Hyde Park Art Association
Annual Events
Currently, we participate in three main annual events:
- Art Exhibit at City Hall Plaza, Mayor's Gallery
- Hyde Park Open Studios
- Artscene summer festival
The Hyde Park Open Studios is held each year in late Autumn and is gaining momentum every year. This event features artists that live and/or work in the Hyde Park area and showcases the diverse artistic talent of these artists. For more information on the Hyde Park Open Studios, click here to go to the web site.
Our Artscene summer festival takes place in Cleary Square on Fairmount Ave. The festival, which attracted 700 neighborhood residences in July, offers one-day vendor licenses to artists, and also showcases musical and dance performances.
Our third annual event is our exhibit at City Hall Plaza in Scollay Square. This is a juried exhibit and runs the month of April.
2008 19th Annual HPAA Art Exhibit at City Hall Plaza
This is the 19th Annual HPAA art Exhibit at City Hall Plaza. The artist's reception was April 10th at 5:00 pm. The exhibit runs through May, 2008. Awards were given out during the artist's reception. The winners are listed below.
Category 1 - Best In Show:
Maureen D. Spinale for "Autumn Light"
Category 2 - Watercolor/Acrylic/Pastel
First Place: Hector Perlera Guillen for “La Iglesia ”
Second Place: Lisa Goren for “Red Kelp ”
Third Place: Francisco Garcia for “Abstract II ”
Honorable Mention: Clara Diaz for “Step By Step ”
Category 3 - Oil
First Place: J. Marshall Dyke for "Starring Hue
Second Place: J.R. Ringdahl for "Flowing Light"
Third Place: Alan DeMola for "Lady in Lisbon"
Honorable Mention: Yvette Stenzel for "Main Street"
Category 4 - Photography
First Place: Mike Ritter for "Water Fountain Detail"
Second Place: Judith Oullette for "Joan Crawford
Third Place: Gloria Carrigg for "Fall Colors"
Honorable Mention: David McDonnell for "Feeding the Ducks"
Category 5 - Other media
First Place: Rebecca Holland for "Chickadee - getting ready for winter"
Second Place: Adele Rothman for "Untitled box"
Third Place: Sharon Armour for "Ari"
2007 18th Annual HPAA Art Exhibit at City Hall Plaza, Mayor's Gallery
This is the 18th Annual HPAA art Exhibit at City Hall Plaza. The artist's reception was April 12th at 5:00 pm. The exhibit runs through April, 2007. Awards were given out during the artist's reception. The winners are listed below.
Category 1 - Best In Show:
Dave McDonnell for “Jamaica Plain Festival”
Category2 - Oil and Acrylic
First Place: Mauricio Puente for “Downtown Crossing”
Second Place: Yvette Stenzel for “Back Bay Winter”
Third Place: J. Marshall Dyke for “Spring Hue”
Honorable Mention: Fransisco Garcia for “U.S.S. Constitution”
Honorable Mention: Jorge Guzman for “Violence”
Category 3 - Photography/Photogravure/C-Print
First Place: Erik Gehring for “Dawn Redwood”
Second Place: Valentino Alba for “Mime”
Third Place: Mike Ritter for “Girl in Truck”
Honorable Mention: Antoinette Harrell for “Icy Hand”
Honorable Mention: Tommy for “Untitled
Category 4 - Watercolor
First Place: Rosemarie Clinton for “Boston Rose Garden”
Second Place: Mary Bellew for “Serenading”
Third Place: J. Marshall Dyke for “Escape Hue”
Category 4 - OTHER (Mixed Media/Sculpture/Quilt)
First Place: Rebecca Holland for “Armand’s World”
Second Place: Paul Walski for “Liberty Tree”
Third Place: Michael Onischewski for “Out to Lunch”
Judges from the Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events were:
Sarah Hutt, Director of Visual Arts Programming
Kristen Wawruck, Program Manager, Planning & Developement
John Crowley, Exhibitions Coordinator
Hyde Park Open Studios
The 5th Annual Hyde Park Open Studios is scheduled for December 1 and 2 from noon to 5 p.m. at various locations throughout Hyde Park. The inspiration to host an Open Studios event in Hyde Park started 5 years ago with three artists--Fay Grajower, Katherine Gulla, and Elizabeth Strasser--who all had work space at the Sprague Street Studios. Realizing that there were a growing number of artists in Hyde Park, the three decided to plan the event, even if they ended up being the only exhibitors! In the end, over 40 artists throughout the community participated. Since then, the event has grown with 80 plus artists expected to display their works this year. On average, 400 people attend Hyde Park Open Studios annually, a number the organizers hope to increase this year as well.
With its affordability and accessibility, Hyde Park is fast becoming the place for artists to live and work. The benefits of an event like Hyde Park Open Studios are many, to the artists and community alike. According to Fay Grajower, a painter and one of the original organizers, Open Studios is like a big networking event. “Artists get to interact with the public, their work is seen, and they get to meet other artists as well. Many artists sell their work, receive invitations to place their work in galleries or participate in other art shows, and everyone makes a lot of valuable contacts.” Fay also points out the benefit to local merchants, with an increase in foot traffic in the downtown area meaning local businesses also see an increase in their sales and exposure during the weekend.
With many artists participating, the public is sure to see some wonderful and interesting work including photography, painting, sculpting, etchings, glass work, stained glass, textiles, mixed media, jewelry, drawing and many others. While part of the fun for attendees is to see the artists in their own work environment such as the Sprague Street Studios, local businesses like No Sweats located at 1415 Hyde Park Avenue, as well as the Hyde Park Library will also be hosting art exhibits during the weekend. Attendees should plan on spending time in both the Fairmount Avenue area (where parking is available at both the Hyde Park Cooperative Bank and Hyde Park Savings Bank) as well as the studios on Sprague St. While bridge construction on Sprague Street may necessitate a detour this year, signs will clearly mark the route.
Be sure to visit the Open Studios website, www.hydeparkopenstudios.org for up to the minute information, maps and directions. Also, additional detour information will be available through the HPAI phone line the weekend of Open Studios at (617) 364-7300 extension 17. The Hyde Park Open Studios is organized by a dedicated group of volunteers, and underwritten through the generosity of First Highland Management, with additional support from the Hyde Park Arts Initiative and the Hyde Park Art Association.
