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Stop motion has been around for a long time, but it never ceases to be cool. Especially when it contains thousands of still frames and is done creatively.  I love Oren Lavie’s Her Morning Elegance.   It is an awesome example of the way stop motion video can create a captivating visual effect. From Oren’s MySpace page: *The video was shot all stills – roughly 3225 still photos for the entire video, using one camera, hanging from the ceiling for the main body of the movie. * It took 4 weeks before shooting to create an animated computer generated storyboard for the video, with 3d dummies for the characters. * It took only 2 days of shooting for the live actors on set to re-create the 3.5 minutes computer sequence, frame by frame. * Some of the bed sheets used in the video were taken from Oren’s own bedroom and are now considered collectors items, worth at the moment not very much and therefore used as bed sheets. * Each of the wonderfully talented...

Hera Gallery would like to sincerely thank the following artists and contributors to our recent fundraiser, Having A Wonderful Time. With out their generous support, this event would not have been as successful as it was. Again, Thank you for you continued support of the arts. Adam Dwyer Alex Milton Ally Smith Alyssa Holland Short Anna Flores B. L. Green Barbara Marom-Pollack Barbara Pagh Ben O'Malley Bill Krull C.C. Wolf Carl Dimitri Chad Amos Self Cindy Mellor-Neale Cynthia Farnell Dan Powell Darrell Matsumoto Divozzi Bakery Eric Goldberg Flying Shuttles Studio Helen Burke Hiroko Shikashio Ingrid Matthews Jacquelyn Etling Jan Armor Jeannette Jacobs Jeff Bertwell Jennifer Crawley Jennifer's Chocolates Jessica Alter Jill McLaughlin John Kotula Jon Campbell Julie Albert Karin Mellin Kate Ricciarelli-Wenson Kingston Hill Academy Lin Lisberger Linda Cohen Linda Denosky-Smart Markos Kabob ...

Here are some photos of our current Postcard Fundraiser "Having A Wonderful Time" Installing all the postcards       If you haven't made it in to the Gallery to see these amazing miniature works of art, come by this week and take one home with you!

Spring 2011 Senior Seminar Show "Not to Exceed 98 Ankles" May 7th-21st. Opening Reception May 7th, 6-8pm C ome and join the University of Rhode Island Art Department for this semester's Senior Seminar Art Show at Hera Gallery in Wakefield. The work being shown is a collection of all the work completed by the students over the course of this semester under the supervision of Professor Barbara Pagh . This class is the capstone to the Fine Art education experience where each student conceives a unique concept and carries out the production under the critique of their peers and p rofessor.  There is a wide range of work including drawing, sculpture, printmaking, painting, photography as well as installation pieces.  Artists included in this show will be: Matthew Brady-Wood, Stephen Constantine, Michael Dunne, Ben Eaves, Andrea Gulluscio, Karin Mellin, Chad Amos Self, Gerry Symonds, Daniel Tacey, Rebecca Arthurs Woods, and Sarah Yang. 

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The nerve disease ALS left graffiti artist TEMPT paralyzed from head to toe, forced to communicate blink by blink. In a remarkable talk at TEDActive, entrepreneur Mick Ebeling shares how he and a team of collaborators built an open-source invention that gave the artist -- and gives others in his circumstance -- the means to make art again. Mick Ebeling founded the Not Impossible Foundation, a nonprofit that develops creative solutions to real-world problems. Click here to view more TED videos.

Make sure you swing by Hera Gallery to support the worlds future artists and check out what the URI Senior Seminar students have been up to in their final semester of school. The show opens on Saturday, May 7th from 6:00 - 8:00pm.

Hera Gallery is pleased to announce the first exhibition at the World's Smallest Art Gallery , which is located in Peace Dale just off the bike path. It might be a small space, but it's open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and it has some amazing artwork in there! Sevan is the inaugural artist exhibiting in The World’s Smallest Art Gallery*. His paintings will be on display from April 15 through the May 31. Sevan, a.k.a. 90Sevan, is an interdisciplinary artist who works in both visual and performance arts. He tries not to define himself beyond saying that he wants to use his expressive and crea...tive talents to contribute to art and culture over time. He is the vocalist and lyricist for the group Broken Ground. You can hear Sevan’s music and see more of his artwork at Hempfest at URI. You can contact Sevan at 90sevan@gmail.com. Curator’s comments: Here is my recommendation: buy one of Sevan’s paintings and hang it at the foot of your bed. Look at it when you wake up in t...

We have been opening lots of envelopes with submissions for our upcoming Postcard Fundraiser! Here are few examples:   Don't forget to come to our Opening Reception and Sale, Saturday April 23, 6:00 - 8:00 pm, where you can purchase a unique piece of art for only $15!

            I take a deep breath to keep my overwhelming feelings of stress down to a manageable level. I locked myself in all weekend and pretty much did nothing but work on my projects because the end of the semester is quickly looming closer and closer. How can I balance and appreciate this exciting time in my life and still take steps to organize my future plans? Being mindful and appreciative of the present moment is something that I've been working on personally for a really long time. And as hard as it is to focus on happiness in the midst of final projects, papers, and my post-graduation future, I am taking a vow (you are my witnesses!) to try to be mindful and appreciative of my life as it is this very moment. And when I take the time for it, it's not hard to think about all that I have to be appreciative of.              Here are some details of three paintin...

Hera Gallery presents a workshop on Grant Writing for Artists . It will be held at Hera Gallery in Wakefield, RI on Wednesday,  April 27 from 7:00 - 9:30 PM.   This workshop demystifies the process of grant writing for both individual artists and collaborative projects. In a step-by-step approach, it covers the complete cycle of grant writing, including preparative research, interaction with funders, budget development, writing proposals,  and assessment of the process. The steps and processes explored can also be easily translated for use in applications to Artist Colonies and Residencies. It is an appropriate workshop for individual artists, collaborative artists and arts organizations. The workshop is presented by Barbara Bernstein, an artist and currently an adjunct lecturer at Rhode Island School of Design. The College Art Association has invited Bernstein to present the workshop to its members as have other arts groups and academic art departments. Since 200...

We are excited to announce our Postcard Fundraiser! All postcard are created as original works of art. This is your chance to purchase a unique piece of art for only $15! All postcards will be displayed and sold in the gallery on a first come first serve basis. Saturday April 23 - Saturday April 30. Come to our Opening Reception and Sale, Saturday April 23, 6:00 - 8:00 pm.