Anne Kenny. Art OPENING reception Friday, December 7, 4 to 8p

Art up front street studios and gallery presents Anne Kenny 

December's Featured Artist. 

Wonderful contemporary "Industrial Quilts" made of wire, metal, mesh and upcycled computer parts. Stunning original, handstitched creations.

Join us and meet Anne at a special winter holiday reception Friday, December 7 from 4 to 8.
Take a look at this FACEBOOK VIDEO about Anne Kenny and her work by Natasha Stoppel.

"My Industrial Quilts have been influenced by industry and technology both aesthetically and conceptually. The methods and materials I use in my quilts are nontraditional. The repetitive format and industrial materials are used for their standardized, manufactured appearance. The Amoskeag Textile Mill history in New Hampshire and the "mill girls" continue to inspire my work.

I try to emphasize the contrasts between machine-made and hand-made objects. I attempt to make reference to both industrial and post-industrial mechanization while retaining the personal and expressive aspects of traditional quilt making. The contrasts of machine-made versus hand-made are designed to complement each other, yet provoke the controversy surrounding the way things of value are made.

The quilt is a very personal image to me and by working with unconventional materials in this format I am better able to make references to the world I live in. Art parallels progress, modern industry, and invention. These influences create new forms of expression and aesthetics. I am exploring these forms and new ways of seeing. My quilts are suggestive of a new aesthetic which combines traditional and nontraditional quilt 

making."

In addition to her "Industrial Quilts", Anne will also have recent abstract landscape paintings on exhibit. 

Her work will be in this show through December 22.

Kenny's work is in the following 

Permanent & Individual Collections:

Museum of Arts & Design NY 

Currier Museum of Art NH

Fidelity Investments NH MA

Lowe's Corporate Headquarters NC

SAS Institute Inc. NC

Teleglobe Washington DC

PSNH Corporate Lobby NH

American Tung Oil Co. NY

BBDO Advertising Group MI

PC Connections NH

The Rosenberg Group MD

Taylor Group NH

National Telephone Co-op MD

City National Bank LA

Grant Hill NBA Athlete 

Wheaton College MA

Art Up Front Street is very proud to be showcasing Anne's work for this reception. 

Please note, parking is only on-street or in the left back lot (not the right side of the gallery). Enter through the front door or the back left door.

Looking forward to seeing you! 

art up front street "WINTER TWINKLE" special in December

For 6 days in December, on Tuesday and Wednesday, from 10 to 7, we celebrate the season with art. 

Enter our front gallery, enjoy a holiday treat, a hot beverage, and plan your gift giving with tempting art "specials" (specials available on WINTER TWINKLE days only). 

The gallery will be aglow with color, beauty and delicate light. 

Live painting "in-progress" each 
Tuesday and Wednesday all day 
....you can take a quiet break and watch the artist work. 

Bring a friend or two. It's a lovely day or night out plus a fabulous way to unwind.  

WINTER TWINKLE

Tuesday and Wednesday

10 to 7

December 4+5, 11+12, 18+19

Regular hours are Tue, Wed 10-7, Fri, Sat, Sun 10-4

holidays, closed

Thank you for coming!

Thank you for coming to our Open Studios this past weekend. What a great time we had. There was a steady stream both days of old friends, new friends, art purchasers, and art lovers. It is always great to have you in our space. With out you, what would we do all day :-)!

Part of the joy of you being here is hearing the excitement you have for our work. We love knowing who you are giving it to, where you will be hanging it, and why it speaks to you. The stories you bring keep our brushes moving. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. 

Be sure and tell your friends about us... or bring them by for a tour. Have some tea. Soak up the color.

Thank you again....

 

November 3 + 4, Art Up Front Street OPEN STUDIOS

We know the weekend will be great....especially if we see YOU. 

Take a moment to absorb visual goodness from these creative people that make up our collective:

 Becky Barsi, mixed media, with overtones of bold neon color. 

Artful Harper Studios, mixed media with a hint of "Galaxy Girl". 

Dawn Amey Designs, adornments that you will NOT see anywhere else. 

Dale Atkins Pottery, handbuilt, sculptural work that will give new meaning to the word "patience". 

Gaby Grossman acrylic paintings... bold meditative mark-making. 

Anne Kenny "Industrial Quilts", fascinating handwork using vintage computer circuitry and wire mesh. 

Deb Wheeler-Bean assemblage and photography... beauty through thoughtful eyes. 

Wo Schiffman colorful encaustic paintings. 

Rose Bryant Original Paintings ... abstract color. 

Jeff Whittum Metal.... recycled beauty for garden and environment. 

Artist Explores the World pyrography and watercolor... yes, fire and water. It's "elemental" my Dear :-).

Parking is on-street and in the LEFT back parking lot (not the right-side lot).

SATURDAY and SUNDAY

10am to 4pm each day.

Yes, the time changes this Sunday, so we WILL have coffee!

Bring a bestie to share your finds with.

See you soon!

Welcome! The party is about to start...

So much beauty ahead... Saturday and Sunday, November 3&4. If you have not been to our studio collective, we hope to see you. 8 studios, 9 resident artists, with 2 guest artists for the OPEN STUDIOS. See you all soon

GABY GROSSMAN: Featured Artist Online

Always fluid, always color, always speaking her truth.... especially for others. 

These are just 2 of Gaby's original paintings.... but there are so many more... in her studio, at her home, in her head. Her response... emotion... energy is in all she touches. 

Living large and full but at the same time... pulling in ...to the moment.... never unaware of her world around her. Thank goodness we can be a part of her process.... in art and in life. 

For more of her art, mark your calendar for November 3and 4 for Open Studios. 

Follow glimpses of her art and the other artists on instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/artupfrontstreet/

FINE ART and SUGAR TOUR!

NINE local artist's studios or galleries plus a sugarhouse will be, for the 5th year, OPEN and on tour to the public as a part of the larger statewide event

NEW HAMPSHIRE OPEN DOORS
organized by the League of NH Craftsmen. 

For two days you can tour & talk with artists & artisans in their creative spaces.... some of which are not open to the public on a regular basis. See works in progress, watch a demo, or learn how maple syrup is made. 

Save the dates and bring your friends. 
November 3 and 4.

FINE ART and SUGAR TOUR participants:

Tour Stops:

1. Willow Road Watercolors …….…137 Willow Rd. East Kingston

2. Willow Creek Sugarhouse ..……...137 Willow Rd, East Kingston

3. Pickpocket Arts ………………...166 Pickpocket Rd. Brentwood

4. Bruce Jones Fine Art ……………….…...28 Dogtown Rd. Exeter

5. Art Up Front  StreetStudios & Gallery ……...120 Front St. Exeter

6. The Seacoast Artist Association …………130 Water St. Exeter

7. Town ExeterArts Music  ..111(rear) Water St. PLUS TOWN HALL

8. Lori Martone Pottery Gallery ……………..8 String Bridge Exeter

9. Waterstone Art Studio …….55 Stratham Heights Rd. Stratham

DAWN AMEY: Featured Artist Online

Innovative enthusiasm for everything "design" is one thing that comes to mind when we think of Dawn. 

She finds a purpose for even the smallest of design thoughts. When she creates, even the leftovers have a place in her heart.... they may eventually become part of a sculptural shadow box exhibit, a perfectly arranged stack of symmetry, even an ornament for a hat or a brooch. Every thought has "a place" to fit for overall visual balance. 

Currently, she is working on a signage project for Lincoln Street School. She also has something going on with cut leather designs...?... still a secret, but whatever it is will be something we have not ever thought about doing!

See more of Dawn's work and her attention to design detail at our OPEN STUDIOS this November. 

ONE-OF-A-KIND we LOVE

Galaxy Girl by Laura Harper

Encaustic on wood by Wo Schiffman

Orange abstract by Rose Bryant

 For more of this color and coming events, 

like us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/ArtUpFrontStreet/ and follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artupfrontstreet/

Art New England.... Art Up Front Street

Wow! Thank you B.Armore, Lori Pedrick, and Art New England for the article. We are part of a piece on artist-run galleries. We must say... we could not be happier with the choice we have made to work as a collective of artists showing and promoting our own work. The community of peers here keeps us all pointed in the right directions.... plus creative conversations are never far away.

The featured photo (on the left side of the spread) belongs to none other than our own Anne Kenny  "Industrial Quilts". Anne has been a member of Art Up Front Street now for one and a half years. We are so lucky she found us. We love her work and obviously Art New England does, too!

If you have never seen "Art New England", get a subscription.... it is a lovely, well written and beautifully photographed art publication. At the very least pick up a copy on the news stand of the September October issue. :-)

Follow Art Up Front Street on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artupfrontstreet/ and like us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/ArtUpFrontStreet/

DEB WHEELER-BEAN: Featured Artist Online

Today's featured artist is Deb Wheeler-Bean... artist, educator. Explorer of all things beautiful. Deb's studio is a treat for the senses... her collections, her memories, her objects of visual wonder. She is teaching a class this fall for adults .... "I suck at art". Yes, that IS the name of the class... AND she is using her 3rd through 5th grade art curriculum as the guide. Get your hands in something colorful, explore a process for which there is no one way, make a splatter... it's ok. Check it out and enjoy a judgement-free zone for a lot of art fun. Sign-ups are through Deb's email. (See below)

SEE DEB'S WORK ON INSTAGRAM

That time when we were featured in ARTSCOPE MAGAZINE

Thank you again Donna Dodson, sculptor, who also doubles as a writer for ARTSCOPE Magazine. We were just going through some fond memories here at Art Up Front Street and came across these pics from early spring when you and Andy Moerlein, also fabulous sculptor, toured our studios. So yes, we must post again... 

We are looking forward to your show, Donna, with Eric Sealine, at the Boston Sculptors Gallery this October!

Donna interviewing Anne Kenny "Industrial Quilts" at Art Up Front Street

Donna and Andy "talking shop" with Becky Barsi, Art Up Front Street

Di Di being Di Di in Gaby Grossman's studio