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Home Shop Blog Press About Where Gallery © 2005-2008 Amanda Siska	US Airways Magazine-- May 2008 May 2008 (in-flight magazine and online) BOSTON FOR ART LOVERS Boston’s South End is heating up, and not just with the promise of warmer weather. Over the past decade, hip restaurants, upscale shops, and luxe condominiums have popped up amid the Victorian row houses and former mill buildings to infuse the neighborhood with new energy. The area has also become the epicenter of Boston’s art scene, particularly in SoWa, a strip of blocks south of Washington Street where a profusion of studios and galleries are stealing the artistic thunder from Back Bay’s Newbury Street. The SoWa Artists Guild at 450 Harrison Ave. is home to more than 50 studios and 15 galleries. Guild members and other local artists open to the public each month for First Friday events. Area gems include the Bernard Toale Gallery, a showcase for contemporary art that moved to SoWa from Newbury Street in 1998; Claygo, a studio that designs, produces, and sells ceramics for gourmet dining; and Boston Sculptors Gallery, a landmark venue featuring contemporary work by area sculptors. For more info on First Fridays, visit sowaartistsguild.com. The SoWa Art Walk will be held May 17–18. Artists invite the public into their studios, while boutiques and restaurants host artists who display their work on the premises. In conjunction with the event, the SoWa Open Market at 540 Harrison Ave. opens for the season. Every Sunday until October 26, artists, jewelry designers, and purveyors of vintage clothing converge under tents with antique dealers, winemakers, and farmers. Learn more at sowaartwalk.com and southendopenmarket.com. — Jaci Conry Art by Chris Masci (The online version of this article can be seen here.) back to Press
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US Airways Magazine-- May 2008

US Airways Magazine

May 2008 (in-flight magazine and online)

BOSTON
FOR ART LOVERS

Boston’s South End is heating up, and not just with the promise of warmer weather. Over the past decade, hip restaurants, upscale shops, and luxe condominiums have popped up amid the Victorian row houses and former mill buildings to infuse the neighborhood with new energy. The area has also become the epicenter of Boston’s art scene, particularly in SoWa, a strip of blocks south of Washington Street where a profusion of studios and galleries are stealing the artistic thunder from Back Bay’s Newbury Street.

The SoWa Artists Guild at 450 Harrison Ave. is home to more than 50 studios and 15 galleries. Guild members and other local artists open to the public each month for First Friday events. Area gems include the Bernard Toale Gallery, a showcase for contemporary art that moved to SoWa from Newbury Street in 1998; Claygo, a studio that designs, produces, and sells ceramics for gourmet dining; and Boston Sculptors Gallery, a landmark venue featuring contemporary work by area sculptors. For more info on First Fridays, visit sowaartistsguild.com.

The SoWa Art Walk will be held May 17–18. Artists invite the public into their studios, while boutiques and restaurants host artists who display their work on the premises. In conjunction with the event, the SoWa Open Market at 540 Harrison Ave. opens for the season. Every Sunday until October 26, artists, jewelry designers, and purveyors of vintage clothing converge under tents with antique dealers, winemakers, and farmers. Learn more at sowaartwalk.com and southendopenmarket.com.

— Jaci Conry

Art by Chris Masci

(The online version of this article can be seen here.)

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