Say Cheese

If you haven't heard by now,we am going to be curating some shows over at Oneway Gallery Narragansett. The second show "Say Cheese" opens this Saturday and will feature a collection of odd or funny photographs from some amazing New England Photographers.

Opening Reception Recap of Monster Party 2013 at UGLY Gallery

This past Thursday, Oct. 10, we celebrated the opening of the second annual Monster Party at UGLY Gallery in New Bedford, MA. Children and their parents, artists, and art fans filled the gallery space. There was something for everyone, with monster-themed games, artist-created coloring sheets, face painting, prize bags, and walls lined with spooky artwork from over twenty talented artists. We have to thank everyone who made this event possible - all of the artists, Jeremiah and David of UGLY Gallery, and of course everyone who attended the opening. This event is all about the community and creating a fun, annual get together that all ages can enjoy. The show will remain up for next couple of weeks, so if you missed the opening night, you can still view the monstrous work before the Halloween season is over! View more images here and here.

Above image courtesy of UGLY Gallery - Artwork by MCA and David Guadalupe Jr.

Artwork by Fish McGill

 Monster Mini Golf by EVOKER

 Children's Artwork

 Kevin the monster

 Artist Casey Weibust face painting on young monster enthusiast

 Monster Bean Bag Toss by EVOKER

Having fun with a coloring sheet by Brian Butler

 Artist Chelsea Arruda

 Artist Dan Savoie

 Artists MCA, EVOKER, Ryan Maguire

 Artist Natalie Squillante

The Monster Squad

Monster Party 2013 Install

It has begun! UGLY Gallery is getting a monster makeover as Studio Miners, MCA, and David Guadalupe Jr. work their magic on the space. Over two days, the windows will be painted, artwork hung, games setup and mural painted. Get a taste of the teaser below to see what the October 10 opening has in store for you.

 Evoker painting the front windows

 Jess (aka Team Sweet) painting the window

 MCA painting the monster mural

David outlining his part of the monster mural

Monster Party 2013 Artist Lineup and Details

 Flyer created by the one and only Tofu Squirrel

We are so excited to announce the lineup and details for Monster Party 2013, our second annual family-friendly celebration of monsters. This year, we are holding it at New Bedford gallery, UGLY, and have a stellar lineup of artists, including:

Chelsea Arruda

Brian Butler

Monkey Chow

Ekiem

Etips

Evoker

Eyeformation

MRNVR

Nerfect

Jess

Patt Kelley

Sean Kernick

Ryan Maguire

MCA

Fish McGill

David Guadalupe Jr.

Clams Rockefeller

Dan Savoie

Natalie Squillante

Tofu Squirrel

Smut Villain

Casey Weibust

The show opens Thursday, OCTOBER 10th from 7 - 10pm, during AHA! (art, history, architecture), a monthly arts and cultural event, and includes some of your favorites from last year - a monster mini golf hole, mural, face painting, artists coloring sheets and prizes. In addition to these goodies from last year, this year's show also feature a new interactive installation and window mural on the gallery's front facade. It's going to be bananas and a fun event for all ages! Plus it's free (except for all of the awesome artwork)!

Over the next few weeks, we'll be posting teaser images of artwork from the show, so keep an eye on the blog and our Facebook page.

We are still taking entries for our kids gallery, so if you're interested, READ MORE HERE.

Barry McGee at the ICA

We've both been long time fans of Barry McGee's work, so when this show hit BAM/PFA in California last year, we couldn't wait for it to come to the east coast. It took us too long to get there, but we finally made it to Boston's ICA last week to take in all that this exhibit has to offer. Our good friend and super talented artist, Fish McGill kept us company as we walked through the show. The artwork spanned from small portraits to large scale installations, grabbing your attention and holding it. We enjoyed being able to see a bit deeper into the world that this artist has created throughout the years, from the influence of the homeless population in San Francisco and the early train writers on his work to zines and the development of his detailed characters as well as his iconic hand styles. We've really enjoyed the ICA's attention to these types of artists as of late, and hope they continue to bring shows of this caliber to the area. Enjoy the images below.