The Numbers Speak for Themselves February 20 – March 15
Do you have a favorite number or set of numbers? We have found over the years that many artists incorporate numbers into their art. With 20/20 vision and a clear path for the future, we thought it best to kick off the year with a show about numbers. We are inviting artists to submit artwork that includes at least one number in the actual composition, (not in title only). So from clocks to airplane tail numbers, scientific equations to computer code, number symbolism abounds! |
CELEBRATE ART! October 20 - November 10
We are highlighting new work from the amazing artists of Martha's Vineyard! We invite every artist to submit one original work of art. The theme is your choice! Present your latest creation - something new that has not previously been exhibited at Featherstone. |
INSEPARABLE: SCIENCE & ART August 25 - September 15
with Guest Curators: Elizabeth Whelan and Stina Sayre Island and seasonal artists and artisans works are inspired by the Periodic Table of Elements. Each participating artist/artisan has selected a single element (Carbon, Zinc, Krypton, etc.) as a jumping-off point for their own creation, which is adventurous! |
CONVERSATIONS IN ART July 28 - August 18
CONVERSATIONS IN ART presents three visual dialogs by three pairs of artists in painting, photography and mixed media installation. Featuring the artwork of Leslie Baker & Anne Besse-Shepherd, Michael Rottman & Gavin Smith and Justen Ahren & Mila Lowe. Read more in the Vineyard Gazette article Teaming Up for Artistic Conversations |
AUGMENTED REALITY ART June 30 - July 14
Augmented Reality Art: Hollow Point by Nancy Baker Cahill and Incoming Tide: Edgartown Light by John Craig Freeman with Guest Curator George Fifield, Director of Boston Cyberarts. Also part of the exhibit, AUTHOR by a canary torsi, presented in collaboration with The Yard. Further information about the show here. |
MY ONE AND ONLY FEBRUARY 11 - March 3
Original works of art, not previously exhibited at Featherstone. Artwork in all forms from paintings, drawings, mixed media, sculpture, photography, ceramics, jewelry to fiber arts, one of a kind pieces fill the Francine Kelly Gallery. Read more: Martha's Vineyard Times and Vineyard Gazette |
2017:
Protest Poetic License (Art inspired by Poetry for National Poetry Month) The 21st Annual Art of Flowers Show with Guest Curator: Holly Alaimo Blue Drawn: Black and White Stanley Murphy Landscapes Show with Guest Curator: Nancy Kingsley Putting It Together (Found Objects & Collage) Ceramics Photography: Abandoned MVRHS Ceramics Students of Brendan Coogan Moz-ART (Art inspired by music for Classical Music Month) 2015: I LOVE EWE – Year of the Sheep (Chinese New Year) Take a Seat: The Chair Show Oceans Wilderness with Guest Curator: Marianne Goldberg of Pathways Projects Institute The 6th Annual Art of Flowers Show with Guest Curator: Holly Alaimo 30 Under 30: Thirty Artists Under the Age of Thirty Gay Head Light Bob Silberling Photography Retrospective Martha’s Vineyard Now & Zen with Guest Curators: Alan Brigish and Susan Klein The Art of Ceramics: Free Style Helen Bowring Retrospective Dreams & Nightmares Portraits – MV Museum People’s Choice Awards 2013: I Heart Art For the Love of Trees: Photography Show Lucy Vincent Beach T he Art of Flowers with Guest Curator: Holly Alaimo Awe & Wonder Collage Tom Maley Life Drawing with Guest Curator: Anne Gallagher Nine Artists - Thirteen Years with Guest Curator: Monina Von Opel The Art of Ceramics with Guest Curator: Washington Ledesma Richard Lee Retrospective with Guest Curators: Claudia Cannerdy & Hudson Lee Artistry in Wood - Tomorrow's Collectibles with Guest Curator: Nancy Kingsley Power with Guest Curator: Richard Limber 2011: Featherstone’s Permanent Collection Featherstone Teacher Show – Past & Present The Art of Flowers with Guest Curator: Holly Alaimo The Art of Jewelry with Guest Curator: Anne Besse Shepherd The Founders & Patrons of Featherstone Show Allen Whiting Retrospective The Art of Photography with Guest Curator: Kathy Rose 15x15 Art Show with Guest Curator: Pam Flam The Art of Projection: Artwork by Maya.Rouvelle The Art of Teapots Ceramics Show with Guest Curator: Washington Ledesma The Art of Fiber Show with Guest Curator: Julia Mitchell The Art of Personal Altars The Art of Painting Show with Guest Curator: Meg Mercier 2009: Red Art (in honor of Valentine’s Day) Faces & Figures Animals in Art Ceramics Show Vineyard Landscapes – Featherstone & Beyond “Visual Voices” – Ann Tanksley Retrospective “Putting the Art Before the Horse” Carousel Art Max Stern RetrospectiveWood Furniture Far Out Art 2007: Hearts and Flowers - An Artisans Valentine’s Festival Not From Memory by Valerie Sonnenthal Photography Show: Bridges & Dreams Animals in Art Lisa Brown – Mary’s Chair Water: Different Perspectives Polly Hill Collaborative – Art Created at Polly Hill Arboretum The Art of Pastel Painting with Ellen McCluskey and Her Students Color Line Shape & Form - Art by Anne Grandin, Peg Thayer, Sheila Fane & Dawn Greeley The Other Side of Vineyard Art: Not Beaches & Boats Dick Sherman: Aerial Seabottoms Photography Washington Ledesma’s Uruguayan Art: Oils & Ceramics Thirty Dirty Sailors and the Girls Who Went a Whaling – A True Martha’s Vineyard Tale 2006: Valentine Celebration – Kiss, Kiss, Hug, Hug – Vineyard artists present romantic art Diane Nicholls & Her Students Fan Ogilvie – Try to Praise A Mutilated World – painting, poetry & conversations Pottery & Sculpture: The Arts of Three Dimension Photography: Rebirth Pastels & Prints - Different Impressions Ellen McCluskey Pastel Show Faces & Figures Nefertiti Prints – Jazz Show The Underworld of Art on Martha’s Vineyard: Video, Painting, Sculpture Patterns and Textures and Functions in Wood 2004: Photography Show – Warm Scenes in Winter Months Threads Featherstone Student & Teacher Show Flowers in Collaboration with COMSOG Water Ann Bromberg Cutting Edge Oil & Acrylic Art That Won’t Match Your Couch The Color of Autumn |
2016: #Celebrate Featherstone Show Art & Ag Martha’s Vineyard Visual Artists Teachers’ Show The 20th Annual Art of Flowers Show with Guest Curator: Holly Alaimo The “Barnes” Collection with Guest Curators: Caryl Dearing and John Goldthwait The Paintings & Sketches of Stanley Murphy SISTERS: Jenifer McCurdy Retrospective & Wendy Mulhern Tapestry: Contemporary Takes on An Ancient Art Form 20 x 20 Show Brazilian Art with Guest Curator: Juliana Germani The Art of Ceramics Show: Alternative Firings 2014: For Pet’s Sake: For the Love of Pets & Animals 18x18 Show Love Thyself: The Selfie Show Poetry in Art & MV Poets’ Collective with Guest Curators: Debby Rosenthal and Ellie Bates The Art of Graphic Design with Guest Curator: Karen Huff The Art of Flowers with Guest Curator: Holly Alaimo Sculpture: Inside and Out Black & White Photography with Guest Curator: Sam Hiser The Art of the Cartoon with Guest Curator: Paul Karasik Featherstone Printmakers' Show The 5th Annual Art of Ceramics Show with Guest Curator: Washington Ledesma Pastel Show Eat Your Art Out: Art Inspired by Food Personal Altars II 2012: Artists Collections – What Island Artists LOVE To Collect The Art of Intaglio featuring Washington Ledesma, Beldan Radcliffe & Nick Thayer (Copper and Zinc Etchings) The Art of Vineyard Architecture – Island Architects The Art of Flowers with Guest Curator: Holly Alaimo The Art of Costume Design Celebrating 30th Anniversary at the Vineyard Playhouse with Guest Curator: MJ Bruder Munafo iPhone Photography Martha’s Vineyard Artists of The Copley Society "Metamorphoses: Change and Transformation" – featuring Nancy Blank and Roberta Gross The Art of Jazz The Art of Flight Ceramics Show with Guest Curator: Washington Ledesma The Art of Paper with Guest Curator: Sandy Bernat Island Faces Portrait Contest – People’s Choice Awards The Art of Politics with Guest Curator: Richard Limber 2010: Kiss, Kiss, Hug, Hug RevisitedThe Art of Food – In Celebration of Edible Vineyard’s One Year Anniversary The Art of Flowers Second Time Around – Acrylic Paintings by Patricia Carlet New Art Now: John Robert Hill, Darcie Lee Hanaway & Chioke Morais The Art of Black & White Photography with Guest Curator: Debra Gaines The Art of Glass with Guest Curator: Jeri Dantzig The Art of Wampum with Guest Curator: Joan LeLacheur The Art of Quilts with Guest Curator: Pam Flam The Art of the Ceramic Bowl with Guest Curator: Washington Ledesma The Art of Metal Sculpture with Guest Curator: Tony Holand The Art Invitational with Guest Curators: Nancy Kingsley & Richard Limber The Art of Fall Colors 2008: Triple Intersection: 3 points – Jack Greene, Dick Stroud & Caterina Verde SNAPSHOTS: Collective Memory – Valerie Sonnenthal Featherstone Teacher, Board & Advisors Show Photography Show: Favorite Vineyard Scenes Nancy Noble Gardener Photography Virginia Weston Besse Retrospective ART in ACTION – “What It Takes” – the process of making art – Sandy Bernat, Eva Gallant, Jennifer McCurdy, Julia Mitchell, Adele Schonbrun & Heather Sussman Pastel Show Lois Mailou Jones Textiles Vineyard Ceramic Artists Betty Wolfson- Let It All Hang Out: Choices for the Future Ann Howes Retrospective “This I Believe” Small Things & Tiny Teasurers 2005: Home Is Where The Heart Is (in honor of Valentine’s Day) Print Show - monotypes, etchings & woodcut prints Featherstone Student & Teacher Show Vineyard Landscape Show Jeanne Campbell Photographs of Flora & Fauna Darryl Hughto & Sarah Roth – acrylic artists with an exciting rendition of seascapes Aaron & Freida Galvin Photography Vineyard African American Painters – Past & Present Beaches, Boats & Picket Fences...Lighthouses & Hydrangeas Digital Art 2003: Pottery & Sculpture Show Landscape Show Cartoon Show International Show Brazil Watercolor Show Two Harthaven Artists: Mary Stevens & William Abbe Watercolor Show |
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