Downstreet Art Opening
So, last night was the opening of DownStreet Art, a Celebration of Art in North Adams. DownStreet Art highlights the abundance of art in the city of North Adams with the creation of seven new galleries and the marketing of over twenty art destinations.
Lumens had a preview in its Gallery 51 Annex space. In addition, other DownStreet Art exhibitions include: “Primary Secondary Volumes 1 & 2”, featuring the work of twenty of the drafts people working on the Sol LeWitt retrospective at Mass MoCA; Jarvis Rockwell’s “Maya III” a 9-foot pyramid covered in action figures with a live drawing the artist will complete through the summer months; the member-run North Adams Co-Op Gallery exhibiting local and regional fine arts and crafts; “The Grandfather Paradox” a narrative installation exploring the improbability of time travel by artist Mark W. Mulherrin at 73 Main Street Annex; “Terms of Surrender” a multimedia installation of found and archival footage, photos, and sound recordings by artist Rich Remsberg at MCLA Gallery 51; and “Reflections” a two-channel video sculpture exploring figurative abstraction and patterns by artist David Lachman at the Papyri Gallery.
Lots of people came out for the event. Congratulations to all involved!