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PEM Inspirational Show

Sheila

Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools – 19th Annual PEM Inspirational Exhibition 

Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools

Inspired by PEM – Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools:  Our 19th Annual PEM Inspirational Exhibition invited artists to take inspiration from the PEM exhibition “ Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools, on view at the Peabody Essex Museum through May 4, 2025. 

I am thrilled that my new Celtic style drawing, Saint Brigid’s Cross (ink & pencil on vellum, 20″ x 25″ matted & framed) has been juried into the show. Saint Brigid is the female patron saint of Ireland; all the animals, flowers, and symbols on the drawing are connected to St. Brigid. I sat for many days painstakingly fashioning the knots and Celtic-style animals into an interwoven design in ink, and then I colored them in the jewel tones used by Celtic monks in their stone towers back in ancient times.

From PEM: “Flemish painters from the 15th to 17th centuries created extraordinary works of art amid a period of political turmoil and unprecedented prosperity,” said Karina H. Corrigan, PEM’s Associate Director–Collections and the H. A. Crosby Forbes Curator of Asian Export Art, who serves as the coordinating curator of the exhibition at PEM. “Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and Fools will transport visitors to this remarkable time in history and consider the many ways Flemish art and culture has shaped the world we live in today.”

This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Peabody Essex Museum.

Important Dates:

  • Reception: Friday, April 4, 2025, 6:00-8:00 PM
  • Exhibition Dates: April 5 – May 17, 2025
  • Open Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Salem Arts Association Galleries, 159 Derby Street, Salem MA 01970

Contact gallery@salemarts.org with questions.

We are honored to announce our esteemed Guest Juror for this exhibition:

Karina Corrigan: Associate Director–Collections and The H.A. Crosby Forbes Curator of Asian Export Art at the Peabody Essex Museum

Guest Juror: Karina CorriganKarina Corrigan’s interests center on the material culture of global connections. She serves as PEM’s Associate Director–Collections and The H.A. Crosby Forbes Curator of Asian Export Art. In her curatorial practice she oversees the largest, most comprehensive public collection of art made in China, Japan and South Asia for export to other cultures. In her role as Associate Director–Collections, Corrigan explores new ways to celebrate the museum’s rich and storied collection by spearheading new research; enhancing access through increased documentation, digitization and display; and providing guidance for acquisitions.Corrigan lectures and publishes on many aspects of Asian Export art and has organized numerous exhibitions at PEM, including Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China; Japanomania! Japanese Art Goes Global; Asia in Amsterdam: The Culture of Luxury in the Golden Age, co-organized with the Rijksmuseum; Golden: Dutch and Flemish Masterworks from the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection; and Taj Mahal, the Building of a Legend. She served as the coordinating curator at PEM for Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks in 2024.
Exhibitions

Becoming Exhibit

Sheila

From the opening reception August 4 until September 9, the Salem Arts Association will feature an exhibit that features artwork inspired by artists’ transformative journeys and acts of becoming.

My drawing juried into the show is titled Celtic Peacocks, pen and colored pencil, 14″ x 18″ matted and framed. It is done in the style of the Book of Kells, and consists of intricate, meticulous knots and bright colors reminiscent of the work done by ancient Irish monks in their stone towers.

The exhibit is open to artists from the community as well as members of the Salem Arts Association. The reception will be held on Friday, August 4 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Salem Arts Association Gallery right beside historic Pickering Wharf on 159 Derby Street, Salem, MA. #SalemArts The reception will include live music by Brian Cogger performing his original compositions, refreshments, and is free and open to the public.

Regular gallery hours are noon until 6:00 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. And when you are visiting our gallery exhibits, do not forget to check out the Gallery Shop on the first floor. It is full of original work by members: jewelry, paintings, clothing, fiber art, ceramics, glass, prints, and more — perfect for gifts, or treat yourself!