Hera Gallery

Hera Gallery member, Michael Yefko's drawings appear in the inaugural edition of The Ocean State Review published by the University 0f Rhode Island. Contact the Ocean State Writers Conference for details.

Hello everyone! My name is Karen Lewis and I'm the new intern at Hera. I'm very much looking forward to meeting all of you at the upcoming summer events. I'm a returning student at URI majoring in Art and French. I grew up in Westerly and Wakefield, moved to Boston after high school and returned to Little Rhody a few years ago. I've always had a love of languages and while in Boston taught English as a second language. Eu falo Português. Aussi, maintenant j'apprends le Français. I also studied Spanish for about 6 years, mostly with Señor at SKHS and then at UMASS Boston, and am hoping to start learning Russian this summer. I've become very interested in printmaking since taking Print One with Professor Pagh and am currently taking a monotype course with Professor Samson. This is a new medium for me and I've learned a great deal over the past several months. The number of techniques and processes used to create an image amazes me and it's always fascinati...

Recently, the Exeter West Greenwich Senior Portfolio class held a pop-up exhibition at Hera. The students installed the show, coordinated the reception, and de-installed all within the course of a weekend! The were busy busy busy, working furiously to get their first show up and ready for the public. The reception was fantastic, and the artists and attendees were all appreciative of the opportunity. Here are just two images from the evening...

Suzi Ballenger's amazing weaving will be on display in The World’s Smallest Art Gallery * until July 15. Suzi has been weaving for 28 years. She also teaches weaving, mainly at the Saunderstown Weaving School where she has had a long affiliation with the school’s founder Norma Smayda. Suzi is an endorsed arts educator through the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. For her exhibit in The World’s Smallest Art Gallery on the bicycle path in Peace Dale, Suzi has chosen pieces made of recycled and repurposed materials: plastic wrap, plastic film, mill end fibers, fishing line, and, appropriately, bicycle chain . She has fashioned these castoff materials into two scarves, a purse, a necklace, and a somewhat scandalous apron, an apron Lucy would never have worn to welcome Ricky home. Curator’s Statement: Suzi Ballenger says about herself, “I am a cook by profession and a weaver by passion.” Could it be that the food she prepares is as spicy, adventureso...

Hera Gallery Presents Video Art From India June 17, 2011 7:00 – 9:00 pm Hera Gallery is pleased to present Video Art From India , an evening of film screenings to be held on June 17th at Hera Gallery. The compilation of films, which have been curated by Hera Gallery member Ambuja Magaji, features works by Surekha , Babu Eshwar Prasad , Manjunath Reddy , Mangala.A.M, Bharatesh Yadav , Raghu Prasad , Koumudi Patel , Baptist Coelho , Venkatesh K.N , Aditi Kulkarni and Deepak . Both narrative and experimental films by Indian filmmakers from different geographical and cultural groups, will be shown illustrating the artists’ diverse backgrounds. The films included in Video Art From India explore topics as unique as the filmmakers who have composed them. Currently, there has been an upsurge in the use of digital media arts within emerging Indian artists as a form of expression. This evening of video screenings is sure to present a distinct perspective that will chall...

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Exhibit Opening for Suzi Ballenger, HANDWOVEN Re-cycled, Re-purposed, Realfibers! June 2, 7 - 8 pm at THE WORLDS SMALLEST GALLERY Peace Dale Art Park (Bike Path) Peace Dale, RI Exhibit runs from June 1 - July 17, 2011