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NEWBURYPORT ART ASSOCIATION
We invite you to join our vibrant community of artists and art lovers. We host exhibitions, classes, workshops, and special events throughout the year. Members and Non-members welcome.
2012 Membership drive is underway. Read about our NEW membership level Artist Select and NEW member benefits for 2012 on the Membership page. To join us, click here.
15th Annual Regional Juried Show
Visit the Exhibition Page for CFE details and Entry Form for Mailed Submissions
PLEASE NOTE THAT TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND, WE HAVE MOVED THE RECEPTION & AWARDS PRESENTATION TO SUNDAY, MAY 20, 3-5PM
Online Submissions Now Being Accepted
To go to the Enter the Show online form, click here
For a PDF of detailed instructions to assist you in completing the Enter A Show online form, click here
Need additional tips for the Enter the Show Online form? Click here
Good Luck to all Artists. We look forward to viewing your submissions!
Upcoming Exhibitions
Young and Budding Artist Show
March 1-17, 2012
Reception, Free and Open to the Public
Sunday, March 4, 2-4pm
OpArt Show
March 22-April 7
Reception, Free and Open to the Public
Friday, March 23, 6-8pm
2012 Featured Artist Series
a series of solo shows in the Laura Coombs Hills gallery
COMING SOON!
Magnificient Mushrooms
a solo show of works by photographer Godfrey Sluder
March 11-24, 2012
Reception, Free and Open to the Public
Sunday, March 11, 3-5pm
For the complete 2012 Featured Artist schedule, click here or visit our Exhibition Page.
Announcing a NEW NAA Special Event!
Vincent
a full-length two-act play
Coming for three nights in March
Fri March 16 - Sun, March 18
All performances begin at 8:00 p.m., in the Hartson Gallery
Doors open at 7:30pm
Ticket prices: $12.00 for NAA Members and $15 for non-members
To purchase tickets, call or drop by the NAA
To View the 2012 Exhibition Schedule, Click Here
THE NAA THANKS
The Winter Members Juried Exhibition Series Sponsor
"Ice Breaker!" photograph, by Peter Zoltai
Winter Members Juried Show , Part II
February 3-25
Reception, Free and Open to the Public, Saturday, Feb 4, 7-9pm
Join Us!
To View the Accepted Works List for the Winter Members Juried Show
Click Here
Congratulations to the Award Winners!
Jurors Statement:
Once again, we salute the staff and volunteers of the Newburyport Art Association for their remarkable commitment to the arts and artists in our community. They are well organzied and alway upbeat and helpful, making our job a true pleasure.
We continue to be impressed with the body of outstanding artwork presented to us for selection. It is always difficult to narrow down the work submitted for inclusion in any exhibit. The quality and array of work was inspiring.
We are honored to be asked to participate as jurors in this outstanding show and thoroughly enjoyed our experience. We wish only the best of luck to all of the artists including those individuals not selected for this exhibition and encourage them to continue their pursuit in the arts.
Christopha Fitzmaurice, Chameleon Gallery
Kari Bernard, The Walsingham Gallery
Sam Sargent Award for Best of Show
Work in Photography
Hues of Vinalhaven - Vinalhaven Harbor, ME, by Jay McCarthy
This piece should persuade those "doubters" that photography is a true art form. We were taken with the abstraction of the imagery, we didnt know what it was and it didn't really matter. The composition was well balanced with a soothing and layered palette reminiscent of an Italian fresco. The Klimt-esque quality at the lower-left portion of the image and sense of layered textures all contribute to our love for this outstanding piece of art. We applaud the artist's wonderful ability to find and masterfully capture art and beauty in the most unlikely of places.
Mary Alice Arakelian Memorial Award
for Work in Acrylic
Sonflower Blooms, by Sara Demrow Dent
Sarah’s unique style combines a vibrancy of colors and lush shapes with a clean, elegant execution of the subject. She has created a unique niche integrating personal poetry into the body of her work, which creates a delicate graphite outline of the subject. Her work is always recognizable and uplifting.
Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank Award
for Work in Mixed Media
Tree-O, by Ryan Kelley
This piece exhibits energy and motion that has been achieved with a creative use and understanding of the materials. From the delicate root system grounded on rock to the strength of the twisting trunk with wind-blown branches. Unique, interesting, and well done.
Institution for Savings Award
for Work in Pastel
Garlics, by Noriko Fox
Incredible control of the medium capturing the paper-like quality of the garlic, the execution of the shadows, and the over-all composition. It is hard to believe that pastel can also be such a crisp medium. Wonderfully executed.
H. Patterson Hale, Jr. Charitable Foundation Award
for Work in Photography
Hues of Vinalhaven- Vinalhaven Harbor, ME, by Jay McCarthy
We love this! It transcends the medium- a beautiful aesthetic, revealing the beauty of the often time unnoticed artifacts of our daily lives. Sumptuous palette.
Strem Chemicals, Inc. Award
for Work in Fine Craft
City Cycling, by Janice Mae Jones
Contemporary and urban. A wonderful, imaginative use of textiles. Artfully arranged with fabulous colors and shapes. Beautifully composed and well executed.
Newburyport Art Association Honorable Mention Award
for Work in Acryclic
Singing the Blues, by Wendy Cole
A Chagall palette with an intriguing use of impasto, uncommonly achieved through acrylics, creating marvelous texture and depth.
Newburyport Art Association Honorable Mention Award
for Work in Mixed Media
Funky Teapot, by Merry Beninato
Extraordinary control of dyes on silk. We love that she was able to capture the glaze of ceramics, the translucency of glass and the solid nature of carrots and grapes. Excellent composition, bold, colorful and “funky.”
Newburyport Art Association Honorable Mention Award
for Work in Pastel
Seasonal Vacancy, by Susan Kneeland
A wonderful perspective and a fabulous subject matter- it’s great to see an urban landscape done in pastel, a departure from the typical pastel landscape. Lovely, moody, and reflective nature of the wet road. Fantastic composition.
Newburyport Art Association Honorable Mention Award
for Work in Photography
Roll, by Jack Fowler
Outstanding composition and balance. To see the beauty in something that would be invisible to many, the photographer has turned the image into a 21st century “fresco.”
Newburyport Art Association Honorable Mention Award
for Work in Fine Craft
Island Sunset, by Douglas W. Johnson