Student Art Show

Every year the Martha’s Vineyard Art Association gives three scholarships as well as a week-long show at our Old Sculpin Gallery to student graduates from an Island high school who plan to continue their studies in the fine arts.

This year’s recipients are Lonnie Phillips, Maggie Howard and Naomi Scott. This show runs from June 19 to 26.

The opening reception is Sunday, June 20, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Less than 10 years ago, a high school photography class involved loading cameras, fussing with myriad settings and working with chemicals in the darkroom. Today photography has been democratized by technology, and most students already carry a camera around with them all day, whether it’s on their cellphone or iPod. And without having to be concerned with the cost of film, taking pictures has never been easier, cheaper or more accessible.

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Gallery owners are talented. Like the artists whose work they show, they hold their craft within and they can take it to new and different places. Carol Craven is one such talented gallery owner. For 15 years she has built a well-deserved reputation, thanks to her keen eye for landscapes, portraits and even cartoons. Her gallery has had three different locations, and the newest one is a perfect fit.

Pep Art Grand Opening

Come aboard for a golden hours sail in Vineyard Haven harbor and workshop with Island photographer and artist Louisa Gould, shooting from about 5 p.m. through sunset on Wednesday, July 21.

In a first for her gallery, Louisa Gould this week opens a European show, European Subjects Painted by Island Artists. The public opening reception is on Saturday, June 19, free from 5 to 7 p.m. with live music and refreshments.

The show includes five artists; Anne Grandin, Claudio Gasparini, Jules Worthington, Donna Blackburn and Louisa Gould.

This month, the Island’s premiere food magazine, Edible Vineyard, celebrates its one-year anniversary by teaming up with Featherstone Center for the Arts for an exhibition, titled The Art of Food. The show features work by over ten Island artists, ranging from photography to food-themed painted rocks by Cammie Naylor to Nina Carelli’s food-inspired etchings.

Sao Paulo to the Brickyard:

Gabriela Herman Image s

Brooklyn-based photographer and lifelong Chilmark summer resident Gabriela Herman will show her photography at the Chilmark Public Library from July 3 to 23. Titled From the Brickyard to Old Farm Road, the exhibit showcases primarily up-Island imagery that highlights an Island that has always been close to her heart.

An opening artist reception will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 3.

Trunk Show at Granary

Margot Datz and her magical artwork return to the Grange Hall in West Tisbury Saturday, July 24, for one night only, from 4 to 8:30 p.m. This is her first show in three years, and was sparked by the release of her new book with author Patty Schaal, Nighttide on a Vineyard Farm, for Jan Pogue’s Vineyard Stories, the Island-based publishing house.