Fiona Breslin reports from Lenox. A trifecta of openings brought art enthusiasts to Lenox for an early evening gallery crawl on Saturday, July 7. At The Bookstore, The Shade Gallery held a reception to unveil Kindle-ing, a multi-media show featuring the work of 25 local artists inspired by the changing nature of books in the electronic age, which will remain on view through Labor Day. Hoadley Gallery welcomed back perennial favorite Lucy MacGillis, a Berkshire native based in Italy, with her new series of light-infused oil paintings of landscapes, people, and interior scenes, which will remain on view through August 1. At Sienna Gallery, a boisterous bunch gathered to view the work of Swedish artist Marta Mattson, whose jewel-encrusted bug brooches and pendants strike a balance between alluring and alarming. Her exhibit, petrified lives, is on view through July 22.
At The Shade Gallery: BOLA granola gal Michele Miller with Margie Bullock; Sean Thrasher, David Thrasher, and Derin Thrasher in front of a reading rainbow artwork.
Artist Bart Arnold in front of his work, with daughter Emma Arnold and wife Ute Arnold; Benno Friedman and Deirdre Sullivan.
Artists Peter Murkett and Bart Arnold.
At Hoadley Gallery: Michelle Gillet, painter Lucy MacGillis, and German artist Sibylla Baier; Simon's Rock's Steve Hager and Asma Abbas.
Tracy Foster and Andy Foster; gallery goers Ann Shea and photographer Sabine Vollmer in front of Shea's favorite painting by MacGillis.
Reinholt Halder and Eugenia Halder; gallery owner Stephanie Hoadley takes a seat with artist Lucy MacGillis, and potter Tom Hoadley.
At Sienna Gallery: Peggy Rivers and Marilyn Patti; jewelry designers Janis Kerman and Erin Wahed of Bande Des Quatres in front of a case of their work.
Swedish artist Marta Mattson (center) discusses her work in petrified lives with Jessica Hughes and Kevin Hughes; Ken De Loreto, Heather Rose, and Ritch Holben strike a pose.
Arts enthusiast Carol Grossman, artist Tom Patti, and Laura Grossman; animator Leo Quiles with his son Roman.
IS183 Art School's Hope Sullivan and daughter Elke with experimental animator and art school instructor Dina Noto; Made in the Berkshires' Hilary Somers Deely and Phil Deely.
Danielle Steinmann and gallerist Sienna Patti in retro black & white; Rosita Sarnoff and Beth Sapery.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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