‘Wish You Were Here’
Gala Reception & Opening Exhibition Saturday, June 1, 5-8pm
Show Runs Through Sunday, July 7, 2013
Main Gallery
Tim Beavis
Toby Gordon
Lisa Noonis
Dave Pettengill
Featuring sculpture by Frank Poor & David Davies
In The Loft: Kristin Texeira, April/May Resident @
The Seapoint International Artist Residency
Dody Kolb Memorial Gallery
Wendy Turner
Jane Kaufmann
Stan Moeller
Drift Contemporary Art Gallery celebrates its new location at the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion historic site in Portsmouth, NH with an opening reception on June 1st from 5-8pm for 'Wish You Were Here,' featuring abstract painters Tim Beavis, Lisa Noonis, Toby Gordon, and Dave Pettengill, and the fantastic sculpture of returning artist, Frank Poor.
A tribute exhibition to Dody Kolb, the former curator at the Coolidge Center for the Arts will feature works by Wendy Turner, Jane Kaufmann and Stan Moeller. In the newly created Loft exhibition space, Kristin Texeira will show her paintings, drawings, and works-in-progress from her April 2013 stay at the Seapoint International Artist Residency (S.I.A.R) in Kittery Point, ME. David Davies will show 'Rhythm Stick' in the outdoor sculpture garden.
Ali Goodwin, Director and Curator of Drift Gallery, Director of S.I.A.R., and an alumni of the Rhode Island School of Design notes, “This has been an ambitious project, and one that I feel will benefit this area for years to come. My goal is to honor the history of the carriage house, mansion, and grounds, and to be a faithful steward to those who came before me. We are so fortunate to be in this beautiful location on the banks of Little Harbor, and for the opportunity to recreate a thriving artist colony for the 21st century.”
In addition to rotating exhibitions throughout summer and fall, Goodwin intends to offer art classes for children and adults, special events, workshops, plein air painting, and book signings by local, national and international artists. An artist, educator and avid sailor herself, Goodwin’s motivation to create a contemporary art space in the historic carriage house comes from the legacy left by John Templeman Coolidge and his innate desire to create a place that attracted like-minded guests (such as John Singer Sargeant and Isabella Stewart Gardner) who came to share their talent and take their inspiration from the surrounding land and sea. "That was his genius," says Templeman’s granddaughter Susannah Coolidge Jones. "He could do it himself, but he got others to do it too… He believed in the work of your hands. That was really his prayer."
The exhibition, ‘Wish You Were Here’ runs through July 7th, 2013.
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Tim Beavis
Toby Gordon
Lisa Noonis
Dave Pettengill
Featuring sculpture by Frank Poor & David Davies
In The Loft: Kristin Texeira, April/May Resident @
The Seapoint International Artist Residency
Dody Kolb Memorial Gallery
Wendy Turner
Jane Kaufmann
Stan Moeller
Drift Contemporary Art Gallery celebrates its new location at the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion historic site in Portsmouth, NH with an opening reception on June 1st from 5-8pm for 'Wish You Were Here,' featuring abstract painters Tim Beavis, Lisa Noonis, Toby Gordon, and Dave Pettengill, and the fantastic sculpture of returning artist, Frank Poor.
A tribute exhibition to Dody Kolb, the former curator at the Coolidge Center for the Arts will feature works by Wendy Turner, Jane Kaufmann and Stan Moeller. In the newly created Loft exhibition space, Kristin Texeira will show her paintings, drawings, and works-in-progress from her April 2013 stay at the Seapoint International Artist Residency (S.I.A.R) in Kittery Point, ME. David Davies will show 'Rhythm Stick' in the outdoor sculpture garden.
Ali Goodwin, Director and Curator of Drift Gallery, Director of S.I.A.R., and an alumni of the Rhode Island School of Design notes, “This has been an ambitious project, and one that I feel will benefit this area for years to come. My goal is to honor the history of the carriage house, mansion, and grounds, and to be a faithful steward to those who came before me. We are so fortunate to be in this beautiful location on the banks of Little Harbor, and for the opportunity to recreate a thriving artist colony for the 21st century.”
In addition to rotating exhibitions throughout summer and fall, Goodwin intends to offer art classes for children and adults, special events, workshops, plein air painting, and book signings by local, national and international artists. An artist, educator and avid sailor herself, Goodwin’s motivation to create a contemporary art space in the historic carriage house comes from the legacy left by John Templeman Coolidge and his innate desire to create a place that attracted like-minded guests (such as John Singer Sargeant and Isabella Stewart Gardner) who came to share their talent and take their inspiration from the surrounding land and sea. "That was his genius," says Templeman’s granddaughter Susannah Coolidge Jones. "He could do it himself, but he got others to do it too… He believed in the work of your hands. That was really his prayer."
The exhibition, ‘Wish You Were Here’ runs through July 7th, 2013.
SHOP THE ART >>
VIEW MORE EXHIBITIONS >>
