Happy Fourth!

About 200 people found their way to the Opening Reception for INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH on Saturday evening, undaunted by the Fountain Street bridge closure, which is quickly becoming a non-issue for us as people become accustomed to the detour. It was a pleasure to see so many people enjoying the show!

The gallery will be open as usual Friday July 1, from 11-5,

but will be open by appointment only on 

Saturday and Sunday July 2 - 3.

 Please email us at fountainstfineart@gmail.com to arrange a visit.

You can’t get there from here

or how to navigate the detour over the Fountain Street Bridge

The Fountain Street Bridge has been closed for repair. Please follow these alternate directions to visit 

Fountain Street Fine Art's INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH exhibit. 

If you’re coming from the east on Rte. 135, continue straight past the Fountain Street traffic light. Take a RIGHT at the second traffic light onto Winter Street. Go over the Winter Street Bridge and take your first RIGHT onto Fountain Street. Go past Keefe Tech and Loring Arena, both on your left. Take a LEFT into the Kenwood Center industrial complex just before the bridge. Focus on Fitness is on your left. The Bancroft Building that houses Fountain Street Fine Art is on the ground floor of 59 Fountain Street, the largest building in the complex. Look for the signs and balloons!

If you’re coming from Dudley Road in Framingham, take a LEFT onto Fountain Street, which is OPEN to local traffic. Take a LEFT into the Kenwood Center industrial complex just before the bridge. Focus on Fitness is on your left. The Bancroft Building that houses Fountain Street Fine Art is on the ground floor of 59 Fountain Street, the largest building in the complex. Look for the signs and balloons!

Join us for the Opening Reception 

Saturday, June 25th, from 5-8 PM

INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH - Spotlight on Sculpture

INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH, our focus for Summer 2011, seems to lend itself to three-dimensional pieces, at least as evidenced by the work submitted for the show. We're very excited to have a large number of sculpture in this show, from textural relief to delicate ceramics to large scale metalwork. We found ourselves really needing to 'think outside the box' to find ways to display these 3D pieces to best advantage. Some of the more delicate pieces needed to be protected, while still allowing the viewer to appreciate the subtlety of the work. Many of the sculptures really must be seen from multiple vantage points to be fully experienced. Sight lines are important; the work can't obscure or compete with the 2D work surrounding it. 

Martin Ulman's found object sculpture Jules Verne suspends from the ceiling; three of Bill Cohn's hand-built ceramic pieces stand on pedestals in the background; Bob Collini's At the Fair stands at far right.

AJ Grignaffini, The Fish, repurposed metal sculpture

Steven Thomas Martin's The Package, 

mixed media sculpture; 

 Martin Ulman's Mr. Automatic, 

wall hung.

One of the things we learned from Unscripted, our first juried show, was to request that artists supply their own pedestals. The right pedestal can act as a matt or frame, and really complement the piece. Artists supplied not only pedestals, but instructions, hardware, and assistance to display their work to best advantage. The result is that the sculptures in the show act as exclamation points that punctuate the 2D work that surrounds them.

The photos here are intended to give you a taste- the show really does need to be seen 'in 3D'.

White Noise, by Michael Ulman, center; Joe Carpineto's Pull, far right.

Please join us for the 
INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH
Opening Reception
 Saturday, June 25th, from 5-8 PM

INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH artists

Congratulations to all the artists whose work was selected for  INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH, which opens Friday June 17th, and runs through July 31st.

Please join us for the Opening Reception-

Saturday, June 25th, from 5-8PM

The jury is in!

The gallery received 232 submissions for INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH at final count,more than we received for our inaugural show back in January. In our opinion, the quality of the work was even better than what we received for that show. Juror Howard Yezerski certainly had his work cut out for him. We prepared for his visit by distributing the work randomly throughout the gallery so that each piece was  well visible.

He moved methodically through each space within the gallery, looking carefully at every piece, occasionally picking one up to look more closely, or pausing to ask a question. His process was deliberate, his decisions were intent and sure. We asked what criteria he was using; he stated that relationship to the theme was important, and that in addition he was drawn to work that was more abstract in nature, although many figurative works were selected. In the end, he chose 65 pieces, within the range of what we had suggested as an appropriate number of pieces to fill the space. Painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, and sculpture are all represented.

We're really looking forward to hanging the show, and once the gallery is clear we'll spread the pieces and see which combinations and juxtapositions of work resonate with us. There is some phenomenal work in this show, and hope that when you visit the gallery, you'll agree.

Pick-up of work not accepted is 

Fri. 6/10 and Sat. 6/11, 10-2.

The Gallery will be closed 

this weekend for installation. 

INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH 

OPENS Fri. 6/17.

The Opening Reception is 

Sat. June 25, 5-8 PM

The gallery will be open 

Fri.-Sun.  11-5 through July 31. 

We will close for August.

But stay tuned....the fall promises to be big!