{"id":7818,"date":"2022-05-11T12:04:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T16:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahanewbedford.org\/?p=7818"},"modified":"2022-10-04T15:43:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T19:43:24","slug":"partner-spotlight-gallery-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahanewbedford.org\/partner-spotlight-gallery-x\/","title":{"rendered":"Partner Spotlight: Gallery X"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Gallery X is a community art gallery and performance venue that welcomes work from artists of every age, any style, and all levels of education and experience.\u00a0 Since they\u2019re supported by memberships, it\u2019s logical to assume that the monthly exhibitions are a showcase of their members\u2019 work, but that’s not true.\u00a0 The members select monthly exhibition themes, and all artists are invited to submit their interpretation of that theme in any medium. At Gallery X, there are no juries, no exclusion and free expression reigns.<\/p>\n

Monthly themes, like May\u2019s theme \u201cMinimalist-X\u201d are evocative and the show offers an expansive, thought-provoking range or work in all mediums and styles.\u00a0 Having two galleries, up-and-down stairs, means multiple events happen simultaneously: always a gallery exhibition and sometimes music, or improv, or art classes, or simply more gallery space.<\/p>\n

Gallery X is focused on getting young people more involved in the New Bedford arts community.\u00a0 This month they\u2019re hosting Novem, the UMass Dartmouth senior photography capstone show, a highly anticipated event that brings students, families and faculty, and the local community into their Gallery. Their annual \u201cHigh School Select\u201d exhibit, paused during the pandemic, features New Bedford High School student artwork, and will expand to include more area schools in the coming years. A recent post-baccalaureate ceramics show enjoyed high attendance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love watching young artist\u2019s light up when they see their work up on the wall for the first time,\u201d says Zachary White, Executive Director. \u201cAnd there\u2019s nothing like the look on their face when they see that red dot (meaning sold) on their work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like many visual arts organizations, Gallery X shifted to online exhibitions during the pandemic. Their Facebook page, \u201cShow Us Your Art\u201d attracted new audiences and has evolved into a network of artists supporting each other with critique and encouragement.\u00a0 It was so successful that the format will remain part of their ongoing programming.\u00a0 \u201cOur Facebook page has been driving open call submissions from as far away as Arizona and Florida,\u201d says Zachary.<\/p>\n

As a partner of AHA!, Gallery X always hosts interesting 2nd Thursday celebrations to enliven the downtown experience. The May 12th AHA! Night features the opening reception of “Novem,\u201d the UMass senior photography exhibition as well as the music of Gary Brown, and like everything else at Gallery X, everyone\u2019s invited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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