1st Wednesday, August

Gaga and the Ladies

Project Space art class "graduates"

art class work

Jeff and Paula
Paula Portinga Booth's work

Eric Tautkus

Leo Cuanas

Jenny's work

It was a gala and well-attended event on a warm summer evening in Salem. The work was stunning: Jenny Kroik's very strong work filled the main gallery, Paula Booth's work under the mezzanine is very well crafted and is laden with symbols that can be "read" in many ways, Barry Shapiro's art class exhibited their work, which is a sincere investigation into "art that saves lives" and offers the viewer insight into youth and symbolic meanings.
Jenny Kroik's artist statement is here.
For more images of 1st Wednesday, August see Phil Krug's photos on the SAA website here.

Last day of art class at Project Space

works created by the class will be exhibited on Wednesday August 4

Benefit for the Birds

thank you to the participants!!!

gallery visitors

Kathleen Dinges and David

musicians Sara Greenleaf and Noah Seitz

The Benefit for Birds opening reception was well attended with attendees who are very interested in contributing in some way to the rescue of animals affected by the oil catastrophe in the Gulf on Mexico. Artists, interested viewers, families and their children were there to view and purchase works. Congrats to Barry Shapiro for organizing the benefit and for all of his work to make it a success.

art class at Project Space

views of Project Space

Michael Boonstra

Layne Young

Layne Young

Marilyn Krug

Barry Shapiro's work table

art class at Project Space

Art class