Art Exhibits
Monthly Art Exhibit
The Library hosts a monthly exhibit in our McCarthy Meeting Room and throughout the main floor. Many exhibits kick off with an opening reception or a program related to the exhibit. To have your work exhibited, please review our Art Exhibition Policy, Art Exhibit Application, and Display Case Application. Questions about the Art Exhibits should be directed to Jeff Hartman, 978-256-5521 x1109 or jhartman@chelmsfordlibrary.org. See the full Art Exhibits calendar.
Art Teachers / Artist Teachers
May 1 through May 27
Current and former Chelmsford Public Schools art teachers combine to show off their talent and original work throughout the month. Featuring art by Kathleen Flynn, Virginia Cramer, Amy Aker, and Anita Adler
Next up:
Sean Morrissey
May 30 through June 29
Chelmsford Art Society Summer Show
Past exhibits
March and April 2023
Youth Art Month
We invite you to join us for the annual Chelmsford Public Schools K-12 Exhibit in celebration of Youth Art Month! Enjoy art by our local students in grades K-12. Certificates will also be presented to award winners, and light refreshments will be served at a reception.
December 2022 and January 2023
Chelmsford Art Society Winter Show
September 2022
Finding Felix: Felix Brow Memorial Exhibit
Meet the Artists: Monday, September 26 at 7 pm
Sarah Brow-Hill, Elizabeth Parise, and Rebekah Parise have organized a show with their own work and that of the late Felix Brow. The show also features artwork from the book Mandelbrot the Tree by Noah Clawson, which is dedicated to Felix, who was a Chelmsford artist who died at age 29 of mesothelioma cancer. More information can be found at findingfelixmemorial.blogspot.com
July and August 2022
Chelmsford Art Society Summer Show
Visit the CAS website for a full directory and their Facebook group for more great content.
Norma von Fricken
April 2 to May 30, 2022
Norma von Fricken lives in Lowell and specializes in paintings of local scenes in nature. In this month’s exhibit you’ll find familiar images of the Concord River, the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, and the Thanksgiving Woods. Norma has also painted still lives and florals, and even has a few works depicting pets!
March 4 to 30, 2022
Chelmsford Public Schools, K-12 Youth Art Month
February 5 to 26, 2022
Black History Month, Local Artists’ Exhibit
November 20, 2011 to January 29, 2022
The Chelmsford Art Society Holiday Show
October 10 to November 13, 2021
Joe Ross
Joseph T. Ross is grandfather of 11, and father of 3. Born and raised in Medford, Massachusetts and a graduate of Malden Catholic, he later served on the U.S.S. WASP. His father was a towboat Captain out of Boston Harbor and Joe himself owned Ross Tow out of T-Wharf Boston, part of a lifetime of growing up on and near the water. He loves New England & Ireland and specializes in acrylic paintings of local landmarks from Chelmsford to the whole Boston area. More of his work can be seen on his Etsy page.
September 9 to October 9, 2021
Brooke Lambert: Reflections
“My work for this show will reflect upon this difficult time we have all lived through and celebrates the better times that lie ahead.
For this exhibition, I’ve created abstract original prints using materials that invoke the textures and shapes of fishing ropes and netting that wash up on the beach. With these materials, I make tangles to represent areas in tide pools or on the ocean floor, symbolizing the darker times we all must get through.
I then paint the prints with luminous colors that pour through the cracks and crevices, shining a light — a light that, in my work, represents hope.”
No Reception, but Brooke is happy to meet with the public, contact information can be found on her website.
August 11 to September 8, 2021
Laurel Haug
Laurel has been drawing and interested in art since she was in grammar school. After taking some classes at Adult Education places and Recreation Departments, her work has really taken off. She practices in oil, acrylics, watercolor and pencil and ink. “I love to go to local art galleries and Western Avenue. Having displayed art at places in Chelmsford, including the Chelmsford Art Society and Parish Center for the arts, art is my real passion.”
July 2021
Chelmsford Art Society Summer Show
We’re excited to have the Art Society return to the library as we loosen Covid restrictions with a show featuring 56 works by 36 members of the society and three scholarship winners. Check out this video tour of the show, and visit the CAS website for a full directory and their Facebook group for more great content.
CAS Members: Sarah Andrews, Pamela Baker, C. Thomas Christiano, Kathy Clericuzio, Linda Crossland, Kathy Cryan-Hicks, Gail Flannery, Lee Fortier, Claire Gagnon, Diane Harvey, Barbara Howes, Rennie Keller, Tanya Kenney, Brooke Lambert, Daniel Leahy, Sue Lippman, Barbara Ludinsky, Sylvia Mallory, Dave Martsolf, Don Miffitt, Judith-Grace Miller, Juliette Montague, Subroto Mukherjee, Gillian Orlinsky, Ivan Orlinsky, Mary Anne Pellegrini, Stella Penney, Wendy Prest, Nan Quintin, Christine Robinson, Elaine Seidel, Ortha Splingaerd, Karen F. Tobin, Norma Vonfricken, Amy Vredevoogd, Tom Whiting.
Scholarship Winners:
2021 – Kong Daryan
2020 – Kevin Truong & Brooke Cardillo
February 2020
Chelmsford Cultural Council Annual Winterfest Photography Contest
Stop in at the Library for this special Sunday event. The Cultural Council will be holding a reception for their annual Photography exhibit. Winners of the Photography Contest will be announced. Light refreshments will be served.
Submit your work by Saturday, January 25 at 5 pm
Reception: Sunday, February 2 at 2 pm
March 2020
Chelmsford Public Schools K-12
We invite you to join us for the annual Chelmsford Public Schools K-12 Exhibit in celebration of Youth Art Month! Enjoy art by our local students in grades K-12. Certificates will also be presented to award winners, and light refreshments will be served at a reception.
2019
December 2018/January 2019
Each year dozens of local artists display their work and share it with the community. The Chelmsford Art Society promotes the arts through education, networking, scholarships, and moral support from the members. It is a means for making good friends with common interests that will last for years to come, friends who share and understand the issues of being an artist in today’s world.Reception, Saturday, January 12 at 2:00 p.m.
The Bauhaus – Presentation by Mary Woodward, Saturday, January 19 at 2:00 p.m
February 2019
Chelmsford Cultural Council Annual Winterfest Photography Contest
Stop in at the Library for this special Sunday event. The Cultural Council will be holding a reception for their annual Photography exhibit. Winners of the Photography Contest will be announced. Live music by the Doublenecks guitar duo – light refreshments will be served. To enter the contest, download this application and submit it with your entry by Saturday, January 26.
Reception, Sunday, February 3 at 2:00 p.m.
March 2019
Chelmsford Public Schools K-12
We invite you to join us for the annual Chelmsford Public Schools K-12 Exhibit in celebration of Youth Art Month! Enjoy art by our local students in grades K-12. Certificates will also be presented to award winners, and light refreshments will be served at a reception on Thursday, March 7 at 5:00 p.m.
April 2019
Karen Fieldstad
Karen Fieldstad has been creating art for over 40 years, currently living in Topsfield and inspired by the landscape of New England. The style is abstract / impressionist with a focus on nature. “Art is a meditation for me, a kind of therapy, a journey to a still mind.” Meet the Artist Reception on Saturday, April 13 at 2:00 p.m.
May 2019
Donna Howard
Donna Howard’s art tells a story. Whether that story lasts a moment in time or an eon, there it is for you to respond to. There it is for you to interpret and make it your own. I think art asks you to cozy up close for a minute and listen. And you will. You’ll listen to the ones that catch your attention. Meet the Artist Reception on Saturday, May 11 at 2:00 p.m.
June 2019
Christine Reale-Strauss
Christine Alice Reale-Strauss was born in Chelmsford and studied photography at Rivier University where she is now an instructor. She is also a skilled baker, master guinea pig wrangler, and an artist to boot. She worked with author Marty Strauss to illustrate his premier children’s book, Chagall: The Recycling Dragon. Meet the Artist Reception on Saturday, April 13 at 2:00 p.m.
July 2019
Chelmsford Art Society Annual Fourth of July Show
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The library and the Chelmsford Center for the Arts host the Chelmsford Art Society’s Fourth of July Art Festival. Visit us to see work in many different media on many different subjects and celebrate at a reception with music and refreshments on Saturday, July 27 at 2:00 p.m. |
August 2019
Sal Patalano – Street Photography
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Sal Patalano lives in Nashua, New Hampshire and Dunedin, Florida and he uses his camera to to connect with strangers that he meets both in New England and the South. Each portrait gives him the opportunity to record an impression of an individual’s life, history, and emotions. Meet him to learn more about his work and his journey to bring out the humanity of everyone he captures through his art on Tuesday, August 13 at 6:30 p.m. |
September 2019
Ed Ting – Astrophotography
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Ed Ting is a well-known amateur astronomer. His works have appeared in Sky & Telescope, Night Sky, Skywatch, Amateur Astronomy, Discover, and Popular Mechanics magazines. His writings have been translated into several languages, and he speaks frequently on the topics of astronomy and astrophotography. He’ll present a lecture about his work with a chance to ask him questions on Tuesday, September 12 at 7 p.m. |
October 2019
Jim Lemkin – Voter Suppression, Then and Now
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In 1965, Jim Lemkin was a volunteer photographer for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and traveled the rural roads of Tylertown, Mississippi with a group of northern college students getting the word out that voter suppression had become illegal. Jim will present a lecture about his experience helping register voters in 1965 and then explore the consequences of the rollback of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, which unleashed hundreds of new state laws that now suppress voters’ rights.
Presentation: Tuesday, October 29 at 7 p.m. |
November 2019
Ursula Ziegler
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Ursula Ziegler is an interdisciplinary artist working in drawing, illustration, sculpture, installation, performance, and public art. For over twenty years, her work has appeared in Germany, Scotland, and here in Massachusetts, evoking storytelling and imagined landscapes.
Reception: Saturday, November 2 at 2 p.m. |
December 2019/January 2020
Chelmsford Art Society Holiday Show
Each year dozens of local artists display their work and share it with the community. The Chelmsford Art Society promotes the arts through education, networking, scholarships, and moral support from the members. It is a means for making good friends with common interests that will last for years to come, friends who share and understand the issues of being an artist in today’s world.
Holiday Reception: Thursday, December 12 at 7 pm
Wine and Cheese Reception: Saturday, January 11 at 2 pm
The Impressionists – A presentation by Mary Woodward: Saturday, January 25 at 2 pm
Cultural Council’s Display Case
In addition to the Library’s wall exhibit space, we also have a display case maintained by the Chelmsford Culture Council. Do you have a display you would like to share with the community? Please complete the Cultural Council’s Display Case Application.
The display case was created by James Scarth, a furniture maker from Chelmsford. The case was commissioned by the Chelmsford Cultural Council to be used to display works by artists. The case is 45″ wide and 2 feet deep. The display space inside is 27″ high with an adjustable glass shelf.
