Western Avenue Studios

Full Bloom Three Show at Loading Dock Gallery
2021-05-02 12:00 - 16:00, 2021-04-28 12:00 - 17:30 UTC | Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
“Flowers are a mystery and a delight, metaphors for what is briefly beautiful in our lives. Their glow is an invitation,” says Full Bloom artist Linda Dunn.
We invite you to welcome the warmth of spring with Loading Dock Gallery’s new show, Full Bloom. Full Bloom celebrates the beauty of flowers, birds, gardening, and small moments captured in still lifes by Loading Dock Gallery members and Western Avenue artists.
In spring, says Bethany Peck, “daylight hours linger a bit longer and thoughts of beautiful, hopeful blossoms fill my mind and spill onto my palette.”
Those longer hours of radiant sun and flowers blooming from winter soil also inspire many of the other works in the show. Michelle Boll’s paintings in this show capture the overwhelming beauty in ordinary moments. Boll says, “I buy tulips and daffodils when all is covered by snow, the trees bare, and patches of ground brown. They give me hope and promise color as life begins its journey of renewal.” Noel Soucy embraces the simple happiness that flowers bring in her stunning impressionistic paintings. Soucy says, “creating flowers sparks a spirit of joyful energy and beautiful living.”
​ With the days getting longer and the sun warming our skin, Full Bloom highlights the wonder of new growth and the beauty that nature holds. Join us to see the work of Loading Dock Gallery members and Western Avenue artists in this show full of color and light. Full Bloom Runs from April 28, 2021 through May 30, 2021.

May Outdoor Art Market
2021-05-01 12:00 - 16:00 | Western Avenue Studios & Lofts, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
Traditionally the first week of May is a week of celebrating the arts in Massachusetts. What started as Artweek Boston quickly has become a statewide celebration. While Artweek is officially taking a hiatus this year, we still want to celebrate the arts. A fun and safe in-person art experience featuring some of your favorite Western Avenue artists and makers. This will be a more intimate and easier to navigate event than our usual Open Studios events but promises to be a great and safe event. This market will have many of our artists and makers vending. Join us at The Creative Soul of Lowell and support your favorite local artists. We’ve got a few new things we are working on, so stay tuned.

This event will take place in our lofts garden parking lot, on the west end of our campus. Park your vehicle in our main parking lot and walk over to the market.

Food Truck: Empanada Dada

Featured Artist Vendors: List coming soon!

Covid-19 Guidelines:
– Guests who are experiencing Covid-19 symptoms or have been instructed to quarantine by a medical professional should not attend.
– All guests must wear a mask or face covering at all times.
– Please maintain a six-foot distance from others.
– We will have hand sanitation stations throughout the market space.
– There will be no public restrooms during this event.
We will post more updates as the event gets closer, so stay tuned in.

Rain Date: 5/2

Invocation Of Place Show at Loading Dock Gallery
2021-04-02 12:00 - 16:00, 2021-04-03 12:00 - 18:00 | Loading Dock Gallery, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851, United States
This April, representation, and abstraction meet to create an Invocation of Place. Priscilla Levesque paints landscapes in the pointillist style, a technique pioneered during the late 19th century by Georges Seurat. With meticulous detail, she builds shapes from small dots of color.
Noel Soucy creates abstracts using acrylics and alcohol inks. Her work is organic, full of energy. Swirling forms fill her canvases inspired by the ebb and flow of forms found in nature. Noel uses her artmaking to stay positive and healthy during difficult times.
