Midway Art Tunnel
A virtual photography experience exploring what is real within the unreal via photo capture tools within established game worlds; existing as a photojournalist in times and places otherwise impossible.
Reception 5pm-7pm
Midway Artist Studios Open Studios 2024 Group Show
Exhibition Project at Midway Artist Studios
Studio #403
Curators: Anna Markowska, Tomasz Opania, Milan Kohout
September 13 - 15, 2024
Reception: September 13, 4pm-8pm.
Embracing the Horizontal Fall is the title of a three-day festival at Midway Artist Studios in Boston, scheduled for September 13-15, 2024, at the invitation of artist and performer Milan Kohout. Anna Markowska curates the event from the University of Wrocław and Tomasz Opania from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. The festival will include video performance screenings, documentation displays, live performances, public space interventions, and art installations that resonate with the theme suggested by the title. The event is organized by the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and the Culture and Art Centre in Wroclaw. The exhibition is funded by the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and from the budget of the Self-Government of the Lower Silesian Region
The exhibition will showcase the works of artists who have previously collaborated and are associated with the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, Poland. Thanks to this established group of emerging and seasoned artists, the exhibition facilitates diverse perspectives that can resonate with audiences. Embracing the Horizontal Fall considers art a common language that no one is fluent in. Therefore, everyone is learning it from one another, while rejoicing in shared experience. This belief in the agency of art is one of the main messages of the show.
The Museum of Scenographic Design (MOSDO), in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera (BLO), Illuminus & OPERA America invite you to come and enjoy our new exhibition at Midway Artist Studios, in Fort Point, Boston.
Beneath the experience of a live performance is a world of enriched artistry that often remains unrevealed. Our new exhibition,‘SCENOGRAPHERS’ delves into the intricate and captivating worlds of renowned designers John Conklin and Franco Colavecchia, peeling back the layers of their creative processes, offering a rare glimpse into the foundation of scenographic design and artistry.
Visitors are invited to explore an immersive array of their original drawings, renderings, models, notes, and documents. These elements are the essential ingredients that breathe life into the grand visions we witness on stage. Interactive projections and animations vividly unfold the journey of creation, offering an immersive experience that brings the process to life.
Conklin and Colavecchia each have a long and deep history with opera, with their innovative designs transforming the visual landscapes of countless productions. Having been instrumental in shaping each of their own ways stories are told on the operatic stage, blending traditional elements with modern techniques to create immersive, evocative environments. Both have collaborated with leading opera companies around the world including the Metropolitan Opera; the New York City Opera; Boston Lyric Opera, Glimmerglass Opera; Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Santa Fe Opera; Seattle Opera; and the opera companies of Houston, Dallas, San Diego and LA Opera. They have each left an indelible mark on the art form and inspired generations of designers to push the boundaries of scenography. Their contributions have not only elevated the visual experience of opera but have also deepened the emotional impact of the performances, making them integral figures in the evolution of operatic design.
The exhibition is presented in at Midway Artist Studios & Boston Lyric Opera; Gallery, Opera & Community Studios, thru September 22nd, 2024, 9am to 7pm.
A reception will be held on September 12, 2024 at 5:30pm.
The exhibition continues in New York in partnership with OPERA America,
September 17th 2024 thru Summer 2025.
Art Tunnel
Reception: September 28, 8:30pm-9:30pm.
"Historical TRUTH" is a dramaturgical exhibition that offers an historical travelogue of the play Truth: a biofictional choreopoem. New plays can have a journey of development that spans a few months to many years. Truth: a biofictional choreopoem was conceived from unique and fragmented stories and historical data about black female abolitionists gathered over a year at unheralded sites of conscience as well as more prominent and established historical institutions. This exhibit explores the ways that history becomes a biofictional choreopoem that amplifies black female resistance to slavery.
As part of the exhibition, the Bristol Historical and Preservation Society has loaned "Historical TRUTH" a portion of the 56-foot timeline of U.S. slavery used to offer interpretive analysis of the unique role Bristol, RI played in the slave trade.
Workshop Performances Septmeber 25 - 28, 2024. Masary Studios
Art Tunnel at Midway Artist Studios
July 21- August 21
Reception: 7/21/24 5pm-8pm
In Taylor Coughlin's SEA(e)SCAPES, the essence of identity, freedom, strength, and empowerment is captured through a stunning collection of oil paintings and ink drawings. Inspired by her personal journey of self-discovery and ambition, Coughlin delves into the depths of light, color, and texture to convey the complexities of her experiences as a young woman breaking free from the confines of a stagnant existence. Each piece in the series is a reflection of her courageous voyage towards new horizons, symbolized by the vast ocean and rugged coastlines. Through the imagery of ships as vessels of escape and the resilience of flowers and foliage amidst rocky terrains, Coughlin's work embodies the transformative power of growth and the unwavering pursuit of a brighter tomorrow. SEA(e)SCAPES invites viewers to join her on this evocative journey of exploration and renewal, resonating with the universal journey of seeking liberation and embracing the endless possibilities that lie beyond the horizon.
Art Tunnel at Midway Artist Studios
Moments of Reflection
ft. Visual Art, Audio & Video by John Korbas & Visual Art by Meaghan Korbas
June 16 - July 16, 2024
Opening Reception: June 21, 7pm
“Making Do”
the legacy and art of Susan Thompson
Midway Gallery
June 6, 2024 – August 5, 2024
Opening Reception: June 14, 5-8pm
Art Statement
“These deeply human and richly textured fiber art quilts by Boston based textile and multi-media artist and educator Susan Thompson celebrate deepconnections between family, community, spirituality and other shared cultural experience”
Kevin Wery – Bunker Hill Community college
The pieces that are on exhibition at the Midway Gallery are a sampling of art works created by artist, Susan Thompson from 2000 through the present. Art quilts and mixed media are the focus of her art practice. She transforms fabric by dying, drawing, waxing, sculpting, printing, embellishing and sewing. She incorporates encaustic painting on various surfaces to create sculptural forms.
A recurrent theme in her work has been acknowledgement, recognition and love of the Ancestors who extend back into the beginning of humankind. She states that it is the call of the ancestors that compel her to create art. That is the reason so many of her artworks are dedicated to them.
For Susan, art is her means of reaching out and sharing her gifts with others. Through fabric, color and texture, she creates designs, tell stories and strives to communicate the truth as she knows it. Art enables her to express the deep and abiding love which fires life.
Small works, figurative and non-figurative, are an organic part of the collection of my artworks. This collection has pieces in various mediums, as well as of various sizes - from very large to very small – made during decades of art-making. To be noted that a significant part of these decades has been given to making a number of Interactive Collaborative Art Projects for Multiple Participants, as well as installations.
The following Statement is applicable to all my works, including ‘’small works’’.
From shapeless matter are coming out shapes
Tender shadows – from blinding light
Color, affectionately, envelopes every form
Observation is in the eyes of the beholder – called forth from that very matter
Opening Reception: May 16, 7pm
Olga Shmuylovich
UNCHARTERED TERRITORIES OF IMAGINATION
Embark on a creative journey as the minds of four visionary designers converge under the banner of ATLS—a collective where each letter encapsulates the initials of its creators, as well as the essence of the map that guides them through unexplored design realms.
Hailing from diverse corners of the globe, ATLS is a compass guiding these creators through uncharted territories of imagination. Drawing inspiration from their respective backgrounds, they’ve woven four distinct worlds.
Through their collective work, ATLS isn’t merely navigating the creative landscape—it’s shaping it. Join them on this extraordinary journey where cultures converge, ideas collide, and a world of design possibilities unfolds.
April 22 - May 26
Reception: May 17, 6pm-8pm
Opening Reception: April 18, 6pm
Alchemical is an exhibition of paintings by artist Timothy Kadish. The works narrate a story of creation, a story without time. Kadish paints rich tapestries of varied media inspired by a marriage of art, science, and myth. Through prominent and interrelating iconographies, marks and symbols, the paintings yield a familiar literacy, yet seemingly unattainable translation.
Opening Reception: March 14, 6-8pm
State of Emergency Runway Show
State of the Earth Art Exhibition
A collaborative effort between designers and artists to highlight the causes of Racial and Environmental Injustice through art and design.
Reception September 9, 2023 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Fashion Show September 9, 2023 @7pm
Boston through the eyes of Bostonians. A group show by local artists. All mediums.
Curated by Mario Avila, Hana Pegrimkova, and Milan Kohout.
This is 7. From food to code, 7 is a number of mediums and forms curated by 7 designers. This exhibition is an exploration that brings a unique perspective of various topics. With planning, generating, and staging, these 7 mindsets brought 7 experiences into one space. As the designers, we invite you to immerse yourselves in our exhibition.
Come visit the Masters of Graphic Design Graduates Thesis Exhibition of Spring 2023, from April 24th - May 27 at Midway Artist Studios,. We are truly excited to show you the work we have created as individual artists over the course of our design program. Our exhibition features Kylie Rolston, Cyrus D'souza, Sherill Choong, Linna Liu, Erika Hall, Shreyanshi Satodia, and Ting-Yen Chen.
Reception - May 19th, 6pm-8pm.
89 Midway Studios Art Talk with Masha Keryan.
Thursday, March 23, 8PM on Zoom
Blanka Dvorak
Opening Reception February 8, 5pm-8pm
89 Midway Studios Art Talk with John Korbas
Thursday, January, 19, 8PM. on Zoom
Opening Reception Friday, January 6, 2023, 7pm
