MASSART MADE Grand Opening of Massachusetts College of Art and Design new store Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, which will be on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Kay Sloan, the president of MassArt, will cut the ribbon at 5:00 p.m.

The Cary Memorial Library Foundation is hosting an Art and Photography Show and Sale in the library. The third annual Cary Library Art Sale and Soiree (CLASS) – an evening of art, music and community will take place on May 1. The evening will also include a silent auction of more than 30 pieces of art. Visual artists see the world more intensely than most of us. Their view of the world can expand our knowledge and enjoyment of everything around us. The exhibit will profile both well-known and emerging artists who are beginning to make their mark.

Wybór Dzieł z 7 i 8 Edycji Sztuki Ksiażki i Kolekcji www.bookart.pl i www.kolekcja.bookart.pl. Alicja Słowikowska, kuratorka. 50 artystów z Anglii, Brazylii, Czech, Francji, Grecji, Holandii, Kanady, Słowacji, Niemiec, Irlandii, Japonii, Polski, i z USA. Wybrane dzieła należą do Kolekcji Polskiej Książki Artystycznej przełomu XX i XXI wieku i nagrodzeni twórcy z 7 i 8 edycji “Sztuki Książki” (od 1994 r. międzynarodowych konkursów i wystaw). Zamknięcie wystawy 9 stycznia, 2011. Organizatorzy: Muzeum Ksiażki Artystycznej w Łodzi Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej w Toruniu.

Curated by Ania Gilmore Book Art: The World of the Limitless is an exhibition featuring the work of New England Artists who express their ideas in a book form. The book is no longer just a container that holds information, but it is transformed to convey a unique relationship between form and content. Each artist uses different materials, techniques and approaches, sometimes to the point where the book is no longer readable. These artists are experimenting with various senses, materials, structure and size, using tools such as: collage, photography, nature, handmade paper, found objects, typography, drawing, painting and inviting the viewer to engage in the exploration of form and content with interpretations as varied as the artists who created them. Artists: Jan Cadman Powell, Judith Cooper, Bryson Dean, Ann Forbush, Ania Gilmore, Ronni Komarow, Anna Leliwa, Natalie Macknight, Stephanie Mahan Stigliano, Monica Mitchell, Karen Molloy, Deborah Read Belguendouz, Patricia Sarrafian Ward, Fay Senner, Julie Shaw Lutts, Annie Silverman, Carolyn Swift, Annie Zeybekoglu. Catalogue from the show is available at: Blurb

"SPECIAL CHOICE" Curated by Yuko Nii, Founder/Director of the WAH Center, Brooklyn, NY. Artists: Seth Apter, Harriet Bart, Doug Beube, Susan Bonthron, Margaret Couch Cogswell, Ceci Cole-McInturff, Pam Cooper, Julie Dodd, Jean Fitzgerald, Chris George, Ania Gilmore, Robin Holder, Chika Ito, Silvia Japkin, Sun Young Kang, Joseph Lappie, Guy Laramee', Estelle Levy, Anna Mavromatis, Irmari Nacht, Marianne Petit, James Prez, Carol Quint, Prabish Rayamajhi, Clare Rosean, Jessica Ruliffson, Julie Joy Saypoff, Miriam Schaer, Amanda Sparks, Carolyn Thompson, Daniel Yacubovich

Solo Exhibit of Sumi-e painting

The European International Book Art Biennale has been promoting and encouraging any unconventional attitudes about books. It deals with book-objects, book-installations, one-offs, author's books, artist's books, writer's books, experimental and limited editions, fine press books, etc. The core of the project is an exhibition composed of works selected in a competition and made by the artists invited by the organisers. Exhibition inspired by Dorothea Fleiss quote: "We live in the 21st century, the century of technology, of computers and mass media, all of which are separating us and our children from the written word. In a few years, if this direction of our civilized world continues, books will disappear." Curator Dorothea Fleiss, assistent Edward Herczeg.

Warwick Museum of Art presents "Create. Collaborate. Collage." - a showcase of artwork made by members of the collage community in Rhode Island and neighboring states. Artists were encouraged to not only submit works of their own, but to also enter collaborative pieces created with other artists.

Thinking globally but acting locally, Philadelphia Sculptors is sponsoring "Art Between the Covers," a project to change the world - or at least the World Book. Thirty one local and national artists use their book smarts to create upcycled sculptural objects from volumes of the World Book Encyclopedia. Each artist draws inspiration from the content of their volume to transform the book into a work of art that comments on the world described within the pages. Participating artists are: Maria Anasazi, Alice Austin, Christine Bailey, Loni Diep, Anne Elliott, Hannah Fink, Colette Fu, Elena Gans-Pfister, Ania Gilmore, Frances Heinrich, Warren Holzman, Leslie Kaufman, Ann Keech, Rebecca Kelly, Kim Knauer, Beatriz Ledesma, Deanna McLaughlin, Joan Menapace, Tecumish Munhake, Jean Plough, James Prez, Janis Purcell, Ellen Sapienza, Claudia Sbrissa, Holly Smith, Marci Selig Smoger, Libbie Soffer, Adrienne Stalek, Matt Stemler, Nicole Tomassi & Carol Wisker.

Inventive Structures: Books Beyond the Codex, an international book arts exhibition. The show focuses on the remarkable diversity of book constructions, exploring innovative alternatives to the familiar codex binding, in which a book’s pages are attached to a single, central spine. Juried by Hedi Kyle; Artists: Alice Austin, Pat Badt, Sara Bowen, J. Penney Burton, Peter Bushell, Mary-Ellen Campbell, Jessi Cerutti, Julie Chen, Laurie Corral, Katherine D. Crone, Heather Crossley, Curt Dornberg and Isabel Lynne Carnes, Nancy Eisenfeld, Bridget Elmer, Joshua Falconer, Alisa Fox, Ania Gilmore, Donna Globus, Karen Hanmer, K. Nelson Harper, Nicci Haynes, Barbara Henry and Barbara Mauriello, In Young Hong, Heather Hunter, Andrew Huot, Amy Jackson, Paul Johnson, Peggy Johnston, Kumi Korf, Karen Kunc, Marianne Laimer, Ann Langdon, Roberta Lavadour, Gay Leonhardt, Erika Mahr, Emily Martin, Pat Martin, Hanne Matthiesen, Anna Mavromatis, Elizabeth McKee, Pamela Moore, Melanie Mowinski, Janis Nedela, Kelly O'Brien, Sue O'Donnell, Jan Owen, An Pham, Amy Pirkle, Ben Reynaert, Sandra Rhodes, Paulette Rosen, Laura Russell, Regula Russelle, Joseph Saccio, Wilber Schilling, Susan Share, Carolyn Shattuck, C.B. Sherlock, Jana Sim, Erin Sweeney, s.c. Thayer, Susan Viguers, Laura Wait, Elise Wiener, Thomas Parker Williams

"The Illustrated Accordion" includes works from 20 artists from across the United States and Canada, including Peter and Donna Thomas of Santa Cruz, Calif; Mario Laplante of San Francisco; Ania Gilmore of Lexington, MA, and Marlene Yeun of Vancouver. An accordion book, is a simple folded structure that can be viewed like a traditional book, by turning the pages, or it can be opened and all of its pages displayed simultaneously. The accordion book was invited in 9thcentury China and has frequently been used by artists as a way to exhibit illustrations within a book.

Participating Artists: Meghan Barnicle, Claudine Bing, Carol Blackwell, Alane Broderick, Judith Cooper, Dennis Dahill, Laura Davidson, Laura Dorson, Yetti Frankel, Ania Gilmore, Maria Green, Dale Horn, Tricia Jones, Charlotte Kaplan, Joan Merrit Krause, Ann Miller, Danielle O’Connell, Jeanette O’Connor, Jaye R Phillips, Pamela Bailey Powers, Katelyn Rezza, A. E. Ryan, Ruth Segaloff, Alexandra Sheldon, Susan Schmidt, Doris Smith, Julia Talcott; Stephanie Mahan Stigliano, Juror; Ronni Komarow, Curator

An exhibition of mixed media artwork created with the intent of changing a book from its original form into a different form, thereby altering its meaning/intent. Some works in the exhibit continue to function as interactive books; juried by Barbara Hale. Artists: Adina Weinand/Andrew Vomhof, Amanda Nelson, Ania Gilmore, Barbara WF Miner, Cori Buder, Cynthia Colbert, Deborah Bryan, Haylee Ebersole, Jana Sim, Jean Tock, John Sager, Jonathan Whitfill, Jonathon Wiley, Julia Nelson-Gall, Katherine Reed, Margaret Whiting, Mary Jordan, Megan Moore, Peggy Johnston, Sandy Toland, Sara Furey Magee, Siobhan Martin, Susan Porteous, Virginia Unseld, and Will Ashford. The exhibition also features collages created from book parts by Chicago artist Douglas Stapleton and Denver artists Stephen Daniel Karpick and Susan Goldstein.

Art exhibit celebrating the inventive using recycled, reclaimed or renewable materials. Selected artists of ReMade II: Jesse Cloutier, Ruth Rieffanaugh, Jaynie Crimmins, Linda Steele, Ania Gilmore, Tommy Steele, Alfred Glover, Erwin Timmers, Donna Hamil Talman, Skip Treglia, Cecelia Kane, Martin Ulman, Janet Kawada, Michael Ulman, Kevin King, Joanne Welch, David Macaluso, Linda Wood Feldman

Juried by Elizabeth Geller, head of the Corporate Program at the DeCordova Museum; miniature art show, all media accepted in any style, not to exceed 11” x 14” (incl. frame), 3-D not to exceed 11”l+w x 14”h (or v.v.)

Książki artystów Polski Wschodniej i Polonii: Barbara de Brunhoff-Francja; Joanna Czerwińska-USA; Maria Diduch-Holandia; Andrzej Dudziński-USA; Andrzej Dworakowski; Ania Gilmore-USA; Heliana Grudzień-Brazylia; Urszula Jędrzejczyk, Karolina Varin Jarkowski- Kanada; Alina Kalczyńska-Włochy; Rafał Kleweta-Francja; Janusz Kapusta-USA; Katarzyna Korczak-Belgia/Holandia; Małgorzata Lempicka-Brian-Francja; Monika Loster-Holandia; Jacek Mączyński -USA; Radosław Nowakowski, Tadeusz Nuckowski, Barbara Olszańska – Żywalewska; Leszek Przyjemski-Niemcy; Waldemar Regucki, Iśka Rogozińska Belgia; Magdalena Szatkowska, Natalia Talarek, Jerzy Treit-Polska/Hiszpania; Marta WakulaMac-Irlandia; Beata Wehr-USA; Alicja Werbachowska-Holandia; Elżbieta Woźniewska-Niemcy; Brygida Wróbel-Kulik-Holandia; Emilia Witaszek, Dorota Żbikowska-Polska/Hiszpania

A Book About Death takes its inspiration from the late, underground American artist Ray Johnson (1927 - 1995). Ray Johnson’s unbound “book” of the same title was mailed to his New York Correspondence School “students” and included pages in his idiosyncratic style that were funny, sad and ironic “one-page essays” on death. With the A Book About Death project, artists are invited to plunge into subject in creating their own pages that score the dramatic final dance of death. A Book About Death with 486 artists work was shown at The Emily Harvey Gallery in New York city on September 10, 2009. The works were installed on the wall while the remaining copies sat in rows of boxes on the gallery floor for visitors to take and create their own book about death. All of the postcards were free. The show has since been recreated by different participating artists who collected entire sets of the original exhibition. These have been exhibited at The Queen’s Museum of Art, Queens, NY, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles; River Mill Art Gallery, Westfield, NJ, USA; South End Open Studios, Boston; The Sexta Literary Arts Festival, Tijuana, Mexico; and Ripe Art Gallery, Greenlawn, NY, among other places. A Book About Death has also been acquired for the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as for collections in the MUBE (Museu Brasileiro da Escultura), São Paulo, Brazil, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Balch Research Library, Los Angeles. My postcard [342], contained an image of one of my books a Library of Alexandria, 2009.

The show explores the rich and unique art medium of collage, which includes pasted papers, altered books, mixed media, assemblage and much more. The title of the exhibit refers to two diverse ways of making art. One way to approach creating a new piece of art is to immerse oneself in the artistic process, whatever that may be: painting, pasting, assembling, cutting or drawing. Works created this way emerge from the use of materials and the artist does not start with a preconceived notion of what the end product will be. Participating in the show are the following artists: Betsy Beninger, Caroline Bowden, Leah Fin, Ania Gilmore Kathleen Hendrick, Joan Loewenberg, Amy Rubin, Nyia Yanatos, Ted Todd, Amelia Todd, Donna Kaplan, Michele Kweder, Joan Halperin, Joan Rubin- Deutsch.

Solo Exhibit of Sumi-e painting