Vernon Street Studios

Meet Liv Cappello ✨✨✨My name is Liv and I run a small screenprinting and linocut business called Long Trail Studio! I’m beyond excited to be participating in my first SOS this May. Come check out my studio at 6 Vernon Street!

Monique McNally can be found in Studio 41 at 6 Vernon Street. She paints what she loves - the aftermath of cooking and eating with friends, and pet portraits. "Our pets are our heart," she says.

Meet Alison Drasner, her work celebrates the bright, shiny, glittery and joyfulness in everyday life. Her subject matter is mostly botanicals and still-lifes, which allows her to continue focusing on experimenting with materials, size and techniques.

Vernon Street Studios, #6 Vernon Street, Studio #103


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Michelle Lougee is a sculptor, ceramist and fiber artist using post consumer materials to find ways to expose and lament the ubiquity of plastic in our midst. Her studio is located in 20 Vernon Street, # 81

Check Gary Duehr in Studio #6, 6 Vernon Street, 2nd Floor, during Somerville Open Studios. May 4th and 5th, from noon - 6pm

SANTAPOCALYPSE
The holiday season is over and done, and all the Santas and elves and reindeer and pandas slowly deflate in front yards. It’s a Santapocalypse. Slouched on sidewalks, slumped against a fence, spread-eagle face down on the lawn, the colorful figures look comically pathetic. In the face of defeat, they wear cheery grins on their way to oblivion.

Gary Duehr has been chosen as the Best Emerging Artist in New England by the International Association of Art Critics, and he has received an Artist Grant in photography from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. His work has been featured in museums and galleries, including the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA; MOMA PS 1, New York, NY; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; andMuseo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba, and exhibitions in Tokyo, Venice, Stockholm, London and Barcelona. Past awards include grants from the LEF Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Somerville Arts Council and the Inside-OUT Gallery Call for the Somerville Open Studios Artists Members’ showcase is now open. To apply, go to Inside-Out SOS Member Exhibit Application Form https://forms.gle/YbV6oh5Ktzwsonx96
Submission deadline April 1st
This is a closed call for all current SOS members. Both participating SOS 2024 artists and current sustaining SOS members are welcome to submit.
Celebrating 25 years: Somerville Open Studios…. where creativity comes alive! In preparation for this year’s event, Somerville Open Studios (SOS), the Somerville Arts Council and the Inside-OUT Gallery will be “partying like it’s 1999” and welcome seasoned members and newcomers alike to submit pieces for the annual SOS members’ exhibit. While all works will be considered, we do encourage applicants to respond to this year’s theme.

Google Forms: Sign-in Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

Important advocacy update for ALL artist. Please share and send to your local officials

about one thing: wish i could change your mind Time’s just about up to write a letter to support affordable arts spaces in Somerville. Nothing will be alright—for Washington Street Art Center, for The Loft, Milk Row, for the creatives left in Somerville / Greater Boston—if more people don’t do a real simple thing.

Attn Vernon Street Studios Artists!!!!Somerville is changing--let's make sure artists & our creative economy's voices are heard! Join Artstayshere Coalition & the Don't F with FAB! team for an arts advocacy community meeting, Monday, February 12, 7-9pm at Warehouse XI, 11 Sanborn Court, Union Square

Attn artists, musicians, creatives & supporters: Somerville is changing--let's make sure artists & our creative economy's voices are heard! Join & the Don't F with FAB! team for an arts advocacy community meeting, Monday, February 12, 7-9pm at Warehouse XI, 11 Sanborn Court, Union Square, Somerville for on-site advocacy including video testimonials, letter writing, network messaging, sign-making & more. Free w/RSVP at www.dontfwithfab.eventbrite.com.

Important business information for artists:
As of 2024, there will be new tax laws that will affect artists doing business as an LLC or DBA entities. For more information, you may visit https://www.fincen.gov/boi-faqs or to file visit https://boiefiling.fincen.gov/boir/html

Thank you to tax professional Hannah Cole and her insightful article https://hyperallergic.com/865082/new-anti-money-laundering-law-can-send-self-employed-artists-to-jail/ for raising awareness on this issue.

Keep in mind this is general information and each situation may vary. You should always consult a true tax professional to see how these changes may apply to you.

New Anti-Money Laundering Law Can Send Self-Employed Artists to Jail Luckily, it can be avoided by filling out a simple form.

Check out the Somerville Arts Council's latest exhibit in the Inside-Out gallery in Davis Square, Art in Bloom: Works by Vernon Street Studios, artist, Alison Pruchansky Drasner, at the Inside-Out Gallery

See Jonathan Donahue’s work in studio 32 at 6 Vernon Street; explore his layered shadow boxes and photography. and

Say hello to Christine Palamidessi in studio #102 at 6 Vernon Street during Open Studios weekend.

Don't forget to visit Amy Slaughter in Studio #91 at 20 Vernon Street.

Check out Iku Oseki's narrative abstraction in Studio #29 at 6 Vernon Street.

Check out Kristen Breiseth's fantastic work in Studio #79 at 20 Vernon Street.

Somerville Open Studios is less than a month away! Don't forget to come by our buildings and say hello. Check out David Palmquist's work in Studio #17, located on the third floor of 6 Vernon Street. Make sure to check out his work in person.

Call of Art for the Somerville Art Council’s Inside-OUT Gallery SOS Artists Members showcase exhibit-- Submission deadline March 30
To register, please submit via the Google Forms at https://forms.gle/WTnBDny1MnoauSESA

Somerville Open Studios, the Somerville Arts Council and the Inside-OUT Gallery once again welcome seasoned members and newcomers alike to submit pieces for the annual SOS members’ exhibit. While all works will be considered, we do encourage applicants to respond to this year’s theme. This is a closed call for current registered SOS artists. Please note that this is a juried exhibition and not all submitted work will be accepted. Applicants’ work must be available from April 18- May 18.

Exhibit Theme: Bounce
Somerville: a hub of creative energy. It is an active pulse that reflects, engages, and responds to our environment. It is through this mantra that Somerville Open Studios community has adapted, pivoted, and now ready to bounce back with its trademark rigor, bringing art to the masses. In the spirit of this theme, we ask applicants to explore ways the art can bounce, reflect, bloom, or change direction.

Google Forms: Sign-in Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

Vernon Street Studios : open studios Susan Altman Christina Balch Heather Balchunas Peter Freeth Belford Resa Blatman Maggi Brown Steven Cabral A.F. Cook - Piccolo Studio Gallery Alison (Pruchansky) Drasner Kathleen Finlay Beth Galston Ivana Damien George Stephen Goss Joan Green Carol Greenwood Yildiz Grodowski Susan Hagner Gina Halste...

As Vernon Street Studios's Open Studios approaches, we are raising money to help support the event. Our goal: $300. Please contribute if you can. 💸💸💸💸✨✨✨✨
https://www.vernonstreet.com/open.html

Vernon Street Studios : open studios Susan Altman Christina Balch Heather Balchunas Peter Freeth Belford Resa Blatman Maggi Brown Steven Cabral A.F. Cook - Piccolo Studio Gallery Alison (Pruchansky) Drasner Kathleen Finlay Beth Galston Ivana Damien George Stephen Goss Joan Green Carol Greenwood Yildiz Grodowski Susan Hagner Gina Halste...

Check our Christine Edel’s work in studio 12

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Dreamscapes and soulscapes

As an artist I am drawn to the world between worlds. I seek to delve into the realm between
being awake and dreaming, this magical dreamlike state just before the rising of a new day.
It is my intention to to create an atmosphere of mystery and magic in my paintings, finding
new depths and truth beyond the known world, discovering a world of my own - dreamscapes
and landscapes of the soul.
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Image titles:

A thousand and one night
acrylic on canvas

Und ewig singen die Wälder.... (And the trees sing forever....)
acrylic on canvas

During your Open Studios visit, make sure to check out and say hi to Amy Lou Stein in studio 91.

Image 1: Semi-precious stones with crystal wand on silk cording 

Image 2: Somerville grown plants and discarded objects bundled and printed on silk velvet scarf 

Image 3: Botanicals grown in Somerville and foraged on hikes become nourishment for your skin, mind and body.