News & Events
News
Docent Tours of Fenway Studios, May 1 & 15
To honor Preservation Month, Friends of Fenway Studios will host docent tours of Fenway Studios led by Rick Heym, AIA, President of Friends of Fenway Studios aided by a long-time resident artist. Tour will include visits to at least 3 studios with the opportunity to meet with and discuss the artist's work.
Each attendee will receive a Welcome packet that will include short histories of Friends of Fenway Studios and Fenway Studios, drawings of the original building as well as a list of artists working in the building listed by studio from its construction to the present. Note also that Fenway Studios is not wheelchair accessible and access requires climbing stairs.
Tours will be held Wednesdays, May 1 and May 15 at 5:30 PM and registration is required. To register, email contact@friendsoffenwaystudios.org, and give date and number of attendees. Cost is $25 which may be paid by clicking on the Donate button above or by check or cash at the door.
The Podcast Project Boston
Enjoy podcasts by Fenway Studios artists, Berio Gizzi, David Lowrey, and Peter Williams at the Culture Now website. On the Culture Now website, simply scroll down to the appropriate artist to enjoy these podcasts. Please check the Culture Now website from time to time to hear new podcasts of other Fenway Studios artists.
Facelifts for Gloucester City Hall Murals
See following link for information about a major restoration project by Museum Services' Peter Williams in Gloucester, MA
Gloucester Times
Art New England article Living (and Working) Aloft
A two-part look at New England's live/work communities, past and present.
Read Article
Newsletters
See Archives below for recent Newsletters
Video
The Fenway Alliance recently put together a short video of interviews with two resident artists who discussed Fenway Studios and their relationship with Friends of Fenway Studios. This is also a way to look at a couple of studios. Click here to see the video or visit our Facebook page.
Fenway Studios Artists Talk about their Landmark Building and the Work of Friends of Fenway Studios to Restore It.
Fenway Studios, Past and Present, 2005
"Chronicle with Mary Richardson"
WCVB-TV Boston, Channel 5
In this 2004 video, Chronicle's Mary Richardson interviews artists and the then President of Friends of Fenway Studios to explore the range and character of their work and the building. Included are many works by influential artists and member of 'The Boston School'.
Fenway Alliance
Friends of Fenway Studios are now joint members of The Fenway Alliance which represents the cultural institutions in the Fenway Cultural District. Click here for more information on the Fenway Cultural District.
MCC Designates State's First Cultural Districts
Arts Centers in Boston, Gloucester, Lynn, Pittsfield & Rockport Launch New State Initiative
(Boston, MA) - The Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) today named five vibrant, diverse centers for arts and cultural activity across Massachusetts as the first state-designated Cultural Districts. They are:
- The Fenway Cultural District in Boston
- Gloucester's Rocky Neck Cultural District
- The Central Exchange Cultural District in Lynn
- The Upstreet Cultural District in Pittsfield
- The Rockport Cultural District
Events
Check this site on a regular basis for news about the upcoming schedule for the New Year. If you would like advance notice of upcoming events, please see the Contact page.
Exhibitions
Current & Upcoming Exhibitions
Jane O'Hara
Salon Show 2013
The William - Scott Gallery
439 Commercial Street
Providence, RI 02657
(508) 487 4040
May 24 – June 15, 2013
Opening Reception: May 24, 2013, 7 pm – 9 pm
Reception and question & answer: Thursday, April 18, 2013, 4 pm – 5:30 pm
Archives
Past Events
2011-2012 Studio Series Talks
These presentations were on a variety of subjects and periods of interest to lovers of art and featured connections to Fenway Studios artists. Our 2011-2012 Series focused principally on artists of 'The Boston School', many of whom had a close connection to Fenway Studios.
Open Studios 2012
Nov 3 & 4, 2012, 1am–5pm
This year was again a great success, with over 23 studios open for view, increased number of visitors and generous food donations raised for the Boston Food Bank. Exposure of Fenway Studios continues to rise as does its appeal.
Opening Our Doors
Fenway Studios participated again for the 2nd year in the area-wide cultural event sponsored by The Fenway Alliance on Monday, October 8, 2012.
Elizabeth Ives Hunter, Executive Director, Cape Cod Museum
of Art
“The Provincetown-Boston School of Painting Connection”
June 5, 2012, 6 pm
Read about Elizabeth Ives Hunter talk on boston.com website.
Lindsay Leard-Coolidge, Author and Lecturer, Northeastern University
“Philip Leslie Hale and the Matunuck Summer School of Painting”
May 1, 2012, 6 pm
Erica Hirshler, Croll Senior Curator of American Paintings, MFA
“Studios of their Own: Boston Women Artists and Fenway Studios”
April 3, 2012, 6 pm
Read about Erica Hirshler talk on "Visit Boston" website.
Theodore Stebbins, Consultative Curator of American Art, Fogg Museum, Harvard University
“The MFA, the Boston School, and Me”
November 1, 2011, 6 pm
Katherine French, Director, Danforth Museum
“Jack Kramer, Fenway Studio Artist and Boston Expressionist”
December 6, 2011, 6 pm
Past Exhibitions
Nan Hass Feldman
Exhibition of Larger Work
Cell Signaling Technology
18 Walden St
Concord, MA 01742
978 369 4400
March 1 – May 11, 2013
Nan Hass Feldman
Solo Exhibition
Artisans Way
18 Walden St
Concord, MA
(978) 369-4400
March 23 – April 21, 2013
Mary Hughes, Nan Hass Feldman, Gedas Paskauskas, Berio Gizzi, and Alexander "Sasha" Gassel
Selected Fenway Artists: A Group Exhibition (arranged by Lynda McNally)
Audio Concepts
870 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
617 734 1800
December 6, 2012 – February 25, 2013
$75 in advance, $100 at the door, Proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Nan Hass Feldman
Favorite Places/Favorite Space, solo exhibition
Wellesley Free Library
530 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA
781 235 1610
December 1 – December 31, 2012
Nan Hass Feldman
A Sense of Place, Group exhibit of the experience of place through the eyes of member artists
Fountain Street Fine Arts Gallery
59 Fountain Street, Framingham, MA
508 879 4200
November 15 – December 16, 2012
William Millett
Exhibition of oil paintings and works on paper
The Granite Shore Gallery
20B Main St, Rockport, MA 01966
978-546-6700
October 4 – November 4, 2012
Nan Hass Feldman
Paintings
The Gallery
Boston Art & Framing
100 Charles St, Boston MA 02114
June 1 – August 31, 2012
Jane O'Hara
Consider the Beast Hynes Show
Hynes Convention Center in the South Rotunda Gallery
900 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02115
March 21 – July 15, 2012
William Millett
Parish Center for the Arts
10 Lincoln Street, Westford MA 01886
Oil Paintings Exhibit
Month of May
Works on Paper Exhibit
Month of June
Teri Malo
Along the Blue Margins
Arden Gallery
129 Newbury St, Boston MA 02116
June 5 – 30, 2012, preview beginning June 1
Jane O'Hara
Hynes Convention Center in the Main Rotunda
900 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02115
March 9 – May 9, 2012
Nan Hass Feldman
Dreaming East, Dreaming West
Fountain Street Fine Art
59 Fountain Street, Framingham MA 01702
March 16 – April 15, 2012
Robert Baart
Robert Baart: Paintings and Drawings
Wheelock College in the Towne Art Gallery
180 The Riverway, Boston MA 02215
Dates: February 9 – February 23, 2012
Gedas Paskauskas
Gallery 55
55 South Main Street, Natick MA 01760
December 2, 2011 — February 29, 2012

30 Ipswich Street, Studio 110