Leverett Crafts & Arts
A community center for making & sharing art in Leverett Massachusetts.
Coming up in 2023
Monthly Exhibits April through November
Regular Open Hours: Saturdays and Sundays 1-5pm
April in the Galleries
TWINE: Tapestry Weavers in New England
Over Under and Through the Warp
The Art of Tapestry Weaving
Featuring 40 recent works by established tapestry weavers and newcomers to the fiber arts, the show emphasizes the versatility and adaptability of this age-old medium for a modern audience. “When we tell people we are tapestry weavers the first image that comes to mind is a medieval wall covering with unicorns hanging in a castle,” said Martha May from TWiNE. “Our goal is to dispel this thinking and treat the viewer to a contemporary body of work using the same techniques used by weavers of the past.”
Opening Reception: Sunday April 2, 2023 from 1-4PM
Open Hours include Wednesdays 1-5pm for this show only.
May in the Galleries
Engaging Nature: Recent Work by the Amherst Plein Air Society
Nearly 35 APAS artists will exhibit over 140 paintings that are the result of directly engaging with the natural world. Some were painted completely en plein air, while others were started in the field and completed in the studio, and studio artists’ paintings were inspired by their sketches, studies, and photographs of nature.
Most paintings are for sale. In addition, one section of the show is a fundraiser for the Kestrel Land Trust, with plein air paintings of the four seasons at Sweet Alice Pond.
Opening Reception: Sunday May 7, 2023 from 2-5PM
June in the Galleries
Fiberistas:
FIBER CONNECTIONS
The Fiberistas, also known as the Fiber Artists of Western MA, is a group comprised of eight women who all love to work with fiber. The members work in many different fiber media, including quilting, weaving, felting, knitting, crocheting, stitchery, surface design and paper collage.
Their individual approaches range from traditional to contemporary to cutting edge techniques incorporating illumination and digital design.
Opening Reception: Sunday June 4, 2023 from 2-4PM
July in the Barnes Gallery
JESSE CONNOR New Paintings
Jesse Connor’s paintings develop in conversation with the miraculous and quotidian moments of his daily life, in which every experience—talking with family, running errands, noticing animals or architecture—evoke joy, humor, and mystery. Visions of paintings may emerge from interactions between shadow, light, and color, configurations of clouds, and other phenomena that catalyze the liminality in time, place, and memory within which Connor’s paintings live.
A dedicated mentor to artists developing their craft, Connor has taught at a number of colleges in the Northeast, as well as working as co-owner and founder of Boat Yard Art Space in Leverett, MA, where he paints and curates small exhibitions featuring emerging artists.