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Newburyport Art Association, NESA to present exhibitions
Newburyport Art Association
The Newburyport Art Association partners with the New England Sculptors Association and The Firehouse Center for the Arts to open three new exhibitions.
“Positivity,” a sculpture exhibition co-presented with the New England Sculptors Association will feature 19 sculptural works juried by sculptor Christopher Gowell. The sculptures will be in the Hills Gallery at the Newburyport Art Association from April 27 through May 9 with a special Zoom awards ceremony at 5 p.m. May 8.
Two awards will be given: a Juror’s Choice Award and a People’s Choice Award voted by viewers online and onsite. In-person visitors to the show can vote at the NAA, and visitors to the online gallery can vote at http://nesculptors.org/positivity. Please visit http://nesculptors.org for the Zoom link to the awards ceremony. Gowell has sculpted the figure for 50 years and holds a BFA from UNH and an MFA in sculpture f
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Newburyport’s brick downtown buildings and historic federal-style architecture are what makes the city special, Jones said.
“We do have the Colonial period, we have the Federalist period, we have the Victorian period, we have almost good representation of every architectural period,” Jones said. “But clearly the Federalist period is something we hold our hat on.”
Middleton resident featured in Newburyport Art Association show
Courtesy of the Newburyport Art Association
MIDDLETON The Newburyport Art Association will present new work from featured artists Cheryl Dyment, of Middleton, and Sara Demrow Dent, of Newburyport, from April 27 to May 9 at the Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St., Newburyport.
Gallery hours 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays or by appointment. Gallery hours are being extended on the two Fridays of the exhibit, April 30 and May 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. for special “Meet the Artists” times. The two-person exhibit in the NAA s largest, first-floor Sargent Gallery, will allow visitors to approach each artist’s work with a fresh perspective.