Thu, Apr 11
|West Stockbridge
Angels of New York, Scenes of Great Barrington: A Journey of Discovery
Time & Location
Apr 11, 2024, 11:00 AM – Apr 14, 2024, 4:00 PM
West Stockbridge, 38 Main St, West Stockbridge, MA 01266, USA
About The Event
ART ON MAIN GALLERY
Angels of New York, Scenes of Great Barrington: A Journey of Discovery
April 11 - 21
Opening Reception April 13 from 2-4 pm
Artist Talk April 20 at 2 pm
Gallery Hours: Thursday - Sunday 11 am - 4 pm
Chelsea Bradway is a New England photographer who grew up in the Berkshires. She is drawn to photograph people in situations that bring the viewer’s awareness of their strength, beauty, and everyday struggles. Born in the Berkshires and holds her master’s degree in Special Education. Her degree has given her the ability to meet people where they are and pull out their best representation of themselves. Bradway has a studio in Southborough, MA, Apothecary Artist's Studio that she shares with two other artists.
Growing up in the rural Berkshires, Chelsea has always found NYC a bit daunting. It wasn’t until her son’s 13th birthday when he asked to go to New York that she fell in love. Gone was her fear and in came an explosion of wild excitement.
This is where the photographic journey of the Angels of New York series began. These photographs depict an angel doing ordinary things amidst the hustle and bustle of New York. The viewer is drawn into noticing the magic of walking through the streets of New York and being noticed with a pair of 6-foot angel wings. And there is also something to be said for not being noticed wearing 6-foot angel wings. People hurrying by on their way to work, chatting away on their phones, plugged into a playlist, or their minds racing with thoughts as they drift on by in mundanity not noticing an angel is among them.
Rachel Kaufmann is a contemporary oil painter, who depicts scenes and life around her. She began this body of work, interested in what it meant to currently live in the small town of Great Barrington. She takes photographs on the street of Great Barrington and then translates these photographs into oil paintings. She is interested in depicting mood and connection.
For more info about this show and new exhibits every two weeks to www.berkshireartists.org