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An exhibition of children's
book illustrations opened on April 20, 2006, at the
Cherry & Webb Gallery
in downtown Fall River featuring works by nineteen artists. The event
was presented in conjunction with the Second Annual
Children's Film
Festival held from My 1st through 12th. The exhibit featured
original artwork that has recently been published in numerous children's
books by
publishers such as
Charlesbridge and
Lerner.
The original illustrations are from books like "The Shape of Betts
Meadow," "Sasha & Babushka," "Night Sky" and "The Dot," to name a few.
Local artists in the exhibit include Laura Siok Baganha of Somerset,
Nancy Cote of Somerset, Ruth Flanigan of Rehoboth, Joanne Friar of
Somerset, Nicole Wong of Fall River and Carol Way Wood of South
Dartmouth.Other artists from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut
are A. Michelle, Paula Bird, Claire Lates Davis, Donna R. Ide, Scott
Leta, Kay Life, Judith Moffatt, Rebecca Nightingale, Cheryl Kirk Noll,
Maureen Patrolia, Vladimir Shpitalnik, Lesley Breen Withow, and Amie
Ziner. The film festival was sponsored and staffed by the
U-Mass-Dartmouth
Division of Professional &
Continuing Education.
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(Top row) Visitors at the April 20th opening reception enjoy the opportunity to see original art and meet some of the artists from Southern New England who have illustrated children's books. (Middle row, left) Artist Amie Ziner (right) who illustrated a book from Star & Telescope talks with Gallery Assistant Kim Gatesman. (Middle row, right) Artist Joanne Friar of Somerset poses with her 13-year-old daughter, Mary, at the exhibit. The annual event is sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the Office of Economic Development and the office of Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr. For more information about the exhibit, go to www.candwgallery.org |
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