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Hera Gallery Welcomes New Member

Hera Gallery is pleased to announce the new membership of Troy West. West has a long established relationship with Hera Gallery; he has participated as an artist, curator, and has also helped to facilitate exhibition catalogues. Trained as an architect, West held degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and the School of Architecture at New Jersey Institute of Technology. West’s work has earned him numerous national and international awards. And has also been featured and cited in numerous books and periodicals. Troy’s artistic practice is not confined by media, as he employs a variety of materials and methodologies. His works of art have been selected for solo and group exhibitions throughout the country. He has also co-curated four socio-political art exhibitions with Hera Gallery member, Claudia Flynn.

Update on Crossing Borders/Crusando Fronteras

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The following text is from gallery member, John Kotula; who has been working very hard to organize the upcoming exhibition and lecture series Crossing Borders/Crusando Fronteras: On Saturday, April 19, 2008 a show entitled Crossing Boarders/Cruzando Fronteras will open at Hera Gallery. It is the goal of this exhibit to create civic engagement on the theme of immigration. Crossing Boarders is part of a larger project that has been developed with the Pawtucket Arts Collaborative, supported by many individuals and organizations. A second exhibit, entitled American Dreams/Sueños Americanos will open May 11, 2008 at the Pawtucket Visitor’s Center. I have been working on organizing this project and want to share some of the process through this blog. From 2005 through 2007, I was living in Honduras as a Peace Corps volunteer. I tried to keep up with the news back in the States by going to internet cafes and reading the New York Times online. On June 18, 2006, I ran across this article: “…a f

24th Annual Children's and 23rd Annual Young Adult's Exhibition

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The opening receptions for this years Children's and Young Adult's Exhibitions were last weekend. Both events were highly attended and well received. We are very excited to have an opportunity to bring the states most prolific young artists together, and offer an opportunity to exhibit their work in a professional gallery setting. Please enjoy the following pictures of the gallery.