Tag: Peabody Institute Library of Danvers

Exhibitions

Danvers Art Show 11/22/35-1/4/26

Sheila

Danvers Art Association is pleased to invite the public to our latest Member Exhibition at the Peabody Institute Library, also known as the Danvers Public Library. Please join us at our opening reception on Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 2:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. for good art, conversation, and delicious treats. The exhibit will run from November 22, 2025 to January 4, 2026.

It makes me so happy that my painting, Great Horned Owl, has been accepted into the exhibition. Great Horned Owl (acrylic on canvas, 16″ x 20″) was painted in the plein air style, which means it was done quickly on location in real time. It was inspired by the beauty of the raging blizzard coating the trees in the woods behind my house one winter afternoon. However, since it was so cold, I set up my easel inside the glass doors of my house beside a roaring fire and painted in comfort!

Though I intended to paint the snowy woods, with maybe a few chickadees huddling on the branches, I got a surprise visit by a mighty great horned owl swooping through the air! I had often heard her hooting, seen her tiny owlets peeking from the nest in the oak tree, and even heard her hunting scuffles — but I had never actually seen her before. She really made the painting sing. Since she moved too fast for me to “catch”, I painted her in afterwards, with the help of some reference photos.

Gallery wrap canvas has several benefits. It allows me to continue the image around the deep edges of the canvas. It does not require framing, thus keeping the price down — though you can have it framed in a floater frame if you wish. It also makes the painting lighter, so you do not need to worry about hanging it from a stud in the wall.

A huge array of other paintings by members of the Danvers Art Association will fill the lovely room, done in many different mediums and styles. You will find oil, watercolor, and acrylic paintings; photographs; drawings; and more. Why not treat yourself to spruce up your home in time for the Holidays? Maybe a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork would make a perfect gift this season!

Please visit my website to view some of my other paintings! I enjoy collaborating with patrons to help them find artwork that fits their budget and style. I hope my painting gives your heart as much happiness as it has given mine!

Peabody Institute Library of Danvers

15 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA 01923

Library Hours

Monday – Thursday: 9am – 9pm
Friday & Saturday: 9am – 5pm
Sunday (Nov. – Mar): 1pm – 5pm

TEL: 978-774-0554
E-MAIL: danversref@noblenet.org

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Art Exhibit 8/16 – 9/26/25

Sheila

The Danvers Art Association is pleased to present their new non-themed exhibit at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers, MA. (AKA Danvers Public Library. The show will be hung in the gracious, elegant Standring Room, straight ahead as you enter the library. Members of the DAA and also non-member local artists have submitted work to be shown. Many different styles, mediums, and subjects will be on display.

My entry accepted into the exhibit is titled Emerald Woods. I painted it en plein air one morning when the trees were absolutely shimmering with pure hues of green, and the light was glowing through the leaves. There was a gentle breeze causing the slender branches to sway. So much loveliness prompted me to drag out my easel before I even had a chance to eat breakfast. I needed to catch the light before the sun moved!

The Opening reception will be held Saturday, August 16 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Standring Room. The reception is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. The exhibit will be up until September 26, 2025 during regular library hours.

The Peabody Institute Library of Danvers is located at 15 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA 01923.

Library Hours:

Monday – Thursday: 9am – 9pm
Friday & Saturday: 9am – 5pm
Sunday (Nov. – Mar): 1pm – 5pm

Closed on Labor Day

TEL: 978-774-0554
E-MAIL: danversref@noblenet.org

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Library Art Exhibit 6/8-7/20/24

Sheila

Danvers Art Association is pairing with the Middleton Art Association to stage an un-themed exhibit at the Peabody Institute Library of Danvers, also known as the Danvers Public Library. The Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, June 8 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The show and reception are free and open to the public during regular library hours.

My painting in the exhibit is titled Salem Willows Closing Time and is rendered in acrylic paint on 11″ x 14″ x 1.5″ deep gallery wrapped canvas; the image continues around the edges of the canvas. The painting was inspired by a photograph I took one idyllic evening at Salem Willows after enjoying delicious fried fish at the Clam Shack while sitting outside at their picnic tables, watching the sun go down. My husband Tom and I got an ice cream at Hobb’s and ate it while strolling along the water. Then we capped off the evening at the arcade, where Tom is a Skee Ball champion. As we left, I took a photo of the Arcade facade glowing in the darkness, as people started to leave.

The bright colors in my painting reflect the feeling of the place with blinking lights, laughing children, and all the bells and whistles of The Willows. It makes me happy to look at my painting and remember all the wonderful days I have spent there with my friends and family.

The exhibit at the library is a particularly good one. Because it is un-themed, each artist was able to freely choose a painting that reflects their own style and strengths. So when you come to the show, you will see artworks in oil, acrylic, watercolors, pastels, all the various drawing media — plus mixed media and photography and I’m sure, more. We are lucky to have been invited to again display our work among antique molding and a lovely fireplace, thanks to the hospitality of the library.

The Peabody Institute Library of Danvers is located at 15 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA 01923.

Phone: 978-774-0554

Website https:danverslibrary.org

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Exhibitions

Fall Show — 2nd Place Award

Sheila

Danvers Art Association is once more hosting an open art show at the Peabody Library of Danvers. The show includes the work of members of the art association as well as artwork from members of the community. The opening reception for the exhibit was held on Saturday, September 23, 2023 and I was very pleased to be awarded second place.

Once again, we are grateful to DAA member, Jim Morrocco, for doing a magnificent job organizing and hanging the exhibit. And thanks as well to Noelle Boc, the Library Director, for judging the show and speaking so eloquently about each winning painting at the art reception.

The exhibit will close on Sunday October 22, 2023. The Peabody Library of Danvers is located at 15 Sylvan Street, Danvers, MA and hours are Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, Friday and Saturday 9:00 to 5:00 , and Sunday 1 to 5:00 p.m. Telephone: 978-774-0554, www.danverslibrary.org, email: danversref@nobelnet.org