June 2009


1. High Art 2009: Installation Art / Innovative Recycled Objects
Exhibition: May 27 – June 11, 2009
Opening Awards Reception: Thursday, May 28th; 6:30-8:30pm.
Free and open to the public

High Art 2009 at the Attleboro Arts Museum offers art installations from the students of 11 Massachusetts high schools. This year’s theme of Innovative Recycled Objects is designed to connect students with their environment, raise their awareness of the art of our time, and provide ways for participants to voice their own creativity and comment on their culture.

Each of the following high schools will create one large-scale installation for display in the Ottmar Gallery at the Attleboro Arts Museum:

Attleboro High School, Attleboro
Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro
B.M.C. Durfee High School, Fall River
Bridgewater/Raynham High School, Bridgewater
Joseph Case High School, Swansea
King Philip Regional High School, Wrentham
Mansfield High School, Mansfield
Network Program, Attleboro
North Attleboro High School, North Attleboro
Norton High School, Norton
Seekonk High School, Seekonk

Title Sponsor: Footworks, Attleboro, MA
Materials Sponsor: Recycling for RI Education (RRIE), Providence RI



Generously funded and supported by the Local Cultural Councils of Bridgewater, Mansfield, Norfolk, North Attleboro, Plainville, Raynham and Wrentham.


2. Expo for the Senses – featuring the Attleboro Arts Museum’s Craft Fair and Art Sale
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009
(Raindate: Sunday, June 28)
Time: 12 – 6pm
Place: Downtown Attleboro, MA
Cost: Free admission
Expo sponsored in part by: The Mass Office of Travel and Tourism
Accessibility: The Expo is handicapped accessible
Parking: Free in designated Expo lots
Green: The Expo is a green event – recycle, reuse!
For more info: www.cityofattleboro.us

• Museum Craft Fair/Art Sale – Unique work for purchase from over 35 artists and artisans
• Live jazz, classical and bluegrass bands
• Glittering jewelry exhibits - items for sale
• Low-cost food samplings by area restaurants & caterers
• Musical theatre performances
• Inspirational kid's crafts for budding artists
• Children’s dance performances by area dance studios
• Children’s karate demonstrations by area karate studios

3. In the Attleboro Arts Museum’s Community Gallery:
The Work of Victoria Tarallo, first annual Attleboro Arts Museum/Viktor Schreckengost Mangbetu Award Recipient


July 2009


1. HOME: A National Juried Exhibition of Origins, Places and Connections.
Exhibition: July 7 – 31, 2009
Opening Awards Reception: July 10, 7 – 9 pm

HOME can be defined as where one was born or has been for a long period, a place where one lives, a familiar environment, or a community of individuals. Emotional connections to a sense of HOME can be joyfully positive or painfully negative. No matter the interpretation, the concept of HOME surfaces extremely personal views and messages.

This national, juried exhibition includes work in all mediums, sizes and concepts that represents personal expressions of HOME. Six cash prizes of $100 will be awarded.

2. In the Attleboro Arts Museum’s Community Gallery:
The Work of Peter Leclerc.


August 2009


1. “8 Visions”
Exhibition: August 12 – September 12, 2009
Opening reception: Friday, August 14; 7 – 9 pm

Jurors Hope Turner, Founder/Owner of the Arden Gallery, Boston, MA and Leonie Bradbury, Director/Curator, Montserrat College of Art Galleries, Beverly, MA have chosen eight powerful and diverse member artists for this annual group show.

2009 "8 Visions" Artists
Clare Asch - Marlboro, MA
Laura Harvey - Green Harbor, MA
Jenny Jope - Middleboro, MA
William Martin - Warwick, RI
Sarah Mott - Attleboro, MA
Cynthia Nelson - Narragansett, RI
Barbara Ottmar - North Attleboro, MA
Claudia Waters - Montclair, NJ

Attleboro Arts Museum 2008 “8 Visions” Jurors
Ms. Leonie Bradbury
Director/Curator, Montserrat College of Art Galleries, Beverly, MA
Originally from The Netherlands, Leonie Bradbury graduated Summa cum Laude with a B.A .in Art History from the University of Minnesota in 1998. Followed by a M.A. in the History of Art from Boston University in 2001. As the Director, Curator of Montserrat College of Art Galleries, she curates contemporary art exhibits that feature a range of artists of national and international note. She has received two curatorial awards from the Association of International Art Critics. www.montserrat.edu/galleries/

Ms. Hope Turner
Founder/Owner, Arden Gallery, 129 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
Hope Turner is the founder and owner of Arden Gallery in Boston, Massachusetts. For 21 years the gallery has focused on exhibiting an eclectic mix of contemporary artwork by nationally recognized artists. The gallery mounts monthly shows of a wide range of styles and genres ranging from traditional to innovative artworks.

During this time Hope has been a curator of art exhibitions and a juror of art shows. She has traveled extensively to catalogue and to inventory a substantial collection of artwork. Private collectors, as well as corporations, have depended on her for advice and direction in creating unique art-inspired environments. www.ardengallery.com


2. In the Attleboro Arts Museum’s Community Gallery:
The Work of Margo Lemieux