THE BARN DOOR GALLERY
AT 33 HAWLEY
Stewarded by the Northampton Center for the Arts (NCFA), the Barn Door Gallery supports our mission to foster community connections through the arts, and is a dedicated venue for evolving, transformative dialogue between artists and audiences.
OPEN HOURS:
12 pm - 7 pm - Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday
Closed - Sunday, Monday & Tuesday
The Barn Door Gallery is ADA compliant and admission is free.
Additional information can be found on our FAQ document.
THE SPLIT LEVEL GALLERY AT 33 HAWLEY
Stewarded by the Northampton Center for the Arts (NCFA) and A.P.E . (Available Potential Enterprises, Ltd.) the curation of this gallery is shared by both building partner organizations and supports our mission to foster collaboration and community connections through the arts.
Current Exhibits:
October Split Level Gallery 2024
Out of Context: Reimagining the Figure
Center for the Arts Drawing Group Show
October 4 - October 30
Opening Reception on Arts Night Out
This group comprises members of the resident Center for the Arts Drawing Group who meet up on Wednesday mornings to create and connect. Together, they are presenting a show of their works titled "Out of Context."
The gallery of figure drawings is a captivating display of the human form captured through the eyes of talented artists. The artworks vary in style, showcasing the diversity of approaches to figure drawing.From quick gesture sketches to detailed, lifelike representations, each piece tells a unique story and evokes a range of emotions. The gallery is a celebration of the human body and the artistry involved in depicting it. As you walk through the space, you can't help but be drawn into the beauty and complexity of the human form, immortalized on paper or canvas. Each drawing invites you to appreciate the skill and creativity of the artists while contemplating the timeless subject of humanity.
Participating Artists:
Deb Orgera
Pacifico Palumbo
Harriet Pollatsek
Sulafa Roumaya-Elia
Emily Schmalzer
Steve Stankiewicz
Elizabeth Stone
Chris Sullivan
Dominique Thiebaut
Katherine Weinstein
Iris Wheaton
Ruth Bauman
Harriette Block
Rosetta Marantz Cohen
John Darby
Mary Gilman
Sherri Gionet
Michelle Machinnes
Tom Martin
Scott McDaniel
Elizabeth Meyersohn
Gloria Nicholls
Mary Wilson
June Split Level Gallery 2024
The Endless River of Dreams
June 14 - June ?
Opening Reception on Arts Night Out
“The Endless River of Dreams” is an exhibition that addresses several themes: dreaming, the human experience, liminality, and artificial intelligence. These works grapple with the concept of what is dreaming and what is reality. This is especially poignant in today’s world with the newly advanced artificial intelligence machines that generate images. AI has made us question what is Art and how do we navigate the complex ethics surrounding machine learning and image generation. How do our dreams define our waking life? Are our dreams any less real than “reality”? At one point, humans merely dreamt of a day where we would be able to harness the technology that we currently have access to, and now here we are with big questions facing what this new intelligence means to the human experience and therefore ‘Art’.
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Dani Schmidt is a mixed media painter and illustrator from Holyoke, MA. Their works are all created with mixed media as they feel that different media expresses different moods and themes. Many of the works that address the theme of AI and dreaming are india ink on paper. The larger canvas works are also mixed media but created with acrylic paint and wax pastel. Many of these works in this collection are considered experimental by the artist; they have tried new processes and combined with something tried and true to explore new ways of making as a reflection to this brave new world we all find ourselves in today.
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Elizabeth Meyersohn is an oil painter from New York but lives in Florence, MA. Elizabeth’s work is an excellent addition to this show with her high-keyed pink paintings, phases of dawn colors and some luscious depictions of the moon. Her work has a dreamy and liminal quality that reflects and compliments Dani’s paintings. Her work is also compelling in contrast to the other works in the show because of her striking use of color. These works are a form of self-portraits and self-reflection that echo the theme of dreams. Elizabeth primarily works with oil on canvas, both large and small scale.