Planning Stage: selection process for our summer show

Hatch Street Studios is honored to announce that we have been invited to show our work in a group exhibition at Van Vessem Gallery in Tiverton, Rhode Island, this summer. As a first step toward the presentation, gallerist Marika Van Vessem visited our building today to select specific pieces to be included in the show. Accompanied and advised by her friend Miriam Clifford, Marika expressed appreciation for the wide variety of media and styles represented by the artists at Hatch Street.

The exhibit will run from July 8 to August 5, with an opening reception set for July 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. Please plan to join us for our opening, or stop by the gallery while the show is on display. For information on the gallery, visit VanVessemGallery.com.

Thank you, Marika, we appreciate your invitation and look forward to showing our work with you!

Marika (right) and Miriam look through a series of prints by Michael Hecht.

Marika takes a closer look at one of Pam Hoss's large-scale drawings.

Marika photographs a painting by Joe Moniz as documentation for the works she plans to include in the summer show.

New gallery, new show!

The perfect way to spend your Friday evening: visit a brand new gallery at Hatch Street!

Denn Santoro and Helen Granger have transformed Space 306a of the Hatch Street building into the S&G Project Gallery, and their first show opens with a reception this Friday, May 5 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Their inaugural exhibit will feature multi-media assemblage artist Holly Carruthers, whose work combines found objects in an effort to "make sense of a world full of stuff." 

The artist says her "vast collection of pilfered wood, glass, metal, ephemera and accoutrement are assembled, fused, overlapped, reorganized and juxtaposed" to create work that is "surreal, dream-like, lyrical, and otherworldly."

Holly's show, titled "Junkstaposition: Upcycling Found Objects to Art," will include 22 of her assemblages. The exhibition will remain on view until June 10. 

Beyond Friday's reception, the gallery will be open by event, appointment or chance; you may email Denn at Denn@SandGProjectGallery.com or call him at 774.279.2606.

Stop by to see this intriguing art, and meet the artist and the gallerists! A group of other Hatch Street artists will have their studios open as well, including Lori Bradley, who has recently relocated from a fourth floor space to a new studio on the second floor, # 211. Also, you can visit Michael and Joan Tracey in Studio 306 (abstract and Impressionist acrylic paintings and ink drawings) and Michelle Lapointe, the Glass Connector (stained glass and abstract paintings) in Studio 407.

For more information on Holly Carruthers' work and on the S&G Project Gallery, check out their website at http://sandgprojectgallery.com/projects/html. 

There is ample free parking at Hatch Street Studios, and the elevator will be staffed for easy and handicapped access. See you there!

Holiday Open House This Sunday

The holiday season is here, and the artists at Hatch Street Studios have something special for everyone on your gift list! Come to our Holiday Open House this weekend to find one-of-a-kind items, hand-made in a wide variety of materials including ceramics, glass, wood, painting, textiles, and jewelry. The event is also a chance to see the spaces where the artists work, located in a restored 19th-century textile mill at 88 Hatch Street in New Bedford’s historic Nashawena Mill District.

Stop by on Sunday, December 4 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and discover unique treasures that will be cherished for a lifetime.

For details and directions, visit our website at HatchStreetStudios.com or email info@hatchstreetstudios.com. See you there!

Here's a sampling of what you'll see this weekend, by Hatch Street Studios artists:

Wood wares by Michael Pietragalla, Studio 406

Jewelry by Pat Kellogg, Studio 404

Glass ware, sculpture and paintings by Michelle Lapointe, Studio 407

What a successful event!

As we wrap up our Hatch Street winter open studio event for 2016, we can look back on an exciting weekend! We had a great crowd both days, with our parking lot full to the brim and our hallways bustling with guests. Folks came to look art, to chat, to shop for holiday gifts, and to discover the creative energy that flows inside our building. Many of them left carrying wrapped parcels and the cards of artists they had collected along their journeys down the Hatch Street hallways, along with warm memories of their experience.

We Hatch Street Artists would like to thank all those who came out and made our event such a great success! We'd also like to thank Gregg Harper for adding a note of musical beauty, and Destination Soups and Alice's Food Truck for their delicious fare. The efforts and energy of many creative and dedicated people came together this weekend, resulting in a terrific time for everyone involved. Let's do it all again next year!

A few views from Hatch Street Winter Open Studios 2016:

Jewelry, ceramics, prints, paintings ... there was a lot to look at in each room.

One of the best things about open studios: a chance to talk with the artists directly about their work.
Here, Alissar Langworthy discusses her imagery with visitors to her studio.

Michelle Lapointe's stained glass is always popular with shoppers.
With her studio adjacent to the display area, guests can see where her beautiful pieces are created.

A rare quiet moment on the fourth floor yesterday; our hallways were bustling all weekend long!

Open studios is a big hit

Day 1 of our annual open studio event was a crowd-pleaser! We were so glad to see such an enthusiastic turnout! Join us for Day 2 on Sunday, November 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Photos by Kevin R. Seward.

This stunning arrangement by Celia Blakemore (Studio 415) greets visitors on the second floor landing.

A view of the fourth floor hallway; folks started to pour in as soon as we opened at 11 a.m.!

Show your love at Open Studios

The Hatch Street Winter Open Studios, coming up in just a few days, will offer guests the chance to view the artwork made by our group of 50+ artists. But visitors can participate in the creative process as well.

To help foster respect and strengthen community, Hatch Street artist Diana Arvanites invites you to participate in her "Wall of Love" project. She calls it "a positive space of connection, reflection, expression, inclusion, diversity, and love."

Stop in to her studio on the fourth floor, Space # 402, to draw, write or sculpt material to add to this community wall. Diana hopes the wall project will allow the community to join together and "make a true portrait of America, a space where love doesn't have boundaries or labels."We all have so much in common," Diana says. "Let us share our beauty."

We hope to see you this-coming weekend, Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, at 88 Hatch Street in New Bedford's North End. Our building is handicapped accessible. For complete details, visit our website's events page. See you soon!

Two weeks and counting!

It looks quiet now, but don't let these closed doors fool you! Behind them, we Hatch Street artists are busy readying our wares and our spaces for the upcoming open studios. In just two weeks' time, our hallways will be bustling with guests.

This event is an exciting opportunity for art creators, art viewers, and art lovers. It's a chance to see new artwork of all kinds, talk to the artists about what they do and how they do it, even purchase a fresh piece or two to take home and enjoy for a lifetime.

Plus there are musical and culinary specials: local musician Gregg Harper will be playing acoustic guitar, and Destination Soups and Alice's Food Truck will be serving up delicious eats.

So don't miss it! We're looking forward to welcoming you on Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.