Ferrin Contemporary Anchors at Project Art in 2023
NORTH ADAMS, MA to CUMMINGTON, MA
ARE WE THERE YET? is a celebration of Ferrin Contemporary’s 40+ years as leaders in the field of modern and contemporary ceramics. What began in 1979 as a woman-owned cooperative studio and gallery in Northampton, MA has flourished across the years and the locations to become the international ceramic experts and material champions known as Ferrin Contemporary.
Part of the Open House at Project Art
during the 2023 Hilltown Open Studio Tour
Ferrin Contemporary will open the doors of its 54 Main Street Showroom to the public.
WHAT YOU WILL SEE
During the course of four decades, the gallery has championed artists whose primary medium is clay. Beginning with a commitment to providing support for living artists, decades-long relationships grew with artists whose works explore traditions and history, deliver social commentary, experiment with the material, and use the medium to challenge themselves to produce new works.
As part of the exhibition Are We There Yet? that ushered Ferrin Contemporary from North Adams to Cummington, selected classic works will be presented directly from the artists’ archives or offered by private collectors, illustrating career highlights both in the Project Art 54 Main Street Showroom and online.
The exhibition asks us, the artists, and the collectors to reflect on the road we’ve taken and invites the public to join the dialog while we speculate about the future.
WHY HERE? WHY NOW?
With the 2023 designation of Cummington as a cultural district, and the central location of Project Art to the gallery’s lives and growing focuses, the choice to highlight this unique space and follow this momentum on The Road to Cummington, was the right path for Gallery Director Leslie Ferrin, and Associates Isabel Twanmo (pictured left) and Alexandra Jelleberg (right).
Project Art Open House | During the Hilltown Open Studio Tour
Beginning September 30th, the long-time residents of Cummington will be open by appointment to interested collectors, arts professionals, ceramic artists, and art fans.
Stop by 54 Main Street in Cummington MA to meet Sergei Isupov & Kadri Parnamets and see their work, and view the 54 Main Street Showroom at Project Art
Sergei Isupov | The Road to Cummington
MORE ON THE MOVE & TIMELY EXHIBITION
A JOURNEY IN CERAMICS
NORTH ADAMS — Sometimes, the only way to move forward is to look back.
Leslie Ferrin, director of Ferrin Contemporary, at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is doing just that with “Are We There Yet?” It’s an exhibition that is one-part retrospective, one part celebration. It’s a show about evolution, of transition.
It’s an introspective show, for Ferrin, who after 40-plus years in the ceramics market is pondering the next phase of Ferrin Contemporary.
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