Studios Without Walls exhibit “Everything You Can Imagine is Real” featuring 12 sculptors will be shown at Riverway Park near the Longwood MBTA stop. The exhibit is host by Brookline Parks and Open Spaces. There will be many hands on activities for all ages during Brookline Open Studios weekend April 29 and 30th from 11am to 5pm. The exhibition continues through May 24 with self-guided maps and an art treasure hunt.
The sculptors’ collective, “Studios Without Walls”, founded by Bette Ann Libby, has received 14 MCC/BAC grants for environmental installations in Brookline.
Bette Ann’s solo mosaic exhibition “Shared Stories” concludes on April 29 with a meet and greet with Bette Ann from 4-6pm at Putterham Grille and Gallery, 1012 West Roxbury Parkway, Chestnut Hill.
Bette Ann organizes community ceramic shard mosaic workshops and installations. Over the past 15 years, she has worked with groups to create numerous projects, which are permanently located in hospitals, schools, and libraries. Bette Ann is passionate about fostering the creative experience as a vehicle toward community connectivity and feels that installation art is essential to well-being.
Libby’s images have been inspired by her teaching in Samoa and travel in Europe, Asia, India and the mid & far-east. Over 35 years, she has received numerous awards for her work, which has been exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the US.