Instigators

Howard Sherman Exhibition

August 27 – Sept 2, 2017

Opening Reception at 6:30 PM,
Artist Talk at 7 PM Thurs. Aug 31, 2017,

Open to the public

The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck – Studio Gallery
6 Wonson Street, Gloucester, MA 01930

Oxygen Sucker 14, work on paper

Oxygen Sucker 16, work on paper

ROCKY NECK ART COLONY welcomes 2016 Goetemann Artist-in-Residence Howard Sherman back to Rocky Neck with Instigators, showing at the Cultural Center Studio Gallery beginning August 27, 2017.

Sherman is known for large, bombastic images and human-scale canvases, but Instigators sheds light on his smaller works on paper. By delving into this medium, the artist reveals his intuitive use of material in a distilled yet assertive manner. Sherman received his Masters of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from the University of North Texas in 2006. Soon after, he was featured in a solo traveling exhibition originating at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas. His work is part of several museum collections and is on permanent display at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. The artist has been profiled numerous times in New American Paintings, appears in the 2010 book Texas Artists Today, and was chosen for the cover of the recently-released art history book Texas Abstract: Modern/Contemporary by Michael Paglia and Jim Edwards. Rice University is now collecting his personal artifacts for its research center.

Sherman continues to further his craft and studies. Along with the Goetemann residency, the artist has also been awarded residencies at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, School of Visual Arts, the McColl Center for Visual Art, Vermont Studio Center, Jentel Artist Residency Program and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. Sherman has been in a number of solo exhibitions across the United States, and his work has been featured in group exhibitions in Texas, California, New York, Florida, Spain, India and Peru.

Instigators will be on display at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck – Studio Gallery from August 27 to September 2. A reception honoring the artist will be held on Thursday, August 31 at 6:30 p.m. with an artist talk starting at 7:00 p.m.

 Howard Sherman, artist
www.howardsherman.com

The Rocky Neck Art Colony, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, nurtures excellence in the arts through exhibitions, workshops, residencies and vibrant cultural events for its members and the public. The Cultural Center is becoming known as a new listening room for eclectic musical programming. Concerts are scheduled throughout the year.

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Just a view from Annisquam on the last day of August 2017.  So peaceful this morning before the long weekend.

Something to fill the void in the off Fiesta months when we’re missing our beloved Greasy Pole.  Or maybe we could set it up for this Friday’s block party.  Start out at the intersection of Middle and Hancock and let it demolish people all the way down to I4C2.

Telegraph– A Spanish village’s attempt to invent a “cruelty-free” version of bull-running by replacing the animals with giant balls has ended in tragedy after two people were seriously injured.

One man was left in a coma after sustaining a serious head injury when he was crushed against metal barriers by the 300-kilogramme resin ball which chased runners around the town of Mataelpino, near Madrid during the event over the weekend.

Another man suffered three broken ribs and concussion.

The mayor of Mataelpino, whose idea of substituting in the balls – painted with bull’s faces – seven years ago has been emulated by other Spanish towns, has said the council will review its safety protocols before next year’s event.

Good times!