FRANCINE KELLY GALLERY

The Francine Kelly Gallery in Featherstone's Art Barn is open year-round, with a variety of community art shows as well as curated shows and retrospectives. During exhibition, the Gallery is open 12-4PM, daily (unless otherwise noted). At the end of each year, the gallery hosts the annual Holiday Gift Show. Click here to see previous shows.

Upcoming Shows in 2025

For submitting artists, please read our Gallery Guidelines at the bottom of this page.

Painting by Jean Mansfield

The Art of Flowers Wonderfully Floral | May 4 - 25 (Closed Memorial Day)
Opening Reception: Sunday, May 4, 4 - 6PM

A perennial favorite, THE ART OF FLOWERS will showcase beautiful bouquets and blooms in the Francine Kelly Gallery during the month of May. Individual, wild, in gardens and vases, flowers will be depicted in a plethora of mediums.

For Artists:
Drop Off: Monday & Tuesday, April 28 & 29: 10AM - 4PM
Pick Up: Tuesday & Wednesday, May 27 & 28: 10AM - 4PM

Photograph by Posie Haeger

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Embrace MV | June 1 - 22
Opening Reception: Sunday, June 1, 4 - 6PM

As we approach June, welcoming summer and the celebrations of Pride, Father's Day, Juneteenth and more, we invite artists to participate in our upcoming exhibition Embrace MV. This open themed show honors Martha's Vineyard and the many nonprofit organizations supporting our community, with a portion of art sale proceeds being directed to each artist's nonprofit of choice. This is your opportunity to help meet the needs of our Island and embrace Martha's Vineyard!

For Artists:
Open to Martha's Vineyard artists, all mediums are welcome, one submission per artist. Artwork must be new (created in 2024 or 2025 and never exhibited at Featherstone before). Please note: art sales commission for this show will be 55% to the artist, 35% to Featherstone, and 10% to the selected Martha's Vineyard nonprofit. Please read our Gallery Guidelines below prior to submission.

Drop Off: Tuesday & Wednesday, May 27 & 28: 10AM - 4PM
Pick Up: Monday & Tuesday, June 23 & 24: 10AM - 4PM

Artwork by George Rodriguez

Currents in Contemporary Ceramic Art | June 29 - July 20
with Guest Curator Gandee Gallery
Opening Reception: Sunday, June 29, 4 - 6PM

Currents in Contemporary Ceramic Art is a survey of ceramic art from across New England and the United States. The show presents a variety of approaches, from utilitarian to the sculptural, figurative to abstract. Although these artists are all drawn to using clay as a dominant part of their discipline, their work is as diverse as their identities and their stories.

The exhibition is curated by Jen Gandee, director of the Gandee Gallery which specializes in ceramic art. Founded in 2009, the gallery is located near Syracuse, New York. Jen is also a ceramic artist and is an Adjunct Professor of Art at Syracuse University and Cayuga Community College in Auburn, New York.

Gandee and her husband and fellow ceramic artist, Errol Willett have been coming to Martha’s Vineyard since the 1990’s and have shown their work at local venues and galleries.

FEATURED ARTISTS:
Jen Allen - Morgantown, WV
Peter Beseaker - Cazenovia, NY
Andrea Denniston - Floyd, VA
Ruth Easterbrook - Philadelphia, PA
Jee Eun Lee - Frankfurt, KT
Shanna Fliegel - Byfield, MA
Jen Gandee - Fabius, NY
Chris Gustin - South Dartmouth, MA
Lynne Hobaica - Bakersville, NC
Noelle Hoover - Indianapolis, IN
Liz Lurie - Cazenovia, NY
David MacDonald - Syracuse, NY
Andrea Marquis - Philadelphia, PA
Jennifer McCurdy - Vineyard Haven, MA
Matt Mitros - Santa Barbara, CA
Ted Neal - Muncie, IN
Stephen Procter - Brattelboro, VT
Jeremy Randall - Tully, NY
George Rodriguez - Philadelphia, PA
Shoji Satake - Providence, RI
Isaac Scott - Philadelphia, PA
Taylor Sijan - Hacketstown, NY
Sorrel Stone - Toledo, OH
Errol Willett - Fabius, NY
Renquain Yang - Oswego, NY

GALLERY GUIDELINES:

These Featherstone exhibitions in the Francine Kelly Gallery are open to all Martha's Vineyard artists - those who live year round, seasonal residents and those with a prolonged connection to the Island.
All forms of art are welcome. Art must be newly created and not previously shown at Featherstone.
Two dimensional art must be wired securely and ready to hang (saw tooth hooks will not be accepted).
All artwork must be signed and labeled.
Featherstone reserves the right to not hang a piece based on presentation: no proper hanging mechanism, poor framing, the yellowing and age of piece, etc.
All art must be for sale. Artists receive a 60% commission for all art sold.
Please alert us if art will be shipped rather than delivered in person.
Please notify us at [email protected] if you wish to participate or if you require more information.

FRAMING:
On Island framing services: 51 Art Gallery
email: [email protected]
phone: 508-338-7703
Address: 4 Union Street, Vineyard Haven

Off-Island framing services (they visit the Island periodically to pick up work): Waldo Custom Framing
email: [email protected]
phone: 781-963-4552
Address: 1195 N. Main Street, Randolf, MA 02368