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ARCHIVED 10/17/01

Take the "Art Ferry" to the first East Boston Open Studios

Getting to East Boston has never been easier. On Saturday October 13 and Sunday October 14, you can catch the free "Art Ferry" water taxi, at Christopher Columbus Park in the North End (next to the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel). From noon to 6pm, the art ferry will shuttle visitors across the harbor to the Boston Harbor Marina in East Boston for the first East Boston Open Studios. At the marina, a free "Art Bus" will pick up passengers every 30 minutes and make stops throughout the neighborhood at various art studio locations. The "Art Ferry" is sponsored by Cassin/Winn in conjunction with the East Boston Artist’s Group, the organizers of the Open Studios event.

East Boston Open Studios will be held from 12:00 noon to 6:00 pm. The starting point for T riders is Tony’s Realty located at 37 Maverick Square, just outside the Maverick T stop on the Blue Line. Maps of all the studios and information about the participating artists will be available there. Nearly forty artists will participate, representing the Central Square, Eagle Hill, Jeffries Point and Maverick Square neighborhoods. Visitors are invited to tour the artist’s buildings and studios, see them at work and learn about art. Original artwork will be available in all price ranges; choose from sculpture, handmade books, figurative and abstract painting, jewelry, drawings, photography, and much more. This event is funded in part through a generous grant from The East Boston Foundation.

The East Boston Artists Group (EBAG) is a volunteer organization made up of artists living and working in East Boston. Started as an idea served up at a backyard barbeque last August, the group now consists of over forty members and has sponsored nine art exhibitions, including a recently concluded show at Boston City Hall. Co-founder Jesse M. Kahn says, "The members of the East Boston Artist’s Group have come together to share ideas about art, develop neighborhood art/work spaces and to work collectively to enhance and promote the community that we call home. As one of the few Boston neighborhoods that has yet to participate in Open Studios, we are excited to be organizing this important cultural event."

The participating East Boston Open Studios artists include: Ann Beckett, small-scale sculpture; Catherine Bowen, painting; Caroline Buttner, photography; Elsa Campbell, artist’s books, photography, collage; Edward Ching, oil painting; Chris Chou, oil painting; Heidy Sumei Chuang, painting; Daphne Confar, oil painting; Barbara Cowan, acrylics; Mary Dreitlein, mixed media; Enoch, drawings, lithography; Aaron Fry, painting; Charles Giuliano, photo-collage; David Harrison, oil on canvas, still life; Charlotte Hitler, oil "color progressions" on canvas; Laurie Hoffma, photography; Jesse M. Kahn, photography, small-scale installations; June Krinsky-Rudder, mixed media; Jeannette Lazarus, oil on canvas, encaustic on wood; Tim Lynch, photography; Maureen O’Connor, oil on canvas; Feridun Ozgoren, paper marbling; Loretta Pardi, watercolor and gouache; Louis Risoli, oil painting; Alberto Roblest, video installation; Ryan Ross, painting; Fran Rowan, beadwork, photography, mixed media; J.M. Ryan, pastels and oils; Anna Salmeron, photography; Dorothea Sierra, mixed media; Michael St. Germain, poetry on eggs, acrylics; Chris Tauson, painting; Patricia Trapp, portfolio of mural work; Paul Weiner, photography; and Jaye Woodstock, jewelry;

Showing concurrently with East Boston Open Studios is "We Live Here", on exhibit from September 17^th through November 30^th at Zumix located at 202 Maverick Street in East Boston. "We Live Here" is a collaborative projection piece by the East Boston Artists Group responding to Massport’s planned runway expansion at Logan Airport. The exhibit features the work of seven EBAG members Elsa Campbell, Daphne Confar, Aaron Fry, Jesse Kahn, Tim Lynch, Alberto Roblest, and Anna Salmeron. The opening reception will be held Friday October 12^th from 6pm – 8pm.

Also on exhibit from September 17^th through October 31^st is "Picturing East Boston" at Tony’s Realty located at 37 Maverick Square in East Boston. This show features the work of several East Boston artists depicting the neighborhood they call home. A closing reception will be held on Thursday October 25th from 7pm – 9pm.

For more information, please contact the East Boston Artists Group at 617-759-2492, or www.eastbostonartistsgroup.org.

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link originally posted 8/26/01