pm.

Join us this Friday, May 31st from 6-8 for our monthly gathering! This month’s Final Fridays coincides with the opening reception for Conversations, an exhibition of work by Jennifer Erbe and Carolyn Muskat. Stop by for some art and refreshments!

Opening this Friday, May 31st at Washington Street Gallery: CONVERSATIONS: An Exhibition of Work by Jennifer Erbe and Carolyn Muskat.

Jennifer and Carolyn have been friends for over 40 years. As artists, they have had thousands of conversations about their work and their ideas. They have both focused on expressing the world around them in visual ways – each from their own unique perspective. Their work sometimes overlaps and highlights parallel interests; sometimes it creates a discourse in opposition. This exhibition showcases a selection of work that has been sparking recent conversations between them about content, media and the act of making images.

Opening reception: Friday, May 31st, 6-8 pm
Galley hours: Saturday and Sunday 12-4
Exhibition is open until June 30th

Somerville Open Studios is coming up soon! Make sure to stop by and see Gretchen Graham’s photographs in the gallery.

May 4th & 5th, 12-6

Image 1: Mind Your Regrets...or They Will Mind You. Part of the “Unsee This” series. Eliot Circle, Revere Beach, Revere, MA. 2019. Archival gelatin silver print (darkroom). There is no digital sleight-of-hand employed here: just pure Pareidolia!

Image 2: I Am Watching You. Copley Square Mall bookshop, Boston, MA. 1987. Archival digital print generated from scanned Kodak Tri-X black & white negative film.

Image 3: Living With the Lion. Part of the “Love Letters to Boston” series. Boston Gardens, Boston, MA. March 2005. Archival digital print generated from scanned Ifford HP5 black & white negative film.

Somerville Open Studios is coming up soon! Make sure to stop by and see .kessler ’s mixed media and ceramic work!

May 4th & 5th, 12-6

“I’ll be here in the morning”
2024
Acrylic, gouache, paper, gel medium on wood

Image 1: Painted mixed media still life of a multi color plant in a beige and blue planter. The planter has a distressed photo of the artist’s family from the 1960’s.

Image 2: “Spring Equinox”
2020
Acrylic, gouache, salt, paper, gel medium

Layered mixed media landscape using pictures of mountains from different magazines. Depicting different seasons and colors. Bright blue and purple full moon in sky.

Image 3: Girl Gang sculptures
Low-fire ceramic sculptures

Photograph of multi-colored figurative ceramic sculptures with brightly colored floral painted outfits.

Image 4: Girl Gang vase
Low-fire ceramic sculptures

Photograph of multi-colored figurative ceramic vase with beige and yellow checkered outfits. Dried flowers displayed in the vase.

Image 5: Cotton Candy
2023
Acrylic, alcohol ink, paper, gel medium on wood

Brightly colored mixed media mountain landscape. Depicting the pink and blue cotton candy clouds that can appear seasonally.

Somerville Open Studios is coming up soon! Make sure to stop by and check out Anna Warrock and her poetry!

Image 1: Slate Roof Press Chapbook Award winner
Image 2: Kiss Me Goodnight Anthology, a Minnesota Book Award runner up
Image 3: The Salmon Go All the Way Upstream, broadside for sale

May 4th & 5th, 12-6

Somerville Open Studios is happening this weekend! Stop by and see ceramics, photography, mixed media, poetry and more!

Saturday & Sunday, May 4 & 5, 12-6 pm

More info at somervilleopenstudios.org

It’s time again for Final Fridays!! Join us on March 29th from 6-8 pm in the gallery for some art, food and conversation. Stop by and say hello!

Washington Street has 3 art studio spaces available for rent. Please visit our website for more information and to apply for a space!

https://washingtonstreet.squarespace.com/studios-darkroom

Image 1: 170 sq ft first floor studio for $435
Image 2: 168 sq ft second floor studio for $413
Image 3: 132 sq ft second floor studio for $365

Our next Final Fridays is coming up soon! Join us on February 23rd from 6-8 pm in the gallery for some art and lively conversation. Stop by and say hello!

It’s time again for Final Fridays! Join us in the gallery on January 26th from 6-8 pm for art, conversation and refreshments. We have a showcase of members’ work in the gallery, and a few of our artists might have their studios open, so you can see what they’ve been working on lately. Hope to see you there!

Come by Washington Street tonight from 6-8 PM to see some art and visit with our members!

“Final Fridays” is a new event we are starting that takes place the last Friday of each month.

Please join us for the first of what we hope will be many monthly Final Fridays together!
This Friday, Sept. 29th we will be open from 6-8 pm for art viewing, conversation and refreshments. A few of our artists will have their studios open, and it’s a great chance to see our current show of works from the Somerville Toy Camera Festival. Stop by and say hello!

Somerville Toy Camera Festival opens this weekend! The opening reception at Washington Street is on Saturday from 6-8 pm. Also on Saturday, Brickbottom Gallery is having its opening from 3-5 pm, and Nave Gallery's opening is Sunday from 3-5 pm. Come and check out all the magic the photographers have made with lo-fi and plastic cameras!

All the currently-planned events are here:

http://www.somervilletoycamera.org/festival-events

photo: Visiting Day by Chae Kihn

Coming up Tuesday! the deadline for submitting ot the Somerville Toy Camera Festival, now in it's 10th year!

Reminder: STCF Call for Entries 📷

Photos of Somerville Open Studio by Greg Cook. Scroll down to see a few artists from Washington Street.

https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/2023/05/06/somerville-open-studios-2/?fbclid=IwAR3A2uqOAwlJtlfvp3-0a7grUN8IWsK8kvMsda3ieyUpPJFQQgqq9P_TLBQ

Photos: Somerville Open Studios – WONDERLAND ArtMay 6, 2023 Greg Cook 0 Ninety venues are opening their doors during Somerville Open Studios on Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7, 2023. The event is from noon to 6 p.m. each day. If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate, please support Wonderland by contrib...

Stop by Washington Street tomorrow for Somerville Open Studios! Sunday, May 7th, 12-6 pm

We’re stop N on the trolley, and we have plenty of parking!