Don’t miss Newburyport’s Summer Artwalk on Saturday, August 22, 2009!  13 galleries will be participating in this popular event, featuring receptions from 3 – 7 pm. Stroll through downtown, enjoy a glass of wine and delight in an evening which celebrates the magic of the visual arts!

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Participating Galleries:

1. Bridge Gallery, One Water St
2. Chameleon, 18 Liberty St
3. Connor Summers Gallery,  48 Market St
4. Firehouse Center for the Arts, Market Sq
5. Indigo Artists’ Studio, 53 Middle St
6. Lepore Fine Arts, 58 Merrimac St
7. Nantucket Stock Exchange Too, 117 Water
8. Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water St
9. Sisters We Three, 57 Pleasant St
10. Somersby’s Landing Sculpture Park, Waterfront Park
11. The Churchill Gallery, 6 Inn  St
12. The Walsingham Gallery, 47 Merrimac St
13. Valerie’s Gallery, 26 State St
14. and a new addition: Sweethaven Studio & Gallery, 25 Inn St (downstairs)

Some of the highlights of the upcoming ArtWalk include:
 

Bridge Gallery, 1R Water St. -- At the Bridge Gallery, the featured show is Joanna Hammond's "Plein Air Pleasures."  During the Artwalk, the gallery is offering visitors free tickets to a raffle for a $50 gift basket filled with gourmet food. Gallery Hours: Noon – six daily, except Tuesdays and Wednesdays. 978.462.2740  www.bridgegallerynewburyport.com 

Indigo Artists Studio, 53 Middle St -- Featuring new energy!  Lillian Coolidge has just returned from a two-week workshop at Art New England workshops at Bennington with Tim Hawkesworth. Mary Arthur Pollak has been experimenting with encaustic and mixed media as well as printing with carborundum plates. New work and new ideas are radiating at Indigo. Indigo Artist Studio is a two artist working studio featuring monotype, mixed media, and painting.  Stop by the studio to meet the artists and enjoy refreshments during the Newburyport ArtWalk.  Hours  are 11-7 pm on Saturday, August 22 at 53 Middle Street (just past Fair 
St.) 978-500-0564  www.indigoartstudio.com 

Newburyport Art Association, 65 Water Street -- The Newburyport Art Association presents The 2009 Fall Members’ Juried Show August 21 to September 27 in the Sargent and Hartson Galleries. This exhibit will feature a variety of media, including:  Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel, Drawing, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Fine Crafts, Printmaking, Traditional and Digital Photography.  Featured artists in the NAA’s Laura Coombs Hills Gallery exhibit are Phillip McCurdy and Leslie Doherty “The Way We See It – Representational Art in Diverse Media,” August 20 through September 2.  For more information visit the website at:  www.newburyportart.org or call 978-465-8769.

The Churchill Gallery, 6 Inn Street:  presents; “A New England Portrait”, an exhibition of architectural landscapes by Peter Batchelder. The subjects of Peter Batchelder’s paintings are inspired by memories of places discovered during a lifetime living in and exploring rural New England. Having spent many summers on Cape Cod, inspiration is often found during walks on the beach, and in the weathered, rustic architecture that characterizes coastal towns. He is also drawn to the seemingly ageless quality of barns and old New England architecture. Much of his art is about editing out the clutter that grows around these structures, as it is about painting the thing itself. Gallery Hours: Monday & Tuesday: 12:30 – 5, Wednesday – Saturday: 10 – 5, Sunday: 12:30 – 5. 978.462.9891 www.thechurchillgallery.com 

Valerie's Gallery, 26 State St -- Join us for our Artist's Reception for painter Robin Luciano Beaty from 3-6 pm. Robin paints using the wonderfully rich textural effect of the encaustic medium. Open Mon-Wed. 10-6, Thurs-Sat. 10-9 and Sundays 11-5:30 -- See Robin's work at www.valeriesgalleries.com 978.499-8444