Hera Gallery

Read all about The 26th Children's Art Exhibition in this week's South County Independent ! Opening Reception is TOMORROW 10-2!

Hera Gallery is excited to announce that the "Transformed Volumes" exhibition was reviewed by Doug Norris in the South County Independent Newspaper.  " Curated by South Kingstown’s Paul Forte, whose own work appears in the show, the exhibition is a cohesive and compelling illustration of biblio-art. Hera adds to the overall effect as work hangs in a narrow corridor with white facing walls that mimic the pages of some giant, three-dimensional book." - Doug Norris You can read the entire article at   http://www.independentri.com/front/article_d8090ce1-48b6-53a6-8165-4078a341e8bb.html

We are excited to announce that Douglas Glover featured Paul Forte’s “Transformed Volumes: An Exhibition of Artist’s Bookworks” on the international literary journal,  Num é ro Cinq .   Num é ro Cinq is an online publication that publishes new and well-known artists from various mediums and backgrounds.   The article introduces "Transformed Volumes" and explains Paul’s thoughts on artist’s books vs bookworks.  “ Forte has assembled a stunning, surprising, witty, gorgeous collection artist’s books by six artists, also provided us with a short essay on the concept of the artist’s bookworks along with mini-essays by each of the artists, a trove of art and information”- Douglas Glover Read the full article at: http://numerocinqmagazine.com/?s=transformed+volumes&searchsubmit =

Newport Mercury, Vol 256, No. 14 4/10/13 The Newport Mercury featured member Alexandra Broches in last week's issue to promote the Newport Art Museum's Newport Annual Members Juried Exhibition. Broches received honorable mention in the Newport Art Museum show that runs through May 19th. She was one of three Hera members to win accolades in the show. Elizabeth Lind earned First Place in the Three Dimensional category and Barbara Pagh earned an honorable mention for her piece in the Prints/Pastels/Drawings category.

Photo by Michael Derr Independent RI posted a review of our current exhibition 'New Works' which features associate members Claudia Flynn, Connie Greene, Jill McLaughlin, and Troy West. Reviewer Amanda Lyn DiSanto had this to say of the show overall,   "When I look through other people’s old family scrapbooks or historical images of Rhode Island towns, I get the same feeling as I did viewing some of the new work of four associate members at the Hera Gallery. Before I left, I was thinking about how my community, family, and I could better contribute to future scrapbooks by being more aware of how we live... ...'New Work' implies something current and leading-edge, and this exhibition shows how looking back while looking forward can make that innovative step the more profound."  Read the complete article HERE with full reviews on each individual's body of work.

Part of the article, with a photograph of our Director, Dora Szekely Pick up a copy of March's SO RI! We are thrilled to announce we are the focus of this month's Art View on page 55.  The article, written by Bob Curley is entitled, "True to Form: How strong ideals have carried Hera Gallery through the decades" and quotes our Director, Dora Szekely and the President of the Board, Alexandra Broches. The magazine is free and available throughout southern RI. Read it online here:   http://issuu.com/providencemedia/docs/sori_0313/55

I was ambient listening to NPR this morning as I was in the gallery work on some emails... I heard a story on Here and Now that peaked my interest. Apparently, the University of Iowa may be forced by their state legislators to sell a $140 million Jackson Pollock painting that was gifted to the school in the 50's in order to fun future art scholarships. Although I support scholarships for students, and think that financial assistantship is an important aide, it doesn't seem that the sale would reflect kindly upon the University's opinion of the arts. The legislators should consider the paintings value to be more than just a portable asset. Iowa Lawmakers Move To Sell Pollock Painting To Fund Scholarships (University of Iowa Museum of Art, Gift of Peggy Guggenheim, 1959.6) Iowa legislators are considering a bill that would force the University of Iowa to sell its Jackson Pollock “Mural” painting , valued at $140 million, which was donated to the state-owned...