"4 Directions" Art Exhibit - Isa Mattei, Mary Mattei, Maureen Newmeyer, and Heather Pilchard will exhibit their work at the Hall-Haskell House, 30 So. Main St., Ipswich MA

tues-sunday daily 12-5pm

Artists' Reception: Friday, September 6th, 6-8 pm

Clothesline Art Show Students of all ages will show their artwork alongside the works of 19th century Ipswich painters, including Arthur Wesley Dow, at the "Clothesline Art Show" to be held on the lawn of the Heard House Museum on Sat, Sept 6 from 10 am to 4 pm. Free and open to public.

Local artist, Jill Montoni of Great Marsh Studios will demonstrate blue and white printmaking on Japanese rice paper. Montoni's demonstration will run from noon to 2 pm and she will work with students at a table so they can make their own prints to take home.

The Second Annual Confetti Art Show is at the Hall-Haskell House, Route 1A, Ipswich from September 9-14, 2008, with daily hours 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. An artist reception is being held Friday, September 12 from 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM. Ample parking is available at the Municipal Lot. Handicapped Accessible.

This colorful gathering of eight artsy women meets once a week in a joyful and supportive creative atmosphere. Their artistry includes paint, print, mixed media, beading, and sculpture, as well as bookmaking and mosaics. Confetti members hold national and local art memberships and are represented by many fine galleries and art associations throughout New England. Members of Confetti Chaya (Cynthia O'Grady), Beverly Deb Citron-Stevens, Essex Anne Costello, Newburyport Jeanette Steele Esposito, Ipswich Susan Guest-McPhail, Essex Judy Schroeter, Essex Robin Silverman, Ipswich Judy Stover, Salem.

Ipswich River Gallery
4 Market Street
Ipswich, MA 01938

Regular Business Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday 11-5,
Sunday 12-4

Contact Info: Madge Nimocks 978 356 1559 ipswichrivergallery@yahoo.com

3 Print makers: BERKMAN, TORY & BUCK Coco Berkman offers large abstract monotypes with bold colors and memorable shapes. She studies printmaking in Dublin, Ireland and lives in Gloucester, MA. Helen Tory's new work at River Gallery includes monotypes of her own English sheep, and of local Essex egrets. Helen has been printmaking since 1983, and says she can't live without making art. "I'm one of those people who goes slightly wacky if I don't do art." She continues, "My subject matter has to be very close to me, and I love to work in series." Sissy Buck formerly of Ipswich, and now a resident of Maine, has been a print maker for more than 25 years. She has recently worked on 3 different series of monotypes about pine needles, plastic bags, and the spinal column.. She finds interesting intersections among disparate themes - what she feels is the joy of creating art.

Opening: Thursday, September 11, 2008
Reception: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

EBSCO Riverside Cafe
10 Estes Street
Ipswich, MA 01938

IMADA present Roomful of Blues Ipswich native Jon Robert opens for IMADA's Roomful of Blues, Sat., Sept. 27, 7:30 pm at the Ipswich Performing Arts Center at the Ipswich Middle/High School, 134 High Street. Seats are general admission. Tickets: $22 in advance and $25 day of the show; $17 advance and $22 day of show for seniors and students

NOVEMBER

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